The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-08-18
"Trip Will Be the Longest That
Has Ever Been Made by a
President of the United
States.
FOURTEEN THOUSAND
MILES TO BE COVERED
Great Hole Will Be Eaten in
The Appropriation Made to
Cover Travelling Expenses
OF Executive.

Beverly, Mass, Aug. 1S.-Schedules
Tor what IL expected to prove the long
est railroad jaunt which a president of
tie United States has ever taken were
comDlsted at the temporary executive
Ddioes yesterday. They cover every
dstaM Of the trip of President Taft
through the west and south from the
time he leaves Beverly on the after
neon OF September Ia for Boston, until
ais arrival in Washington on Novem-
Der IL.
The schedules were forwarded to
the railroad which will have charge
Ut the presidents train for examina-
Won and printing.
Only Theodore Roosevelt has made
. travelling record like that outlined
Tor MY. Taft In 1908, when Mr.. Roose-
volt took his famous swing In the west
ana south he totaled 1895 miles.
AZ originally planned the Taft trip
ran under this, but it has now been
raised to 1900, with the expectation
that changes will be made in the route
which will bring the total mileage TO
1t least 1900.
Will Keep Moving.
The president will not stop travelling
when he reaches Washington. Leav-
Ing probably on the evening of the day
his train pulls into the union station
he will 60 to Middletown and New
Haven. Conn. When he has returned
from that journey he will go imme-
diately to Norfolk. Va. There will be
Q large hole made in that appropria-
ton of $4,000 made by congress for
the presidents travelling expenses
With the cost of the transportation
entailed by the moving Of the White
&5Ouse Offices from Washington to
0everly and back and the shorter
trips laid out the appropriation will
BE practically all used up before the
ond Of the calendar year.
Owing to the state of tho appropria-
tion President Taft will travel attach
ed to regular trains for the greater
part Of the 1900 mile trip. Based
upon the expenses Of the Roosevelt
epeciAl train, which travelled a route
very close to that OF President Taft,
khe expense Of a special train Of eight
Ears would have totaled about $4,000
Will Cost Something.
The rate for an engine to draw the
president and his train h Sc per mile;
each car costs q minimum Of $45 per
day. and there is In addition a consid-
cradle sum for commissary supplies
The only trip made by a president
which rivaled President Roosevelt's
Np to the time the Taft schedule was
arranged was that made by President
Mckinley to the Pacific coast in 1901
This was shortened by the illness of
MRS. Mckinley. which necessitated a
,return to Washington.
While it Is comparatively simple to
arrange schedule for special train,
lthe mapping out OF q schedule for the
transportation of a president for a.
600 miles almost entirely by regular
trains Is a gigantic task. E. D.
I8mithers of the executive offices, has
iboen sitting up nights for weeks work.
ing out the saving Of 10 minutes in
some Arizona town and making fly
ing connection at some other point.
Mr.. Smithers has been dubbed the
Hartman" OF this administration.
Closing tho Program.
With the railroad schedules conf
pleted Secretary Carpenter is rapidly
closing the programs in the large cities
which the president will visit. There
will be printed program for EACH
and when the president leaves a cheer
Ing crowd printed sheet will tell him
exactly what Is expected of him when
the train halts again and at what
hours OF the day.
Today he agreed to accept an invit-
alton for an automobile ride at Hous-
ton, Texas. and to spealc from Rice's
hotel. There will be an afternoon re-
ception and banquet when he arrives
at Charleston. s. c., and at Columbus.
Miss. He will lunch at the Stephen d.
Lee house. attend a barbecue and visit
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