The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-09-13
PRESIDENT WILL BE
IN UTAH S1PT. "A

Beverly MaSS., sept. lZ-N 1en
President Taft motors into Boston
Tuesday TO be the guest Of tho cham
Der OF commerce at a dinner he VIII
have actually started on one OF the
most notable trips ever taken By a
president
He Will leave at 10 a M on Wednes-
day on the first stage of his journey,
the first stop being at Chicago. where
he will be entertained by the Com
mercial club and the Hamilton club.
Leading through thirty states and both
Of the far southwestern territories. the
presidents trip will reach its climax
at Ell Paso on October 16. where he
will meet President Diaz of Mexico.
The presidents trip covers 12,759
miles and his private car will travel
over twenty-five different railroad sys-
tens. Southern Pacific will get the
longest haul OF 2.2S9 miles. The Mar
icopa and Phoenix railroad In Arizona
gets the short haul of thirty-five
miles.
The voltage down the Mississippi
river from ST. Louis to New Orleans
on the steamboat Mississippi covers
] ,165 miles and occupies four days and
five nights.
Other striking incidents of the trip
will include a moonlight ride through
the Royal gorge and a night trip over
the highest passes of the Rocky noun
tains an inspection of one of the great
est irrigation projects In all the west
at Montrose. Colo a visit to the
smelters at Butte, a visit to the
Coucr D'Alene country OF northern
Idaho; a two-days' stay at the Alska-
Yukon-Paciic exposition at Seattle.
day OF sightseeing down the Shasta
route in California; three days visit
TO the Yosemite valley: a day passed
about the rim OF the Grand canyon in
Arizona. and four days on the ranch of
the Presidents brother. Charles P.
Taft, near Corpus Christi, Tex
The cabinet officers who will be
with the president at the meeting with
President Diaz, Secretary Dickinson,
/ Postmaster General Hitchcock and
Secretary Nagel
Secretary Ballinger Is expected to
be with the president during the
greater part of the time he passes In
the northwest. The president has also
invited number of United States sem
ators' and personal friends to make
portions of the journey as his friends.
The revised schedule of the princi-
pal stops to be made by the president
\ follows.
{ September 16-Chicago, afternoon
, and evening.
September l7-Milwaukee: Winona,
Minn,. evening.
September IS and 19-Minneapolis
and st Paul.
September 20-Des Moines. Ia, fore
noon Omaha. Neb.. evening.
September -Wolhurst. Colo, fore,
noon: Colorado Springs early after
noon: Pueblo, late afternoon.
September 23-Glenwood. Colo
brief morning visit; Grand Junction.
one hour; Montrose. afternoon and
evening.
September 24-Provo, Utah, after
noon. Salt Lake, evening.
September 25-Sslt Lake,
September 26-Salt Lake, morning:
Ogden; afternoon; Pocatello. brief
night visit
September 27-Butte, forenoon:
Helena. afternoon ~.
September 2S-Spokane. all day.
September 29-North Yakima, fore
noon: Seattle, evening.
September. 30-Seattle
October Seattle. morning. Taco
ma. afternoon and evening.
October and 3-Portland.
October 4-Sacramento. evening.
October 5-Oskland and Berkely,
October 5-Oakland and Berkely:
forenoon. San Francisco,
October 6-Mercede. one hour, en-
route TO Yosemite
October Z, S and 9-In Yosemite val
ley.e 5.. -.
IsUOotober 1O-Fresno, Cal, afternoon.
October II and .12-Los Angeles.
-JOctober 1S-Prescott and Phoenix
Ariz., one hour stop
s1October 1.-THE Grand canyon.
October .15-Albuquerque. y. NJ.
IIojQctober 16-El Paso and Cindad,
Jnareg, Mex
October 17-San Antonio, Tex.
evening
October lS-San Antonio. morning.
r.. October 10, 20, 81 and 90, at ranch
and In Corpus Christi
October 23-Houston. forenoon:
Dallas. evening.