The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-09-17
GAVE MR.. TAFTAYELL
BOSTON EXPLODED WHEN PRESI
DENT SET OUT ON JOURNEY.
Received Many Messages Congratulate
ing Him on His Birthday; He Is
Fifty-two Years Old; Tomorrow He
Will Address the Bankers; Invades
Minnesota on Friday; Route of Ex-
ecutive and Booked Speeches.
Especial to The Free Press.1


thousands of loyal admirers and wear
ing his famous smile, President Taft
boarded his special train today and
set forth on a trip that will not end
until he has traversed the country a
distance of nearly $4,000 miles.
All morning the telegraph wires
buzzed and the fieetest footed mes
senger boys of the Hub labored heav-
lily under the burden of congratula-
tory messages that poured in upon the
president, who today, completed his
fifty second year. From all over the
world-form lowly admirers in Bev-
erly and Cincinnati, from displomats
and monarchs of Europe, from Bwana
Jumbo, in faraway Africa, and from
statesmen and politicians of every
state and of every degree of great
ness-the flood of fluctuations poured
in increasingly. Well might the Taft
smile display itself to the fullest as its
owner began his journey for seldom
before has a president on mis- birth
day received such conclusive evidence
of popular esteem.
Will Invade Minnesota on Friday.
Chicago, where the American
Bankers association is in session, will
be reached tomorrow, and the presi-
dent is expected to address the finan-
ciers and in the evening attend the
hon lo
his honor. Milwaukee, the scene OF
the Wisconsin state fair, will bask in
the presence on Friday. Minnesota is
the next state to be invaded by the
presidential special, and Winona, the
home of James A. Tawney, will be
the first stop Minneapolis and st.
Paul will entertain the president on
Saturday and Sunday.
Next Monday will be divided be-
tween Des Moines and Omaha. Den
Yer will be reached on the 2lst, where
there will be big celebration at the
state capitol, an addr2s ~ Mr.. Taft
at the Auditorium in the evening, and
banquet by the Chamber of Com
merce at noon on the 22nd. The same
day Colorado Springs and Pueblo will
be visited
The program thence is: September
%, Glenwood Springs and Montrose,
with inspection of western Colorado
irrigation project; September "a to 26,
Salt Lake City, and Pocatello, Idaho;
September 27, Butte and Helena, Mont,
September 2S, Spokane, Wash; Sep
TENDER 30, North Yakima and Seattle.
To See the Seattle Show.
The president will spend Septem-
Der 30 and October | doing" the Alas.
ka Yukon Exposition, arriving at Port
land, Ore, early on October 2 for a
two days visit He will reach Sacra-
mentO, Cal, October 4, and Oakland
and San Francisco October 5. Octo-
Der 7, and will be passed in the
Yosemite Valley. October 10 he will
pause at Fresno, and spend the 18th
and 18th at the home of his sistef in
Los Angeles. He will be in the Grand
Canyon on the l4th, and in Albuquer-
que, n. NJ, on the evening of the 18th.
On the 10th Taft will enter FL Paso
Texas, for the meeting with President
Diaz of Mexico, who, incidentally is
also celebrating his birthday today.
Early on October Is the president
will inspect Fort Sam Houston from
San Antonio. and in the evening will
reach Corpus Christi and go to his
brothers ranch for four days. Thence
he goes to Houston and Dallas, pro-
ceeding from the latter place direct
to st. Louis, to begin his four days
trip down the Mississippi. He will
reach st. Louis on the morning of Oc-
tOber 25, make All address, be banquet
ed and leave at 4. p. M, on the steam
er assigned to him by the Deep Water
ways association, which is to hold it's
convention in New Orleans upon the
presidents arrival there. Following
the presidents boat will be a specta-
ular fiotilla. One of the trailing boats
will be assigned to the thirty govern
ors of states, who will attend the con-
vention.
On the way down the river halts
will be made at Cairo, H.; Hickman,
Ky; Memphis, Tenn; Helena, Ark;
Vicksburg, and Natchez, Miss, and Ba-
ton Rouge, La. These pauses will
be sprinkled with speeches. The presi-
dent will remain in New Orleans from
Friday afternoon, the Goth to Mon
do l.
address the Waterways Convention Oc-
tober 30 at 2:30 p. m.