The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1909-04-22
PLANS NOTABLE
TRIP FOR AUTUMN
President and Wife Would
Include Alaska in Their
Itinerary.

Washington. April 20-Presidelit Taft,
who believes hat the chief magistrate
of the nation should keep in as close
touch with the people as the duties and
requirements OF the office admit, ID
planning a notable trip during the late
summer and early autumn, providing
congress decides to continue h annual
appropriation Of Q 5000 for travelling
expenses allowed during the closing
years OF the Roosevelt administration.
The presidents plans for the summer
IS far in the heated term as August Is,
have been completed. Mr.. Taft Will
leave Washington as 500 as he can ar
range matters after the adjournment of
congress and has been told that h ex-
ira session will end June /. The presi-
dent will go directly from the White
House to his summer home at Wood
bury Point, Beverly, Mass. and will
spend two months or more there as
quietly and as free from ofiicial worry
as possible. Mr.. Taft will devote most
OF his vacation to goling. motoring and
perhaps will take short cruises along
the northern coast. The re-assemblec
Atlantic fleet Of 16 battleships will
during the summer and the president
undoubtedly will want to see some of
the work of the ironclads.
Will Cost $4,000.
The trip the president desires to make
to h West during the late summer
will be entirely too expensive to be paid
for out of his own pocket. An outline
OF the proposed itinerary has been given
to O high railroad official and an esti-
mate requested, 1t Is said the cost
would be in the neighborhood OF $16, 600
to $4,000. II, the president goes West
at all, h president will include Alaska
In the journey, sailing from Seattle
probably on a vessel of the navy OF
revenue cutter service. No president
has aver visited the far northern terri.
tory which for SO long q been a part
OF the United States. The president has
been invited to and is particularly anx
ious to attend the Observation-Disclosures;
The annual encampment of h Crane
Army of the Republic at Salt Lake
City. The Trans-Missiissippi confer
ence at Denver. The National Irriga'
ton congress at Seattle and the Alaska
Yukon-Pacific exposition at the sam
city.
T. In addition to his proposed visit t.
the Rocky mountain states and to TIT
Pacific coast, the presidents tentative
plans for the trip include a long swint
through the Southwest and the hear
of the South itself.
Many of the vessels Of the Pacihl
fleet, which includes eight fine armoreC
cruisers Of the type of the North Caro-
lima and Montana, which Mr.. Taft uset
on his recent trip to Panama. will b.
! stationed in and about Puget oun
during the exposition, and the presi
p dent undoubtedly would make the tril
| to Alaska on one of these. Returning
from the north he probably would Lane
at San Francisco to begin from ther
the journey along the southern horde
line.
Mr.. Taft has often spoken Of a.
Alaskan trip, but 1t has not been def
cided positively to make 1t a part o
any trip he may take to the Pacih
coast.
Mrs. Taft With Him.
Mrs. Taft, who is as fond of trave
as her husband, would accompany tn
president on the tour.
Western and southern senators an
representatives are particularly anx
ious to have the president visit thei
sections, and will do all In their powe
to provide the necessary funds. The
believe with the president that such
tour as he proposes to make. should b
regarded as an essential factor in tn
universal desire to keep the people
close touch and sympathy with the cen
trail government. They believe tn
presidents trips through the countr
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benefit to the poole as to himself.
President Taft makes no secret
his fondness for travel. He believes
to be the only way Of obtaining a prop
er idea and perspective OF such a bi
country. Mr.. Taft's stay at Beverl
will be interrupted by a few short triI
to fill speaking engagements he hs
already made and others which he hs
under consideration.
Two splendid new motor cars, OIL
,dered some time ago, nave just arrive
at the White House garage, maxim
three machines In all now at the pres
!, ident's disposal. One of the cars
has been using VI to this time we
. temporarily provided by the factor
until the special cars for the presidel
could be completed. The president al
Mrs. Taft both are looking forwai
with pleasure to motoring long oil
tances over the splendid New Englar
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