The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-11-13
PRESIDENT IN
WASHINGTON
Long Trip Around the Country
is Ended
MESSAGE TO CONGRESS
Will Now Engage His Attention Forth
coming Document Will Be One of
Most Important He Has
Prepared.

swing around the circle having been
practically concluded and his engage.
ments from Boston 90 San Francisco
and back having all been marked kept"
in the records Of the White House, Presi-
dent Taft was speeding Saturday night
through Tennessee and Virginia ON the
way to Washington. AT Bristol, Tenn,
the last scheduled stop on the trip from
Knoxville, where he spent Saturday
morning, he was only little less than
800 miles from home lie arrived at
the capital early yesterday. He will
take day or two Of rest before be.
ginning the work Of writing his third
annual message TO Congress. This mes
sage, the presidents friends say, will
be one Of the most important he has
ever written.
Mr. Taft is in fine fettle The long
journey has apparently had no III effect
upon him for his step was as light and
his laugh as cheerful Saturday as when
he turned away from Beverly and start
ed out to tour the West in a private
car Il am rejoieed TO get home from
4 trip of upward OF $4,000 miles and
visit to about 80 states in which
have had the pleasure Of explaining,
from my standpoint some OF the inn
portant issues Of the day TO many hun
dreds of thousands of people, the presi-
dent said Saturday night. II have been
materially benefited BY the information
which have received as to the attitude
Of the people in the different parts Of
the country as affected hy local condi-
tons. The receptions have been very
cordial throughout, and am certain
that in taking this trip have improved
a real opportunity. ! am glad also to
say that, although the trip has been
o strenuous one, my health has con.
tinued good, and / have suffered no i'll
effects from the strain"
When he stepped down from his pri-
vate car in Washington yesterday morn
ing, Mr.. Taft brought to an end one
Of the longest trips both in number OF
days on the road and in number Of miles
travelled ever undertaken BY a president.
Former President Roosevelt. it was re-
called by persons on the presidential
train Saturday. once made a transcon-
tinental trip which lasted 65 DAYS, but
on that journey he stopped for long
rest In the Yosemite national park. Mr..
Taft has been out Of Beverly 81 days
and away from Washington 81 days,
except for a two-hour stop last week
Tie put in three days resting at Hot
Springs, Va, so that the total time in
which be kept pace with all the en-
gagements made for him was 81 days.
The presidential train has covered
more than $4,000 miles, and II automo-
bile trips were to be included in the cal
enlation. the mileage easily would top
the 10000 mark. On the present trip
the president has climbed mountains.
gone into a gold mine, reviewed the
greatest American. fleet ever assembled,
broken ground for worlds exposition,
voted at an election and been put
through all the stunts" that Secretary
Hilles would permit his entertainers to
invent The president has delivered
close to $50 speeches, passed through
about 80 states and been seen BY crowds
that Mr.. Hilles estimates at over $780,
goo.
Saturday, the presidents last day on
the road was given to eastern Tennessee
Knoxville got six hours Of the presi-
dents time and on the way to Bristol
he made rear-end speeches AZ five small
towns. At Greeneville the president
caught glimpse Of the house and burial
place Of Andrew Johnson. Before he
boarded his private car in Knoxville, the
president called upon Mrs W. G. Brown
low, widow Of "Parson" Brownlow. one
Of the famous governors Of Tennessee.
Mrs Brownlow il ~ wears old. but her
mind was alert and she talked with
Mr.. Taft several minutes Every presi-
dent Of the United States who has visit.
ed Knoxville since the Civil war has
called nc the Brownlow home to pay his
respects, and Mr. Taft did not wish to
leave until he had done 50. For the
last dinner on his car the president,
Mr. Hilles. Major Butt and DR.. Thomas
L. Rhoads. Mr. Taft's physician. who
have made the long Journey together.
were served with "possum and Eaters"
put aboard the car by citizens Of John.
son City, Tenn.