Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1909-04-23
HE is ANXIOUS TO VISIT The
NORTHWEST STATES.
But Says Congress Must Provide Fund
of About $1s, ooo-Would Visit Alas
ka, G.. A. r. Encampment at Salt
Lake, National Irrigation Congress
and Seattle Fair.

President Taft, who believes that the
chief magistrate of the nation should
keep as close in touch with the people
as the duties and requirements of the
office admit, is planning a notable trip
during the late summer and early au-
tumn, provided CONFESS decides to con
tinue the annual appropriations of $685.
900 for travelling expenses allowed dur
ing the closing years of the Roosevelt
administration.
Mr.. Taft will devote most of his
vacation to golf and motoring, and
perhaps win take a short cruise along
the northern coast. The reassembled
Atlantic fleet of 16 battleships will
maneuver off the New England coast
during the summer and the president
undoubtedly will want to see some OF
the work of the ironclads,
The trip the president desires tC
make to the west during the. late sum
mer will be entirely too expensive t.
be paid for out of his own pocket. Al
outline of the proposed itinerary hal
been given to high railroad officia
and an estimate requested.
1t is said the cost will be in thu
neighborhood of $4,000 to $4,000 i
he goes west at all, the president will
include Alaska in the journey, sailing
from Seattle, probably on vessel o
the navy and revenue cutter service.
Visit Alaska.
No president has ever visited the ia
northern territory which for so Ion
has been part of the United States. TIL
r president has been invited and is pal
, ticularly anxious to attend the follow
: ing gatherings:
The annual encampment of the G.
R. at Salt Lake City.
The transmississippi conference {
n Denver.
4 The national irrigation congress I
n Spokane and the Alaska Yukon acif
E exposition at Seattle.
:. In addition to his proposed Wis
g to the Rocky mountain states and
!. the Pacific coast, the presidents tie
n tative plans for the trip include lol
d swing through the southwest and t.
n heart of the south itself.
Many of the vessels of the Paci
e feet, which includes eight fine armor
v cruisers of the type of the North Cal
;. lima and Montana, which Mr.. TIA
!. used on his recent trip to Panama, W
T. be stationed in and about Puget sou
}. during the exposition, and the preside
IL undoubtedly would make the trip
n. Alaska on one of these. Return
t. from the north he probably would la
A at San Francisco to begin there t
d journey along the southern border lii
,e Mr.. Taft has often spoken of an AL
kan trip, but it has not been definite
a known until now that he has decid
O.. positively to make it part of any t.
20 he may take to the Pacific coast.
" Mrs. Taft Fond of Travel.
t. Mrs. Taft, who is as fond of ira
tn as her husband, would accompany
De president on the tour.
Western Men Anxious.
Western and southern senators q
- representatives are particularly al
II ious to have the president visit tn
VI sections and will do all in their pov
% to provide the necessary funds. tt
ID believe with the president that suct
tour as he proposes to make should
regarded as an essential factor in
i'd universal desire to keep the people
close touch and sympathy with the C
trail government.
IN, President Taft makes no secret of
is fondness for travel. He believes it
a be the only way of obtaining pro
NO idea and perspective of such a
ay country. Mr.. Taft's stay at Beve
CHI will be interrupted by few short Il
to fill speaking engagements he
il already made and others which he
is under consideration.
las Two splendid new motor cars,
ter dered some time ago, have just ARR
ms. at the White House garage, max
he three machines in all now at the pr
rn- dent IS disposal. The president and h
Taft both are looking forward v
asst pleasure to motoring long distar
me over the splendid New England ROT