The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-10
Western Journey of President
TO Begin on His Fifty
second Birthday
= Trip TO Alaska Abandoned on
Account of Mrs. Taft's
Poor Health
Several Days TO Be Spent in
San Francisco During
Week of Festival
.REs1DENr TAFT yesterday an

NREsIDENT TAFT yesterday an
nounced his intention Of visiting
san Francisco during the Portola
festival. While journeying from Phila-
: delphia TO Washington he outlined his
plans for the trip he is to take this
fan through the west and south and
told OF his intention Of being in San
Francisco during the big celebration
that is 10 be held here.
The commissioners who have gone
? from this city to arouse interest in the
Portola fete have awakened President
Taft 10 the importance Of the event
His plans as outlined yesterday indi-
cate that he intends TO do his part
toward making the Portola festival
success. He has shown unusual inter
est in the arrangements for the affair
and has timed his itinerary so that he
viii be in this city for the big event
The Portola committee is highly
pleased with this definite assurance
from President Taft that he will be
in san Francisco during the Portola
festivities in October.
President Announces Plans
WASHINGTON. July president
Taft today. while en- route to Washing
ton. gave an outline Of the tentative
plans for his trip through the west and
south this fall
The president has abandoned all
ideas OF visiting Alaska this year,
r.
viii not be able 10 go with him. Upon
his arrival here today the president
received word from Beverly that Mrs.
Taft was rapidly improving IN health,
but he feels that it would be too much
OF q strain upon his wife to ask her
TO 90 on the long western trip this fall.
which viii occupy about two months.
a AS soon as the tariff bill has re-,
y oeived the action Of the president Taft
viii leave Washington for Beverly
He viii remain there until September
Is, his ffty-second birthday, when he
hopes. If Mrs. Taft continues TO i'm
prove. 10 begin his western journey.
First Stop at Denver
The president will head directly from
Beverly 10 Seattle. stopping for brief
visits en- route at Denver, Salt Lake
and Spokane. After visiting the
Alsska-Yukon- Pacific exposition the
president will swing down TO the
southwest, stopping for time at Port
land. where he will be the guest of
senator Jonathan Bourne, and proceed
ing thence 70 san Francisco, where he
viii spend several days.
Leaving san Francisco the president
viii 20 direct TO Los Angeles, where
he viii stop for several days with his
sister FROM Los Angeles the presi-
dent viii go to San Diego and then
into Arizona and New Mexico. If the
weather is pleasant and his arrange
rnents permit, the president hopes to
visit the Yosemite valley before going
10 Los Angeles.
Intends to Meet Diaz
Coming out OF New Mexico the presi-
dent viii stop for 3 time at FL Paso,
where he expects TO meet President
Diaz OF Mexico.
After his stop at FL Paso the presi-
dent will visit san Antonio. where he
viii inspect Fort Sam Houston. After
4 listing Austin and Dallas. Tex. the
= president expects to spend several days
on the ranch Of his brother. c. P. Taft.
at Corpus Christi. near Brownsville.
Deep Waterways Meeting
Continuing east the president viii
stop at Houston. and go to New Or
leans TO attend the meeting of the deep
waterways congress. the date Of which
VIII be fixed TO suit his convenience.
After attending the convention Taft
wants to stop for a time in the Bayou
Teche country OF Louisiana, the land
OF EvsngeIine and Arcadia. From there
the president viii proceed to Jackson,
Miss. thence to Montgomery Birming-
ham and Macon.
From Macon the president will go
home" to Augusta to have a game or
two Of golf on the links, where he
spent mucn time last winter. Leaving
Augusta the president goes to Savannah
and from there begins his northward
flight 10 the White House. stopping at
Wilmington, \. C.. and Richmond. Va.
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