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Show SUPPLIES TO BE PURCHASED AT ffl m DIEGO San Diego, Cal., Jan. 23. Thous-anus Thous-anus of tons of food supplies will bo purchased at this port and at Ban Francisco by tho United States government to caro for tho great licet of war vessels which will como through tho Panama canal In March to bring President Wilson and hit party to tho two California uxposl tlons. At first, It was planned to hnva auxiliaries carry all supplies for tho cntlro voyage; but now Joseph J. Cheatham, pay Inspector of tho Atlantic fleet, is busy making arrangements ar-rangements for tho distribution of supptlos nt Sun Diego nnd SanFran-clbco. SanFran-clbco. Thoso arrangements nro being be-ing mado both for American and fop elgn war vessols. Among tho foodstuffs to bo purchased purch-ased will bo 352,0U0 pounds of fresh hour, 32.UUU pounds of mutton, 32.UU0 pounds of fowls, 45,000 pounds of frankfurters, 20,000 dozen eggs, C00,-000 C00,-000 pounds of potatoes, 72,000 pounds of pork and vcul, 42,000 pounds ot pork Bausugo and 20,000 pounds oi bologna sausago, 1000 pounds of east, and 00,000 pounds of onion In addition to a largo uuuntity of flesh egotubles and fruits. More than sixty warships and nux lllarles will anchor In Sau Diego buy when tho great armada reaches this port. Honor positions in mano'-war row In tho harbor will bo given to tho dreadnought New York, which will carry President Wilson tho dreadnought Texas, en which will bo Secretury of tho Navy Daniels, tho famous battleship Oregon, under command of Rear Admiral C arko. which will lend tho procession o war cbsuls through tho canal, tho dread nought Wyoming, Rear Admiral Flotchflr'v flagship nnd the flagships of tho different foreign powors. Tho other war dogs will bo anchored In, tho harbor In order of linportnnco. After n two day visit at tho Exposition Ex-position ho e, tho fleet will sail for Sau Fraiulsco. Off San Podro, tin) harbor for Lob Ango es, eight war ships will bo attacked to escort Pres Ident Wilson and tho Now York to that port, whllo tho lomninder of tho fleet will proceed northward to tho (Jo.dcn Gnto. Tho President will slop a day in Los Angeles, and then leave for San Francisco, whero ho will visit tho northern exposition. Efforts nro now being mudo by cities iu tho northwestern part of tho country to have thnt section Included In-cluded In tho chief executive's itinerary; itiner-ary; and as most ot tho plans mado bo fur nro only ot a tentative nnturo, It is nulto posslblo that tho President will see tho wholo Pacific const before be-fore ho retuniB overland to Wash Ington. |