The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-10
M KINLEY WANTS
TO COME T0UTAH
Tells Senator Kearns He
Would Like to Make Trip.
EFFORTS TO ARRANGE
RAILROAD SCHEDUL
No Work on the Federal Build
ing for Several Months.
Especial to The Herald9

Washington, March 81 am of the
opinion" said Senator Kearns tonight,
that President Mckinley viii be able
to make a short stop at Salt Lake on
his western trip this spring. Tonight
I am unable to say whether he viii
make the visit on>his way east or west
His itinerary will not be definitely de-
cided upon until next Tuesday"
Senator Kearns visited the White
House today to discuss this matter
with the president. The chief execu-
tive expressed his willingness to visit
Salt Lake if the proposed railroad
schedule could be arranged satisfactor-
lily. The Utah senator was accompau-
led to the White House by Mrs.
Kearns, their children and many other
visitors from this state. The president
received the party with his usual cor
diality.
The. CaIifornians who are in Wash
ingtOn to arrange the presidents itin-
erary for his western trip had q con-
ference with the presidents private
secretary, Mr.. COrtelyou, this after
noon. To The Herald correspondent
later in the day Mr.. Cortelyou said
that the arrangements would not be
completed before Tuesday, and he de-
clared it was impossible to say wheth-
er Salt Lake would be included, and il
So the date was indefinite.
The plans of the new federal building
at Salt Lake are still in the hands OF
Postmaster General Smith, Senator
Kearns said tonight that he was not
certain they would be approved by this
official. He hopes, however, that they
will be.
Commencement of Work.
Supervising Architect Taylor said to
The Herald correspondent today that
the sketch plans of this building, If
approved by the postmaster general,
would not be given out for publication
until the contracts for the work were
let and approved by the treasury de-
partment. He thought that nothing
would be accomplished in this direc-
ton until July or August
Senator Kearns, however expressed
the opinion tonight that earlier action
on this building could be secured. AT
any rate, he proposes to urge the treas
ury department to begin this work at
a date much earlier than outlined by
the supervising architect
Senator KearnS will remain in Wash
ington until next Saturday to look af-
ter this matter and other department
work of interest to his constituents
During the following week he is of
opinion that he will be able to secure
an appointment for Major Grant of
Utah for a paymaS terShip in the regu-
lar army or something equally as good.
He also believes he will be able to Sc
cure three other army appointments Of
minor Importance for his state.
Mrs John KeaTns win leave for her
home in Chicago tomorrow. She viii
be accompanied by Joseph Lippman
and other members of the Utah party,
who came to Washington to be present
at President McKinley's second lnaug-
ura ton. Mrs Kearns and her children
will remain in washington until the
senator departs. They Will just go to
New York and from that city to Salt
Lake. The senator and Mrs kearns viii
probably remain IN the east for two
or three weeks