Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-04-01

VOL 0.~
TWIN CITIES BIG DAY |
Elsbo1sts Arrangements in Progress
II St. Paul and Minneapolis fos
.. Presidents Reception.
: President Roosevelt will be%he guest
of Minnesota next Saturday, April 4,
on which date he will visit the cities
of St. Paul and Minneapolis. These
cities in their usual enterprising way
are advertising the fact throughout
the state in q systematic manner, and
the Commercial clubs of the respec-
tive cities have sent out circulars an
nouncing the event and calling atten'
tion to the programs arranged for the
occasion.
The general committee on arrange
ments makes the following announce
ment: "Presidert Roosevelt will be
in St. Paul on April 4, in the day
time. Reduced fare on all railroads
from points within 100 miles of the
city. The people of the Northwest
should join in the welcome of the Ma
tion's Chief.'' Attention is also called
to the fact that Admiral Winfield
Scott Schley will be in St. Paul April
7 and 8.
The program for the presidential
visit in St. Paul will consist of a semi
military parade, an address to the
Legislature, and an address to the pub
lie at the State Capitol. Ample &C.
commod atiops are promised for all,
and a reduced rate of fare and one
third are granted by all the railroads
for the round trip.
The Schley program on the 7th will
be parade and reception before the
legislature and public reception
at the State Capitol.
The program being arranged for
the presidents visit to Minneapolis,
which will be in the evening, inclu les
an address by him at the University
Armory.
The presidential special train will
arrive in St. Paul on Saturday, April
4, at 2:3O p. M, via the Chicago, Mil
waukee and St. Paul railway. This
train is one of the finest and most
elaborate productions of the car build
er's art. It consists of one Pullman
composite car, which is half club car
and the other half devoted to the stor-
age of the party's baggage, and also
contains dynamo for electric light
ing, etc one standard sixteen section
sleeping car; one accompaniment
sleeping car, for the use of the ~presi-.
dent. The cars are all heated by
steam and are modern in every way.
This train will be hauled by one of the
new Great Northern passenger loco
motives, which is equipped for steam
heating and electric lighting.
The president will be entertained by
the citizens of St. Paul and the vari-
Gus civic clubs on April from 2:3O
until 6 p. m. At 6 p. m. he will take
President Lowry's private car on the
electric interurban line for Minnea-
polls, where he will remain from un-
til IL p. M. At II p. NJ. he will leave
Minneapolis via the Great Northern
for Sioux Falls, S. D., arriving at
Sioux Falls at 8 a. m. Sunday, April
S. The entire party will remain over
Sunday in Sioux Falls, and on Mon
day morning they will again take the
Great Northern at 9:10 a. m. for
Yankton, S. D., arriving in the latter
city at 1885 a. m. They will remain
there about Is minutes, leaving at
noon for Mitchell, S. D., thence north
to Fargo via the Chicago, Milwaukee
& St. Paul, and west from Fargo via
the Northern Pacific. No stops will
be made between Minneapolis and
Sioux Falls or between Sioux Falls
and Yankton except the necessary
stops for water, coal, etc. After leav-
ing Minneapolis the train will be in
charge of Assistant General Passen-
ger Agent Stone, of the Great North
ern.
Arrangements of the party which
will accompany the president on his
western trip have been practically
completed. A large corps Of photog-
raphers is an unusual feature of the
party. Three of the best snapshot
artists in the country will 60 as guests
of the president. They will use their
cameras to secure indisputable proof
Of the manner in which he is received
by the Western population.
The special train will consist of six
cars. There will be two baggage cars,
one diner and three coaches. The first
will be occupied by the president, John
Burroughs, the naturalist, and possi-.