The Sentinel=record., 1909-10-27
|TAAFFff ON THE MISSISSIPPI MADE HIS ONLY STOP IN KEN. TUckY AND SPOKE FROM A
 STAND ON THE LEvEE.
Has Been Over Twenty-Four Hour. On the MissIssippi-Two Boats Were Slightly Delayed by
 Sand Bars.

Hickman. Ky, Oct 26.-After 24 hours on the Mississippi river, with a mile or so on the Ohio thrown in, President Taft arrived here shortly after 1 o'clock and made an address from a stand erected on the levee.
 This being MT. Taft's only stop in Kentucky on his recent trip, people came from all parts of the state to greet him.
 Tonight the excursion fleet of a dozen or more packets, which the president is leading, to the Lakes to the Gulf Deep Waterways conven tion at New Orleans, is proceeding down the big river under brilliant moon just rounding to fullness. The weather Is delightfully."- cool and a more fitting season for the voyage could hardly have been planned.
 President Taft is finding the river trip bit resting and enjoyable. On the light house tender Oleander he is surrounded only by few members of his own party and is the guest of Commander E. H. Tillman, of the United States navy, in charge of the light house district from Cairo to New Orleans. distance of more than 1000 miles.
 Commander Tillman has been on the Mississippi river for four years and knows it's possibilities, it's dlh- culties, it's disappointments and it's yagaries about as we'll as anybody. The president is hopeful that some plan can be solved by which at least 10 feet of water can be secured at all seasons to the gulf He saw to. day. however. many caving banks, evidences of how the channel con stantly is undergoing radical changes and how the piece meal work of im- provement in the past has gone prac tically for naught.
 In the three brief speeches he ae- livered with husky voice today at Cape Girardeau, Mo. at Cairo, Ill., and here, Mr. Taft reiterated his plans for improvement are forcible. are necessary and can be carried Tn. to completion without a too great ex nanditura of money
 At Cairo the president was foaiow. ed by Speaker Cannon, who declareo that he approved President Tai, 8 declartion in nearly every particular and wished he could approve them in all. He still balxs however. at the presidents proposition to issue bonas to carry forward the work of improve ment onSe it has been decided upon He declared the work should be car lied on only as rapidly a it csan be paid for out Of current funds in the treasury.
 The president was the guest Of the governors, who are making the trip down the river on the steamer St. Paul, which immediately follows the Oleander. He had been inveitea
 aNae last ns ht, but was so fatigued and wornout from tho ef tort of speaking several times in St, Aoms thas he begged to be excused until this evening.
 The St. Paul was brought up in midstream alongside the presidents boat this evening and lashed there while he and his party were con. ductal on board Tho same proceed. irs vas gone through shortly after the fleet left Carlo and the president was presented with a possum already cooked and surrounded by delicious el potatoes ready to be served
 As luncheon table.
 Wie tae possum was being trane ferred to the Oleander a band on the St Paul played the old negro melody