The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-10-11
PRESIDENT TAFT'S
WEEK IN TEXAS

Los Angeles, Oct. 1O.-President
Taft returning from his trip throlgh
the Sierras. arrived here in tAe car
Mayfiower at eight this morning. The
train was switched to San Pedro i'm
znediately and he spent the morning
inspecting the work of making deep
sea harbor and the site of the pro-
posed Notifications. Lieut.. G.. I. Leeds
showing the President over the work.
After a drive through the streets
of San Pedro. the President returned
10 the train aud arrived al Los Angel
es al one O'Clock where he was greet
ed by a reception committee.
The President drove through the
streets. which were lined with flowers
and cheering crowds. civil and Span
ish war veterans being banked at
the corners. as were the entire popula-
tion of Chinatown. The President will
be the guest of Mrs. w. E Edwards
during his stay here.
San Antonio. Tex Oct. 10.-Pres-
ident Taft's journey through Texas.
beginning October I6 and endilg Oc-
tc5er -. opens with the most formal
of all the affairs that have character
lied ais swnig around the United
States. Al the border of the largest
state in the Union he will greet the
president of another republic. He
will just shake hands with Presiden.
Diaz of Mexico on the Texas side OF
the Rio Grande.
After an all-day stay at El Paso.
the President starts on another long
jump. San Antonio being his next
stop. and there he is to accept on be-
half of the United States army
magnificent chapel and library build
ing the gift of San Antonians. as al
appreciation of the American soldier.
Following a days visit in San An
brothers ranch at Corpus Christi for
four days of rest. Then he will make
in quick succession. stops at Houston
and Dallas, on his way to 81. Louis.
Texas will uphold it's end in the
way of breakfasts. luncheons and ban
quets. and the President should find
much diversion because of the varied
and Interesting features of the Texan
program.
on his brothers ranch the Presi-
dent and members of his party win
have the opportunity 10 relax after
their strenuous trip. FormalitieS VIII
be eliminated as far as possible when
the President goes ranching- On the
ranch he is expected to join in hInt
for wildcats.
He will visit for the first time the
town of Taft, named i'm his honor.
which now has population of 600.
The climax number of the thirteen
thousand mile tour of President raft
comes at Ell Paso where he will meet
the executive of the Mexican Repub-
lie. Gen. Porfirio DiaZ. For the first
time during his long reign as the
president of Mexico. Diaz is to leave
the confines of his domain, cross the
Rio Grande river at FL Paso and there
set foot on foreign soil. 1t required
a special concession from the Mexican
Congress i'm order that the illustrioIs
Mexican might grasp the hand of the
man who has been honored with the
highest office of the United States.
Eleven O'Clock is the hour set for
the meeting of the two presidents on
American territory. Preceding that
hour there will be some formal cere-
monies, including the singing of both
the American and Mexican anthems
by hundreds of children stationed on
this side OF the boundary of the two
countries. There will be salutes for
these high dignitaries, in which the
armies of both republics will partici-
pate
From San Antonio. more than six
hundred miles east of ElPaso, where
Is located one of the large military
garrisons of this country, will come
to the border in ten trains, the Ninth
Infantry. which has a magnificent war
record, the Third Regiment OF Caval-
ry one half of the Third field artillery
regiment. the Signal Corps and the
Hospital Corps. Their number will be
augmented at FL Paso by the Nine
teenth Infantry from Fort Bliss
These troops under command of Brig
Gen. Albert L. Myer. will stand at
attention on the bank of the river.
facing Mexico. while General Diaz is
crossing to United States. where he
will receive the presidential salute.
Mexican troops. in similar formation
and on their home territory, will ac-
cord like honor to President Taft
while he is visiting Mexico. Inme-
diately after General Diaz returns to
his country. the troops brought from