The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1909-01-29

LINCOLN CENTEN-
AIRY PREPARATIONS
Committee Perfecting Plans
For Handling Crowd.
An Outline Of the Days Progr am
Shows Pompus Day
For Guests.

attending the laying of the corner
stone of the lincoln Museum on the
Lincoln Farm by President Roosevelt,
on the 18Th OF February, are rapidly
being perfected and it can be safely
said that the elaborate program will
be executed like clock work.
One obstacle in tie way OF getting
everything in readiness for the occa-
sion was that the roadway to the Lin
coin Farm was not sufficiently good
to stand the immense amount of tray
ell that will be put on 1t that day
and previous to then. That matter has
been satisfactorily arranged, as is told
in another column this week.
Another trouble was that the Lin
coin Farm Association in New York,
the State Committee appointed by
Gov. Wilson and the local committee
working under the Hodgenville Com
mercial Club did not have a full un-
derstanding of the duties each of them
was to perform and no Roadway was
being made, in consequence.
Under This state of circumstances.
the Lincoln Farm Association set a
representative here in the person of
Mr.. c. e. Mior, VINO our people were
glad to find is most pleasant gen.
tSeman and one well fitted for the
work he was sent here to do. He
stopped over in Louisville on h6s way
here and met with the members of
the Commercial Club there as well
as the officials of the Illinois Central
railroad. After conference with them
he came on to Hodgenvilla and So
iicited the aid of the Commercial Club
here. He was given full assurance
that our people would do all in their
power to make the affair a success and
the details of the work were thor
oughly discussed. The result is that
the plans Jhave all been mapped out
and each committee knows what it is
expected to do and 1t will do it.
Among the notable persons who will
be here that day are the following:
President Roosevelt, who will make
the principal address and who will lay
the famous corner stone; Cardinal Glib
bons, who will also make an address;
Gen. James Grant Wilson, Gen. Luke
E. Wright, Clarence H. Mackey, Rob-
ert J. Collier. formerly the owner of
the farm; Henry Watterson, Payne
Whitney and Harry Paine whitney.
Gov. Wilson will bring with MIN
his staff of fourteen members, one
company of the Louisville Infantry,
one squadron of the Louisville cavalry
and the military bank of the Louis
vile regiment. The members of the
Kentucky commission will also ac-
company the Governor.
The trains for the general public
will leave Louisville early, in time 20
reach Hodgenville before 1890 that
morning. There will likely be four or
five of these trains. The train bearing
the Governor and the invited guests
will arrive at Hodgenvile at 1890 an
they will at once be conveyed TO the
Lincoln Farm in carriages, the total
number of invited guests being about
$50. The Presidents train will arrive
here at 11:10 sharp and tire Presi-
dent will at once go to the farm un-
der military escort.
The exercises Will begin promptly at
IL O'Clock and the President will re-
turn to Hodgenvijle, arriving here in
time to leave at $3.50 for Washington.
Ample number of conveyances will
be provided for the general public and
each person will be charged one dol
lar for the round trip 70 the Farm.
In order to prevent confusion and an
noyance, each person will be sold
ticket on which there are two. cou-
pons, one good going 10 the Farm
and the other the return trip. The
wagon drivers will accept these tick-
cts for conveyance and these tickets
will be cashed by the committee APP
pointed for that purpose at one doll
lar each. In this way the drivers will
have no trouble in collecting fares,
and the tickets can be sold on the
trains previous to the arrival in the
town. iitii siht
On account of the great number OF
people who will be here. the estimate
running from 5000 to $1,000 it will
require several hundred wagons to
carry them to the Farm. With tads
immense number of vehicles on the
roadway. which Is narrow In places. itl
Is necessary that a perfect system be
adopted and the rules rigidly enforced
to prevent BLOCKADE. which should
one occur at The time the Presidential
party is on the road, would illustrate
all the plans. For that reason the
committee having the matter In charge
win have complete control Of the road
between the depot and lincoln Farm