Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-11
TEXAS PREPARES
TO GREET TAFT
TRIP THROUGH LONE STAR
STATE ARRANGED
From Los Angeles President viii Go
to Juarez to Meet Diaz,
Thence to Brothers
Ranch
fBy Associated Press. !

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Oct. 10-Pres-
ident Tafts journey through Texas,
beginning October 6 and ending Octo-
ber "a, opens with the most formal of
all the affairs that have characterized
his swing around the United States.
At the border of the largest state in
the Union he will greet the president
of another republic. He will just
shake hands with President Diaz of
Mexico on the Texas side of the Rio
Grande.
After an all-day stay at Ell Paso, the
president starts on another long jump,
San Antonio being his next stop. and
there he is to accept on behalf Of the
United States Army a magnificent
chapel and library building, the gift of
San Antonians, as an appreciation of
the American soldie'.
Following a days visit in San An
tonic, the President will leave for his
brothers ranch at Corpus Christi for
four days of rest. Then he will make
in quick succession, stops at Houston
and Dallas, on his way to st. Louis.
Texas will uphold it's end in the way
of breakfasts, luncheons and banquets,
and the president should find much
diversion, because of the varied and
interesting features of the Texan
program.
On his brothers ranch the president
and members of his party will have
the opportunity to relax after their
strenuous trip. Formalities will be
eliminated as far as possible when the
president goes ranching. On the ranch
he is expected to join in hunt for
wildcats.
To Visit Taft City
He will visit for the first time the
town of Taft, named in his honor
which now has a population of 900.
The climax feature of the thirteen
thousand mile tour of President Taft
comes at FL Paso. where he will meet
the executive of the Mexican Republic
Gen. Porfirio Diaz For the first time
during his long reign as the president
of Mexico, Diaz is to leave the con-
fines of his domain, cross the Rio
Grande river at Ell Paso. and there
set foot on foreign soil. 1t required
special concession from the Mexican
congress in order that the illustrious
Mexican might grasp the hand of the
man who has been honored with the
highest office of the United States.
Eleven o'clock is the hour set for
the meeting of the two presidents on
American territory. Preceding that
hour there will be some formal cere-
monies, including the singing of both
the American and Mexican anthems
by hundreds of children stationed on
countries There will be salutes for
these high dignitaries, in which the
armies of both republics will partici-
pate.
From San Antonio. more than six
hundred miles east of Ell Paso, where
is located one of the large military
garrisons of this country. win come
to the border in ten trains the Ninth
infantry. which has a magnificent war
record; the Third REGIMENT Of cavalry
one-half of the Third field artillery
regiment, the signal corps and the
hospital corps.
other Troops to Come
Their number will be augmented at
FL Paso by the Nineteenth infantry
from Fort Bliss. These troops, under
command of Brigadier General Albert
L. Myer. will stand at attention on
the bank of the river, facing Mexico,
fHonfInuad an fsamo Threat