The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-05
TAFT IS NEAR GOLDEN GATE Leaves California Capital
 Behind. CONSERVATION, HIS THEME Endorses Anew Policies of His
 Predecessor Pledges Himself ts Ask Congress for Necessary LesisIatlon to Carry
 out Preservatio. of
 Resources.

Sacramento. Cal. Oct. l.--After mak- ing one of the longest jumps of his trip and travelling for twenty-five hours through Oregon and the north- ern half of California, President Taft arrived here tonight at 7:10 o'clock to remain until 1 o'clock tomorrow morn- ing. when he will proceed to Oakland and San Francisco.
 The President was met at the station by another large crowd. MT. Taft was entertained at dinner. was taken for to be cheered all along the route. and made an address in the State Capitol grounds.
 The President selected for the prin- cipal feature of his speech the con- servation of natural resources, in which he declared anew that before many of the Roosevelt policies of conserva- tion can be carried in effect. con- firmatory and enabling legislation must be secured. and he pledged himself to use all his power to induce Congress to pass all laws necessary.
 Having already made a number of set speeches covering the various sub jects he expects to incorporate in his message to Congress. the President. during the rest of his tour will dis cuss In more or less detail many of the phases of the larger questions. for he believes that after all the details count more than mere general dec- iaration of policy.
 While to the average mind the thought of a day and night of unin- terrupted travel suggests discomforts and fatigue. the twenty-five hours be- tween Portland and Sacramento proved to be period of real rest and enjoy- he stops made on the way were at divis- ion points-stops necessary to the op- eration of the train. There were crowds at each of these places and the President appeared on the rear plat form of his car to shake hands or to make a few informal remarks.
 Finds Cure fer Cold.
 At Dunsmuir. near the foot of Mount Shasta, one of the most magnificent snow-clad peaks In all the world. the PresiAent declared that . night of Northern California. had entirely cured the cold he contracted in Seattle.
 Mfr. raft thoroughly enjoyed his stay on the train. He read little. iounged about the car. played . friendly game of bridge" with members of his party and during the five or six hours Mount Shasta was in sight. admired that towering peak in all the charm ing aspects the winding railroad brought into view. Shasta was in reality the first of the snow-topped mountains of the West that the Presi- dent has seen on this trip.
 The President said today that he had been overwhelmed with the re- ception he had received everywhere on the trip. He said the crowds and the cheers were probably those that every President receives on such tour yet this fact made them none the less well come and none the less inspiring to him, who happened for the time being to be the central figure in the pie ture.
 After passing tomorrow in San Fran- cisco, President Taft heads for the Yosemite Valley He never has been among the old giant trees in the val ley, which are said to be the oldest living things in the world. Mir. Taft has been warned that the dust going in and coming out of the park at this time of the year is fairly suffocating. but his enthusiasm in the trip has not been in the least diminished for the three days trip.
 President Taft was welcomed into California at Red Bluff by Governor Giilett, Lieutenant-Govern Porter, Senator Perkins. former Secretary of the Navy Victor Metcalf and other members of a committee gathered from different sections of the State. Mem- bers of the committee from San Fran cisco represented both graft" prose- cution and "anti-graft' prosecution.