Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1909-09-17
PRESIDENT STARTS
ON LONG JOURNEY
MR.. TAFT LEAVES SUMMER HOME
AT BEVERLY FOR BOSTON
ON FIRST LAP OF TOUR.
$4,000 MILE TRIPS COMMENCED
Chicago Will Be First Stop in Swing
Through the West and South
Lasting Nearly Two
Months.

William H. Taft, stepped into mo-
tor car, waved cheerful good-by
and started for Boston, where he
boards a private car and begins a
tour of the west and south that will
be the most remarkable trip ever
taken by president of the United
States. The route Of about $4,000
miles has been carefully mapped
out, and every arrangement is per-
fected. The fact that it is Mr.. Taft's
fifty-second birthday anniversary was
taken as happy augury for the sue
cess of the long journey.
Besides the president, the party in
cludes Capt Archibald Butt, military
aide; Wendell W. Mischief, assistant
secretary; DR.. j. ]. Richardson of
Washington, d. c.; James Sloan, Jr.,
and L. G. Wheeler of the secret serv-
ice, and Major Arthur Brooks, the
presidents confidential messenger.
| Six newspaper men will accompany
the president throughout the entire
trip.
First Stop in Chicago.
Shortly before noon tomorrow the
president will arrive in Chicago, his
first stopping place. There he will
review 100000 school children and be
the guest of the Commercial club at
luncheon and of the Hamilton club at
ball game. Then he will take din
ner at the Congress hotel, address q
meeting in Orchestra hall and attend
ball given by the Chicago bankers
Leaving Chicago at 8 a. m. Friday
morning, the presidential party viii
stop at Milwaukee, Madison and Port
age, and will spend the night at Wi
mona, Mimi, and will reach Minneapo
lis early in the morning Of Saturday
September IS. Mr.. Taft will spend
all Saturday and Sunday in Minneauo
lis and st. Paul, leaving Sunday nigh
at eight o'clock and dividing the mex
day between Des Moines and Omaha
Denver will be reached September
81. At 8 a. m. the president will make
an address in the Denver auditorium
On September % he will open the Gun
nison river tunnel.
The president will arrive at Sal
Lake City September "a to remain I'm
til the Goth, when the party leaves fol
Pocatello, Idaho, and Butte, Mont
Spokane will be reached the 2Sth, ant
the party will arrive at Seattle OF
the 10Th.
Two Days at Fair.
President Taft will spend Septem
Der 80 and October 1 doing the Alas
ka-Yukon exposition, and arrive a
Portland October for two days
visit. He will spend October and
in San Francisco and vicinity.
He will spend the 18th, 8th and 9tl
in Yosemite valley, and, coming on
October 10, will proceed to Los An
geles. The president will spend Octc
Der II and IL in Los Angeles, visiting
his sister.
He will arrive at the Grand canyo
the morning of October IA, and vii
leave that night for Albuquerque, n
NJ, and reach Ell Paso early the 70
lowing morning for the meeting wit
president Diaz of Mexico.
The president reaches San Antoni
October II, and will spend the fore
noon of the following day in an II
spectiOn of Fort San Houston. Arr,
ing at Corpu Christi October 10, tn
president goes at once to his brother
ranch, where he will spend all G
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday an
Friday.
Visiting Houston October %, tn
president proceeds to Dallas to spen
Saturday evening and all of Sunday
From Dallas the president proceeds d
rect to st. Louis to begin his four-da
trip down the Mississippi. He spend
October 25 in ST. Louis, where he wi
breakfast at the Commercial clul
make an address at IL a. m. in tn
Coliseum, lunch at the Jefferson hote
as the guest of the Business Men
league, and before boarding the steam
er at p. M, will make a brief visi
to East ST. Louis III.
The first long stop of the river tri
will be at Cairo, ILL.,, October 26. Al
irving off Memphis, October 81, tn
president will make an address, an
that afternoon will speak at Helen;
Ark. On the 2Sth the president wi
make speech at Vicksburg New o.
leans will be reached Friday. TIL
president will remain in New Orlean
from October 30 to November /.
From New Orleans the presder
will go to Jackson and Columbus
Miss; Birmingham, Ala; Macol
Savannah, Charleston, August, Wi
mington and Richmond, reachin
Washington November 10.