Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-11
TAFT TRIP NOW ARRANGED
President to Start Across Continent
September IS.
Is GOING TO SEATTLE FIRST
Name Of Omaha f. Not Mentioned IN
Itinerary ~ az Present Planned
win Meet President Diss
at Ell PnsO.

WASHINGTON, July W-President Taft
today. while enroute to Washington. gave
an outline Of the tentative plans for his
trip through the west and south this fall.
The president has abandoned all idea Of
visiting Alaska this year, largely owing
TO the fact that Mrs. Taft will not be able
20 go with him. Upon his arrival here
today the president received word from
Beverly that Mrs. Taft was rapidly i'm
proving IN health. She went for a sail
yesterday and the cool weather of the
northern shore Of Massachusetts is assist
ing wonderfully In her recuperation. The
president feals, however, that Il would
be too much OF a strain upon his wife to
ask her to 80 on the long western trip
this fall, which will occupy about two
months.
starts Dat September IS.
As soon as the tariff bill has received
the sanction OF the president, Mr.. Taft
will leave washington for Beverly. He
will remain there until September Is. his
b2d birthday. when he hopes. II Mrs. Taft
continues to improve to begin his western
journey.
The president will head direct from
Beverly 10 Seattle, stopping for brief
visits enrouts at Denver, Salt Lake City
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Yukon-Pacific exposition the president will
swing down to the southwest stopping for
a time at Portland. where he will be the
guest Of Senator Jonathan Bourne, and
proceeding thence TO San Francisco, where
he will spend several days in inspecting
the rebuilded city. Leaving San Francisco
the president will go direct to Los Angeles,
where he will stop for several days with
his sister. From Los Angeles the presi-
Dent will 90 to San Diego and then go
into ARIZONA and New Mexico, the last
remaining territories which are to be ad-
mitted to the United States.
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Coming out Of New Mexico the president
will stop for a time at Ell Paso, where he
expects to meet President Diaz of Mexico.
Mr.. Dias and President Taft have never
met. The Mexican president wrote recently
to the White House suggesting a confer
ence at FL PRso and President Taft re-
piled today that he would be delighted to
meet the Mexican executive about October
Is, the meeting depending, Of course, upon
the presidents ability to make the western
trip.
After his stop at FL Pnso the president
will visit San Antonio, where he will in
spect Fort Sam Houston. Mr.. Taft while
secretary OF war was deeply impressed with
the post and was Instrumental in building
II up to Its present Importance. After Wis
iting Austin and Dallas. Tex, the president
expects to spend sevefal days on the ranch
owned by his brother, Charles Z. Taft, at
Corpus Christi, near Brownsville.
At Waterway Congress.
Continuing east the president will stop at
Houston and go to New Orleans to attend
the meeting Of the deep wa,Ciw ways con-
gress, the date of which will be fixed to
suit his convenience.
After attending the convention Mr.. Taft
wants to stop for a time in the Bayou
Teche country Of Louisiana, the land of
EvanEeline. From there the president will
proceed TO Jackson Miss, thence to Mont
gomery. Birmingham and Macon. From
Macon the president will go "home" to
have a game or two of golf on the links
where he spent so much time last winter.
Leaving Augusta The president goes to
Savannah and from there begins his north
ward flight to the White House, stopping
at wilmington, N. =. ana Richmond, Va.