Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-04-03
With Cheers and Good Wishes
President Starts for a Trip
Through the South
He WILL MAKE SOME SPEECHES
0stensible Purpose Is to Participate Ia
Rough Rider Reunion, but he will
Hunt Ia Oklahoma and Colorado.

washington, April 3.-With cheers
and good wishes resounding at the
Pennsylvania depot, the president at
started trip through the south.
Among those at the station were many
friends OF the president, including
Postmaster General Cortelyou and
secy. Metcalf OF the department Of
commerce and labor.
The special train which is one Of the
finest the Pennsylvania railroad ever
has sent out OF Washington, consists
OF three cars, the presidents private
car Rockee, the Pullman sleeper Forest
and the combination baggage and buff
fet car Vlceroy. Attached to the train,
70 be run as far as Baltimore as a buff
Ter. was day coach The train Is
handsomely lifted and contains every
known appliance to Insure the comfort
and safety OF the passengers. The
train was scheduled to leave at Q
o'clock, but It was minute after that
hour when the president arrived Al the
station He had been delayed at the
White House for few minutes In Sign
ing some important papers. Even ar
ter he boarded his car, some papers
were handed 10 him for his signature.
IL was Just 1--WE minutes after the
scheduled time Of departure when the
train drew out Of the station.
In the party besides the president
were Secy. Loeb, junior Gen. q. b. NJ,
Young, Or. Alexander Lambert, Lieut..
G, r. Fortesque one OF the presidents
aides, NJ. G. Lata and j, L. MoGrew,
n rrpFl IN bar - t,A L A
shrchmeyer, photographer, and repre-
sentatives Of the newspaper press asso-
Citations.
The trip Is being primarily made to
enable the president to attend the re-
union OF his old regiment the Rough
Riders, which Is 10 be held at San
Antonio, Texas, next Friday, and to
hunt big game In Oklahoma and Colo
RADIO. Incidentally, the president will
deliver notable addresses at several
places en- route His first important
stop win be made at Louisville, KY
tomorrow morning, where he win he the
guest Of the city for few hours. He
viii go directly 70 st. Louis and thence
via the Missouri, Kansas & Texas rail-
road to San Antonio, stopping ut sew
eral places on the way, among them
Sherman and Dallas, Texas.
After leaving San Antonio, the presi-
dent win go TO Oklahoma for wolf
hunt, and proceed thence 10 Colorado
TO hunt big game IN the mountains. I'm
less II should be necessary on account
of the unforeseen circumstances TO cur.
tail the trip, the president will be abb
sent from Washington about two
months. Definite plans for the trip
after he shall leave Oklahoma have not
been made, the purpose Of the presi-
dent being TO adjust his plans to the
conditions as they may exist at the
time. While he expects TO be in the
wllds of the Colorado for a consider
able time he Will keep In constant touch
by means OF courlers TO the nearest
telegraph station, with Washington,
and thus will be enabled to attend to
such important business as may de-
mand his personal attention. DR..
Lambert, who accompanies the presi-
dent, Is his physician, and has hunted
throughout the country which the presi-
dent will visit.
PREPARING FOR PRESIDENT.
vlnita, |. T.. April S.--Great prepare.
lions are being made here for the en-
tertainment Of visitors who will come
here Wednesday morning TO see Presi-
dent Roosevelt as he passes through
here on his southwestern trip.
The Vinita Commercial club met last
night and made arrangements for re-
ceiving the president and also for en-
PERTAINING the eXcursionists and other
visitors.
A GREAT WOLF HUNT,
Lawton o, r., April 3.-Although
the president seeks isolation from the
world In planning 10 hunt wolves for a
week, on the 100000 acre pasture reserve
IN southern Oklahoma, the citizens OF
that section OF the territory have de-
manded that he shall view and partici-
pate in one Of the rousing stupendoua
wolf drives for which the southwest
country Is noted, To this end arrange.
ments are now being made for the big
gest drive since the historic southwest
The president VIII be given horse
and viii take part IN the final rush
after the wolves have been corraled.
In order that the plans maye be car
ried out It will be necessary TO get con.
sent of tho presidents manager. who
has decreed that during the presidents
seclueion amid the Businesses of the
Indian reserve, troops Of cavalry from
Fort SIN will patrol the fences and per-
NIT no one TO enter,
THE TEXAS ITINERARY.
Sherman, Texas, April 3.---Col Cecil
A. Lyon, who has had much TO do with
the presidents visit to Texas and
with the arrangements OF the itinerary
OF the trip, left yesterday for 81. Louis
to meet and escort the party TO this
city, He was accompanied by his
wife, who goes TO Florida on a visit.
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