The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1909-09-17
TAFT'S TRIP BEGUN
pRGolOGNT GIANTS ON l3yooo
MILE TOUR rHNouoN
WEST AND soUTh.
LEAVES ON HIS BIRTHDAY

LEAVES ON HIS BIRTHDAY
Chicago 60 Dc First otep 81 Journey
That Will Take Him ~ Far %
Seattle and 20 the Mexican Border
Where He VIII Meet oiax.
Beverly. Mass. Sept. l5.-President
william H. Taft today stepped into .
motor car. waved . cheerful good-by.
and started for Boston. where this
evening he boards . private car and
begins . tour OF the west and south
that will bs the most remarkable trip
ever taken by . president OF the Uni
ted States. The route q about $4,000
miles has been carefully mapped out.
and every arrangement 10 perfected.
The fact that to-day II Mr.. Taft's nifty
second birthday anniversary We t.
ken ~ . happy augury for the success
Of the long journey.
Besides the president, the party in
eludes Capt. Archibald Butt. military
aide; Wendell w. Mischler, assistant
secretary; DR.. J. J. Richardson Of
Warrington, D. c.; James Sloan. Jr,
and l.. C. Wheeler Of the secret serv-
Ice, and Maj. Arthur Brooks, the presi-
dents confidential messenger. Six
newspaper men will accompany the
president throughout the entire trip.
Shortly before noon tomorrow, the
president will arrive In Chicago and
be the guest of the Commercial club
at luncheon. Next. the Hamilton club
takes him in charge and. will escort
him. with . bodyguard Of 1.400 mem
bers. to the West side ball park, to
witness . game between Chicago and
New York. After that will come q din
ner 1T the Congress hotel. and then .
meeting in Orchestra hall. where Mr..
Taft will make . speech. To wind up
the day. the president win put In his
appearance at . reception and ball
given BY the Chicago bankers In the
Auditorium.
In Wiseensln and Minnesota.
Leaving Chicago at 3 .. m. Friday
morning, the presidential party will
stop 1t Milwaukee. Madison and Port
age. and will spend the night It WI
aona. Minn., and will reach Mime.
apolis early on the morning Of Satur.
day, September 10. He will spend al
Saturday and Sunday In Minneapolis
and st. Paul, leaving Sunday night 1t
eight o'clock In order to reach Des
Aolnes sa the morning Of September
30.
Five hours will be spent In the Iowa
capital, where Mr.. Taft win review
5000 troops Of the regular srmy. and
make . speech. and then the president
moves on to Omaha. whore he will
spend the late afternoon and evening.
Denver will be reached the after.
oon Of September 81. and the presi.
dent will 20 almost direct from his
train to the state capitol for . recep-
tion to be rendered by state of1cials,
By the chamber Of commerce and civ.
ic organizations. At 8 >. ID. the presi.
dent will make IN address In the DEN.
yer Auditorium. where Mr.. Bryan last
year vas nominated for the presi
dency.
The president and his party will
breakfast with Thomas r. Walsh, II
Wolhurst. near Denver. the morning
OF Wednesday. September -, and thsl
return to the city for the chamber oi
commerce banquet at moo
Leaving Denver ct s p. "a. Septem
Der -. the president and his party
will stop for m hours visit ct Colo
RADIO Springs. and then 90 on Il
Pueblo, where In the evening they
will be guests at the state fair.
In Wonder Region o. Colorado.
The morning Of September % vii
fnd the president ut Glenwoo<
Springs for . brief visit and that aft
eruoon he will visit M~ontrose. wher,
10 will formally open the great Gun
nlson river tunnel built By the govern
mAnt for the irrigation Of the Uncom
pahgre valley.
Returning to Grand Junction 4
Usume the Journey westward. u
president will arrive at Salt LAX,
City, Utah, Friday afternoon. Septem
Der 80. 70 remain there until Sunda.
afternoon, the twenty-sixth. when II,
party leaves rel the Oregon 6hor
Line for P~ocatello. Ida. and Butte
Mont. the latter city being reached
Monday. September ~. 1t $40 Z. n
John Hays Hammond JOHNS the part,
at Salt Lake City.
After spending half . day IN Butte
there will be . brief excursi0a hit
Helena. Spokane, Wash, will b
reached early Thussday morning. u