The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-12
TAFT REACHES
NEW ORLEANS
FROM PANAMA
President Elect Received With
UnbOunded Enthusiasm by
the Citizens.
HEARTILY APPROVES
LOCK TYPE OF CANAL
DECLINES TO TALK ABOUT THE
MAKEUP OF CABINET, GUT is
coNFERRINc ON SUBJECT.

Vow orleans. Feb n.-President-
elect William II. TAFT landed here
s,ortrv before o'clock this afternoon
from Panama. and was enthusiastical-
q, received He will be the city's guest
until Saturday morning. Mr.. Taft made
q brief speech this afternoon, heartily
spproving the lock type of canal across
tho istbmue. Tomorrow he will address
the negro Y. n. G. ~. and at night he
Mill he the guest of honor at an elab-
orste banquet Saturday he viii so to
Cincinnati on Monday he will go to
Washington. returning again to Gin
ciunau Wednesday
Mr. Taft received by wireless tele-
rrauh Yesterday the news of the con-
stitutional question raised against the
appointment of Senator Knox as sec
rotary of state. He vas somewhat dis
turbed over the situation last night,
hut early today he received the news
Of the disposition Of congress to amend
the cabinet salary law. He was in
cTiued to take this as a happy solution
of the difficulty. Pending a confer
tHce with Senator Knox in Washing
ton next Wednesday, the president
NItiL HE-ErtS IL Dis AAtitfUAAAlL " ulSENSS
the question for publication.
Silent Regarding Cabinet.
Mr.. Taft said he should adhere to his
previously announced plan of remain
ing silent regarding his cabinet, and
also keeping appointments open until
the last moment to provide against
possible contingencies.
The arrival here this afternoon of
Frank II. Hitchcock and the presence
Of ]. G. Shaffer. owner of the Chicago
Evening Post. on whose judgment Mr.
Taft said he should place weight re-
garding cabinet aspirants from the vi
cinity of Chicago, made it spparent
that cabinet activities have begun.
There was d report that J. Nj. Dickin-
son of Nashville was being considered
Tor the war portfolio
on the trip from Panama Mr.. Taft
made the first draft Of his inauguration
address. This he intends TO submit to
certain friends In Washington next
week
The inability of the consulting civil
engineers to complete their report on
the Panama cana. made the Washing
Ton visit planned by Mr.. Taft neees-
cary. The engineers will go at once to
Washington TO complete their work. It
may be stated that their report will be
q complete approval of present plans
and methods on the isthmus
Panama Canal Work.
In his address here today, Mr.. Taft
made what he said was his summing
up Of his trip.
am here on my way from a great
constructive work" he said. the
greatest entered in by any nation dur
ing the present two centuries. and
am glad 70 say to YOU that the work is
gong on as yOJ would have il go on.
mat on the first of January. 1915. ar
east II not beforehand l am very
mucn interested in having it within the
next four years-that canal will be
completed. And when that time comes
you VIII see floating down this river
!'4f great commerce bound through
uiese straits to the west coat of Amer
va 10 Inc west coast of South Amer
'e- TO the Orient and 10 Australia.
me board of engineers have exam
Aleu tne whole work and they say il is
sooa' that it shall go on as if has gone
Vu' mat the organization of the 18th
nus the American push and the good
,s there that exists. commends it.
ssi TO them as men who undertook
s.eat works of that class and convinces
s 5.h that the canal is now an imme-
uale Prospect"
Scene on the River.
SUI Taft's entry into New Orleans
rs oi great interest He came I'D the
=. miles Of Mississippi river from
- mouth on the scout cruiser Birming-
aall- at the rate of nearly thirty miles
q. hour, breaking all records. All the
-'lpins IN the river had on gala dress
1,.'' as Iar as dozen miles below the
~ tHe big, muddy stream was alive
NN tuSs and stern-wheelers having
''a'd crowds of shouting citizens.
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