The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-03-06
He Has All Other Rulers Back
ed off the Map and Faded
to an Obscure Corner in
This Respect.
fever OF TRAVELLING
/ CONTRACTED BY TAFT
Some Years Ago and He Has
Never Been Able to Obtain
ReIief-NoW Has Fund to
Make Journeys.
(eY JONATHAN WINFlELD.)

= Washington, March 5.-President
Taft is the champion traveller Of all
rulers of the nations of the world.
Since he has been in the presidential
office he has smashed the travelling
records of his predecessors, despite
the fact that President Roosevelt was
strenuous in his touring OF the coun-
try. When the railroads were by law
prevented from giving free transpor-
tation to the executive Mr.. Taft was
instrumental in having a special an
nual appropriation Of $4,000 made for
the presidents trips.
President Taft has made seventeen
individual trips from Washington
since his Inauguration less than one
year ago. One journey took him prac-
tically over the entire country and
lasted twenty-six days. Fond Of trav-
cling is the reason given by one of
the presidents personal attaches. He
has the fever; has it bad
Fitted Over Globe.
Before his Inauguration the presi-
dent held the worlds record for COW
ering ground. He has been around
the world, Panama and Cuba many
times, to the Philippines four times, to
Italy and many countries-and always
as the official representative of the
United States.
Since becoming president, Mr.. Taft
has been just as active. A sleeping
car is very attractive to him. In fact,
1t is said. he accomplishes a great
amount of work while journeying.
Fourteen days after his Inauguration,
President Taft visited New York City
and also New Haven, Conn. Thirteen
days later he spent two days in Phila-
delphia. From May 10 to 81 he was in
Petersburg, Va. and Charlotte. N. c..
he left Immediately for Hampton
Roads, Va, for a three days visit.
Three days later he went to Pittsburg,
Pa. and from there to the Gettysburg
battlefield. The Yale commencement
exercises, June 29-July l were attend
ed and returning to Washington the
president, on July accompanied Mrs.
Taft to the new presidential summer
home, Beverly. Mass. From Beverley
Champlain. No. returning to Wash
ington, July 8. August he joined his
family at the summer home. and Sep.
TENDER Is started on his transcontin
entail journey, returning to Beverly
November 10. The next day he was
off again visiting Mddletown and
Hartford Conn.,, on the 18th.
Five days more and he was at Nor
folk, Va. and in December journeyed
18th Of that month he went to Water
town, Conn.
Baked by Snow Once.
A visit planned to New York or
December q was cancelled. owing tt
the fact that severe snow storm
had paralized the railroads, but three
days later the president was in the
metropolis, attending the marriage O
his niece. January was a month il
which the president did not have any
engagements. During February he Wis
tied New York twice and Newark
N. J.
A trip of weeks duration has beer
planned for March. The presiden
will leave here on the 18th. going t.
Chicago. where he will participate il
q ST. Patrick's day celebration on tn,
18th. From Chicago he will go t,
Rochester. n. Y. then to Albany
where he is to be the guest of Cover
: nor Hughes. and from there to a meet
ing of the Yale corporation at New
Haven, Conn, before returning home
Wants to See Alaska.
A trip to Alaska has been contem
plated, the president being DESTROYS O
going to the territory during the sum
mer but as congress is dragging alon,
slowly and an early adjournmen
would necessitate the administration
abandoning its legislative program, tn
president has practically given up tn
idea. He promises himself however
to visit Alaska in the summer of 1911
1t is possible that President TAT
Will take conspicuous part in tn
home coming celebration to be accord
ed former President Roosevelt in New
York In June. During that month h.
will also take part in the commence
ment exercises at Yale, his son bein
member OF the graduating class
The summer is to be spent at Beverl,
There is an engagement recorded fo
the president to visit Cincinnati i
August and in November he will go I
San Antonio. Texas to participate i
the Trans-Mississippi congress prt
ceedings.