The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-15
Personnel of New Commission
 Is Almost Ready
OPPOSITION IN CONGRESS-
Taft's Departure for His Western Trip Will Be Delayed One Day, Which Will Make Change in
 Itinerary.
BY WILLIAM ROSTER.

Beverly, Mass, August 14.-(Special.)- J. President w. H. Taft will decide upon the personnel of the tariff commission and probably announce the names of the ex- perts who are to assist him in inforcing the maximum and minimum clauses of the Payne bill before the end of next week.
 It was definitely learned at the Presi- dents offices this afternon that he will send for Secretary of the Treasury Mac Veagh at the beginning of the week to come here and consult regarding this mat ter of the tariff board.
 It is not likely that any distinctive name will ever be given to this board. Con gress was decidedly opposed to the au- thorization of any board and only the Presidents insistence secured the accep- tance of the emasculated provision under which experts will now be appointed. But even with the law standing as it does, a board acting under proper inspiration will be able to do much in the way of throwing light upon the dark places of the tariff particularly if 1t is not weight ed down with name that may limit it's activities or prescribe them in various ways.
 Accordingly, Secretary MacVeaugh will come here and he and the President will get together and name group of gentle men in whose judgment the President has faith, and these will set to work to col lect useful information on the schedules which the President will file away for fu- ture reference.
 Postmaster General Hitchcock had an other conference with the President this afternoon and 1t Is now announced that instead of leaving for Washington to- night as was his original intention he will remain another day and have a final con ference with the President tomorrow De- partmental affairs as we'll as the share of census supervisors to which the republic an organization in the south is entitled are engaging the Postmaster Generals atten- ton here
 MT. Hitchcock will accompany the President through the Arizona and New Mexico stage of his western trip Sec retary Carpenter made this statement today in connection with the announce ment that the President would leave Los A1BeieS on the nlgnt or OctODer l3, 1n- stead of the 18th, and that he would in clude Prescott and Phoenix, Ariz in his schedule.
 The programme for the Presidents stop in Augusta, Ga, was announced today. Arriving at Augusta Saturday. November 6, the President will be met with an ad- dress of welcome at the railway station and when these ceremonies are completed will go direct to the golf links, where he played so many games last winter as President-elect. Saturday evening the President will make public address, and on Sunday he will go to church and re- ceive number of informal callers.
 President Taft took his brother. Charles P. Taft of Cincinnati, out on the Essex Country club golf links today and beat him to frazzle The President an- nounced proudly that he made the course in 93
 The President declared he had too much love for his brother to say what the final score of the two-ball match was, but he announced proudly that he made the course himself in 93 The President has learned the Essex links, and now is striking his true golf form. As these links are rated five or six strokes harder than the Chevy Chase course at Wash ington the President felt that his showing was the best he has ever made MT. Taft has found Myopia links almost too difficult and he will play at Essex again on Monday.
 Postmaster General Hitchcock did not return to Washington tonight as expected but will leave for the capital tomorrow afternoon.