Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-06-30
SHIFTING OF BASE
Beverly to Become the Sum.
mer Capital Of the
Nation.
Here As Well AS on WOodbury's Point
Nearby Everything Is in Readi-
ness for the Coming of
President Taft.

Beverly, Mass, June 25.-Here as
we'll as on Woodbury's Point nearly
everything is in readiness for the ar
rival of President Taft and his OH
cial staff within a week or so. with
the arrival of the President and MS
small army of clerks and officials,
Beverly will become the summer cap
ital of the nation, with fair pros
pect of holding this post of honor un-
til the close of the seashore season,
when official duties will make the
presence of President Taft in Wash
ington imperative.
It was no small task to transform
this usually rather quiet little town
into the national capital, even for a
few months The house and grounds
which President Taft rented from Ad-
miral Evans, although we'll kept and
in excellent condition, had to be re-
arranged for the exigencies of an ex-
ecutiYe mansion. The driveways and
paths were resurfaced, the trees trim
med, the lawns put in perfect cond1-
ton and hundreds of electric lights
were distributed throughout the
grounds.
For the greater convenience OF the
President a spur track was construct
ed at the Montsurrat station, which
is considerably nearer to the Evans
estate than Beverly. This track will
be used by the Presidents train, and
it has been arranged that all guests
invited by the President will leave the
trains at Montsurrat station instead
of going to Beverly.
The house is in perfect order, and
is ready to receive the furniture which
will be sent on from Washington
within a few days. The house will
shelter only the family of the Presi-
dent and Secretary Carpenter, while
the numerous clerks, stenOgraphers,
secret service men, stablemen, ETC.,
will have to find quarters in Beverly,
where the executive offices will be To-
Gated. Secretary Carpenter has rent
ed several connected rooms in the
Board of Trade building on Cabot
street, which have been arranged and
fitted up fortheir use as executive Off
ces. The building is modern and the
rooms are large, light and airy. The
building is only about twenty minutes
walk from the Evans estate near
enough to be conveniently reached by
the President, should ne Yish to walk
to his office for exercise. One Of the
smaller rooms of the suite has been
equipped as a telegraph offic, another
as a telephone room and third will
serve as the headquarters of the Sc
cret service officers, who will be sta
toned here during the Presidents So
journ at the Evans cottage.
The private harbor on the Evans
estate, which was constructed for the
accommodation of the President, is
practically completed and will be il
| readiness to receive the Prsident's Of
fetal yacht, which will be anchored
there in case the President and his
| family should choose to take shor
cruises up and down the coast.
| The location of the Evans cottage
is ideal. Within fifty feet of the from
| porch of the house is the ocean, wher
| the surf rolls necessarily over a wild
stretch of beach. The view from th
cottage is one of the finest on th
coast and includes the beautiful coas
| line of the Salem shore. Back OF tn
house are fine old woods and the es
L tate is surrounded by other beautiful
estates owned by wealthy men VIII
have their summer homes along tn
North Shore.
4 If the President wishes to go gol1
] ing, fishing, swimming, motoring Q
horseback riding, he will be able to d
so under the most ideal condition.
and there are in the vicinity scores {
beautiful places attractive from
scenic and interesting from histor
cal point of view, should the Pres
| dent desire to take short outing
MANY members of the diplomat
corps have their summer homes
| the immediate neighborhood of tt
Evans estate.
;. The question, whether it will
possible 10 0ulOfCG Atf1Ct Pf1SaSJ
the grounds in case the President al
his family should desire it, still wo
i ries the local authorities a little, b
. it is expected that some way will
n found to solve the problem. The tro
BILE is that between the cottagee a.
the waterline public road runs alo
the beach, connecting with the pub
bathing beach, known as Indepe
dence Park. It is claimed that tt
right of way cannot be closed to
public, but the local police will U
doubtedly see to it that this sht
road is not used too much to the {
noyance of the Presidents family.
- The Presidents mail will be rece
NM ed at the Beverly postoffice and tn
inspected by postal inspector,
fore it is delivered at the Presider
summer home. Most of it will arr
in seald bags and will not have to
sorted and handled by the local pos
clerks. A score of secret service n