The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-07-02
TAFT's SUMMER HOME
Preparations for Making Beverly the
Seat of Government.

Seat of Government.
Beverly, Mass, June 25.-Here
as we'll as on Woodbury's point
nearly everything is in readiness for
the arrival of President Taft and
his official staff within a week or
so. With the arrival of the presi-
dent and his small army of clerks
and officials Beverly will become the
summer capital of the nation, with
a fair prospect of holding this post
of honor until the close of the sea-
shore season, when official duties
will make the presence of President
Taft i'll Washington imperative.
1t was no small task to transform
this usually rather quiet little town
into the national capital, even for
a few months. The house and
grounds which President Taft rented
from Admiral Evans, although we'll
kept and in excellent condition, had
to be rearranged for the exigencies
OF an executive mansion. The drive
ways and pathes were resurfaced,
the trees trimmed, the lawns put in
perfect condition and hundreds of
electric lights distributed through.
out the grounds.
For the greater convenience Of
the president a spur was construct
ed at the Montesurrat station, which.
is considerably nearer to the Evans
estate than Beverly. This track will
be used by the presidents trains and
it has been arranged that all guests
invited by the president will leave
the trains at Montesurrat station in
stead Of going to Beverly.
The house is in perfect order and
is ready to receive the furniture
which will be sent IN from Washing
ton within a few days. The house
will shelter only the family Of the
president and Secretary Carpenter,
while the clerks, stenog-
raphers, secret service men, stable
men, etc, will have to find quarters
in Beverly, where the executive Of
icials will be located. Secretary
Carpenter has rented several con-
Meeting rooms in the Board of Trade
building on Cabot street, which have
been arranged and fitted up for their
use as executive offices. The build
ing is modern and the rooms are
large, light and airy. The build
ing is only about twenty minutes
walk from the Evans estate, near
enough to be conveniently reached
by the president, should he wish to
walk to his Office for exercise. One
of the smaller rooms of the suite
has been equipped as a telegraph Of
flee, another as a telephone room
and a third will serve as the mead
quarters Of the secret service Off
GERS, who will be stationed here dur
ing President Taft's %sojourn at the
Evans cottage.
The private harbor on the Evans
estate, which was constructed for
the accommodation of the presi-
dent is practically completed and
will be in readiness to receive the
presidents official yacht, which will
be anchored there in case the pTesi-
dent and his family should choose
to take short cruises up and down
the coast.
The location of the Evans cottage
is ideal. Within fifty feet of the
front porch of the house is the ocean,
where the surf rolls i%ncessantly over
a wide stretch Of beach. The view
from the cottage is one Of the finest
on the coast and includes the beauti-
full coastline of the Salem shore.
Back of the house are fine old woods
and the estate is surrounded by
other beautiful estates owned by
wealthy men who have their summe,
homes along the North Shore.
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