Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-09-23
Elaborate Plans for Reception
and Speeches; Second PreSi-
dent Of the United States to
Sail Down the Mississippi.
DELEGATES MONUMENT TO
M'KINLEY AT CANTON
Hunting Trip in WiIds of Lou
iSiana Winds Up Strenuous
Campaign of HandShaking
and Speech Making,

Washington. Sept While prep
arations for President RooseVelt's
western trim have not been completed,
the program has been sufficiently ar
ranged to make II certain to he one Of
the most spectacular undertaken by
him
He will leave here a week from to-
day and viii be absent from the seat
of government until October "a. The
trip has three distinctive objects. The
dedication OF the Mckinley mausO-
leum at Canton. ohio. inspection of
the Mississippi river with view to
arousing interest In ship channel
from Its mouth 10 keokuk Iowa. and
the great lakes and securing Of pc
riod of recreation for the chief execu-
tive before beginning the duties Of the
winter
Incidentally there VIII be some
speeches on the return journey which
viii deal with current issues The
stay at Canton Monday. September so.
viii be Of only little more than suffi-
cient duration to permit the president
to pay his tribute to the memory OF
his Immediate predecessor, but he Will
there meet Vice President Fairbanks
and other people Of note and viii
make a long speech.
lie will then proceed direct to Ken
kuk, whore on Tuesday, October |.
he viii he given q notable public re-
ccptlon. deliver an address and begin
his Journey by boat down the Father
Of Waters. said to be, with the excep-
tlnn Of short voyage by President
Pierce. the first trip on the river ever
made by president Of the United
States. Al Keokuk the presidential
party will be met by the governors or
twentY-thrcc states all Interested In
an projects looking to the deepening
Of the channel of the Mississippi and
the general Improvement Of inland
navigation. and these. on another boat
than that on which tho president will
travel will constitute his guard of
honor to Memphis where the party
VIII arrive October a.
There viii be two important stops
on the voyage, one at 81, Louis on Oc-
tober . and one az Cairo, Ill, on the
Sd. and at both points speeches bear
ing upon the country's future VIII be
delivered by the president Reports
from all points at which stops are to
be made Indicate that the party VIII be
entertained on lavish scale through
out At Keokuk there will be a water
pageant, and many citizens Will con-
voy the president down the river In
crafts OF all sizes for twenty or thiris
miles, and a number will accompany
him all the way to- Memphis
AT Memphis the president VIII linh
the deep waterways convention In ses-
sion. and he will deliver speech.
Then the president viii turn his back
on civilization for a period OF rest ana
sport In the wilds Of northern Louis
lana. This part OF the program has
been arranged largely by Civil Service
Commissioner McIlheny. of Louisiana,
a sporting man OF good record. He
has hunted many times over THIS
ground. and has recommended the
place In terms Of praise as being Wen
stocked with game. both large and
small. and sufficiently secluded TO pre-
vent intrusion.
THE president viii be accompanied
to the border OF this game section by
he staff from the executive office,
headed bv Assistant Secretary Latin'
and also by Representatives OF the
Dress associations. but they VIII not
,ccompan the hunters on their quest
/, miniature White House Is to be cs-
ahlished 40 "a convenient place. ana
secretary Tatta will keep his chief IN
ormed Of important developments ~
.ffairs of state. The exact location OF
nc hunting camp viii
.ounred until 70 Is established. Camp
ifc will be shared by MeIlheny, Dr.
Rfxcy and few other intimate
ricnds. and they will have the services
4 Local guides.
The party win ne m camp from the
IA ~ tho 9Ist OF October. Returning.
resident Roosevelt viii speak 40
'icksburg and 40 the Hermitage. near
,ashvillc Al the latter place he VIII
av his respects TO the memory ot
resident Jackson.