The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-25
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where thousands of persons had gath
ereo, was guarded by policemen who
policemen about the automobiles which
contained the Presidents party. None
OUT members of the reception committee
were allowed in the midway OF the sta
llon. out when President Taft appeared
at the Twentieth street exit he was
greeted by the cheers of thousands of
sightseers.
Sixty-fvei Commercial club members
ana the presidents party were at the
breakfast tables. The president con-
yersed and rested short time. after
Wnlch he was driven to the Coliseum.
Ills ride through the streets was a con-
tinEal ovation
At the Coliseum. before making his
address, he greeted 200 congressman,
thirty-three governors, and a score Of
unlteo states senators, who are guests
OF the Business Mems league for the
trip down the river. Seven foreign min
isters were seated on the platform. Gov
erDor Hadley introduced President Taft
TO an audience which filled the Coli
scum. Immediately after delivering his
speech. the president was escorted to the
I Planters Hotel for luncheon. Nine
league of st. Louis were seated at the
tables. NO set speeches were made. The
congressman governors. senators and
foreign ministers attended the luncheon.
Across the River.
AT $3.50 President Taft, escorted by
mounted police, was taken across Fades
Drloge to East st. Louis. Here he was
TO meet Vice President Sherman and
Speaker Cannon. who had been guests
OF the East st. Louis Commercial club
at luncheon.
The president planned to lay the cor
nerstone of the new United States gov
eminent building in East. ST. Louis at 4
O'Clock and then return to St. Louis and
embark at O'Clock on the lighthouse
tender O1eander for New Orleans.
The entire police force of ST. Louis
today was busy guarding the presi-
dent, and the patrolmen did not allow
any person to move from the side
walk as the party passed. After the
automobiles had gone by a given
part of the parade route and held the
cheering mobs back on the walks.
President Taft's special train, which
he has occupied since ne began his
round of the country in Boston. left
for New Orleans today over the
Illinois Central tracks but except for
the train crew and the porters, wait
ers and chefs, the coaches ran as
"empties"
The first boats to depart for New
open October 80 were the four tor
pedo boats which have been here since
October 1. They got away Sunday
and will await the fleet carrying the
deepwaterway delegates at Memphis.
Floating White House.
The Oleander, the government light
house tender, on which President Taft
White House. Every thing the presi-
dent will need after he embarks for a
four and half days trip was placed
on board. SIX
tive hall has been installed so that
Speaker Cannon can hold mock ses-
sions of congress. Speaker Cannon
arrived In East ST. Louis last night
and will remain there until he crosses
the river with President Taft. He and
of honor at the dedication exercises of
the new federal - building in East st.
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A daily paper will be printed on one
of the newspaper boats A fast launch
will be used by the reporters in gath
ering the news from the different boats
in the fleet. The paper will give the
news as it DEVELOPS
There will % boats in the fleet when
it leaves Memphis The trip Will be
exception when the fleet turns up the
Ohio to stop at Cairo.
The first governor to arrive was Gov
ernor M. E. Hay of Washington. He
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the visiting delegates Senator Smoot
of Utah also has arrived. as did Senior
Toledo Herrarte, minister from Guate-
mala to Washington.
Governor Hay said he is interested in
deep water ways because the Pacific
coast will profit by the deepening Of the
Mississippi river when the Panama
canal is opened. Senior Herrarte be-
lieves the waterways movement will IN
crease the trade with his country
Addresses Commercial Club.
In a speech at the ST. Louis club:
President Taft referred to the trip OF
his hosts, of the commercial club, to
the Isthmus of Panama while the
president was secretary of war. He re- |
ferred to the fact that in a previous
visit to st. Louis he, had suggested this
trip of inspection and he said that he /!
had always felt grateful to the club |
and to the other organizations from
various cities that went to the lsthmus.
for the confidence which they had en-
gendered in the American people con-
corning the work at the isthmus.
The country felt positive. said the
president that the commercial bodies
that inspected the canal work at their
own expense, could not be fooled or de-
ceived or. would have motive for mis-,
the, facts. He declared
that the report of the commercial clubs
marked the beginning of state of at
fairs which has left the administration
in very comfortable position Win
reference to the progress of the canal
work
Up to that time, the president said.
there had been shrieks of scandal and
but afterward the work
had been treated as all great govern
ment and engineering works should be
sobriety, calmness and
criticism of plans on basis that can
be understood He said that the report
of the commercial clubs had driven
away the nightmare that had pursued
him for two years after the burden of
the canal work had fallen upon his
shoulders. -