Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-02
HAS
STRENUOUS DAY
fcontinnsd FROM Pare onel

or feel more gratitude to my prede-
cessor than I. There is a disagree
ment as to just what the RooseVelt
policies are We have heard or Catho-
lies of whom 1t was said that they
were more Catholic than the pope
Two Rooseveltian
Occasionally we find gentlemen so
earnest in support of the RooseVeit
policies that they are more Roose-
veltian than Roosevelt himself. am
doing tho best L can to carry out tile
Roosevelt policies as 1 understand
them. and as L was in his cabinet for
four years [ had at least a fair op-
portunity to know what they We're. .
President Taft paid his farewell visit
to the worlds fair this morning the
presidential party being taken TO tile
exposition grounds in automobiles over
a route that led through the principal
streets and gave the cro"aS sat aiio'iieA
chance to cheer for the president.
From the fair, where the president
visited the live stock show, he went TO
the Seattle Golf and Country cruz
There he remained five hours pray
ing his favorite game before and aIteI
on his way to the fair he reviewed
the children of the Broadway nteL
school. After a half hour at the stocH
show the president and parry oI',b %u'
taken in automobiles to the golf cIup
THE president spent five hours at lhe
c1ub Tn the morning he played
nine.boIe game with H. c. Henry
the railroad builder. , IN.
luncheon at the clubhouse was III
formal. only few persons being pres.
ent besides the president party AieS. tt,.
luncheon a foursome was playeu py ens
nresident with A. Peters, classIilatt
of Mr.. Taft at Yale; &. j. Slillth ano
A. S. Kerry. 4;,,,o >,
When nlav was ended it was time tc
s+ort FIR Tacoma, and automo biles CON
Yoved the president and his FELLOW
travellers to the yacht Ell Prlmero
living at a wharf in the center OF lne
This gave the citizens another op-
nortunity to view the president ano
the streets were well lined with people,
On the way to the yacht the presloenl
reviewed the children OF the LihcolN
high school.
At Stock Exhibit
Tho nresident had arranged for only
q br.iaf ston at the stock show To-Day
hrt became interested and stayed more
than an hour. so that he did not arrive
at the golf club until after noon
Mr.. Taft and party were taken 70
nIatform around which were drawn up
The various prize animals. After sur
vevine the field of stock he was told
me neoDle of a grand stand close py
evnected a speech, and he made snort
one Then his escort started to hustle
tbe nresident to his automobile, but he
protested, saying:
At want to see these ANIMALS
Reginning with the cattle, he patted
the Well-groomed head of Whlte
Shorthorn bull and then went along
II line, asking questions about various
exhibits. Then he went among the
horses. A., ,,;-+,,os
of q Morgan stallion, said that he
could be ridden all day without urlne
him. ...o,, oa,,oa a. =
president. a o. - 70.
piled the groom.
The president was much interested IN
a Morgan mare sold to the government
breeding station near Denver.
Mr.. Taft was in his automoplle reauy
to leave when the sheepmen, hndlns
thew had been ignored, brought to-
ward him a champion animal that they
wanted the president to see
Bring them all over said the presl-
dent and flock of sheep was soon at
the side of the automobile.
The president then began study OF
the wool question, asking about
breeds. shearing time, condition OF
fleece, etc.
"Why is it," he asked. that we
don't get as good mutton here as In
England2"
1--WE do" said one sheepman.
'"Then have been unfortunate, SAID
the president.
Another sheepman explained tnat
American mutton growers did not fin
jsh the feeding of the sheep properly
IN fit them for the table, while the
English growers did.