The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-09-23
TAF7'S TRIP BEGUN
PRESIDENT STARTS ON 5000
MILE TOUR THROUGH
WEST AND SOUTH.
LEAVES ON HIS BIRTHDAY

Chicago to BE First Stop on Journey
That viii Take Him as Far as
Seattle and TO the Mexican Border
Who're He VIII Meet OIax.
Beverly. Mass. Sept 15.-President
william H. Taft to-day stepped into .
motor car. waved 4 cheerful good-by.
and started for Boston. where this
evening he boards private car and
begins a tour Of the west and south
that will be the most remarkable trip
eva .aken by a president OF the Uni
ted States. The route OF about $1,000
miles has been carefully mapped out,
and every arrangement is perfected.
The fact that to-day is Mr.. Taft's nifty
second birthday anniversary WIS ta-
ken as = happy augury for the success
Of the long journey.
Besides the president. the party In
cludcs Capt. Archibald Butt. military
aide: Wendell w. Mischler. assistant
secretary: DR.. ]. J. Richardson OF
Washington. 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
npresident will arrive In Chicago and
be the guest Of tho Commercial club
At luncheon. Next. the Hamilton club
takes him In charge and will escort
him. with = bodyguard Of 400 mem
bers. to tho West side ball park. to
witness q game between Chicago and
New York. After that will come = din
ner at the Congress hotel. and then q
meeting in Orchestra hall. where Mr.
Taft viii make = speech. To wind up
tho day. the president will put In his
appearance 1t q reception and ball
Auditorium.
In Wisconsin and Minnesota.
Leaving Chicago At 3 .. m. Friday
morning. the presidential party will
stop at Milwaukee. Madison and Port
age. and will spend the night at WI
mona. Mimi, and will reach Mime
apolis early on the morning Of Satur-
day. September Is. He will spend all
Saturday and Sunday in Minneapolis
and st. Paul. leaving Sunday night at
eight o'clock in order to reach Des
Molnes on the morning Of September
20.
Five hours will be spent In the Iowa
capital. where Mr.. Taft win review
5000 troops Of the regular army and
make . speech. and then tho president
moves on to Omaha. where he will
spend the late afternoon. and evening.
Denver viii be reached the after
noon of September n, and the presi-
dent wifi 90 almost direct from his
train to the state capitol for . recep-
tion to be rendered BY state officials,
by the chamber of commerce and CIV
nc Organizations. At 9 p. m. the presi-
dent will mako an address in the Dan
yer Auditorium. where Mr.. Bryan last
year was nominated for the presi-
dency.
Tho president and his party will
breakfast with Thomas F. Walsh, ut
Wolhurst. near Denver. the morning
Of Wednesday. September 70. and then
return to the city for the chamber of
commerce banquet At noon.
Leaving Denver At p. m. Ssptem-
ber -. the president and his party
will stop for an hours visit at Colo
rado Springs. and. then 20 on to
Pueblo, where in the evening they
will be guests At the state fair.
In Wonder Region ef celorads.
The morning Of September % will
ind the president At .0lenwood
Springs for , brief visit and that AFT
ernoon> he viii visit Moatrose. where
10 will formally open the great Gun
nison river tunnel built BY the govern
ment for the irrigation Of the Uncom-
Spahsrs valley.
Returning to Grand Junction to
resume the Journey westward. the
president will arrive at Salt Lake
City, Utah. Friday afternoon. Septsm-
ber ~. to remain there until Sunday
afternoon. the twenty-sixth, when the
party leaves over the Oregon Short
Line for Pocatsllo. Ida. aud Butte.
Mont. the latter city being reached
Monday. September "a. At $40 = N.
John Hays Hammond Joins the party
1t Salt Lake City.
After sps1ding half . DAY n Butte.
Hhers will b. . brisf sxcursioa into
lLIslsna. Spokane. wash. viii -
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