The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-09-23
ROOSEVE[T'S JOB
IS NEVER AN
EASY ONE.
President Of United States
Lives Strenuous Life.
HARD TASK TO RULE LAND.
ouietest Yet Busiest Vacation He
Has Ever Put n-Long. Arduous
Trip Before Him.

OYSTER BAY, y. Y. Sept. %
President Roosevelts summer vaca-
ton at his Sycamore Ilnl home will
end at 10 o'clock Wednesday morning
when he. with Mrs. Roosevelt. mem.
beers Of the family and the executive
stan. viii take special train for
Washington.
During tho three and half months
the president has occupied the old
homestead he hns had the quietest and
at the same time the busiest vacation
he has INDUCED IN since he became
an occupant Of the White House. The
records show that since June II the
president has received 10 persons at
Sagnmorc I'M some ~ the callers
have been distinguished foreigners.
and a few have made purely social
calls. hut the majority Of them have
been government officials on strictly
governmental business. While visitors
have been comparatively very few. the
work which the president has accom-
plIshcd In other directions has been
great.
Ills annual message 90 congress N
practically completed The document
needs only finishing touches aud but
few OF these. In addition 10 writing
his annual message the president has
prepared seven comprehensive speech
81. One 90 these was delivered NJ
Provincetown. Mass. recently. aud the
Others will be- made during the west
ern southern trip. which j. 10 be- be-
gun Immediately on his return o.
Washington.
Ia striking contrast o. the extreme
quiet nn,id which the president has
lived at Snramorc IIill during the
summer will be- the whlrl through the
middle west aud south. This trip.
which has largely expanded In proper
tions since its incrption. h 10 begin
next sunday afternoon from the White
House The foundation for the trip
was the fitiIus necessity Tor the pres
encc ~ the president nc the unveillng
~ the national monument a. rreSi.
dent Mckinley NJ Canton. a.. sept ~
The president viii make the principal
address NJ these ceremonies. for which
nn elaborate programme has bccn ar
runrcd
Prom this point the president has
been lmportuncd 90 extend his trip In
every direction aud 20 al distances
Ito has. however. restricted Il 10 q trip
down the Mississippi river. beginning
NJ Kcokuk. Ia. and ending NJ Nlcks.
burg. Miss. with short stops on bis
way back north NJ The Hermitage. the
home Of Andrew Jackson. and NJ Nash
willie. Tenn. The president will speak
NJ Keokuk. So Louis. Cairo. Memphis.
Vicksburg. Hermitage and Nashville
NJ all ~ which places local prepare
tlons have been made for the chief
executives visit
AZ Memphis the president has decid
"a TO break the strenuous work ~ liv
ing up ~ the programmes arranged by
local committees and ~ gratifying the
thousands eager 10 shake his hand. on
oct he will plunge into the densesi
part Of the cnncbrnkcs ~ northeastern
Louisiana. There arr boarr. wild
boars. n few panthers and other game
10 be- found la the cnnehrukcs. but the
trip has been officially designated a
camping expedition" II l. TO con.
time for seven days. and at H. terini
nation on Oct - the speech promised
vlcksburg viii be- made. The desire
of the pcoplc ~ The Hermitage q
hear the president will h. satisfied ou
oct -. and Nashville will hear him
the day following. Washington will
be reached on the return trip on the
afternoon " oct ~.
The trip down the Mississippi river
II 90 be- made In the palntiai river
steamer Mississippi. and the locl com
miiiers. newspaper correspondents and
others who accompany the president
westward win be- accommodated on
the larger steamer Alton. which vii
follow closely behind the Mississippi
When the president goes Into cam
he will completely ISOLATE himself from
all crowds nnd even from individual
callers Tor Il Il the Intention. NJ OF
previous trips ~ this nature 10 keel
the locaiiun ~ the hunting hcadqunr
tiers n secret when camp IL broker
the president will make the only
speeches now on his programme "a
tempomncuusly. These will be nj
Vicksburg aud Nashville.