The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-11
TAFT WEARS NEW ORLEANS He Will Arrive There
 Today. GREAT PLANS FOR RECEPTION Banquet Will Be Fit For the
 Gods. It Will Cest szs . Plate ana Every Denssey In wias. sna
 Foods Is Te Be
 Provided.

On Board U. s. 6. North Carolina, Feb. 10, via New Orleans. La.-After being out from Colon, Panama. barely three days, the armorsd cruisers North Carolina and Montana. conveying Pres ident-elect William Howard Taft and his party on the return trip home, dropped anchor tonight in the Gulf on Vthe Mississippi River passes.
 The scout cruiser Birmingham and the light house tender Magnolia were lying in the onfing when the Montana and North Carolina hove in sight
 At o'clock tomorrow morning the Magnolia will draw alongside the two cruisers and transfer the President- elect and the members of his party to the Birmingham, on which the trip will be made up the Mississippi River to New Orleans.
 A northerly blow this morning was the irst heavy weather encounter.el by PTesident-eleet Taft and party while making the trip from Colon to the Mississippi River passes aboard the armored cruisers North Carolina and Montana. On the whole the weather has been unusually pleasant.
 All fs ready aboard the North Caro- lima for the transfer to the scout cruIs- CT Birmingham on which the trip will be made up the Mississippi River to New Orleans. Judge Taft will spend two days in New Orleans and then pro- ceed to Cincinnati.
 Pfepares Inaugural Address.
 During the voyage the Preident- elect has occupied himself preparing his in- augural address and consulting with the engineers who were taken to ln- spect the work on the Panama canal.
 The report of the board of engineers Is now being prepared and will doubt less be sent by Judge Taft to President Roosevelt upon arriving at New Or leans.
 Judge and Mrs. Taft and party. in- cluding the board of engineers taken to Panama, and Colonel Goethals, will board the scout cruiser Birmingham toe morrow morning at 7:a0 o'clock and win commence the trip up the Mlssis- alppi River. lss .s.a.2i
 mouth os the Aalaissippt River was nn- etentfut with the exeepfion of the dia. ab1in8 hk the nschinefy ok the Mon- tana last Monday, the second day out from Colon. As a result of this Acci- dent 1t became necessary for the Mon tana to fall behind until repairs could be made and whei these were com pTsted 3 aineteon knot clip had to be maintained by. the Montana for a day In order to overtake the North Caro- Ain@ @oV 1S~Ah "SShnc HoE pAaSS Ah convoy.
 Mr. Taft occupied himself during the voyage at work on his inaugural ad- dress.
 The board of engineers took the time to compile their official report which wtll approve the Gatun dam as at pres ent planned as well as the Colon har- bor breakwater. besides giving expert opinions on several engineering Ques- .JaH A. E9a.a will be transmitted to President Roose- welt by Mir Taft and will be used by Colonel Goethals before congressional committees In explaining the estimates for appropriations for the coming year. Work on the breakwater will be be- gun and it la planned to turn ten feet of water into the lake formed by the Gatun dam by next Tuesday.
 Leaves New Orleans Saturday.
 The President-eiect will be engaged until Saturday morning in New Or leans. He will then proceed direct to Cincinnati
 The North Carolina and Montana are tonight anchored about half a mile apart and both are about a mile south of the South Pass Hghtship. To east ward Is the scout cruiser Birmingham, which will take the President-elect and his party to New Orleans tomorrow, and near the Birmingham Is the light house tender Magnolia. which will serve as a transfer boat.
 The night Of the President -eIect's return to the United StRtes was marked by more or less jollifleation among those on board and the little squadron formed by the four ships presented a pretty sight shortly be- fore midnight. when the moon rose slowly up over the ghlf. The band on the North Carolina played several patriotic airs just after coming to anchor and the few inhabitants of Port Eads and Pilottown responded by footing the whistles on the pilot boats and giving three cheers.