Arizona republican., 1909-10-11

versions, which Mr.. Green has ar
ranged. there will be no unusual
amuseuents. and above everything
there will be no wild west shows
That particular sort of amusement is
about as far removed from the Taft
ranch as is possible. Under the direc-
ton of the presidents brother and
Mr. Green, there is new era OF
modern thrift and commercialism on
the big property. One of the striking
features is the packing plant now
building. for which the Taft properties
will raise the cattle. This packing
house will have a capacity of $50 head
of cattle daily. and it will be en-
| larged as business warrants. which
will probably be at an early day. be-
cause of the contracts Charles p. Taft
has secured to supply the commits
| saries in Panama
Further than this, there are going
to be some up-to-date factories to
consume the by-products of the
Strengthening houses. w. T. George.
an expert in the packing house bust
ness. is in charge of this particular
part of the Taft properties.
| Land is now being broken for the
greatest cotton plantation in the
world This field will extend from the
town of Taft to Portland, distance
| of sixteen miles. skirting both sides of
| the railroad track. Thousands of acres
| will be planted in addition to the land
already under cultivation. The man
| ager of the farm department. c. A.
| Williams, is going to show the presi-
dent over this part of the ranch. A
little patch of garden truck covering
| three hundred acres and cultivated un-
der the direction of ]. T. Pierce, will
be another surprise for Mr.. Taft. After
the president has been told how much
| these particular sections of the big
property are netting his brother. j.
Tumlinson. the boss cow puncher. is
going to have his inning. His juris-
diction covers the greatest area. and
it has been much of a puzzle how to
show it all within a short time.
There are 225 other men on the
property who would like to show the
president what they have been accom-
plishing, but that is out of the ques-
ton Thus far there has been but
one to suffer a keen disappointment
over the coming of the president. He
is the carpenter who had charge of
the construction of the special bath
house on the beach for the president.
Among other things, he cut out a door
i'm this building nine feet in height
and six in width. which he believed
would be ample to accommodate the
president. II was a rather difficult
matter to explain to him that Mr.. Taft
could safely pass through an ordinary
door opening. He is now thoroughly
disappointed over the reports he had
OF the presidents size.
For the coming Of the president.
however, some special furniture has
been manufactured. Included in this
is an immense dining table in order
that the president might give some
fashioned dinners and suppers to
his friends. There are also some very
generous easy chairs scattered about
through the great mansion and its big
verandas.
His visit there will be broken only
on one day. when he goes to Corpus
Christi to address the delegates of
the Inland Waterways Convention, to
speak to the residents of that city. and
probably attend an old fashioned oys-
ter roast. The people Of Corpus
| Christi will not go strong on formali-
ties. merely inviting the president over
as neighbor.
The president will leave his broth
! er's ranch Friday night. October %. at
1920 o'clock. making an easy run to
| Houston. where he again starts his
I zone night stands" Houston is to be
a brief stop. He will arrive there at
7:10 a. m. leaving at 10: 80 a IN. The