Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-11-10
RICHMOND TO
WELCOME
TAFT
PRESIDENTIAL JOURNEY
ENDS THIS EVENING
Confederate Capital Last Stop
in Thirteen Thousand Mile
Swing Through Thirty-five
States of Union.

JBy Morning journal Special Leased Wirel
Wilmington, n. c., Nov. 9.-His 49,
600 mile tourney through t~hirty-five
states and territories all but con
Guided, President Taft is speeding to-
night toward Richmond, Va, where
he will stop tomorrow until late in
the afternoon, leaving then for Wash
ington to spend the night at the
White House.
Mr.. Taft has given up al ideas of
visiting Panama this winter and Will
make no more long trips until next
summer, when he hopes to visit
Alaska. He will spend the Christmas
holidays in the White House with his
family.
The president is especially glad to
find Mrs. Taft's health improved.
The great improvement which began
Mt Beverly during the summer has
continued rapidly and early and com
plete recovery from the nervous
breakdown of last spring is certain.
The presidents day iN Wilmington
called out a great display of enthus-
iasm. People came from all sections
to participate in the welcome. The
presidents visit here was one of the
most significant of his trip. Cover
nor Kitchen extended h formal well
come of the state in an address that
bristled with the patriotism of the
south and that embodied one of the
most glowing tributes the president
has received.
Arriving here before daylight this
morning, the president slept until 8
o'clock when he was escorted to the
beautiful colonial home of James
Sprunt, one of the greatest exporters
of cotton in the south, where a south
ern home breakfast was served.
AT the end of the meal, Mayor Mac
Rae, of Wilmington voiced the wei
come to the city and created Mr.. Taft
ian honorary Tar-heel' for life.
From the Sprunt home the presi-
dent motored in review of 1900 school
children of the city arranged in a
living fla. He stopped several minutes
TO listen to their cheers and songs and
Their proceeded to another section OF
the city. where he reviewed the col
ored children and made them a little
address.
Boarding the revenue cutter Sem
mole at 1890 o'clock with a commit
tee Of fifty citizens as an escort, the
president was taken for a sail or 70
miles down the daterway and return.
Wilmington is DESTROYS of Deepen
ing her channel to the sea from "a TO
80 feet ana the ride was to give the
president an object lesson as to the
need of the improvement. Luncheon
was served on board.
When the river trip had ended
President Taft was taken for a car
rage ride. The parade ended at the
CITY hall where the president spoke
Tonight he attended a supper at the
Masonic temple before leaving Tor
Richmond at s o'clock.
Governor Kitchin in introducing
the president this afternoon, declared
that he had wanted Mr.. Taft to know
that the south was his country, as
the north is II country
In his address the president SAID:
81 observe that you count a good
Zeal on the long leaf pine n con
graduate you that you are the thlrd
or fourth state in the treasure OF TIM
Der in the United States. But urge
YOU that the history of the timber
treasure of other states and IT'S ue-
struction ought to teach you IN the
preservation of that which makes your
state rich today among the states
which have reached a time in the ms
tory of this country when, IL we
would have timber at all, we must
pursue the common sense course OIL
treating it in such a way that we
shall not destroy it altogether. we
must preserve it from destructive tlres
and we must take steps of caution ana
precaution in order to do that. You
have within the boundary OF your
state a gentleman named vanderbilt
who has gone before anyone In tht
science of forestry and l congratulate
eou upon having that example tha'
thereby you may formulate laws
which shall preserve TO you the tim
der of your state. continue your