Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1903-03-19
PLANS WESTERN TRIP
PRESIDENT ARRAMaEs DETAILS
OF HIS COMING TOUR.
Executive Will BE Kept Eusy for Nine
Weeks Travelling Over Country.
Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, Mis-.
souri, and Kansas on the Route.

Washington, March 17.-Several
senators and members Of the house of
representatives from western states
had conferences with President Roose-
welt concerning his approaching tour
of the west and northwest. Dates for
the presidents visits to cities OF the
several states to be included in his
journey were discussed. A few
changes We're made, but the itinerary
of the trip practically has been COM
pleted.
The party will leave Washington on
the morning of April 1 and will arrive
at Chicago the next morning. April
2 will be spent in Chicago. From Chi
cago the president will go to Madison,
Wis, where, on the morning Of the
Sd, he will address the legislature In
the state house. Thence he will go to
Milwaukee. The next morning, after
a two hours stop at Lacrosse, the
president will go to ST. Paul and
thence to Minneapolis, leaving the lat
ter city late that night and arriving in
Sioux Falls, S. D., the next morning.
After a brief stop there, he will go
to Yankton, Mitchell and Aberdeen, S.
D., and Edgkly, N. D. On the morning
of April he will reach Fargo, N. D.,
and during that day will visit James
town, Bismarck, Mandan and Medora,
all in North Dakota. He will visit
Livingston, Mont, on Wednesday,
April s, and will arrive at Cinnabar,
Mont, at noon of that day.
Cinnabar is at the entrance to the
Yellowstone park. The presidents
train will. be sidetracked there until
Friday, April "a, when he will leave
Cinnabar and after passing through
Billings, Mont, will arrive at Alliance,
Neb late on the afternoon of April
25. After a short stop there he will
proceed to Grand Island, Neb., where
the party will spend Sunday. During
Monday, April q, the president will
visit in the order named, Hastings,
Lincoln, Fremont and Omaha. He will
spend the night at Omaha and will
reach Shenandoah, Ia, early on the
morning of the 18th. During that day
he will make brief stops at Clarinda,
Van Vert, Osceola, Des Moines, Oska-
loosa and Ottumwa, all in Iowa. Pass
ing the night on the train, the presi-
morning of the 10Th and on that day
will visit Quincy ILL.,, Hannibal, Mo-,
Louisiana, Mo-, and GAINESVILLE, Mo.
He will arrive at ST. Louis late in the
afternoon That night and Thursday,
April 80, the president will remain in
st. Louis, participating in the cere-
monies incident to the dedication of
| grounds. He will arrive at Kansas
City on the morning of May 1 and will
remain there several hours visiting
Kansas City, Kan, Lawrence, and To
| peka, the same day. The night will
be spent at Topeka. He will make
brief stops next day at Manhattan,
Junction City, Abilene, Salina, ELS
| Sharon Springs, Kan, The president
will then proceed to the Pacific coast.
On the return trip he will reach Salt
Lake May 30. Sunday, May 81, will
be passed at Cheyenne. On Monday,
June l, the trip home to Washington
will begin. The only stop that day
will be at North Platte, Neb. The
president will enter Iowa early on the
morning of June 2. touching at Coun.
Gil Bluffs, .Denison. Fort Dodge, Cedar
Falls and Dubuque. Thence he will
proceed to Washington, arriving here
on the evening of Friday, June 5.
During the trip the president will
make many speeches. A majority OF
them, quite naturally. will be deliv
cred from the platform of his car, but
many of them will be of national i'm
| portance.