Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-09-16
President Confines Himself to
Conservation of Soil During
First Speech and Holds Up
Keynote.
HE WILL OPEN BIG
GUNS IN THE WEST
Swing Around the Circuit to
Discuss His Politics Before
People Is Underway; He
Starts in Rain.
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TAFT arrived here early today 10 r''
main until $40 oclock this afternoon.
90 VISIT TO the state iatr hero being
,he FIRST engagement ol bis l3.ooo.miic
uip to ihe west
The president was greeted by sew
,ia ihousani persons at Jnc station.
and there was frequent applause tgom
the sidewalk thruugs as he was es'
cottod in on automobile 60 urcab-
fasr rendered by me syracuse cham.
bcr ol commerce
There were some 200 guests at the
breakfast. and 20 It's conclusion tbe
president made Drief speech. ac.
huoWledginp the hospitality OF Syta.
cus. Ills principal address OF the
aay Was reserved lor The iair grounds
Nnuhei he WAS escorted by state
troops a luncheon with the state
fair commission az The club house ON
ihc grounds was he las' hNcd evehi
ou the progism for The dal
Governor niN was detained at Inc
Suiug Lake conference ul governors
and sent the president q Telegram cN
ptontns regret ar no, Boina abl, pc,
sunallt 90 Welcome him go New Noib
state.
The president swing around M,
ct,ic started from Boston last might
in dOWnuour. bat today there was Il
brilliant autumn sun % is believed
the president is planning to withhold
.preches that have 90 DO With 90,
more important policies at thc admin
lstratiuu until bee reaches the western
hurdcr Today bee planned tu conin'
Eimsrlf largely to discussion o.
farming methods aud the necessity %
conservation ol he soil
From S,rncuHp. the president gOp.
tu Erie. Pa where tonish' be- vii
talk of The peace treaties negotiated
during the summer ana nos held ul
la The sonatc.
4 discussion of the activities of tb'
Department oi agriculture ana the op
pofunitics for progress omen 20 iar
mors formed the subject of the ad
dress delivered BY Prcsident Iait a
the state fair grounds today
"" are spending Sl30ho.uuo
wear IN The maintenance al depart
meni ot agriculture the presiden
said. and / am confident that an IN
crease in the appropriations each yea
for tha, department mhy be aud ough
tu he expected
We have today in continenta
United states about l.g00.O0O uO
acres ol land. o. this N13 .000,o00 ar
Included in the acreage of farms Il
IA tll
not Increase more than 35 000 oo0 q
little over I per cent In the nam
time he population increased % PEE
cent
"If our population increases as RAJ
idly as II has heretofore, We shall o
nliy wears have upwards of 2OO,0oo
0OO people in this country 10 suppot
on this S7aO00.0O0 acres. much O
which is probably not capable OF pr'
hucing great deal.
In the next hundred years II this
10 be q seli.sustaining country "
must adopt uaw methods OF iarmin
aud pursue them with eagernoss an
intelligent enterprise.
am an ontmist and believe ina
situations. however threatening q
Immediately discOuraging have
themselves elements that Justify hOu
af hcttermcnL The Increased pfic
q; farm products has increased IA
value of the farms and has more ina
gained In The prohtnR
The president then referred To M
marked Improvement prospects 10
the farmer under modern condition
and said that those would give
brothers who stay on the farm
much more certain prospect OF 200
income and comfortable living tha
those who seek 10 gO into profession
In which tho chance profits. and
comfortable livelihood are CROWN
less while those uron the farms al
rapidlv increasing
The yOcali ionul schools. musl 7
increased In every state Presidel
Taft continued
"Of course. we must observe eco
omy In every expenditure OF tho go
crnment and must not allow our q
thusiasm In favor OF parlicul'
cause To blind ms "a the necessity
care In the disbursement OF puhl
monet but | am hound io say that
do not know amy part Of the COVER
mont husiucss in which the publ "I
receive a more certain advantage ma
from money expended under the a
proprniion bills for the aericuliur
department of The United states