The Morris County chronicle., 1905-02-21
PRESIDENTS TRIP SOUTH
Flans For Visit to Texas and 4 Hunt
in Colorado.
itinerary of tie Jonrnes Routine oiico
Work TO BE Carried on in Special
Cars by Regular stan.

Washington, - G ~ssecretary Loci
has almost completed the itinerary for
President Rooseyelt's trip to Texas
ana the hunt to follow. AS executive
business might delay or advance Che
time Of starting for two OF three days
tile secretary does not intend to make
formal announcement of the program
until shortly before the actual depart
ure from Washington. The objective
point OF the journey to Texas is, Of
course, San Antonio, where the re
union of Rough Riders is to be held
The President will be with his old com.
rades on March 81. it has been def
nitelv decided, so it is fair TO say that
this date will be the principal one Of
the celebration. In addition to a
speech by the President. the most sen,
sational of the bronco busting. =
rough riding and shooting events wiIf
be scheduled for that day, in order
that the President may see that bis
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 visi.
Houston Texas With Houston the
speechmaking and formal portion OF
the Presidents journey will end. Ir
the next four or five weeks he will at.
tempt to take as nearly a complete
rest from business of state as possible
After Houston will come the jack rab
BIT hunt. which his Texas friends have
been trying TO induce the President te
take for several years. Then will come
the excursion into Colorado. If public
affairs do not prevent, and for about a
month the President and three or four
friends will be separated from civili
zation 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 if imperative neec
arises After the Presidents camp is
chosen. the train in which he travels
to Colorado will be sidetracked twelve
or fifteen miles away. One Of the ears
will be fitted with all necessary office
appliances, such as typewriters, tele
graph instruments, files and record
cabinets A force of stenoglaphers
clerks and telegraph operators from
the White House will transact the reg
ular routine business just as they dc
1T the capital. 1t may be necessary to
tap the wires, for there will probably
be no regular telegraph office within
d 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
transacting White House business al
the sidetrack, may also have to be es
tablished If this becomes necessary ar
employe of the Postoffice Department
in the person of some inspector who
happens to be in the neighborheod al
the time will probably be pressed into
service to act as postmaster of Loeb
ville.| He will sell stamps, money
orders, postal cards, and stamped en-
velopes. register letters and packages
and perform all the duties of a post
master while lie is there. lie 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 sldetrack aftef
the hunt the post Office of "Loebville''
will be only a memory.
IF public business does not require
the Presidents presence in Washing.
ton at an earilier date. he viii 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. I.