The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-13
TAFJ6EADY TO BEGIN JAUNT Starts Memorable Trip = Wednesday. GOES DIRECT TO CHICAGO
 saazsswum Contemplated Trip Will Cover
 I2,759 Miles. For First Time in History President win Leave American Soil to
 Meet President Diax
 sx Mexico.

beverly, Mass. Sept. lz-When Pres luent 1aIt motors lnlo boston Tuesday afternoon to ue Ine guest of tne Cnah- uur ot Coalnerce at q ainner tnat even ina, he wIii nave actuahy stafteu oh one or the most nolapiv trps ever ta- nen by cnleI' Mag .strate oI the unit- sd otates.
 Aller spending the night at Il hotel m boston. the Pres.dent viii leave at lv a. m., on Wednesaay. on the nrs. stage of his long journey, the nrst stopping on place being al Chicaso' where aar. Iatt will be entertaineu part of the day by the Commercfal Cub anu the remainder of his stay by tue Haih- iItpn Ciuh.
 Leading through thirty States and both of the Far Southwestern Territo- ries. the Presidents trip will feacn us climax at El Paso. Texas. on octooer lg. where he will meet President Diaz of Mexico. After Mr. Tart has formal iy received President Diaz at Ei Paso' he will cross the International bridge to Ciudad Juarez officially 10 return tne cali. During the evening of the 18th. President Taft win be entertained as a state dinner on Mexican soil Presi- dent Diaz will be entertained at iunch- con at Ei Paso. ,.
 The Presidents trip covers an itin- erary of l2.75s miles and his private cars. the Mayhower and the Hasiemere will be handled over twenty-two diner- ent railroad systems The soueaesn Pacific will get the longest haul ot r. 2ss miles. The Maricopa and Phoenix Railroad. away out in Arizona, gets the short haul of thirty-five miles. Tne yoyaga down the Mississippi River from st. Louis to New Orleans on the steamboat Mississippi. covers 1.!eo miles and occupies four days ana n'e nights.
 Tha striking incidents of President Taft.s tour will include a moonlight r,da through the Royal Gorge ana night trip over the highest passes oL the Rocky Mountains: in inspection ot one of the greatest irrigation projects In all the West at Montrose. Colo.: . visit to the smelters at Butte; nyia9 visit to the Cour d'Alene country ot srns Idaho. a two aays, atax As ths Alaeha Yukon Exposition at seat tie. X day Of sight-seeins down the ghasta Railroad In California; a three Savs; visit to the Yosemite Valley; Q day apent about the rim Of the Granu canyon in Arizona and four days on fine ranch of the Presidents protne.' Charles P. Taft near corpus Chrisu' Texas. .,,,, at different times be the guests of the President. and after he reaches the Pa- cif,c coast. there will be from two 10 four with him practically all or the time, Leaving Boston Weonesoay, tne Presidents party will consist or him- self Captain Butt. his military aios; Assistant Secretary Michier: Cna,se' Wagner. executive stenoSrapher; Dr. T richardson, of Washington; Ger. rit Fort. assistant to the vice president of tbe New York Central Lines. who will have all of the transportation ar rangements in charge; James sioan' Jr.. and Joseph E. Murphy, secret serv- ice operatives; Arthur Brooks. mes
 The cabinet officers who will be with inc President at the meeting with President Diaz are Secretary of State Knox. Secretary of War Dickinson, Postmaster General Hitchcock, and Secretarv of Commerce and Labor NaKel. The President has also invited a number of United States Senators and personal friends to make portions of the journey as his guests.
 John Hays Hammond IS 10 yoin the President at Spokane. Wash. Sept. 2s. ana make the remainder of the journey with him back to Washington.
 Schedule Revised.
 The revised schedule of the princi- nal Htous to be made by the President in inc South after leaving his brothers ranch on Oct. 22. follows:
 Get. 2s, Houston, Tex, forenoon: Dallas, evening.
 Oct, 25, St. Louis. Mo. begin trip down the Mississippi River at p. m
 Oct. 2e Cape Girardeau. Mo; Cairo. Ill.,; Hickman, Ky.
 Oct. 27, Memphis, Tenn, entire fore noon; Helena, Ark, one hour. evening
 oct, 2S, Vicksburg Miss. evening.
 Oct. 29, Natchez, Miss. evening.
 Oct. sO-31, New Orleans.
 Nov. 1, Jackson. Miss, all day.
 Nov. 2, Columbus, Miss, afternoon; Birmingham. Ala, evening.
 Nov. 3, Birmingham until p. m.
 Nov. 4. Macon, Ga., forenoon; Savan- nah. evening.
 Nov. 5, Savannah, forenoon; Charles. ton, s. C., evening.
 Nov. 6, Columbia. S. C.. afternoon; Augusta, Gan evening.
 Nov 2. Augusta.
 Nov. s, Augusta to 2:S0 p. m.; Flor. ence, S. c. short visit, evening.
 Nov. g, Wilmington. N. C., all day.
 Nov. 10 Richmond. all day to s p. m. !; Washington at S:35 p. m.