Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-09-14
PROTECTION FOR
PRESIDENT TAFT
Secret Service Men Confer With
Police Officials Of City
And County.
DETAILS ARE NOW COMPLETE
The President WIN he Salutcd az De-
pot by National Guard Troops
Reception at Park.

l. G. Wheeler OF the United Statos
secret service, whose special duty is Co
perfect I'm advance the details of pre-
cautionary measures for the safety Of
President Taft during his western trip.
arrived in salt Lake yesterday after
| noon. Since his arrival he has been In
almost constant conference with the
various city and county police officials
and the committee having in charge
the reception and entertainment of the
president in salt Lake.
For several hours last night Mr..
| Wheeler was in conference with Chief
Of Police Barlow. chief Of Detectives
Sheets and the detective force and this
forenoon was spent by Mir wheeler and
| Chief Barlow IN going over every route
and inspecting every point that the
president win travel or visit during his
stay in the city This afternoon an
other meeting win be held which win
be attended by Mr. Wheeler. chief BAR
low, sheriff Sharp and tho general COM
mittee. az which the entire program ar
| ranged for the president will be gone
over and discussed and such changes
or notifications made as the secret ser.
vice agent may suggest
THE RECEPTION.
At the conference Of last night the
details Of the reception OF President
Taft upon his arrival in Salt Lake over
the Denver & Rio Grande Friday. sept
p. were practically completed. and are
! tentatively as follows
The presidential train Is scheduled
| 20 arrive I'm Salt Lake az $3.50 O'Clock.
and Us stop win be made with the pres
idents private car standing in Second
South street.
For an hour before the arrival Of the
| train. traffic ON west Second South be-
tween Fifth and Sixth West streets
viii be suspended and the street kept
clear Troops OF the National Guard Of
Utah. consisting Of the Signal CORPS
companies G and II OF Salt Lake. and
company B Of OCden,--Uill act as the
receiving guard of honor and VIII line
both sides Of Second South street from
Fifth West street 20 the railroad track.
The automobile which will convey Pres
ident Taft, will be stationed near the
track and viii form the apex OF tri-
angle composed of the automobiles
which will carry the members Of the
presidential party and the escorting
committee.
As the president alights from his car
aud is greeted by the governor Of tho
state. the troops wiz render honor by
coming 10 present arms continuing
this honor while the president passes
| through the ranks The field music
viii sound the presidents march and
the band will play.
MOUNTED ORDERLIES.
The president and escorting party
| viii be preceded by line OF 25 mount
ed orderlies from Fort Douglas. In linz
| with the presidents automobile will b.
| four mounted policemen, one at each
| rear wheel. and one m each side Of the
street Immediately in the rear Of the
| automobile viii be a platoon of police
and following this viii be the line OF
| automobiles containing the members OF
the presidential party and committee
| men.
The troops OF the guard viii disperse
| after the president has passed the line
Under the present arrangements the
president will proceed from the depot
TO Fort Douglas. where he win be re
ceived with the fun military honors ac-
! corded the president and commander
in-chief Of the army. The First bat
terry OF the National Guard Of Utah,
under command OF Capt Webb will b.
!
dent crosses the line Of the reservation
the presidential salute OF 81 guns will
be given The entire strength OF the
Fifteenth Infantry will be drawn up
end be reviewed by the president.
THE PRESIDENTIAL PARTY.
six automobiles VIII be required 20
convey the president and party each
| automobile carrying one or two COM
mitteemcn. The list ~ occupants as
given nv Special Agent Wheeler is;
car No. President WIN. H. Taft,
capt Archie Butts, James Sloan. Gov.
car 40. Charles G. Wagner. Joseph
Murphy Mayor John n. Bransford and
| committeeman.
Car No. s-Dr. J. Richardson. Asst.
| secy. Michler and committeeman.
| Car No. 4-Robort Small. Robert
/ Hazard and committeeman.
Car No. 5-E A. Fowler william
/ Hosler and committeeman
Car No fisherman Allen. Harry
| Dunlap and committeeman
Unusual care Is taken IN the protcc-
tion Of the president during the times
| he appears in public a perfect Gordon
OF secret service men. their numbers
augmented by the detective force ana
| plain clothes men az tho city and coun-
| 49, surrounding him constantly When
he speaks from The platform in Lib
| orty park ho VIII ho hedgod With
! guards. and the plans provide that not
! moro than one person can be beside
] him at any one moment. IN the grand
stand from which he win speak. "a
! small UassageNay. two feet in width
| is provided f0r the stream % people
who VIII pass him in the public feocp-
| ton. ON each side ~ the president "a
secret service man win be stationed.
| another directly in front ~ him and
fourth In the rear A. the same time
| "a hundred on more men viii b. clrcu-
latlnE among the crowd I'm inc near
! vicinity.