The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-23
Cotton Growers Will Honor
 President. COMMITTEE TO SEE HIM
Will Spend Ten Minutes Here
 This Morning.
Returns From Mobile at Midnight And Leaves Tuesday Morning for Tus- kegee-Arrangement For
 Handling Special Train.

The cotton growers of Montgomery will take a conspicuous part in the reception to bc accorded President Roosevelt by the citizens on Monday and Tuesday.
 In recognition of the encouraging words uttered by the President in his Atlanta speech last Friday for the pro- ducers of cotton, and his aggressive action in causing a thorough investi- gation of the g"leak" of cotton statis- tics from the Agricultural Department, committee of the Montgomery coun- ty Cotton Growers associations will meet the President when he steps from his train in the union railway station Tuesday at noon and will pin a lock of Montgomery cotton on the lapel of his coat. A handsome gold pin will be used. When the great pa- rade in honor of the President is form ed outside the railway station the cot ton growers, with banners flying, will have an important place and they will march in the procession to the Capi- tol.
 The committee which will pin the lock of cotton on the Presidents coat will consist of President w. H. Sey- mour, of the Alabama Cotton Associa- tion, President w. H. Vaughan. of the Montgomery County Cotton Growers Association, and d third member of the organization to be selected today. Congressman A. A. Wiley will be asked to accompany the committee and in- troduce them to the President.
 Passes Through Today.
 The President will be in Montgomery ten minutes this morning when his spe- cial train will pass through here en route to Mobile where ne is to be en- tertained this afternoon from 4:30 to 6:30 o'clock. He will return to Mont gomery at midnight and will sleep in his train which. will lie In the rail- road yards until tomorrow morning when 1t will leave for Tuskegee. re- tiwning here at noon ,tomorrow. h At .2:25 o'clock this morning the special train bearing President Roose- welt and party began it's Journey to Montgomery. E
 The special train was turned over to the Atlantic Coast Line at Valdosta, Ga, at 2:25 a. m.. and is scheduled to reach Montgomery at 11:10 a. m. En- Gineer Tombstone, Conductor Johnson and Baggage Master Williams will bring the train from Valdosta to Mont gomery. Travelling Passenger Agent J. c. Lord of the Coast Line left last night to meet the special at some point on the road. Superintendent Beauprie Master of Trains Bennett and Master Mechanic McGhee left yesterday morn ing and will board the special at Thomasville, Ga, at 3:55 a. m.
 The train is known as No, l, and has the right of way over everything on the road. Special instructions have been issued for 1t. All first class trains must take siding at meeting and passing points and clear the time or this train ten minutes while all other trains and yard engines must clear the time of the special thirty minutes.
 Schedule of Train.
 The train will be annulled after 1t reaches Montgomery. The following schedule was made for it's running this morning; the hour given being It's leav- ing time: 2:25, Valdosta. 2:37. Kinder lou, 2;44, Ousley; 2:59, Guitman; S:1S, Dixie: 3.19, Pidcock: S:2s. Boston; S:42, Lambville; 3:55; Thomasville; 4:12, Pine Park; 4:35, Cairo; 4:3S, Whigham; 4:5l, Climax; 5:07, Bainbridge; 5:1O, West Bainbridge; 5:20, Tucker: 5:29, Crimson; 5:39, Iron City: 5:4S. Donald sonville; s:01, Jakin; 6:1o. Saffold; 6:13. AIaga; 6:20, Gordon; 6:29, Pansey; 6:37 Ashford; 6:45, Cowart; ZOO. Dothan; 7:1T, Abbeville Junction; 7:26, Midland City; 7:30, Pinckard; 7:3s, Newton; TAO Elba Junction; 1850. Ewell; 7:5s. Ozark; s:ll. billiard; s:22, Ariosto; s:3O, Ten nile; S:44, Brundidge; S:57, Banks; 9:12, Giles; 9:17. Troy; 9:19, West Troy; 9:S3, Youngblood; 9:37, Shellhorn; 9:42, An sley: 9:4S. Olustee; 10:03. Grady; 10.I2, Banner; 1925, Sprague Junction; 10:35, Tharin; 10:42. Showdown; 10:50, Wiley; l1:05, Clay Street Yard; 11:10. arrive Montgomery.
 Immediately on the arrival of the train in Montgomery 1t will be turned over to the Mobile and Montgomery division of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad. The entire train will be hurried over 10 the Western ~ in North Montgomery so that 1t can be turned and the special Pullman car "signet' turned with the observation end in the rear.
 OH to Mobile.
 At 11:20 o'clock the train will leave for Mobile, Engineer H. C. Copley and Conductor Cal Keeler taking it out. Superintendent J. I. Mckinney. Master of Trains Mizell and a telegraph operator in Chief Despatcer Young's ofice will accompany the train which will arrive in Mobile at 4;30 p. m. At s:s0 D. m. 1t will leave Mobile and ar rive in Montgomery 12 o'clock mid night. It will stay in the yards until I o'clock Tuesday morning when the Western Railway will take 1t to Tus- kegee. EnSin eer HICKS and Captain Bell, the oldest conductor on the West ern Railway and one of the oldest and best known in the South will have charge of the train. Superintendent Cox of the Western Railway will go to Tuskegee to give 1t his personal at tention.
 Instead of a pilot engine to run about half a mile in front of the special there will be a special train of four or five coaches which will run to Tuskegee and return.
 No pains ar expense will be spared bv the local railroad officials to insure the comfors. speed and safety Of the special train and unless there is an accident on one of the several roads the hand ling of the special will break all records in this respect.
 Railway Station Decorated.
 When Mir. Roosevelt passes through Montgomery this morning he will carry to Mobile with him an idea of the deco rations which Montgomery people are preparing for his visit Already the union railway station is a mass of American flags and hunting. The car shed is elaborately decorated and im- mense flags are in the waiting rooms