Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-10-10

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take up large areas Truck will b
grown in large quantities. Neverthe
| less the dig pastures Of the propert
viii not be narrowed down TO any ex
tent. Thes- are now divided into p,
o90 and 10000 acre ranges and sup
port over 81 500 head Of cattle am
many thousands OF smaller animal
such a. sheep, goats. hogs and al
sort Of fowl The packery now il
curse Of erection viii be kept bus,
taking care Of these. The TAFT prop
erty also owns miles upon miles o
beach front and the finest isherie
along the coast. The cold storag'
plant now in construction viii aS'
aid in the development OF the sea fooC
industry
1t may be mentioned here that /
mas been claimed recently that tbs
meat products of the Taft packer!
are principally intended for the us,
OF the forces digging the Panama ca
nal. This would mean the packing
and shipping Of from 300 TO 400 heac
of cattle a day, and a government
contract would be necessary. There
u no doubt. however, that Charles p
Taft Is moi counting on such a con-
tract. The products OF MS paekery
are needed locally and can be dis
posed OF at better prices than the
government would pay.
Taft, Texas. was the only town ir
the state that went solidly republican
during the last presidential campaign
Manager Green on the evening oil
election DAY wired to Big Bill. Taft
is for TAFT" Taft now proposes to
show Big Bill the time of his life
In one of the pastures. comprising
some IS 600 acres, not a gun has beer
heard in i years. In this the much
advertised TAFT hunt will take place.
Large number OF deer. jack rabbits,
wildcats. coyotes. and millions OF
quail are TO be found in this pasture.
The most interesting part Of the hunt,
no doubt. will be the chase Of the
wild chap3rral a This cat is about
-four times the size of the house cat.
and an ugly customer when cornered.
one of them is a match for the best
dog. except he has been trained to
become q cat hound. Among the
fine pack OF hunters on the Taft
ranch there are three cat" hounds.
the leader OF them being a big raw
boned fellow. Jim Buster. who has
more cats and coyotes to his credit
than any other dog in Texas. The
best time to hunt cats and coyotes is
at night and the second night of the
presidents stay At the ranch will be
given over to this exciting sport.
How Big Bill will fare tearing
through the mesquite. q ire fun OF
sharp thorns, and thickets Of cactus
with spines even sharper, is sometimes
the cowboys on the Taft ranch are
specializing on very much.
Most Of them have an exaggerated
idea Of the presidents physical make
~
We are going to have an auction
scale of sway -hack horses after the
president has gone said one of the
facetiousiy 4 am glad anyway that
for the time being 7 am not q pony
These chairs, said Nj. Green.
pointing to several massive wood al
faits, look big enough 10 hold al
most any man. Al least they are
broad enough. But | have ms doubts
II they are strong enough to hear his
weight. He has bought new ones
since then. Chairs with 4 stress ca
pacl'y Of a hundred weight per square
inch
Carpenters who recently built a
bathhouse At the end of the pier that
runs ron the Taft villa into the bay.
used timoers three times as strong as
they would ordinarily. What j. more
they wanted 10 make the door nine
feet high n five feet wide. II took
all OF Nj. Green's power of persua-
sion TO convince them Of the fact that
4 man could be somewhat fleshy and
still not be a baby elephant.
Besides the hunt Nj Tart will play
golf on the largest links To be found.
These are located at Ia Quinta and
were laid out b. the Texas champion
Of the game. Robert J. Connerly Of
Austin and Lrank Lewis OF san .Anto-
MO, a well known expert with the
maShie and tee. In laying out the
course tho nine holes we're 30 arranged
as 10 keep the president within view
from The mouse. enabling his party
and guests to watch very game.
There viii be a large number Of
other entertainment features. should
President TAFT want an ebs0lute rest
the ranch Will Va the best place TO find
H. The windows Of his suites COM
mand q magnificent view OF Corpus
Pay and the long sweeps Of
low hills forming the estate. H.. can
nave "a dip In the briny waters Of The
gulf. can fish for tarpoon or the
smaller dvnizens of the deep. and can
enjoy the sail of his life on the quiet
waters that ripple under his windows.
Miles Of excellent shell roads viii give
him an opportunity for automoblling,
and in case he wants To do some real
JOY riding there arr stretches of
O-acn on which 100 miles an hour
may be pulled off without the slight
danger.
According 10 the present program
ar least m day Of the presidents stay
Will be taken up by a close inspection
of the property. He viii keep in
touch with the affairs of the nation
by can % q telephone connecting
The TAFT villa with Gregory. AT the
ranch hotel in the latter place viii be
the presidential offices
Mr.. Taft viii 60 10 the ranch after
a stay Of two days in san Antonio.
whore strenuous times await him. II
j. due there on October "a. The wea-
thor At the season Of his arrival j.
always ideal and there j. no
that he will enjoy his visit o.
brother Charles big Texas estate.