Norwich bulletin., 1909-09-25
President Taft
At Salt Lake CITY
ENTHUSIASTIC CROWD AT HOME
OF SENATOR sMooT.
OFFICIAL WELCOME TO UTAH
President Makes Half Hour Address
in the Mormon TabernaeIe-Meets
Chief Forester Pinohot.

Salt Lake City, Utah, Sept. "a
President Taft added a Mormon tab
ernacle today to the long list of relig-
ious edifices in which he has made
addresses to the people. Not long ago
in a Jewish tabernacle at Pittsburg
Mr.. Taft declared he was no strang-
er in the pulpit and enumerated his
different experiences in denomination
al churches.
An Er tireIy New Experience.
Today5s experience was entirely new.
II was at Provo, thriving little city
forty miles south of Salt Lake, where
so per cent. of the citizens are Nor
mons and the home of Senators Reed
Smoot is situated, that the president
faced probably the most effervescent-
ly enthusiastic audience on his ten
days of travelling to the west.
Appeal to Patriotism of the People.
There was nothing in all the pro-
gramme to suggest the religious char
tacter of the. building The presidents
appeal to the patriotism of the peo-
pie, his congratulations to them on
their evidences of prosperity and the
fact that they were community Of
the law, abiding by the laws, and de-
tefmined that every community of
which they were a part should be a
lawful community, called forth con-
tinuo1s cheers. Mr. Taft declared he
had intended to speak but FIVE min
utes. His reception was. so cordial,
however, that he spoke for nearly half
an hour.
Official Welcome at Provo.
From Provo, where he was officially
welcomed to Utah by Governor Spry
Senators Smoot and Sutherland and
others, the president came on to Salt
Lake to remain until Sunday noon.
Meets Chief Forester Pinchot.
The arrival of the president added
an incident to the now famous Ballin-
ger-Pinchot controversy, which was
extremely interesting to those who
saw 1t. Secretary Ballinger came with
the president. At Provo word was re-
ceived on the presidents train that
Chief Forester Pinchot had arrived in
Salt Lake and would meet the presi-
Dental party there. When the train
stopped, Mr.. Pinchot was at the foot
of the rear platform steps of the pres
ident's car with Senator w. E. Borah
of Idaho.
t'Wby, hello, Pinchot," called the
president, extending hand heartily
to grasp that of the chief forester.
How are your he added Il am
glad TO see YOU"
Mr.. Pinclaot responded cordially
Then the president greeted Senator
Borah with Hello, Bill, old fellow.
how are you? am mighty glad to
see you"
Several other members of his party
followed the president off the car, and
then came Secretary Ballinger Mr.
Pinchot was standing directly beside
Senator Borah.
Mr.. Ballinger greeted Senator Bo-
rah with handshake, but apparently
he recognized no one else in the vicin-
ity. Neither he nor Mr.. Pinchot made
any effort to speak
Reviewed 18th Infantry.
President Taft was driven direct
from the railway station at the head
of procession of automobiles to the
army post at Fort Douglass. where he
reviewed the 18th infantry, which is
stationed here. After the review he
held a reception for the officers and
their wives, and this evening was the
guest of honor at a dinner at the fort.
returning to the city at IL p. m. and
retiring to rooms assigned to him at
local hotel