The Dispatch. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1891-1895, 1891-05-06
NOT PAYING FOR HIM.

w men ID. HARRISON, Esq, who signs
president after his name on letter
heads and papers, with the caption OF
the United States printed on them, re.
turns to Washington on May Is. the
Pennsylvania Railroad company could
present him with bill of $780, 900 for
this swing around the circle if il
were disposed to do so. This is
how the Denver NetoS computes it. Ac.
cording to the best authorities who
have studied mp the trip of the presi
dent it would take nearly all the sal.
ary he earned during his first term to
pay the expenses Of corraling the
second, and even then he would not
be sure of it.
However, Mr.. HARRISON seems to
have pull on the same vein of luck
that landed him in the White House
and instead ofpaying for the big hip
podrome now being seen in the west,
why his goodly friends who boss the
Pennsylvania road will foot the bill.
The President seems to have as much
luck as the fisherman who fell into a
mill pond and didn't get wet. There
are not many men who fish for the
presidency and have all the expenses
paid by friendly corporation.
There are some people out in this
neck of the woods, or more properly
speaking, on this edge of the great
western plains, who are pretty well
posted on the Presidents great trip.
When the Presid mt got ready for his
jaunt and had made up a roster Of his
party, cruelty emitting Baby Mckee,
the hint was very broadly given to the
big eastern railroads that the Presi-
dent would like to have some of them
take charge of it so far as trans porta-
tion was concerned. If railroad is
managing these affairs, they do not
cost SO nnnch nc though ELIJAH HAL
FORD or some close friend of the admin
istration had engineered the trip.
The Pennsylvania Railroad com
pany, so it seems. made the highest
bid for presidential influence and Sc
cured the contract. The great Penn
sylvan;a system exerts lots of influence
among other lines, and it was expected
they could arrange the trip cheaper
than any line.
When the itinerary of the semi
continental circumlocution was being
arranged the Pennsylvania Railroad
company wired to the Western lines to
Know if they would haul the Presi-
dents train at the same rate as other
les were charging. They al an
wered in the Affirmative, say ng tie
rain could be moved at any hour, day
or night. 1t is quite big feather in
ne cap of any road to have the train
PASS over it, and if it were necessary
my of them would haul it free, Just
or the notoriety, but no line is ad-
verse to scooping in a few thousand
dollars in connection with the adver-
tisement. All the Western roads will
get about the usual rate.
It's said the Southern Pacific devel-
oped more genuine hoggishness than
President HARRISON witnessed among
the Indiana Office seekers. That com
pany would not move special train
for less than 80 per mile, with full
fare for each person thereon, unless
there be more than 100. The Presi-
dent chose to go over the Southern
Pacific and this decision cost the
PENNSYLVANIA road a big pile of money
from Ell Paso to San Francisco. From
that point President HARRISON will
come to Ogden over the same line and
this trip will swell the bill good many
thousand dollars.
From Ogden to Grand Junction.
through Provo, the train will come
OVER the Rio Grande Western. Then
the tiip viii be made over the Denver
&hie Glaude md President HARRISON
MI see more of the Rocky Mountains
i'an he ever dreamed of; in fact. the
sceh'c line officials propose that the |
rlief executive of this great and free
land shall be fafly dazzled by the !
'.'aresqne grandeur of the scenery
from peak TO valley. The sight of this |
glorious panorama of the Rocky Noun
tains viii further increase the ex-
pense account of the big Eastern rail
road. The party will go from Denver
10 Omaha over the Burlington, and in
q Few days will land in Washington.
fhe Pennsylvania Railroad company
may be out tor glory and presidential
friendship, but the Pullman company
IS not. There are four fine Pullman
cars on the train, and each cost 5000 to
$3.50 per day. They are said to be as
Tine as any on It's continent. AT any
rate, The best authorities estimate the
cost Of the trip at sl8O,OoO. for every
expense from fresh roses every morn,