New-York tribune., 1910-06-29
Mr.. TAFT OFF TO BEVERLY
Will Be Away from Washington
Until Late in Fall.
BUSY BEFORE DEPARTURE
President Receives Many Callers
and Discusses 100000 600
Reclamation Bond Issue.
(From The Tribune Bureau ]

WASHINGTON. June 2S.-The de facto capital
of the United States was transferred to-day
from the banks OF the Potomac to the
shores of the Atlantic President Taft left
Washington for Beverly. Mass, at 5:35
O'Clock this afternoon. He was accompa-
nied by Secretary Norton, Assistant Secre-
tary Forster. Captain Archibald W. Butt,
DR.. Barker, his physician; a staff of White
House stenogrephers. two Secret Service
men and q number of Washington news
paper correspondents. Assistant Secretary
Mischler was left in charge at the White
House
The Presidents private car was attached
to the Federal Express, on the Pennsylva-
MA Railroad. Before boarding the train
MI Taft stood on the platform several
minutes chatting and expressing his wishes
for happy summer to some members Of
the White House executive force and 9TH
ers who had gone to the station to see him
OF Postmaster General Hitchcock accom-
panied him 10 the train. On the same
train. although not in the Presidents car,
was Secretary Nagel OF the Department OF
Commerce and Labor
The President and. Mrs Taft will return
to Washington late in the fall, but Mr.. Taft
will not make Washington his regular
abode until after the November elections.
In September he will make q short visit to
the ranch of his brother. Charles P. Taft,
in Texas, and later he will go West to de-
liver several speeches
This was an unusually busy day for the
President. He had many callers who came
tC say goodby and to express their wishes
for pleasant summer. The last Cabinet
meeting OF the summer was held this
morning. Shortly before he left the White
House for the Union Station Mt Taft called
the Washington newspaper correspondents
into his office. He had some pleasant
things to say about their work and referred
to the so-called open door policy which
Secretary Norton has established in his
dealings with the press He said he hoped
TO see the newspaper men again in the fall
Western Senators interested in the irri-
cation projects in various stages of COM
pletton, which may be affected by the
SIC, D00o0 bond issue authorized by Con-
gress, talked TO the President about the
commission he will appoint to investigat te
and report on the projects Senator's Car
ter, Jones and Smoot were among them.
They want to get the inspection corps of
army engineers at work at the earliest pos
sible moment, SO as TO push the completion
dent said he would handle the matter as
quickly as possible. 1t is expected that he
will name General Marshall. former chief
of engineers. as head of the commission.
The Presidents visitors said that it might
not be necessary for the Secretary of the
Interior to call on the Treasury for an ad-
vance on account Of the so, 10000 for a
year or more. There is now in the irriga-
ton fund available for work on the various
projects about IS. .OG0, 900, ana in the next fs-
cal year the receipts from sales of water
rights, etc, are expected to bring in an
other s7.OOO000, giving s15 200, 900 for the year
The 81, 900, 900 will be asked for only in case
of necessity
Beverly. Mass, June &.-When President
Taft arrives at Beverly tomorrow morning
there will be public greeting. The city
would be glad to show Its appreciation of
him, but he has requested that his ar
rival be entirely informal, and so there Will