The San Francisco call., 1909-09-13
TAFT READY TO
START TOUR OF
UNITED STATES
Will Leave Wednesday on One
of-Most Notable Trips Ever
Taken by a President
Members of Cabinet to Attend
Nations Chief at Meeting
With Diaz of Mexico

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BEVERLY, Mass, Sept 12.-~When
President Taft motors into Boston
Tuesday afternoon to be the guest of
the chamber of commerce at a dinner
he will have actually started on one
of the most notable trips ever taken
by president.
He will leave at 10 o'clock a. m.
Wednesday on the first stage of his
long journey. the first stopping off
place being at Chicago, where he will
be entertained by the Commercial club
and the Hamilton club Leading
through so states and both of the far
southwestern territories, the presi-
dents trip will reach its climax at FL
Paso October 16, where he will meet
President Diaz of Mexico. The presi-
dents trip covers an itinerary of 12,759
over 22 different railroad systems. The
Southern Pacific will get the longest
haul of 2,2S9 miles. The Maricopa and
Phoenix railroad in Arizona gets the
short haul OF 35 miles. The voyage
down the Mississippi river from ST.
Louis to New Orleans on the steamboat
Mississippi covers 1,165 miles and oc-
cupies four days and five nights.
Many Striking Incidents
Other striking incidents of the trip
will include a moonlight ride through
the Royal gorge and a night trip over
the highest passes Of the Rocky noun
tains. an inspection of one of the great
est irrigation projects in all the west
at Montrose, Colo. a visit to the
smelters at Butte; visit to the Occur
d'Alene country of northern Idaho; a
two days stay at the Alaska Y ukon-
Pacific exposition at Seattle: day of
sightseeing down the Shasta route in
California; three days visit to the
Yosemite valley; day passed about
the rim of the grand canyon in Ari-8
zona and four days on the ranch of
the presidents brother. Charles p.
Taft. near Corpus Christi Tex.
The cabinet officers who will be with
the president at the meeting with
President Diaz are Secretary Knox.
Secretary Dickinson, Postmaster Cen
eral Hitchcock and Secretary NageI.
Secretary Ballinger- is expected to
be with the president during the
time he passes in the northwest.
Schedule of Journey
The revised schedule of the principal
stops to be made by the president fol-
lows:
September II. Milwaukee forenoon; La
Crosse. late afternoon; winona, Mimi, evening
September IS and 10. Minneapolis and ST.
Paul.
September 90, Des Moines, Ia, forenoon;
Omaha, Neb, evening.
September 81 Denver, afternoon and evening.
September %, wolhurst, Colo, forenoon
Colorado Springs, early afternoon; Pueblo, late
afternoon.
September %, Glenwood, Colo, brief morning
visit; Grand Junction, ono hour; Montrose
afternoon and evening.
September "a, Provo, Utah, afternoon; Salt
Lake, evening.
September Is, Salt Lake.
6eptomper 20, oait 1-Ako, morning, OBdcnb
afternoon; Pocatello, Idaho, brief night visit
September 81, Butte, forenoon; Helena, after
noon
September 2s, Spokane, Wash, all day.
September 20, North Yakima, forenoon; Seat
tie, evening.
September so, Seattle.
October /. Seattle, morning; Tacoma, after.
noon and evening.
ober Q and 8, Portland.
October 4, Sacramento, CAL, evening.
October 5, Oakland and Berkeley, CAL, FORE
noon; San Francisco. afternoon and evening.
October 6, Merced, hour, route to
Yosemite
October T. 8 and 8, in Yosemite valley.
October 10, Fresno, CAL. afternoon
October IL and IL, Los Angeles.
October IS, Prescott and Phoenix, Ariz., one
hour stop.
October IA, the Grand canyon
October Is. Albuquerque.
October ls, El Paso and Ciudad Juarez, Mex.
October II, San Antonio, Tex, evening
October Is, San Antonio, morning.
October 10, go, Fl and 20, at ranch and in
Corpus Christi
October 2s, Houston, forenoon; Dallas, even