Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-05-11
ROUGH RIDERS
ARE WELCOME
Railroads Make Special Rates for
Cowboys and Ponies
FOR PRESIDENTS VISIT,
Committee Wants Five or six Hum
dred a. n Feature OF the dig
Parade Circular Issued.

James G. Leary, chairman OF the sub
co.umlttee ON transportation, In con-
neetion with the visit OF President
Theodore Roosevelt to salt Lake on
May 20, IS working hard on the propo.
sitlon OF bringing 500 OF COO rough ril-
ers to Salt Lake and making them a
feature Of the parade.
Today the committee is busily engag-
ed IN mailing posters to all points In
Utah announcing special rates for cow
boys and their ponies to Salt Lake
These posters give some idea Of the I'M
dertakIng. They are IN part as fol-
lows.
"The attention Of every good citizen
Of Utah Is invited 70 the design Of the
parade committee on the forthcoming
presidential reception TO make the rider
feature OF the street demonstration on
that occasion one Of surprisingly inn
presslye proportions To the end that
such a desirable result may be at
talned in the number OF riders and the
uniformity Of their appearance In line.
the parade committee makes this am
nouncement.
THE subcommittee on Transporter
ton has secured from our home rail-
ways such exceptionally low car lot
rates on saddle horses to be used IN
the presidential parade in Salt Lake
city on the 29th Inst. as 10 be able to
assure periodically inspired riders
cheap transportation for their animals
10 Salt Lake City and return home,
and free proyender and stabling at the
hands Of the general committee while
they remain In the city"
After detailing the especially low
rates which the committee has secured
from the two roads for the Transport
tation Of the horses, the poster contains
the following information bearing
upon the parade. the steps the riders
must take 70 avail themselves OF IT,
and the uniform which the cowboys
are expected TO wear
The subcommittee confidently
reekons upon receiving one car OF
horses and riders at least from each OF
these cities. and two or more from
some Of them and they have accord
ingly arranged that consgnments may
be billed by the local committeeman AT
these points Of origin. or by any Of the
riders In the absence of such commit
teemen. prepaid, TO J, G. Leary. Salt
Lake City, as per the foregoing sohed-
ule. Immediate notice Of riders inten-
lions TO participate In the. parade
should be given, together with lnfor-
nation as TO the point where they will
entrain. Riders throughout the state
should arrange to rendezvous locally at
the most convenient point specified In
the schedule, so that cars can be filed
at the first billing point. In extreme
cases, II the subcommittee Is advised,
stops viii be made at intermediate sta
tons to pick up less than carload lots
where reservations have been made suf-
aciently In advance. The general rem
devious viii take place at the new
fair grounds after arrival In Salt Lake
city, and at the latter place provision
for feeding and caring for the stock
viii be made by the forage committee.
The costume 10 be worn IL hereby
designated as the usual rough riders
outfit, made up Of the now familiar
Roosevelt hat, navy blue shirt with
neck handkerchief, belted dark trous-
ers and canvas legglngs. II Is earnest
ly hoped and believed by the commit
tee that the Americanlsm OF Utah citi-
zenship viii be thoroughly aroused by
the honor conferred upon our state In
this official visit OF the countrys chief
executive. and In this belief the parade
Is expectautly endeavoring
to excel all previous efforts in the d.
rection Of street display. There should
not be less than a thousand rough
riders In. line on the morning OF the
goth, and the appeal Is made with
earnest insistency TO the youth and
young manhood Of our commonwealth
TO insure such representation"