October, 1919 
FOREST AND S T R p] A M 
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told him he could have what horses he 
needed from our outfit and I would help 
him pack through the Park and lead the 
horses back on the return trip. This 
would enable him to send the guide and 
horses back to his camp the next day. 
This just suited the Commissioner and 
he gladly accepted the offer. The next 
morning Roosevelt and I packed one of 
the horses, he being an expert with the 
diamond hitch and I doing the work of 
assistant. Just as we started from the 
Inn, Larry shouted, “Hurray for Roose- 
velt for President in ninety-six.” The 
Commissioner laughed and shouted back, 
“Too soon, Larry, too soon.” 
On our trip through the Park we were 
invited to dine with Lieutenant Pitcher 
and never forgot the delicious dinner 
served us. Some 15 years later, on meet- 
ing President Roosevelt at Washington, 
almost the first remark he made was to 
ask if I didn’t remember the dinner 
Pitcher gave us. 
S OME years later the P^psident had 
been making a tour of the country in 
a special train, which was side- 
tracked at Gardner, while he inspected 
the game in the Park and absorbed the 
sunshine. I was superintendent at the 
time of the Sheridan Division of the Chi- 
cago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad and 
went to Gardner to arrange the schedule 
of the President’s Special over the road, 
also by his invitation. As we stopped at 
the various stations along the line, the 
President made short speeches from the 
rear platform. We finally approached the 
town of Gillette, Wyo., which had been 
Hamed for me on account of my having 
located the railroad through that section 
of the country. The President turning to 
me said : “What shall I talk about to the 
people in Gillette?” I told him they were 
the pioneers of the country and doing a 
great work in its development. “By the 
way,” I said, “this reminds me that one 
of the cowboys who used to work for the 
101 Ranch nearby told me you had come 
to their round up at a certain time and 
that he had shared his bed with you.” 
The President exclaimed: “That’s good, 
that’s good. I’m glad you told me.” 
On arriving at the to\vn the President 
gave the crowd assembled a good talk 
on the work they were doing as the first 
settlers in the country and then asked 
if there was anyone there who had 
worked for the 101 Ranch. A great 
many held up their hands and said, “Aye, 
aye.” The President with a broad smile 
shouted, “I know you boys! I know 
you! I’ve slept with you on the round- 
up.” A great roar went up from the 
crowd and I noted at the next election 
that the President got a big vote from 
that district. A little further down the 
road the trainmaster came to me with a 
bundle of train orders, saying that the 
trainmen, including the engineer and 
fireman, would like to have the Presi- 
dent sign them so that they could have 
.something to show for having run the 
President’s Special. I presented this 
request to the President and he said, 
“Certainly, certainly, I belong to the 
Order myself.” The men were greatly 
pleased to get the President’s signature 
on the train orders. I kept one myself 
and have it at the present time. 
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