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. 32.-While prep
arations for President Roosevelts
western trip have not been completed.
the program has been sufficiently ar
ranged to make ii certain to be one Of
the most spectacular undertaken by
him
He will leave here a week from to-
day and will be absent from the seat
of government until October "a The
trip has three distinctive objects: The
dedication of the Mckinley mauso-
eum at Canton. Ohio; inspection Of
the Mississippi river with view to
arousing interest in a ship channel
from its mouth to Keokuk, Iowa, and
the great lakes and securing of a pc
riod of recreation for the chief exeeu-
tive before beginning the duties Of the
winter
Incidentally there will be some
speeches on the return journey which
will deal with current issues. The
stay at Canton Monday. September 80.
will 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 VIII
there meet Vice President Fairbanks
and other people of note and will
make long speech.
He will then proceed direct to Keo-
kuk. where on Tuesday October |,
he will be given n notable public re-
ceptlon, deliver an address and begin
his Journey by boat down the Father
Of Waters. said TO be. with the excep-
tion of a short voyage by President
Pierce, the first trlp or the river over
made by president Of the United
States At Keolkuk the presidential
parry win be met by the governors OF
twenty-three states all Interested In
all 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 10 Memphis. where the party
will arrive October 1.
There will be two important stops
on the voyage. one at St Louis on Oc-
tober 3 and one az Cairo. H.. on the
! 3D., and at both points speeches bear
| ing upon the country's future will be
delivered by the president Reports
| from all points at which stops are to
be made indicate that the party will he
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 thirty
miles, and a number Will accompany
| him all the way to Memphis.
At Memphis the president will find
| the deep waterways convention In ses-
sion, and he will deliver speech.
Then the president will turn his back
on civilization for period Of rest and
sport in the wllds 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 well
stocked with game. both large and
small, and sufficiently secluded to pre-
vent intrusion.
The president will be accompanied
TO the border of this game section by
the staff from the executive office,
headed by Assistant Secretary Latta,
and also by representatives Of the
press associations, but they will not
| accompany the hunters on their quest
| A miniature White House Is 10 be es-
tablshed at convenient place. and
Secretary Latta viii keep his chief In
formed of important developments IN
affairs Of state The exact location ot
the hunting camp viii r"'
nounced until It Is established. Camp
| ito viii be shared by McIlheny DR.
4 Rixey and a few other Intimate
friends. and they will have the services
OF local guides.
The party viii he In camp from the
5th "a the 21st Of October. Returning
President Roosevelt will speak at
Vlcksburg and at the Hermitage. near
| Nashville. AT the latter place he viii
pay his respects to the memory Of
| President Jackson.