The Florida star., 1901-05-03
M'KINLEY 1T SAN FRANCISCO.
Reception Of the President In the Pacific
Coast Metropolis.


Coast Metropolis.
SAN FRANCISCO, April "a If all goes
smoothly and in accordance with pres
ent plans. President Mckinley and his
party will reach this city on the even
Ing or Tuesday. May Il. and will re-
main here until the following Monday.
The programme for the stay here in
cludes a reception given on the even
Ing OF arrival by the mayor and munic-
ipal authorities. a visit on Wednesday
TO the University OF California and
Oakland. on Thursday a visit 10 Mount
Tamalpais and a reception OF various
societies In the afternoon. Thursday
night tue president will attend the ban
quet OF the Ohio society. Friday morn
ing a school children's reception will
be held. and the president and party
will visit Ocean beach. In the after
noon a reception has been arranged by
the Knights Templars.
Saturday morning will witness the
launching OF the battleship Ohio. which
is primarily the event that brings the
| president TO the Pacific coast.
The plant OF the Union Iron works
Is situated at Peters. in the suburbs OF
San Francisco, about three miles from
the center OF the city. The extensive
works, with an area OF % acres have
over 12 acres under cover. with a wa
ter frontage OF 1,7S5 feet. Ii ranks
among the largest shipbuildlng plants
In the world and Is the outgrOwth of
the pioneer iron foundry of the Pacific
coast. started by James and Peter Don
ahue in iS40. In 1860 Irving NJ. Scott.
at present vice president and general
manager or the Union Iron works, was
employed as a craftsman. later being
advanced TO superintendent. Under
Mr.. Scott's efficient management the
business prOspered. and order. accu.
mulated faster than the work could he
executed
There have been built at the Union
Iron works for the government the
Charleston and San Francisco. unar-
mored cruisers OF 4.I30 and 8. 750 tons
respectively, and the Monterey. a pow
erful coast defense vessel: the cruiser
| Olympia. OF $50 tons burden. and the
battleship Oregon. of 10000 tons. 1t
was the magnificent exploits OF the
Oregon that brought the Union Iron
works the widest fame and gave to
| Superintendent Scott worldwide dis
tinctiOn as the builder OF the Oregon" :"
| But Mr.. Scott is more than a naval
constructor and shipbuilder He is
prominent in the social and political
life OF San Francisco and has occupied
many important public positions in the
metropolis of the coast. He is now one
OF the regents of the University Of
California. "A trustee OF the Leland Stan
ford university and president OF both
the Mechanic Institute and Art asSO-
clatiOn of San Francisco. besides being
connected with various financial and
Industrial institutions. He is a wide
and constant reader and an acute aud
original thinker and his contributions
to the magazines and reviews upon the
labor and other industrial problems
have aT different times attracted much
attention.
While President Mckinley will in a
general way be- the guest or all the city
and state. he will more particularly he
the guest of MIR Scott, between whom
and himself there has for some years
existed warm friendship. Mr.. Scott.
IL will be recalled. was prominently
mentioned for ALcKinley's running
mate AT the last Republican national
convention. and bis nomination would
have In nowise been displeasing TO the
latter.
After doing pretty thoroughly the
Pacific coast metropolis and its en-
virons the presidential party will leave
on Monday. May 20. for Portland. Or.
stopping about two hours at Stockton
and spending the evening at Sacramen-
to, where a reception at the state CAPT
tai will he given by Governor Gage,
which will practically end the formal
functions within the Golden State.
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