Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-08-12
Will Make a Tour Approximating
$4,000 Miles and Cover Wide
Territory.
STARTS ON SEPTEMBER 10
rhat VIII he His b2d Blrthdny-will
Traverse the Royal Gorge Of the
Rockies, Visit the Yosemite
Valley and Make Four
Days sail Southwark.

Washington, Aug. e.-Before his de-
parture for his summer home to-day
president Taft made public a tentative
outline of his trip through the West and
South this fall. IT will be n wide swing
around practically the entire United
States. embra cling n journey approximate
ing 1900 miles-as long "a the cruise OF
the battleshlp fleet from Hampton Roads.
through the Straits of Magellan To- San
Francisco bay. The trip will be one OF
che most notable ever made by a Presi-
dent. IT will he as diverse as could well
he imagined and no Seeing Amer
lea" tour could be devised to embrace as
many points of interest in brief n
space OF time as President TAFT will give
TO his jaunt to the Pacific coast and
back through the great States of the
South.
The President accompanied = Secre-
tary Fred w. Carpenter, Captain Aren't
bald W. Butt his military aid. several
White House attaches and perhaps a
guest or two for various parts of the
trip. will travel In a private car. at
tached for the greater part of the time
20 regular trains but running special"
every now and then to fill engage
rents iii the smaller towns along the
route and in the more remote sections
where trains are few and far between.
During his tour the President will
traverse the Royal Gorge of the Rocky
mountains, will visit the Alaska Yukon
exposition at Seattle, will spend three
DAYS in the famous Yosemite Valley.
sill stop Off at tho Grand Canyon Of
the Colorado and follow the trail down
,,,4 $50 he 90 hot ctn ht-o vii
greet the President Of Mexico on the in
,erna,ional bridge over the Rio Grande
Mt Fl Paso on October 16. will take a
four days sail down the Mississippi river
from St Louis to New Orleans. with va
,ious stops en- route and will spend four
DAYS on the ranch OF his brother,
Charles p. Taft, near Corpus Christi.
Texas.
ITINERARY OF THE TRIP.
Starting from the rugged shores OF tho
north coast Of Massachusetts. the Presi-
dent goes direct west from Beverly. He
will motor into Boston the morning of
September 15-his f1fty-second birthday
and there board the car which practically
will be q rowing White House for two
months. The President has accepted
practically all the invitations that could
lie crowded into the 90 days set aside for
the trip and his acceptance book Is
closed. There naturally will he many five
and ten minute stops not included in the
regular itinerary and many brief little
car-end speeches. but the tour as now an
nounced Is to oil intents and purposes
complete
The Presidents first stop will be at Chi
caEo. where he arrives shortly before
Io lon, ,tpp of ,1,.v
and spends the afternoon and evening
leaving Mt 800 y. NJ. Friday. September i
for Madison, Wis, where he will sporj
the entire forenoon OF that day, leavinl
Madison NJ midday for Winona. MINI
with brief stop ut Portage. Wis. Q,
route. After spending Friday night a.
Winona, the President will reach Mime
npolls early the morning OF SATURDAY.
September lS. The President will spcnf
oil Of Saturday and Sunday in Mime
npolis, leaving Sunday night al 500 r. NJ
IN order 70 reach Des Mo!nes. Iowa. tn,
morning Of September 90 Five hours will
he spent In Des Molnes. and then III,
president moves on the Omaha, where n,
Will spend the late afternoon and even
Ing.
REACHES DENVER SEyT. 81.
Denver. Colo. will be reached +hr
efternoon of September 81 and the
President will go almost direct from
his train 70 the State capitol for a re.
reption to be rendered by state ON.
rlals. by the chamber Of commerce.
CIVIC organizations. etc. At p. M
~" President will make an address ir
the denver auditorium where Mr.
bryan last year was nominated 70,
the presidency The President ard hi.
party VIII breakfast with Thomas f.
walsh, at Wolhurst, near Denver the
morning Of Wednesday. September 2.
ma then return 10 the city for the
chamber OF commerce banquet a.
noon. Leaving Denver at D. m. Sep,
fcmhor % the President and his part,
VIII stop for an hours visit at Colo
RADIO Springs and then go to Puebl,
whore in the evening they will b,
guests ut the State fair
The morning Of September es will
md tho President at Glenwood SPRING
Tor brief visit and that afternoon h,
VIII visit MOntrose to have look a
the great Gunnison tunnel OF the ives
tern colorado irrigation project. Re
turning to Grand Junction to resum
the journey westward, the Presiden
Will arrive at Salt Lake City, Utah
Friday afternoon. September "a, to re
main there until Sunday afternoon
Tho 2sth, when the party leaves owe
the Oregon Short line for PocatellC
Idaho. and Butte. Mont. the latte
rty being reached Monday, Septembe
b at $40 a. m. After spending hal
D day in Butte, thcre will be brie
excursion into Helena. SPOKANE
Wash, will be reached early Thurs
day morning, the goth and the entir
day will DO spent In the city. TIL