The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-06-25
SUMMER CAPITAL
IS READY |

Beverly, Mass, June 25.-Here as
well as on Woodbury's point nearly
everything is in readiness for the ar
rival of President Taft ana his Of
fetal staff within a week or so. With
the arrival of the president and his
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.
1t 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
Admiral Evans, although we'll kept
and in excellent condition, had to be
rearranged for the exigencies of an
executive mansion. The driveways
and paths were resurfaced, the trees
trimmed, the lawns put in perfect
condition and hundreds of electric
lights distributed throughout the
grounds
For the greater convenience of the
president a spur track was con-
structed 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 for
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 Washing
ton within a few days. The house:
will shelter only the family of the
president and Secretary Carpenter,
while the numerous clerks, stenog-
raphers, secret service men, stable
men. etc, will have to find quarters
in Beverly, where the executive Of
| fees will be located. Secretary Car
penter has rented several connected
rooms in the Board of Trade building
on Cabot street, which have been ar
ranged and fitted up for their use as
executive offices. The building is
modern and the rooms are large,
light and airy. The building is only
about 20 minutes walk from the
Evans estate, and near enough to
be conveniently reached by the pres
ident, should he wish to walk to his
Office for exercise. One of the small
! er rooms of the suite has been equip
ped as telegraph Office, another as
telephone room and a third as the
headquarters of the secret service Of
ficers. who will be stationed here dur
ing President Taft's sojourn 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 in
readiness to receive the presidents
official yacht, which will be anchored
there in case the president and his
family should choose to take short
cruises up and down the coast.
The location of the Evans cottage
is Ideal. Within fifty feet of the
front porch of the house is the
ocean, where the surf rolls incessant-
! ly over a wide stretch Of beautiful
coastline of the Salem shore. Back
of the house are fine old woods and
the estate is surrounded by other
| beautiful estates owned by wealthy
men who have their summer homes
along the north shore.
If the president wishes to go golf
ing, fishing, swimming, motoring or
horseback riding, he will be able to
do so under the most ideal conditions
and there are in the vicinity scores of
beautiful places attractive from a
scenic and interesting from a his
torical point of view, should the pres
ident desire to take outings. Many
members of the diplomatic corps
have their summer homes in the i'm
mediate neighborhood of the Evans
estate.
The question, whether 1t will be
possible to enforce strict privacy Of
the grounds in case the president and
his family should desire it, still wor-
ries the local authorities little, but
it is expected that some way will be
found to solve the problem The trou-
BILE is that between the cottage and
the waterline a public road runs