Mexico weekly ledger., 1901-05-02
RI PREsIDEErs 0
Mr.. ana I'm. Mckinley And Party
start On Ihsir Journey Across
the Continent

start On Iheu Journey Across
the Continent
wSsmSsTox. April &.-The train
which is to carry President and MR
Mckinley and their party On their
long excursion acroSs the continent
and hack, made It's start to-day pre-
cisely 90 schedule tine, l00 a m,
over the Southem rad. Before .
oclock many people had copyrighted
about the station and when President
and Mrs Mckinley arrived, the build
ing vas thrunged and many persons
were c~ongregated on the outside.
PERSONNEL or PARTY.
President and MR Mckinley, Seey.
a state and Ms. Hay, Postmaster
GeDeral ard MN Smith Secretary Of
the interior and Mrs Hitchcock,
Secretary Of Agriculture and Miss
Wilson, Presidents Secretary and
Mrs Corteiyca, Dr. and MH Rixey,
Miss Barber, II. T. scott. Mr.. and
Mrs Charles A. Moore, Assistant Sec
Rotary Barnes n. A. bingham, stenO-
grapheH and representatives Of three
press associations three illustrated
weedly papers and three Washington
papers
DATA or JOURNEY.
Number Of cars Is.
Miles Of journey, LOCO.
Various lines Of railroads =.
States trayersed, Is.
Time from Washington to Yellow
stone Park. one month.
SUNDAY STOPS.
May Sc Paso, Tex.
MAJ I2-DeI Monte, Cal
May 19-San Francisco.
MayB-Retum from Portland.
June yellowstone Park
June e. Homeward bound, stop
probably in Kansas.
SCHEDULE OF TRIP.
Monday, April 2e-Leaye Washing
ton 1870 a. NJ; short stops at Char
lottesyille, Lynchburg, Roanoke, Bris-
toL.
Tuesday. April 9O-Arrive at Mem
phis 40 p. m.
Wednesday, May Leave Memphis
1:30 a m; short stops at YicksburR
and Jackson; arrive at New Orleans
40 p. M, leaving there at 8 p. m. on
the following day.
Friday, May 3-visits to Houston,
Prairie View, Hampstead and Austin,
Tex.
Saturday, May A. Arrive at San
Antonio lis a. m; leave at noon.
Sunday, May 5-Arrive at FL Paso,
attend church and remain until noon
next day.
Tuesday, May Visits Maricopa
and Phenix.
"Wednesday, May s-visits Redlands
and reaches Los Angeles, to remain
until Friday morning.
Friday, May I0-visits Saugus, San
Buena Venture.
Saturday, May ll-Santa Barbara
and San Luis Obispo.
Monday, May 13-Spends two days
at Del Monte. Visits Payaro, Santa
Cruz, Big Trees and arrives at San
Jose, to remain until next afternoon.
Tuesday, May Twists Palo Alto.
and Bulingame, and arrives at San
Francisco, to remain until morning OF
May 20.
Monday, May 20-Visits Stockton,
arrives at Sacramento.
Tuesday, May 21-Visits Redding,
Sisson and Ashland.
Wednesday, May 2-visits Salem
and arrives at Portland.
Tuesday, May 2s-visits Butte, ar
rives at Helena.
Wednesday, May 2e-Begins tour OF
Yellowstone Park.
Monday, June a. Arrives at Salt
Lake City.
Thursday, June 6--Arrives at Colora-
do Springs and begins homeward
journey.
BUSINESS TO CONTINUE ON WHEELS.
1t viii not be a pleasure trip only.
The business Of the government will
be transacted on wheels for six weeks
Three telegraph operators from the
White House have been detailed for
duty on the journey. They are sup
piled with instruments that will en-I
able them, in an emergency, TO tap
the wires at any point, thus enabling
the President and his Cabinet to be in
touch, not only with affairs at the
Of government, but with Gen.
Macarthur in the Philippines, with
our representatives in China, and with
any other points, at home or abroad.
May 8 the presidential party will
enter California. President McKin-
ley will be the first president Of the
United States TO visit California. He
will enter the state in the rose season.
81 that section.