The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-11-09
President Thinks He VIII
Better Know Needs
of People.
MESSAGE OUTLINED
BY HIS ADDRESSES
Cost of Entertainment by Cities
Estimated at S3,O00,o0O.
Has Many Trophies.

WILMINGTON. N. c., Nov. AT 6.s5
tomorrow night President Taft Will
nave completed his first long tour Of the
United States as President and VIII be
at home" In the White House for about
eighteen hours. leaving at 5:s5 Thurs
day afternoon for Middletown, Conn.
TO assist in the induction into Office OF
President ShankIin, of Wesleyan.
So far as Mr.. Taft is concerned, he Is
satisfied with the results of his trip
He has come into contact with the peo-
pie Of the Middle and Far West and.
while some of his receptions have been
Of rather unfriendly character, he has
been able to present his views to the
people. AS result his annual mes
sage to Congress can be safely fore
cast.
Satisfied With Tariff.
Mr.. Taft Is satisfied with the tariff
situation. The present bill will remain
as it is during his term of Office at
least. no matter what the Western
members Of his own party or the Demo-
Gratis may think or say. The Presi-
Dental approval has been put on the
Aldrich-Payne measure and II viii not
be made a problem to further trouble
Congress.
row. has carried the President over
u, 759 miles by rail and river. 500 70 600
miles by automobile, and possibly 100
miles BY stage or other horse-drawn
vehicle. 1t has cost the United States
$4,000, which win come out OF the fund
appropriated by Congress for his travel,
ing expenses. The Chief Executive has
made upward Of 800 speeches from pull
pits, rear platforms Of his trains in every
conceivable form cf auditorium and
open air.
Cost About Three Millions.
The cost to the various localities that
have entertained him Is very large.
A conservative estimate is SS.00O.O00, and
for the little entertainment at Juarez,
where ne was the guest OF President
Uiaz, OF Mexico, the Bill for that little
dinner Is declared TO have been half
million
Ten, ffteen and twenty dollars a
plate were charged those who sat
through the various formal dinners that
were given in honor OF the visit of the
President while out at Los Angeles
they struck the record figure OF $25 an
individual
President Taft himself believes that
his trip through the South has gained
hlmself and his policies many friends
among the conservative Democrats
there. incidentally he considers that he
Is now IN touch with the several ele-
ments in his own party and viii be bet
ter prepared 10 deal with all OF the
problems that viii come before him this
winter during the session Of Congress
President Taft will 80 from Wesleyan
On Friday 20 Hartford to dedicate an
armory. He viii then return TO Wash
iuE-on and stay there until November
IS, when he VIII go 10 Hampton Insti-
tute 10 talk 70 the negro students Of
the seminary there. This trip Will last
two days, but in the meanwhile the
President and his Cabinet officers will
have prepared Oh OF the statistics nee
essary for the preparation OF the mes
sage 70 Congress, and it viii take but
= short time after he gets back 10 the
Capital 10 whip the message into shane
and send IL To the printer
The Presidents guards today estimat-
ed the number Of persons he has talked
to on the present trip at 100000. The
Of his greeting in the West
has been Offset by the warmth Of the
greeting in the South. and his friends
assert that there was no reason 10
the Western reception un-
friendly rather, they characterize II as
educational, and as serving 10 show
the President where the West stands
on number OF problems.