Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1909-05-01
TAFT WOULDVISITuS
HE Is ANXIOUS To VISIT THE
NORTHWEST STATES.
But Says Congress Must Provide Fund
of About $1s, Ooo-Would Visit Alas
ka, G.. A. r. Encampment at Salt
Lake, National Irrigation Congress
and Seattle Fair.

President Taft, who believes that the
chief magistrate of the nation should
keep as close in touch with the people
as the duties and requirements of the
once admit, is planning a notable trip
during the late summer and early au-
tumn, provided CONFESS decides to con-
tinue the annual appropriations of $685.
600 for travelling expenses allowed dur
ing the closing years of the Roosevelt
administration.
Mr.. Taft will devote most of his
vacation to golf and motoring, and
perhaps will take a short cruise along
the northern coast. The reassembled
Atlantic feet of 16 battleships will
maneuver off the New England coast
during the summer and the president
undoubtedly will want to see some of
the work of the ironclads.
The trip the president desires to
make to the west during the late sum-
mer will be entirely too expensive to
be paid for out of his own pocket. An
outline of the proposed itinerary has
been given to a high railroad official
anu an estimate requested.
1t is said the cost will be in the
neighberhood of $751; 900 to 1000. If
he goes west at all, the president will
include Alaska in the journey, sailing
from Seattle, probably on a vessel Of
the navy and revenue cutter service.
Visit Alaska.
No president has ever visited the far
northern territory which for so long
has been part Of the United States. The
president has been invited and is par
ticularly anxious to attend the follow
ing gatherings:
The annual encampment Of the G. A.
r. at Salt Lake City.
The transmississippi conference al
Denver.
The national irrigation congress at
Spokane and the Alaska Yukon Pacific
exposition at Seattle
In addition to his proposed visit
TO the Rocky mountain states and TO
the Pacific coast, the president Is ten
tative plans for the trip include long
swing through the southwest and the
heart Of the south itself.
Many of the vessels Of the Pacific
feet, which includes eight fine armored
cruisers Of the type Of the North Caro-
lima and Montana, which Mr. Taft
used on bis recent trip TO Panama, will
be stationed IN and about Puget sound
during the exposition, and the president
undoubtedly would make the trip 10
Alaska on one Of these. Returning
from the north be probably would land
at San Francisco 10 begin there the
journey along the southern border line.
Mr. Taft has often spoken Of an Alas
kan trip, but h has not been definitely
known until nov that be- has decided
positively ~ make h q part Of any trip
ho may take 90 the Pacific coast
mrs. TAFT Pond Of Travel.
Ars. Taft, who b as fond ~ travel /
az her husband, would accompany the /
president on the tour.
Western blen Anxious
Western and southern senators and /
representative aTe particularly ana
i0ua Az haye tbe president visit their
seeiionf and Nlil do all iu fheir power
~ provide the necessary fuuds. They
believe Wlfh the president that fueN
iouF AL "a propose Az mako should he
regarded AZ Hn oaseuflal factor In fhe
unIfefsal doslfe Az horp fho people Va
e|one inncl and sympafhy Hlfl fAe efn
iTHI fnfNInmfnf
l'lnaIdenf Iafi malaoa no soeref of li0
fnnanfa faT ifafr az believes ~ i0
M iNf oHlf SAB ~ obtaining proper
.afa and perspective AL HNfN q lIF
country Al 1Hfff nH3 Hf ImuIy
aIN Nl ntuHplfd ID as nhsn nIl
~ fN HrHNNF engagement NN lN
l|INNn5 mHaf NNd nlANlf nNfN M NaH
lNNlT fNHHIalIHfIHH.
1N0 HrlnnaAa naN maim faff or
INlfd como Nmf HHH. lHlf lHal Alfffd
~ fNf NNIif iNNa0 fAlHHf. mHNINF
lf.l marNIHf. n Hl' nNH ~ llf lHN.
900 > aIlpa.al lNr HN.aNHl Hnf Hl
IHN lail Hlf lNnNINf fnlhAli HfN
Ifaalf Az m4infHH lNNf a|HHNr0
.tH fha sn.sndId NNn fNflaHa faAaf
Gaf hllNeD 49, psnaHltf
II.4. III.U NNNN lIYI lI.UIN. uf nNU. 4