The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-14
THE PRESIDENTS JOURNEY
Detailed Itinerary of the Western
Trip Made Public.
The Start to BE Made ON APril 20
mud the Party Expected to Return
to Washington June 15-Tour to
Extend Over Ten Thousand Miles.

Following are the arrangements for the
Presidents Western trip as given out at
the White House last night:
The President, Mrs Mckinley. and par
~ will leave Washington by the Southern
Railway Monday morning, April 90 at
1879 o'clock for a tour to the Pacific
Coast and return. covering a period of
between six and seven weeks. They will
have a train consisting of a private car
for the President and Mrs. Mckinley, two
Pullman compartment cars, two Pullman
sleepers n dining car and a combination
car Col. l.. S. Brown, General Agent Of
the Southern Railway, will accompany
the party from here to New Orleans and
from New Orleans TO Portland. Ore. Mr..
L. o. Mccormick, Passenger Traffic Man
ager of the Southern Pacific lines. Aiil be
the official in charge.
The members of the Cabinet will ac-
company the President, with the excep-
ton Of Secretaries Gage and Root and At
torLey General Knox, the personnel in
Guiding Secretary and Mrs. Hay. Post
master General and Mrs. Smith, Sore
tary and Mrs. Long, Secretary and Mrs.
Hitchcock and Secretary and Miss Vii
son. Miss Mary Barber, Mr.. Henry T.
Scott Mr.. and Mrs. Charles a. Moore.
Secretary and Mrs. Cortelyou, DR.. and
Mrs Rixey. Assistant Secretary Barnes,
Mr.. NJ A. Dignam. several stenographers,
Representatives of the three press asso-
Citations, the three illustrated weeklies,
the three Washington dailies, and prob
ably a representative of the press of San
Francisco. The party win also be accom-
panied by Mr.. Marean, manager Of the
Western Union Telegraph Company at
Washington and Mr.. RibbIe. manager OF
the Postal Telegra ph-Cable Company.
The train will go by way Of Alexandria
Charlottesville, Lynchburg, and Roanoke
Va. huntsville, Decatur. and Tuscumbia,
Ala, and CoriLth. Miss. arriving at Mem
phis. Tenn, 4:50 p. m, Tuesday. April 80.
A stay OF several hours viii be made at
Memphis. the party leaving there during
the night for New Orleans, going by way
of Vicksburg and Jackson. reaching New
Orleans 40 p. m, the LIST of May. and
remaining there until p. m, the follow
ing day On the evening of May l. the
President will attend q banquet and will
probably deliver a short address. on
May 2, the party will 20 for drive, visit
ing in it's course the Cabildo, the old
building which was the seat OF the Span
ish and French Governments. and which
witnessed the transfer of sovereignty
from Spain TO France, and from France To
the United States. After luncheon boat
ride will be taken on the Mississippi.
The next stop will be Mt Houston, Tex.
on the morning OF the Sd. Later in the
day a stop will be made at Prairie View
TO accommodate the colored industrial
college located there, and from here the
train Will go to Austin, arriving at
o'clock In the afternoon. and leaving al
10 O'Clock for San Antonio where some
hours will be spent the following day
Sunday. the 9Th. and Monday morning
win be spent in Ell Paso. From FL Paso
the party win go by way of Maricopa
Ariz.. to Phoenix. reaching there early
ia the morning of May Z. and remaining
until late in the afternoon, devoting part
of the time to an inspection Of the won
derful system of irrigation which is In
operation in the vicinity Of Phoenix
Wednesday morning. May s. the Presi-
dent and party will arrive at Redlands
Cal, where they win be met by the Gov
ernor of California and other prominent
officials and citizens. Several hours will