Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-12
TAFT TO MAKE MANY STOPS
Itinerary, as Announced, is Only
Made in the Rough.
TO TRAVEL BY SPECIAL TRAIN
President is Being BOmbnrded with
Requests for Visits and Speeches
from All Kinds of
Places.

WASHINGTON, July IL - Indications
multiply that President Taft's announced
itinerary for his western and southern
trip this fall win be materially extended.
The president himself did not include in
the tentative list which was published all
of the places where he expects to stop
long enough to make an address and hold
brief car-end reception. The itinerary
was made of those cities where the presi-
dent will spend from one to three days
Strong efforts will be made by congress-
men and state officials to have the presi-
dent stop, at least for few minutes, at
all the towns of appreciable size through
which his train will pass in the daylight
hours. Already the president has been
bombarded with such requests. He has
suggested to all his callers and corre-
spondents that they take the matter up
with him later.
During the trips he has made thus far
the president has adhered to the policy Of
journeying in a single private car attached
to regular trains On his far western trip,
however, where tratnseare run heavier and
at longer intervals than here in the east,
1t is likely the president will have to fol-
low the policy of his predecessors in char
tering a special train. especially II he
stops at the smaller cities that dot the
way between the large places he will visit
The president expects to be away for
two months on this trip, and will carry a
complement of stenographers, clerks and
telegraphers, in addition to his secretaries.
Thurs far the presidential party has been
confined to the chief executive, Captain
Archibald w. Butt. his military aid; As
sistant Secretary Mischler, Major Arthur
Brooks, who, In addition to being the pres
ident's confidential messenger, is COM
manding officer Of the First separate bat
talon Of colored troops in the district of
Columbia; and two secret service men,
James Sloan, who was with President
Roosevelt for seven years. and Jack"
Wheeler, who has accompanied Mr.. Taft
since his election to office.
The porters and cook assigned to the
president whenever he travels have been
years. VIII s. Anderson, the porter, was
promoted to presidential service In 1901,
and was with President Roosevelt on all
OF his travels. ]. C. Broadus, chef to the
president while enroute began his presi-
Dental service under Mr.. Mckinley, and
has caused both President Roosevelt and
President Taft to marvel at the wonderful
meals he turns out of the tiny kitchens
| little bigger than closets-which private
cars carry The third member of the crew,
E. B. Letcher. has also seen service under
three presidents. Letcher usually acts as
walter
The railroad officials, in taking every
precaution for the comfort and safe con-
veyance Of the president. have three men
alw ays on the engine. Sometimes the third
man may be the division superintendent.
Always there is representative of the
traffic department on board, with authority
TO take control in an emergency. The rail-
roads much prefer to carry the president
by special train, and often do so nowadays
in preference to hauling his car at the end
Of a regular train.