The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-04
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 Og1 ON TRIP Press nt Begins Journey fThrOugh South. ELEGANT SPECIAL TRAIN Those Composing Chief Exc
 cutive'S Party. san Antonio Reunion of Rough Riders Primary Reason for Present
 Jnunt-At Louisville
 This Morning.

Washington, April 3.-with cheers Pennsylvania Station, the President at 9:05 a. m. today on special train started on trip through the South. Among those at the station were many friends of the President including Post master General Cortelyou and secre- tary Metcalf. of the Department of Commerce and Labor. The special train which Is one of the finest the Pennsylvania Railroad has ever sent out of Washington, con- | sists of three cars. the Presidents pri- vate car, "Rockel," the Pullman sleep CT. Forest Island" the combination baggage and buffet car. "viceroy." Att tached to the train to be run as far as Baltimore as buffer was a day coach. The train is handsomely fitted and con- tains every known appliance to insure the comfort and safety of the passen- gers. The train was scheduled to leave at 8 o'clock, but 1t was a minute after that hour when the President ar rived at the station. He had been de- layed at the White House for a few minutes in signing some important pa pers. Even after he boarded his car
 
 signature.
 It was just five minutes after the scheduled time of departure when the train drew out of the station. In the party. besides the President. were Sec retary William Loeb, Jr., Gen. S. B. Nj. Young. D. Alexander Lambert, c. B. Fortesque, one of the Presidents aides, M. c. Latta and John L. Mo- Graw, stenographers to the President. H. A. Strohmeyer. photographer and representatives of the newspaper asso- citations.
 The trip is being made primarily to enable the President to attend the reunion of his old regiment, the rough riders which is to be held at San An tonic. Texas, next Friday, and to hunt big game in Oklahoma and Colorado Incidentally the President will deliver notable adresses at several places en route. His first important stop will be at Louisville, Ky, tomorrow morn ing. where he will be the guest of the city for three hours He will go from Louisville directly to St. Louis and thence via the Missouri. Kansas and Texas Railroad to San Antonio, stop ping at several places on the way, among them Sherman and Dallas, Texas.
 After leaving San Antonio the Pres ident will go to Oklahoma for a weeks hunt and proceed thence to Colorado to hunt big game in the mountains. Un- less 1t should be necessary on account of unforeseen circumstances to curtail the trip the President will be absent from Washington about two months. Definite plans for the trip after he shall leave Oklahoma have not been made, the purpose of the President be- ing to adjust his plans to the conditions as they may exist at the time. While he expects to be in the wilds of Colo rado for a considerable time he will keep fin constant touch by means of couriers 10 the nearest telegraph sta tion with Washington and thus will be enabled to attend to such important business as may demand his personal attention. pr. Lambert, who accom- panies the President was his physician fin New York and has hunted through out the country which the President will visit.