Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-16
ROUTE FOR TAFT IS FIXED
Several Corrections in the Course by
Scouting Party.
FOURTEEN MILES IN LENGTH
That Distance VIII Be Covered by
the President I'm HIS Automobile
Tour Around the City
Next Monday.

The official route over which President
Taft will be driven when IN Omaha next
Monday was finally decided upon Tuesday
afternoon, when c. H. Plckens, president
OF the Board Of Governors went over the
route with Hugh b. Mills, in charge Of the
Secret Service department in this district.
Several changes were suggested and
adopted.
II was found impossible to pass Creighton
university because of the condition of the
streets and many other schools which the
Board Of Governors would like to have
the president pass could not be reached
because of a lack of time. Instead of
driving west on Cunning street after leaving
Bemis park the party will continue south
and pass the Sacred Heart academy and
the residence of Bishop scanneIl.
While the trip last evening was made in
an hour, IL is estimated that the trip with
the president will consume an hour and a
quarter. The trip will cover 1877 blocks.
about fourteen miles, and will give thous-
ands OF children an opportunity to see the
president, who will ride IN an open auto
mobile. He has given orders that rain or
shine the top must be down while he
dives through the streets Of Omaha.
After the banquet at the Omaha club
the president will be taken to the den TO
witness the oprey Paprika Schnitzel and
from the den he will go direct to the depot,
to leave on a special train for Denver.
Route in Detail.
Arriving at Union station, the presIden-
tial party will be driven north on Tenth
street to Howard street, east on Howard to
Ninth street, north on Ninth through the
wholesale district to Farnam street, and
then west on this principal business street
to Twentieth street. From Twentieth
street the route lies north two blocks TO
Dodge street and then west on Dodge past
the High and Central school buildings TO
Twenty-second street, hence north on
Twenty-second street to Davenport street
and east on that street to Nineteenth
street.
From Nineteenth and Davenport streets
the automobiles will make a long run
straight north on Nineteenth to AXE
street, one block west on Lake to Twen-
tieth street, one block south on Twentieth
to Willis avenue, another block back east
on Willis avenue to Nineteenth street,
thence south on Nineteenth to Clark, west
on Clark to Tw~enty-fourth street, south on
Twenty-fourth to Franklin street and then
west on Franklin street past the two build
ings belonging TO the Long school to
T~wenty-sixth street. The party will here
turn south on Twenty-sixth street to Ham
ilton, thence west to Thirty-fourth street
and then southwest through Bemis park
to Thirty-sixth and Cunning streets. They
will continue south to Burt street and
west past Sacred Heart academy and the
residence of Bishop Scannel. The party
will Jog back to Cunning on Fortieth, west
TO Forty-first, south to Davenport, east to
T~hirty-ninth, south on Thirty-nlnth to
Farnam, east one block to Thirty-eighth,
south to Jackson and east on jackson to
Thirty-sixth street. A jog OF a couple of
blocks will be taken north to Harvey and
east to Thirtieth street, or the South
boulevard. on the boulevard the
party Will go south and west TO Woolworth
avenue. On Woolworth avenue the party
viii Journey east TO Thirty-second avenue
and south on this avenue, the western
boundary Of Hanscom park, to Center
street.
A special dispensetion has been made in
regard TO Hanscom park and automobiles
will be allowed to go through with the
presidential party. The autos will move
on Woolworth avenue past the Park
schoo to Georgia avenue. north on Georgia
avenue to Poppleton avenue, east to Tween
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