The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-18
PRINCE HENsY,s BIG RAILWAY RIDE.

The brother of the Emperor of United Germany is
the headed for America He comes TO take COM
mand of vessel and to be at the christening
another fact he is seadog by trade. But he is
going to land than he saw in so short
time in all his life He is be whsked around
the of United States special train. The
who is arranging the itinerary and who will have
charge Of this special of Ii Hung Chang, and
of many other notable excursions He the king of
excursionssts his is George w. Boyd of Phil
adelphia
The State Department consulted with him the
representative OF the Pennsylvania railroad as soon
decided that the royal visitor would Everything
then put in Mr.. Boyd's hands His task involved
the choosing visit take hotels to
stop at the time to be made, and the locomotives and
their that bear the special train of
cars.
The making of the time schedule is hard bit of work
in itself Every road which the train passes has
to be consulted with Coang fresh food switching
few Of the incidental things that Mr. Boyd must
for In short he must train Of cars
filled with people Of great Importance thousands
miles that they may live in luxury and not miss
anything of interest Importance, receive
ment's annoyance.
country these for the pleasure and
observation of the great 1t is not possible in country
except America. In other spot in the world
travel thousand eight thousand miles without
change of
This astounded President Harrison and President
Mckinley American citizens used to the marves Of this
land. 1t is almost impossible for foreigner to grasp
it at first Prince Henry will probably hand down the
story his the third generation of Hohenzollern
royalty the nanta of Spain yet doing though
she didn't make quarter of this trip and Earl Ii Hung
Chang did to his last day in China.
Boyd in conducting Ii Hung Chang the continent
with the old diplomat being changed from
one car to another. Ii said he wouldn't go, but Boyd
the outfit into the which had been
pecially fitted up Lis comfort The day after
the the vceroy sent for Boyd and told him he
honorable gentleman and that he knew what he
about better than did Ii Hung Chang had eighteen
servants hiryve sacred birds his coffin boxes Of food
hundred pieces of baggage and three four
| guests, of whom a Chinese lord.
Probably in America has come into such close
notable celebrities Boyd. No citizen
has been intimate with many presidents and makers
of American history When they Travelled they did
under his and with him Beside being well known
railroad official, he is diplomat. He knows just the
proper balance of relation hold between himself
the representative of great system American cit
zen any potentate or President who travelling
under his care
His position is both executive and social Every
body will Henry sightseeing
through this wonderful country of which the Kaiser is
anxious to know will be responsible to Mr. Boyd.
He will be socially the next the Prince for it
is part of his work to remain with the celebrity and put
America and its railroadng its commercial Importance.
its development its resources its history before him.
What the Kaiser when the Prince will be
largely what Mr. Boyd told On this trip others,
he is the interpreter for the United States.