The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-03-15
PRESIDENTS "TRIP SOUTH
Flans For Visit to Texas and a Hunt
in Colorado.
Itinerary of lii, Journey Routine omes
Work TO 30 Carried on in Special
Cars by Regular Staf.

Washington. d. CArSecretary LoeE
las almost completed the itinerary fol-
President Roosevelt's trip to Texas
and the hunt to follow. As executive
business might delay or advance the
time Of starting for two or three days.
the secretary does not intend to make
a formal announcement Of the program
until shortly before the actual depart.
ure from Washington. The objective
point Of the journey to Texas Is, Oh
course, San Antonio, where the re
union Of Rough Riders is to be held
The President will he with his old CON.
rades on March 81, it has been def.
nitely decided, so it is fair to say thai
this date will be the principal one OF
the celebration, In addition to q
speech by the President, the most SEN
sational Of the bronco busting"
rough riding and shooting events will
be scheduled for that day. in order
that tile President may see that his
'boys" have not lost any Of their PROV:
ess since the days of San Juan. The
President will probably leave Wash
ington on March %. Taking in Louis
vile, Ky, Fort Worth, Dallas, Waco
and Austin. Texas. on the way to Sar
Antonio, Texas. he will make briel
stops and speeches at the towns men
toned and after the reunion will visl!
Houston. Texas. With Houston The
speechmaking and formal portion OF
the Presidents journey will end. lr
the next four or FIVE weeks he will at
tempt to take as nearly a complete
rest from business 6f state as possible
After Houston will come the jack rab
bit hunt, which his Texas friends have
been trying to induce the President tc
take for several years. Then will come
the excursion into Colorado. If public
affairs do not prevent. and for about Q
month the President and three or foul
friends will be separated from civil
cation while they go into the Rockies
in quest Of mountain lions or any other
big game that happens their way.
AS it is impossible for the President
to "lose HIMSELF completely for any
length Of time, Secretary Loeb will
make arrangements to keep neal
enough to find him il imperative neec.
arises. After the Presidents camp j.
chosen. the train in which he travels
to Colorado will be sidetracked twelve
or fifteen miles away. One of the cars
will be fitted with all necessary othce
appliances, such as typeWriters, tele
graph instruments, files and record
cabinets. A force of stenogi aphers
clerks and telegraph operators from
the White House will transact the reg
ular routine business just as they de
at the capital. 1t may be necessary tt
tap the wires, for there will probably
be no regular telegraph. Office within
a score Of miles of the place where
the Presidents train rests. A post
office, to continue in existence only
while the secretary and his force are
traDsactlng White House business al
the sidetrack. may also have to be es
tablished. If this becomes necessary AZ
employe Of the Postofice Department
in the person Of some inspector who
happens to be in the neighborhood al
the time will probably be pressed into
service to act as. postmaster of Loeb
Vile" He will sell stamps, money
orders, postal cards, and stamped Ell
velopes, register letters and packages
and perform all the duties Of a post
master while he is there. He will be
required to make reports to the de
partment at Washington. and all his
communications will go through the
regular channels. When the Presi
dents train leaves the sidetrack after
the hunt the post Office of "Loebyille"
will be only 4 memory.
If public business does not require
the Presidents presence in Washing
ton at An EARLIER date. he will prob
ably return from the West about the
middle of May and remain there unit.
about June 20, when he expects to go
to Oyster Bay, L. l.