The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-09-30
TAFT IS IN UTAH
WILL SPEAK TO MORMON Chill.
DREN SUNDAY
MORNING.
OPENS GUNNlSoN TUNNEL
AZ Montrose, COL, President Opens
the Gates Of the Great Waterway
Which viii lrrigate the semi-Arld
Uneompshgre Valley.

Provo, Utah, Sept. 25. - The diff
Guilty which had arisen during the last
two days over the proposal to have
President Taft attend an organ recital
at the Mormon tabernacle to-day and
TO make an address there on Sunday
morning, was finally adjusted at a
conference between the president and
Senator Reed Smoot, en- route to this
city
There had arisen an informal pro.
test from the Protestant ministers of
Salt Lake City, and President Taft
mad wired asking that his Sunday
morning be left free so that he might
attend church in an unofficial capacity
wherever he might elect
It was agreed that the president
should speak at the tabernacle at an
earlier hour than previously sched-
uled; that he would review a living
flag of school children Immediately
after and at II o'clock attend services
at his own church, the Unitarian
The church which the president will
attend is said to be the smallest in
Utah.
In his address to the citizens OF
Provo, so per cent. Of whom are Nor.
mons President Taft's appeal to the
patriotism of the people, his congrat.
uiations to them on their evidences of
prosperity and the fact that they were
community Of the law, abiding by
the laws. and determined that every
nj g,f nh -.
should be a lawful community. called
forth continuing cheers.
Taft opens Gunnison Tunnel.
Montrose Col, Sept 23. - Booming
OF cannon, music of bands and the
wild cheering of thousands of men
and women to-day signallzed the com.
pletion of the Gunnison river tunnel
project on which the government has
been at work for four and a half
years. President William II. Taft
honored the occasion with his pres.
ence and II was his hand that opened
the gates at the west portal and ad.
mitted into the beautiful but semi.
arid Uncompahgre valley the waters
OF the Gunnison river brought six
miles through the immense tunnel
that has been driven through a gran.
ite mountain range.
Taft Visits Salt Lake.
Salt Lake City, Utah, Sept. "a.
President Taft and party arrived here
this afternoon, escorted by Gov. Will
liam Spry and stan and a number of
Utah congressman, who met the chief
executive at Green River. Mr.. Taft
and I'll the rest stopped at Provo
about noon long enough TO take lunch.
con with Senator Reed Smoot, who
lives there.
On reaching Salt Lake City the pres.
idential party was taken at once in
automobiles to Fort Douglas, where
Mr.. Taft was given the presidential
salute of 2l guns by the First battery,
Ujsh National Guard. He then re-
v.,~ed the Fifteenth infantry, which
Is Oltioned at the fort. This evening
he will be the guest of the officers.
Tomorrow after breakfast at the
Commercial club, Mr.. Taft will be
shown the sights of the city and taken
to Saltair Beach. In the afternoon he
will hold public reception in Liberty
park and then is to be given an hour
OF golf at the Country club. In the
evening he will be the guest of the
Alta club and the Yale Alumni asso.
citation. The president will leave for
Ogden at noon Sunday