The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-10
TAFT WILL REACH
CAPITAL TONIGHT
President Has Virtually Com,
pleted Journey of Thirteen
Thousand Miles.
HAD A GREAT TIME,
BUT GLAD TO GET HOME
Will Make No Long Trips Un-
til Visit to Alaska Next
Year.

WILMINGTON, n. c., Nov. 9.-His
| 13,000-mile journey through thirty
three states and territories all but
concluded, President Taft is speeding
will stop tomorrow until late IN the
afternoon. leaving then for Washing
ton to spend the night at the White
house,
The president has had 4 wonderfully
good time on his long trip, but is pretty
we'll tagged out and is glad that his
travels so soou are to be over,
Mr.. Taft has given up all idea Of
visiting Panama this winter. and will
make no more long trips until next
summer, when he hopes TO visit Alas
ka. lie Will spend the Christmas hoh-
days in the White house with his
family
The president is especially glad in
getting home TO know that Mrs. Taft s
early and complete recovery from the
nervous breakdown of last spring is
certain.
Constant Thoughts of Wife.
During his ffty-six days on the road,
President Taft has not let the setting
of sun 60 by without sending Mrs.
Taft a message. He has literally in
Interspersed the daily messages by wire
with long letters, detailing the most
minute happenings Of his trip, and in
this way has actually written q com
plete history of his journey.
The presidents S day in Wilmington
called out great display of enthu-
siasm. People came from all sections
10 participate IN the welcome
In many ways the celebration here
was one Of the most significant of the
president S trip Governor Kitchln ex-
tended formal welcome of the state in
an address that bristled with the pa
triotism Of the South and that embodied
one of the most glowing tributes the
president has received.
Guest OF Cotton King
Arriving here before daylight this
morning. the president slept until near
lv s o'clock, when be was escorted
10 the beautiful colonial homo of James
Sprunt. one Of the greatest exporters
of cotton In the South, whore . South
ern home breakfast was served. George
Washington aud Daniel Webster had
known the hospitality of the same
splendid mansion. The breakfast was
served In the conservatory, which had
been made into a grape arbor. At the
end of the meal, Mayor MacRae of
Wilmington voiced the welcome to The
city aud created Mr.. Taft San honor
ary tarhcel' for life.
From the Sprunt homo the president
motored IN review of 1900 school chill
dren. He stopped several minutes TO
listen 10 their cheers and songs, and
then proceeded to another part of the
city, where he reviewed the colored
children and made them "A little ad-
dress.
Given Object Lesson.
Boarding the revenue cutter Semi
mole, at 1880 clock with a committee
of fifty citizens ns an escort the presi-
dent was taken for a sail of twenty
five miles down the waterway and re-
turn. Wilmington is desirous of deep
ening her channel To the sea from TWEEN.
ty-four to thirty feet and the ride was
TO give the president an object lesson
as to the need of improvement. Lunch
con was served on board.
During the trip the president sent
a wireless telegram TO Mrs. Taft. When
the revenue trip had ended. President
Taft was taken for carriage ride.
Tho parade ended at the city hall,
where the president spoke, Tonight
he attended a supper at the Masonic
temple before leaving for Richmond al
8 O'Clock,
Governor Kitchu. III Introducing the
president this afternoon declared that
he wanted Mr., Taft TO know that inc
South was ''hls country, as the north
is our country