The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-07
Start in Massachusetts.

Starting from the rugged shores of the
north coast of Massachusetts. the Presi-
dent goes direct west from Beverly. He
will motor into Boston the morning OF
September 15-his fifty-second birthday
and there board the car which practically
will be a rowing White House for two
months The President has accepted
practically all the invitations that could
be crowded into the 60 days set aside
for the trip and his acceptance book is
closed. There naturally will be many
five and ten-minute stops not included In
the regular itinerary and many brief lit
tie car-end speeches, but the tour as now
announced is to all intents and purposes
complete
The Presidents first stop will be at
Chicago, where he arrives shortly be-
fore noon on the morning of September 16
and spends the afternoon and evening,
leaving at a. M Friday, September II,
for Madison, Wis, where he will spend
the entire forenoon of that day, leaving
Madison at midday for Winona, Mimi,
with a brief stop at Portage, Wis., en-
route. After spending Friday night at
Winona the President will reach Mime
apolis early the morning of Saturday,
September 49, The President will spend
all of Saturday and Sunday in Mime
apolis, leaving Sunday night at s o'clock
in order to reach Des Moines, Iowa, the
morning of September 20. Five hours
will be spent in Des Moines, and then
the President moves on to Omaha, where
he will spend the late afternoon and
evening.
Stop at Denver.
Denver will be reached the afternoon Of
September q, and the President will go
almost direct from his train to the state
capitol for a reception to be rendered
by state officials, by the chamber of
commerce. civic organizations, etc. At Q
D. m. the President will make an address
in the Denver auditorium. where Mr.
Bryan last year was nominated for the
presidency. The President and his party
will breakfast with Thomas f. Walsh at
Wolhurst, near Denver the morning of
Wednesday, September %, and then re-
turn to the city for the chamber of COM
merce banquet at noon. Leaving Denver
at 5 p. M, September %, the President
and his party will stop for an hours visit
at Colorado Springs. and then go on to
Pueblo, where in the evening they will be
guests at the state fair.
The morning of September % will find
the President at Glenwood Springs for a
brief visit, and that afternoon he will
visit Montrose to have look at the
great Gunnison tunnel of the western
Colorado irrigation project. Returning to
Grand Junction to resume the journey
westward, the President will arrive at
Salt Lake City Friday afternoon. Sep
TENDER a. to remain there until Sunday
afternoon, the 26th, when the party leaves
| over the Oregon Short Line for Pocatelo,
| idaho, and Butte, Mont, the latter city
being reached Monday September q, at
| GAO a. m. After spending half day
| In Butte, there will be a brief excursion
| into Helena. Spokane. Wash, will be
| rea ched early Thursday morning, the
| 2Sth and the entire day will be spent in
| the city. The forenoon of the Goth will be
| spent at North Yakima, and the party
| will arrive at Seattle at S:15 that even
| Ing.
At Seattle Exposition.
| President Taft will spend two days,
| September 30 and October l doing the
| Alaska Yukon exposition, leaving Seattle
| late the evening of the second day and
| arriving at Portland, Ore, October at
| a. m. Two days will be spent in Port
| land, the party leaving there at p m.
| Sunday, October 8, for trip down the
| famous Shasta route, through the Sis
l kiyou mountains. and in view Of Mount