Evening star., 1909-07-10
ABANOONS VISIT TO ALASKA
WESTERN TRIP OF THE PRESI
DENT OUTLINED.
After Tariff Bill Is Passed Will Go
to Massachusetts, to Remain
Until September Is.

The President has abandoned all idea OF
visiting Alaska this year. largely owing
to the fact that Mrs. Taft will not be
able to go with him. Mrs. Taft, however,
is rapidly improving in health. She went
for sail at Beverly. Mass. yesterday,
and the cool weather of the northern
shore of Massachusetts is assisting won
derfully In her recuperation. The Presi-
dent feels, however, that IL would be too
much of strain upon his wife to ask
her to go on the long western trip this
fall. which will occupy about two months.
AS soon as the tariff bill has received
the action of the President Mr.. Taft will
leave Washington for Beverly. He will
remain there until September 15-his fifty
second birthday-when he hopes, If Mrs
Taft continues to improve, to begin his
western journey.
Direct to Seattle.
The President will head direct from
Beverly to Seattle. stopping for brief
visits on the way at Denver. Salt Lake
and Spokane. After visiting the Alaska
Yukon Pacific exposition the President
will swing down to the southwest, stop
ping for time at Portland, where he
will be the guest OF Henator Jonathan
Bourne. and proceeding thence to San
Francisco. where he will spend several
days In inspecting the rehabilitated city.
Leaving San Francisco the President will
go direct to Los Angeles. where he will
stay for several days with his sister.
From Los Angeles the President will go
to San Diego and then go into Arizona
and New Mexico, the last remaining ter
ritories which soon are to be admitted
and his engagements permit the Presi-
dent hopes to visit the Yosemite valley
before going to Los Angeles.
To Meet President Diaz.
Coming out of New Mexico the Presi-
dent will stop for a time at Ell Paso.
where he expects to meet President Diaz
of Mexico. President Diaz and President
T-ft never have met. The Mexican Presi-
dent wrote recently to the White House
suggesting a conference at FL Paso, and
delighted to meet the Mexican executive
about October 1o. the meeting depending.
Of course, upon the Presidents ability
to make the western trip.
After his stop at Ell Paso the Presi-
dent will visit San Antonio, where he
while Secretary of War, was deeply i'm
pressed with this post and was instru-
mental in building 1t up to Its present
Importance.
Several Days on a Ranch.
After visiting Austin and Dallas, Tex.
the President expects to spend several
days on the ranch owned by his brother,
Charles P. Taft, at Corpus Christi, near
Brownsville.
Continuing east the President will stop
at Houston and then go on to New Or
leans to attend the meeting of the deep
waterways congress, the date Of which
will be fixed to suit his convenience.
After attending this convention. Mr..
Taft wants to stop for time in the
Bayou Teche country of Louisiana, the
land of Evangeline and Arcadia. From
there the President will proceed to Jack
son, Miss. thence to Montgomery.
Birmingham and Macon. From Macon the
President will go home to Augusta to
have a game or two Of golf on the links
where he spent so much time last winter.
Leaving Augusta, the President goes to
Savannah. and from there begins his
northward fight to the White House.
stopping at Wilmington, \. c., and Rich
Va