The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-10-16
PRESIDENTS TAFT AND
DlAz MEET IN FL PASO


States; there, after weary waiting, he
! finally rallied his forces and set out on
| the return march TO the City of Mexi-
co that finally resulted in a brilliant
victory at Quaretaro over the e1nper-
or and mis- foreign troops; the execu-
tion of the emperor and the re estab-
lishment OF the Mexican republic.
There was no preparation for the
coming of the first president who
made Ciudad Juarez the temporary
capital of Mexico; unheralded and
heartsore from his long journey and
frequent defeats. Bonito Juarez rode
into the little adobe village that was
then known as Paso del Norte, on a
mule. Through It's narrow, dusty
streets, between low mud houses, the
patriot president rode in silence. For
IL any recognized him when ne rode
into the little city and settled down
on Plaza Guadalupe Hidalgo. in the
shadow of the ancient Church of the
Guadalupe. in a long. low adobe house
to establish the capital OF what was
left of the Mexican republic.
1t is different today. For months
eie preparations have been in pro-
gress for the coming of President
DiaZ. Troops have been arriving dai-
ly for weeks to police the city and
serve as a proper military escort for
the president and his distinguished
guest the president of the United
States. Emissaries have been srriv-
ing from Mexico City to complete ev-
cry detail for the comfort of the pres
ident. Architects, decorators. florists
cooks of reputation, and secret SER
vice men have thronged the little city
or weeks and days; $4,000 alone has
been spent rebuilding the Juarez GUS
tom house as a reception room and
banquet hall for the meeting of the
two presidents; a large sum was
spent in the erection of the Grecian
columns down the side of the streets
that the two presidents were to ira
verse: streets were paved, sidewalks
were laid and finally seven florists
from Mexico City, using up carload
OF flowers, put on the last decOra-
tions a few minutes before the presi
d-Intial special train rolled into the
station and the president arrived.
President Diaz on mis- present visit.
while he is not making his capitol in
the same building occupied by Gen
eral JuareZ, was a visitor to the old
adobe structure on Commercio street
| today and in fact. in company with
President Taft. he addressed the peo
pie of the border in front of the one
time adobe capitol The building has
been remodeled and has a new front
of brick. Inside. the mails to and
from the United States are distrib-
uted and worked. for it is the post of
| fee of Ciudad Juarez. In front is the
same Old cathedral of Guadalupe that
stood there when Benito JuareZ rose
| each morning and went to mass; the
same old cathedral that was erected
| in 1910 by the Friars in their march
northward on their mission for the
| cross: as substantial and imposing to-
| day as when erected by those master
| builders over three and one half cen
| turies ago. This building was also the
object of the visit today of General
| Diaz and President Taft.
AS a fitting elimination of the ex-
| change of visits between the two pres
| idents today and in distinct contrast
to the social functions which attend
| ed the stay of President JuareZ in
| Mexico. when corn cake was the prin-
ciple article of food for the Qresiden-
tial table. Is the banquet tonight in
| The custom house in JuareZ. For the
preparation of the delicacies for the
| occasion. President Diaz sent his
| chief steward and chef from Chapul-
tepec castle a man who formerly
served in the same capacity in the
palace of King Alfonso of Spain. The
| silver for the occasion is also from
Chapultepec and was brought to Ju-
| areZ under special guard. The flowers
for the decorations came in special
express car from the City of Guada
lajara and the decorators came from
Mexico City. The carriages in which
the Mexican president and party paid
a call on the president of the United
States and in which Mr.. Taft and par
ty returned the visit to General DiaZ
We're shipped from the presidential
stables AT Mexico City.
FL Paso, Texas, Oct. 16.-Custon
rules and regulations were -almos
nullifeti and the line dividing the re
public of Mexico and the United
States vanished before the enthusias
tic hosts which crossed and recross