The Sentinel=record., 1909-10-30

of the Nuts and to the grave of s. $. rentiss, just beyond Longwood, a i distance of one mile from the city, The president was impressed by the arrangements of the court of honor and the co-mlngling of visitors with the ladies and gentleme min the gub- feinatorial boxes.
 President Taft and his personal party left just at noon, three hours behind the schedule. The Oleander will proceed at full speed down the river in an effort to make up the lost time, and the other boats will keep up as close as is possible. The idea of the entire fleet reassembling just above New Orleans has been aban- doned
 Boats Race for Position.
 In leaving vicksburg last night, an exciting episode, which rivaled the old racing days on the Mississippi, ltoop place when the Erastus Wells which won second place to the Ole ander, engaged in 2 race with the | Alton for the coveted position. l For a few minutes the steamers raced nose and nose, great clouds of dense smoke pouring from their fun neIs. A curt command from Com mander Tillmn, through mega Iphone from the Oleander, stopped the race, the Wells maintaining the coy- eted position.
 In his speech at Vicksburg last night President Taft took occasion to remark that the trip down the river was net a mere junket so far as the ter mis generally construed. He said it was no pleasure trip, but one which was destined to meal much for the | future of the Mississippi river and it's rich and fertile valley
 Cause for His Trip.
 q am sure that the effect of this | trip makes for good in the right direc- ton and in the development of the country, but there is long fight ahead and the enthusiasm pf the val Hey, the enthusiasm of the people of the states in the valley does not ac complish the improvement or bring it about in the way in which 1t will ui | timately come. It has to be threshed out in congress and throughout the country and the country has to be sat ithed that in eNpending the s200.000, 900 it will probably take, that $200, 100000 will be well spent.
 'tNow, l have np doubt that ulti mately the country will be convinced as the details are worked out and the demonstration is made, but 1 would for the moment put a brake on the expectancy of immediate conviction ! Af fs.l< I self, a judicial position in regard tc it and want to believe and I want tC find the wa yto make this river accom- pllsh all that my friends would wisl it to accomplish
 Now, $200. 000,000 seems on the ont hand to a man who Is administering the appropriation bills and framing them, very large amount. It is g large amount, but 1t is not q large amount for the United States to pay 10 develop a waterway that is as i'm portant as the Mississippi And ye we are governed by all the people ant we must pursue the ordinary course of convincing them in order to bring this about"
 Would Learn cannon's Position. EItSlutHl dli ID HIS speech ldSl night also had some fun with Speaker Cannon and his position with refer ence to waterways improvements. NIT Cannon had said at Cairo that he wal like St Paul in that the president hat almost persuaded him, except as tC a bond issue. The president said las night that one of the objects of thf trip down the river had been to as certain the speakers attitude. '; But so far" said the president he has been able tn cloud what hC Ireally thought in the language of that lorlental literature which carries him off Tn blaze of glory without a full lcommittal. All have to say in the lpresence of the distinguished states man, Is that he heretofore has en dorsed all have said, with certain scriptural qualifications, and I am will ing to endorse all that Uncle Joe says Eff may be permitted to search the l 'Crudence Concordance and get a few scriptural quotations"