Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-10
TAFT WILL VISIT
SALT LAKE CITY.
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Will be Here on His Trip Through
The West and South
This Fall.
He is NOT GOING TO ALASKA.
If Weather and Arrangements Permit
lie Hopes to Put in a Few
Days In the Yosemite.

Washington, July 9.-President Taft
| today while en- route to Washington,
gave an outline of the tentative plans
fol. his trip through the west and south
this fall.
The president has abandoned all idea
of visiting Alaska this year, largely
owing to the fact that Mrs. Taft VIII
not be able to go with him. Upon MS
arrival here today, the president re-,
ceived word from Beverly that MIS-.
Taft was rapidly improving in health.
| She went for q sail yesterday, ana the
| cool weather of the northern shore OF
Massachusetts is assisting IN her re-
cuperation. The president feels. how
ever, that it would be too much OLA
strain upon his wife TO ask her TO go
on thcilong western trip this fall which
will occupy about two months.
AS soon as the tariff bill is received
the action OF the#president, MI TAFT
| will leave Washington for Beverly. n g
will remain there until Sept. l5-his
iftY-second birthday--whenfh he hopes,
il Mrs. Taft continues to improve, TO
begin his western journey.
Tho president will head directly from
Beverly to Seattle. stopping for brlef
visits en- route at Denver, Salt LAKE
and Spokane. After visiting the Alaska
Yukon Pacific exposition. the president
Will swing down to the southwest,
stopping for a time at Portland, where
he Will be the guest of Senator Jona-
than Bourne, and proceeding thence TO
San Francisco where he will spend
several days. Leaving San Francisco,
the president will go direct to Los
Angeles. where he will stop for several
days with his sister.
From Los Angeles the president will
go to San Diego and then into Arizona
and New Mexico If the weather is
pleasant and his arrangements permit,
the president hopes to visit Yosemite
valley before going to Los Angeles.
" Coming out OF New Mexico, the presi-5
dent will stop for a time at Ell Paso
where he expects to meet President
Diaz of Mexico. President Diaz and
President Taft have never met. The
Mexican president wrote recently to the
White House suggesting a. conference
at FL Paso. and President Taft replied
today that he would be delighted to
meet the Mexican executive about Oc-
tobcr -, the meeting depending, Of
course. upon the presidents ability TO
make the western trip.
After his stop at Ell Paso, the presi-
dent VIII visit San Antonio. where he
will inspect Fort Sam Houston. Mr.
Taft While secretary of war, was deep
~ Impressed with this post and was
instrumental in building 1t UP to its
present Importance. After visiting
Austin and Dallas, Texas, the presi-
dent expects to spend several days on
the ranch owned by his brother, G. p.
Taft at Corpus Christi. near Browns
Vile,
Continuing east the president will
stop at Houston and go to New Orleans
Z to attend the meeting of the deep wa
5terways5 congress, the date of which VIII
be fixed to suit his convenience.
After attending the convention. Mr..
Taft wants to stop for a time III the
Bayou 'reche country of Louisiana. the
land of Evangelinc and Arcadia. From
there the president will proceed to
Jackson. Miss, thence to Montgomery,
Birmingham and Macon. From Macon
the president will go home" to Au-
guSta to have Il game or two of golf
on the links where he spent much time
last winter. Leaving Augusta, the
president goes to Savannah and from
there begins his northward fight to the
White House, stopping at Wilmington.
N. G.. and Richmond. Va.