The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1905-10-18

+ Washington, ID. c., Oct, Is, Presi-
dent Roosevelt and a party of more
| than twenty, including Secretary Loeb,
la number OF clerks. stenograpners and
secret service men, started from here
this morning on an extensive tour
| through the south, which will probably
break all previous records for touring
lin President Roosevelt's strenuous ca
reer. According TO the programme
for the trip the president will cover
about 1000 nliies in about tefl1days,
which means about 200 miles a day, in
Icluding stops, delays and actual trav-
cling. The entire railroad trip will be
i'll charge sof the Southern railway,
which has made the most careful prep
arations to prevent anything from in
lterfering with the prompt and speedy
movements of the. presidents special
train and to insure its safety at all
Itimes as much as human efforts can
make it. #
The president started on his tour at
$3.50 o'clock this morning. Notwith-
standing the, early hour there, were
| thousands OF people assembled at the
station, when the president arrived
There in his carriage. accompanied by
Secretary Loeb and several members of
the cabinet The special train, consist
ling of a private car, baggage car,
1.-TWO sleepers, dining car and a pow
Ierful locomotive. stood ready In the
Istation, when the president arrived.
The president was given an ovation by
the crowd, when he arrived and was
enthusiastically cheered. In accord
ance with his custom he shook hands
with the engineer and the other mem
bers of the train crew and cordially
tgreeted the representatives OF the
Southern railway, under whose diree-
ltion the tour will be. At $3.50 o'clock
sharp the signal was given and the
| ltrain rolled swiftly out Of the station,
lwhile the crowd cheered and the: presi-
dent, standing on the back platform,
| smilingly waving his hat.
| The itinerary Of the president tour
has been carefully planned to enable
1.-THE president to cover as much grossld
as possible with the least Inconvenience
during the short time at his disposal
The prevalence of yellow fever in
some of the districts which the. presi-
dent intended to visit on his tour, made
lit rather difficult to arrange matters
in satisfactory manner, but the deter
mination OF the president, his utter
lfearlessness, and the hopeful convic-
ltion Of the authorities in the yellow
ifever towns, that things could be so
Iarranged as to minimize the president IS
danger from injection, made it possible
| to overcome all difficulties, which
Threatened to interfere with the carry
ling out Of the original plans for the
"trip. The presidents itinerary incl.,des
stays of varying length at the follow
| ing towns iii the order given: Rich
lmond. Va. Rs.eigh, N G.. Durham,
Greensboro, High Point, Charlotte,
Roswell, Ga. Atlanta, Macon, Jessup,
Jacksonville, Fla. st. Augustine, Mo-
Ibile, Ala, Tuskegee, Montgomery,
Birmingham, Little Rock and New Or
Iieans. 5s5. e. n
AT Roswell. Ga, President Roosevelt
will visit Bulloch hall, the childhood
land girlhood home of his mother and
4 the place where she was married to the
presidents s father, many years ago.
In Little Rock the presidents party
Twill be divided; only the President and
Secretary Loeb will continue their trip
Ito New Orleans, while the rest Of the
party will return to Washing ton, The
lpresident expects to arrive in New Or
lleans at d o'clock in the morning oi
Oct, 26, and to go on board of the
Icruiser which IS to take him back to
Washington, at 8 clock the same eve
lining. 1t is not probable that any ma
Iterial change III the schedule will be
inade.
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