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PLANS NOTABLE
TRIP FOR AUTUMN
President and Wife Would
Include Alaska in Their
Itinerary.

Washington. April 20-Presidelt Taft,
who believes that the chief magistrate
touch with the people as the duties and
requirements Of the office admit, is
planning a notable trip during the late
summer and early autumn, providing
congress decides to continue the annual
appropriation Of SIS, 900 for travelling
allowed during the closing
years Of the Roosevelt administration.
hi presidents plans for the summer
as far in the heated term as August Is,
have been completed. Mr.. Taft will
leave Washington as soon as he can ar
range matters after the adjournment OF
congress and has been told that the ex-
ira session will end June 1. The presi-
dent will go directly from the White
Hous to his ummer home at. Wood
bury Point. Beverly. Mass. and will
spend two months Dr. more there az
quietly and as free from official worry
as possible. Mr.. Taft will devote most
of his vacation to golfing, motoring and
perhaps will take short cruises along
the northern coast. Nj re-assemble9
Atlantic fleet of is battleshtps Will
maneuver off the New England coast
during the summer and the president
undoubtedly will want to see some of
the work of the %ironclads.
Will Cost $4,000.
The trip the president desires to make
to the West during the late summer
will be entirely too expensive to be paid
for out OF his own pocket. An outline
of the proposed itinerary has been given
to a high railroad official and an >esti-
mate requested. 1t is said the cost
would be in the neighborhood of SIS, 900
to 10000. If the president goes West
at all. the president will include Alaska
in the journey, sailing from Seattle.
probably on a vessel of the navy or
revenue cutter service. No president
has ever visited the far northern terri
tory which for SO long has been a part
OF the United States. The president has
been invited to and Is particularly anx-
ious to attend h following gatherings:
The annual encampment Of the Grand
Army OF the Republic at Salt Lake
City. The Trans-Missiissippi confer
ence at Denver. The National Irriga-
ton congress at Seattle n the Alaska
Yukon-Paci1c exposition at the same
city.
In addition to his proposed visit to
h Rocky mountain states and to the
Pacific coast. the presidents tentative
plans for the trip include a long swing
through the Southwest and the heart
Of the South itself.
Many of the vessels of the Pacific
fleet, which includes eight fine armored
cruisers Of the type of the North Caro-
lima n Montana, which MI. Taft used
on his recent trip to Panama, will be
stationed in and about Puget sound
during the exposition, and the presi-'
dent undoubtedly woul make the trip
from the north he probably would land
at San Francisco to begin from there
the journey along the southern border
line.
Mr.. Taft has often spoken of an
Alaskan trip, but 1t has not been def
nttely known until now a he has de-,
cided positively to make 1t a part of
any trip he may take to the Pacific
coast. !
Mrs. TAFT With Him.
Mrs. Taft, who is as fond Of travel
az her husband, would accompany the
president o n the our
Western and southern senators and
representatives are particularly anx-
Gus to nave the president visit THEM
sections. and will 10 all in their power
believe with the president that such a
tour as he proposes to make should be
regarded as an essential factor in the
universal desire to keep the people in
close touch and sympathy with the cen-
trail government. They believe the
and his addresses. are as much Of q
benefit to the poole as to himself
President Taft makes no secret Of
his fondness for travel. He believes Id
to be the only way of obtaining a prop
err idea and perspective of such a big
country. Mr.. Tafts stay at Beverly
will be interrupted by a few short trips
to fill speaking engagements he has
already made and others which he has
under consideration.
Two. splendid new motor cars, or
dered some time ago., have Just arrived
at the White House garage. making
three machines in all nov at the pres
ident' disposal. One Of The cars he
has been using up to this time was
temporarily provided by the factory
until the special cars for the president
could be completed. The president and
Mrs. Taft both are looking forward
with pleasure to motoring long dis,
,tances over the splendid New England
roads.