The Washington times., 1909-09-02
Has Much Business to Dis
pose of in Twelve Re-
naming Days.
HE MAY DECIDE
PINCHOTS FATE
Presidents Itinerary AS Announced
Provides for 12,759-Mile
Trip.
By JAMES Hay, II.

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dent Taft with only twelve more
whole days OF his vacation left. finds
that he has more work to do in that
time than he has done since he left
Washington and came here.
This afternoon he viii have con-
ference with Senator Burrows of
Michigan, and John w. Blodgett. ma
tional committeeman of that State
The Senator IS not exactly satisfied
with some of the proposed appoint
ments OF census supervisors in his
State. and. remaining true to his repu-
tation Of fighting to the last ditch.
he viii come here this afternoon to
take the matter up with the President.
Another conference set for this af-
ternOon is that with Walter f. Clark.
the new Governor of Alaska In this
talk the President viii go over with
Mr.. Clark the general situation in the
Territory. There has been for the last
! two or three years an undesirable
amount of dissensIon among the Fed
eral office holders in Alaska, and one
Of the big tasks outlined for Clark is
the calming and cOmposure Of the
troubles there.
Charles Otis, OF Cleveland. a reIa-
tive Of Gen. Clarence l.. Edwards, will
also call on Mr.. Taft this afternoon.
Important Matters to Settle.
Other things TO which the President
viii have to devote his attention before
starting on his tour OF the west and
South are the Attorney Generals re-
port on the changes decided on for the
| laws governing corporations: the situa-
tion regarding the fate of Forester Gif-
ford Pinchot for his attacks on Ball;n-
ger and the President, matters in he
Navy Department affecting economy
there, matters I'm the State Department
in regard to the promotion Of trade in
the Far East and the appointment ca
the officials required for the work: the
formation OF the tarur commission in
the Treasury Department. and the ap-
/ pointment Of the remaining 80 census
supervisors.
Director Of the Census Durand is due
/ here tomorrow TO go over with the Pres
/ ident the list of recommendations for
/ the supervisorships. In addition 10 these
/ affairs OF state. the President has three
/ important engagements to iii before
| starting for the Vest on the morning
| Of September 10. On September he
/ viii devote the whole day to tie IL Ia
| day exercises Of the Yale Club OF Boz
/ ton at Brookline. September will be
given up 10 a presentation Of the Taft
/ Cup TO the winner Of the German
/ American races OF NarbleneaG. Ghis
/ ceremony will take place on board the
I Mayfower in Beverly bay. September
/ Il will be the day when he will be ben
Quoted and Will make a speech before
/ the Boston chamber Of commerce.
Itinerary Announced.
] The official itinerary of President
/ Tafrs swing around the circle has been
! issued by the New York Central rail
road. which is managing the tour. and
/ the first copies have been received al
I the Executive offices. II Is a twenty
I page record Of all the stops the Presi-
I dent will make on the Journey.
] According TO the Itinerary. the trim
/ will cover 1870 miles. Twenty-one rail-
roads will be pressed into service. OF
these the Southern Pacific will haul the
| President ., ,2s9 miles, the New York Cen
/ tral I.O39. ana the Atchison. Topeka and
/ Santa Fe g77 miles. The road that will
carry him on the shortest haul is the
/ Maricopa and Phoenix, with only thirty
five miles to fits credit. The steamboat
/ Mississippi viii take the President from
/ St. Louis 10 New Orleans, a distance
OF 1.165 miles.
The longest jump on the Presidential
trip viii be Il2 miles, between Dallas.
Tex, and ST. Louis Mo, October -
and p. The highest altitude Of any
I Canyon, Colo. $500 feet above the sea
.