Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-09-27
PRESIDENT ON ATRIP
TOUR DOWN THE MISSISSIPPI
To BE SPECTACULAR.
Dedication of the Mckinley Mauso,.
cum at canton-WiII Meet With
Governors of % states-Then
Water Paseant-Recreatlon, In.
Guiding Hunting and Fishing.

Washington, Sept. 24.-Whne the
preparations for President Roosevelt,s
western trip have not been completed
the program has been sufficiently ar.
ranged to make it certain that tha
tour will be one of the most spectacu-
lar ever undertaken by him. He win
leave here a week from yesterday and
will be absent from the seat of gov.
eminent until October 20 or "a.
The trip has three distinctive oh
jects The dedication of the McKin.
ley mausoleoum at Canton, Chic; the
inspection of the Mississippi river
with a view of arousing interest in
the ship channel from its mouth TO
Keokuk, Iowa, and the great lakes
and the securing of period of recrea-
ton for the chief executive before the
beginning Of the duties of tine winter
Incidentally there will be some
speeches on the return journey which
will deal with current issues. The
stay at Canton on Monday, the Goth
will be only little more than sufficient
duration to permit the president to
pay his tribute to the memory of his
immediate predecessor, but he there
will meet Vice President Fairbanks
and other people of note and will
make long speech.
Down the Mississippi.
He will then proceed direct to Keo
kuk, where on Tuesday, October /. he
will be given a notable public recep-
ton, deliver an address and begin his
journey by boat down the Father of
Waters" said to be, with the excep-
ton of a short voyage by President
Pierce, the first trip On the river ever
made by a president. At Keokuk the
presidential party will be met by the
governors of % states, all interested
in all projects looking to the deepen
ing of the channel of the Mississippi
and the general Improvement of in
land navigation, and these on another
boat than that on which the presi-
dent will travel, will constitute his
guard of honor to Memphis, where the
party will arrive on October 4.
Speeches on the Way.
There will be two important stops
on the voyage-at st. Louis on Octo-
Der and at Cairo, ILL.,, on the 3d-and
at both points speeches bearing upon
the country's welfare will be delivered
by the president. Reports at all
points at which stops are to be made
Indicate tbot Tho monty, Mill no artar
tanned on lavish scale throughout
At Keokuk there will be a water
pageant and many citizens will con
voy the president down the river in
crafts of all sizes, and a number of
them will accompany him all the way
to Memphis. At Memphis the presi-
dent will find the deep waterways
convention in session, and he will de-
liver a speech.
Recreation in Louisiana.
The president will turn his back on
civilization for recuperatinn in the
northern part of Louisiana This part
of the program has been arranged
largely by Civil Service Commissioner
McIlhenny a Louisiana sportsman OF
good record, and who has hunted many
times over the ground and has rec
commended the place in terms of praise
as being well stocked with game, both
large and small, and sufficiently Sc
cluded to prevent intrusion.
The president will be accompanied
to the border of this game section by
staff from the executive Office here
by Assistant Secretary Latta and also
by representatives of the press asso-
Citations; but they will not accompany
the hunters on the quest. A miniature
White House will be established at
convenient place and Mr.. Latta VIII
keep his chief informed of important
developmt nts in affairs of state. The
exact location of the hunting camp
will not be announced until it is es'
tablished. The camp will be shared
by Mr.. McIlhenny, by DR.. Rixey and
few other intimate friends and they
will have the services of local guides
The party will be in camp from Octo-
Der to 81. Returning, the president
will speak at Vicksburg and at Her
mitage, near Nashville. At the latter
place he will pay his respects to tne
memory of President jackson.