Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1909-10-12

ed by eight additional guards and by
local company of the National
Guard of Arizona.
The general directions given by
Marshal Moore are that ropes shall
be stretched from the fire house to
att-Gilbert's and from Doris to
the city hall to stop traffic on First
street. On the east side of the Plaza
ropes will be stretched from the Bos-
ton store to the Plaza and from the
Salvation Army headquarters to the
city hall. Then on Washington street
from Reeves drug store and from
Goldberg's ropes win be drawn across
the street.
Center street. in front of the Gen.
tral school. will be divided in half
by a rope which will be guarded by
members of the companies of the Ma
tional guard. This will hold the
school children back and at the same
time keep the road clear for the auto
mobiles that will carry the presidents
and governors parties.
Street car service will be stopped
during the time that the president
will be in Phoenix. on Washington
street in front Of the city hail
There will be a a>number Of other
officers beside the regular police force
to see that the president is duly
guarded and the crowd kept in
check There viii be a guard in the
basement of the city hall who will see
that the space under the platform
on which the president will sit. is
kept free. An intoxicated person or
rowdies who may be arrested will be
transferred to the county Jail instead
OF being placed In the city hall cells
When the president alights from
the train his automobile will be es-
corted by Captain George Christy and
four mounted guards who will ride in
front. Immediately back of the car
will be Marshal Moore and Officer
Troutman on horseback. This escort
will conduct the president to the cap
itol and then to the city hall and
from there to the Central school.
Railroad Program.
AS closely as can be figured out at
present the president will arrive in
Phoenix at 10:45 city time Wednes-
day morning The special train car
rying President Taft will not stop
at the station but will run on up to
the capitol
Just how many cars there will be
in the train is not definitely known
but there are to be at least six. Two
Pullmans and a baggage car are used
by the presidential party. In this
party. beside the guests of MIR. Taft
are the six newspaper correspondents
Ir.fa tall a,
operators whose duty il is to relieve
the local operators and assist them in
sending out the associated press
dispatches.
Besides these three cars there win
be the private car of Epes Randolph.
of the Southern Pacific. the car of
B. p Cheney and w. 4. Drake. of
the santa Fe road and the COVER
ncr's car.
IL is the general plan at present for
the governors party to leave here to-
night on No. I and connect at Mari
copa with No. 3. west bound. They
will go west as far as they can until
they meet the presidential train COM
ing east. This may be at Yuma or
some station this side. They will
then return with him. General Agent
Cater of the local Southern Pa
cific office will go on this train and
be met at Maricopa by r. l. Stubbs.
On the return trip. as soon as the
train reaches MaricOpa, the engines
will be changed and No. 270 will be
hooked on and bring the train to
Phoenix. General Superintendent
Scott will meet the train at Mari
copa From Maricopa to Phoenix the
train will be in charge of Srperin-
tendent Scott, Superintendent of Mo-
tive Power A NJ. Mum and Con-
ductor Sparks. The engine will be
decorated as will also the depots and
section houses.
There will be a number of excur-
sions to Phoenix just before the pres
ident arrives. A special train will ar
rive late tonight which will bring the
from Bisbee, Douglas. No
gales, Globe, Tucson and other cities
in the southern part of the territory.
The members Of the reception COM
mittees from these cities will be on
this train. In addition there will be a
popular excursion from Tucson that
will leave Maricopa thirty minutes
before the presidents train.
Other excursions will be run from
Tempe and Mesa. A special train
will be run from Mesa starting from
that town at 9:15 Wednesday morn
ing II will stop at Tempe for
more passengers. This train is for
the southsiders who do not wish to
take the early morning train which
leaves there at 1920. The special
will arrive here about 10 o'clock, and
another special will go back to Mesa
at 1890 or l o'clock. 1t is prob
able that about a thousand school
will be brought over on
these trains.
At Phoenix the presidents train
will be transferred to the Santa Fe
road and from Phoenix to Ashfork
the train will be under the direc-
ton of Conductor }. c. Graves, the
oldest conductor in point of service
on this division. The engineers will