Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-30
Chief Executive Talks to
Fruit Growers
ARRIVES ON PACIFIC COAST
HALE AND HEARTY
YUKON EXPOSITION PLANS FINE
PROGRAM TODAY
Nations Ruler Will Start on South
ward Journey to Los Angeles To-
morrow-AppIes Afford SUBJ
ject for Speech
[By Associated Press. ]

q EATTLE, Sept 29.-President Taft
~ reached the Pacific coast tonight,
~ just two weeks after his start
from Boston. During all of this time
he has been steadily heading for the
west.
44ere new phase of the journey be-
gins, and when he leaves Seattle for
Tacoma on Friday afternoon and leaves
that city at midnight, his course will
be south until Los Angeles is reached,
and then comes the turn once more
to face the rising sun.
The president and his party were
given a tremendous welcome at the
union station here on their arrival at
S:15 p. m. by a reception committee of
two dozen members. The space in the
station through which the president and
his escort passed was roped off and a
large body of police kept back the
crowd.
The visitors and the reception COM
mittee entered automobiles, and, pre-
ceded by troop of police, proceeded to
the Rainier club, half a mile distant,
where reception in honor of the presi-
dent was given by Mrs. Richard A.
Ballinger, wife of the secretary of the
interior.
After half an hour at the club the
president and his escort weAt to the
Hotel Washington, which will be tle
home of the visitors until their de-
parture for Tacoma Friday morning.
Retires Early
The president was permitted to retire
early after greeting the Yale club,
which was holding dinner and recep-
tion at the hotel
A great throng of people waited for
the president at the railroad station,
and along the brilliantly lighted streets
through which he passed, and there
was cheering at every step of the way.
The showers of the past two days
had discouraged attempts at general
decoration, except that pictures of the
president were displayed everywhere
and every hagstaff carried a banner.
The visit to the Alaska Yukon-Pa-
cifc exposition will begin at $3.50 a. m.
tomorrow, and Mr.. Taft first will tour
the grounds. After luncheon he will
make an address in the amphitheater.
The president also will speak at a
banquet rendered at the exposition
grounds during the evening, so that
his entire day will be devoted to the
fair.
The president on his way to Seattle
passed through another section of the
country which displayed its marvels
in the way of fruit raising. At North
Yakima, where he spent the entire
forenoon and made an address, the
president saw one of the oldest irri-
gated fruit districts in the far west.
The great yield of apples especially at
tracted his attention and brought from
him the announcement that he was eX-
tremely fond of that fruit.
A Fucker for Peck
"In fact" declared the president, 81
am supposed to have inherited the
taste of an uncle of mine, who is re-
puted to have said that he wouldn't
put his mouth out of pucker for less
than a peck"
The president declared anent the
subject of apples. that they reminded
him a good deal of human nature.
Some apples that are beautiful to be-
hold from without are found to be
tasteless and mealy within, while
others not pretentious to look at are
found to have the solid meat the juice
and taste that go to make up real
character
The president met an old Cincinnati
sweetheart at North Yakima She is
Mrs. Betty Hodges, formerly Miss
Betty Evans and Mr.. Taft was best
man at her wedding. The president
told of the meeting in the course of his
speech.
In his Yakima address the president
also took occasion to pay a tribute to
Senator Wesley L. Jones of Washing
ton, who joined his party at Spokane
yesterday.
Governor Hay of Washington in in
Producing the president declared that
it was through him that the Pacific
coast had recognition on the national
cabinet of the Republican party, and
for vice president in 1912 he placed in
nomination the Hon. Wesley Jones'"
Nominates Jones
"In nominating Senator Jones for a
place on the ticket" said the presi-
dent, "I do not see why Governor Hay
should not name him for the presi-
dency for you are not in the habit of
taking a back seat out here. You only
want the best. Wherever you put SEN
ator Jones, he can be counted upon to
do the right thing at the right time,
and that too, without any brass bands
or fireworks to tell that he is doing it.
If you nominate him for the presidency
l shall be glad to go before the coun-
try and testify to my own knowledge
of his worth and ability as l am doing
here. / thought ! would go the gov
ernor one better and l think l have"
In the throng which greeted the pres
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