The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1909-10-26
PRESIDENT TAFT
ON RIVER TRIP
VA HEARTY WELCOME GIVEN THE
CHIEF EXECUTIVE IN ST.
LOUIS YESTERDAY.
He Spoke at Meeting of the Deen
Waterways Association and is Now
Bound for New Orleans on Water
Trip.

St Louis. Oct. 25.-Governors and
other high officials of a score of
states. thousands of lesser lights of
ofticialdom and hundreds OF thousands
of the common people of Illinois, Mis-
souri,, Iowa and other states were
guests Of ST. Louis and joined with
the citizens of the city in giving Il
nearly welcome TO the great guest
William Howard Taft.
His Strenu GUS Work.
President TAFT arrived early this
morning and was given an enthusi-
astic greeting. After breakfast he
proceeded to the Coliseum, where he
delivered one of the principal ad-
dresses of his tour, touching on the
subject of waterways and other topics
of interest to the people of the Mis-
sissipip Valley. Later at the Hotel
jefferson he was the guest of the
1akes-to-the-Gulf Deep Waterways
association at banquet His en-
gaGement at East St. Louis followed.
In his speech al the Coliseum, Pres
ldent Taft declared that the water
ways and irrigation projects are not
for the purpose Of distributing pork
when the needs of the entire country
are to he satisfied. Il am in favor
of doing work as rapidly as possible
and of issuing bonds on them" con-
cluded the president.
Late this afternoon, in the midst
of q shrieking of whistles and gem
eral jubilation the presidential party
boarded the steamboats, and started
on the trip to New Orleans His
trip down the river will doubtless
be the greatest demonstration in the
history of the Fathers of Waters. The
expense of the presidents fleet will
probably exceed $4,000. according to
estimates of officials of the Lakes
to-the Gulf Deep Waterways associ-
alton. Four torpedo boats of the
United States navy are leading the
water pageant
In addition to the naval craft.
uearly a score of river steamers will
accompany President Taft. the gov
ernors, congressmen and deep water
ways delegates to New Orleans The
tlee@ will be Joined at Memphis and
He1 r. by other steamers.
x Coming itinerary.
The schedule provides for an unin-
terruDted trip for the expedition dur
ing the night of October 27 and the
greater part of October 2S, on the
stretch of 265 miles between Helena,
Ark. and Vicksburg, Miss. The fleet
will leave Helena at p M, October
27 and will reach Vicksburg at 3p. m
October %.
During this stage of the trip it is
planned that the governors shall give
a dinner on board the steamer st.
Paul to President Taft, and that the
members of congress shall entertain
the presidents party on board the
steamer Quincy at luncheon.
The speed of the fleet will be as
follows: st. Louis to Cape Girardeau, !
10 miles an hour; Cape Girardeau to
Cairo. IL miles an hour; Cairo to
Hickman, II 2-3 miles an hour; Hick- |
man to Memphis, IS miles an hour;
Memphis to Helena, II 12 miles an
hour: Helena to Vicksburg, II As
miles an hour; Vicksburg to Natchez, |
- 1-2 miles an hour: Natchez to New |
Orleans 12 miles an hour
Governors and Congressman in Party. !
Immediately behind the presidents
boat was the ST. Paul, with COVER
nors and newspaper men; the Quincy
was third. with congressman. while ,
the other ten vessels carried men in
terested in deep waterways, all bound
for New Orleans.
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