Evening star., 1911-05-29
TRIP TO THE COAST
|Taft's Vacation Journeyinqs
May Take Him That Far.
ASKED TO SALT LAKE CITY
Disposed to Accept Invitation Ex-
tended by Senator Smoot.
DE La BARRA SENDS THANKS
Mexico's Provisional President Re-
plies to Message Congratulating
Him on Taking ONCE.
ASKED TO SALT LAKE CITY
DE Ia BARRA SENDS THANKS

Judging from the Invitations received
by the President to visit other cities
late in the summer and early fall. and
the acceptances he has already given,
he will make another transcontinental
trip this year.
Today when Senator Smoot invited
him to include Salt Lake City in his
September itinerary Mr.. Taft seemed dis
posed to accept, although the final ar
rangements will not be completed until
August.
On behalf OF the Young Mems Business
Association Of Port Huron, Senator Will
liam Alden Smith today invited him to
visit that city in September. The senator
also asked Mr.. Taft to accompany the
chamber Of commerce Of Detroit on its
annual cruise on Lake Michigan from
Detroit to Houghton. Secretary Of Agri-
culture Wilson will make the trip. and
on the cruise will make Q speech on reci-
procity.
The President said he would visit Port
Huron and assist in the demonstration
arranged by the business men to attest
their appreciation Of the campaign for
Canadian reciprocity.
May Extend to Coast.
There are a number Of other western
cities that have filed invitations at the
White House In the last few months, and
it is probable that Mr.. Taft will go
farther west than Kansas when he starts
in September. Indeed, the indications
are that he may repeat in q certain de-
gree his famous tour Of two years ago,
when he travelled through the middle
west. visited the Pacific coast states and
rAl % "a a1S{ orf0 rH0 hA
states. There are several southern cit
les included in his itinerary already.
From a political standpoint. such trip
in the fall would be logical. There are
open the national campaign in September,
and although 1t Is pointed out that the
election will be fourteen months on,
many believe such an early start Will
prove advantageous.
The celebration to which Mr.. Taft has
been invited at Salt Lake City is in
honor OF the old people Of Utah. Every
year every person in the state who il
more than seventy years old is invited
to Salt Lake, and there for . week IL
feted by the younger generations. Those
over seventy years Of age wear q. blue
red badge. and those who are more than
ninety years wear white badge. These
insignia allow the wearers to enjoy every
pleasure free ana give them free trans
VOItAtIOu 70 anu 1xOIl 68iG A8Ac Otty
Message From de In Barra.
The following was today received by
President Taft from Francisco de la
Barfa, provisional president OF Nexico
dated Mexico City, May =:
II am profoundly thankful to your ex-
celiency for the gracious calculations you
were pleased to send me on my provfsion-
ally assuming the ONCE Of president Of
the Cnited Mexican States. cherish the
inmost confidence that the republic will
soon enter upon q new era OF peace and
progress, and I am resolved upon de-
voting my every energy to the achieve
ment OF that end. / invoke the most cor
dial wishes for the personal happiness Of
your excellency. OF whom I treasure 50
pleasing remembrances: for Mrs. Taft's
complete recovery. and for the growing
prosperity Of the powerful nation over
which your exceilency presides with SO
much wisdom, and with which desire
that Mexico will continue to cultivate
close relatiOns."
Senator Owen q Caller.