Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1871-05-31
THE MECHANICS, PROCESSION.
Imposing and Creditable Demon
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Knoxville have been surely and perma-
nently increasing, but few of our people
have heretofore, or do even now fully com
prehend there importance or value.
We were glad therefore to see the dem
onstration yesterday SO grand a success and
yet at the same time sorry that circumstan-
ces did not enable eUe,y mechanic in the
city to join the procession and show our
people what an overwhelming interest
they represent.
The preparations made for some weeks
enabled each branch of the trades to take
its place promptly in line on Asylum
Street at the hour named.
had .,.l, THE PROCESSION. .t.....i yr
AT nine o'clock precisely hehead of the
procession moved out from Asylum street
down Crooked to Union, thence down
Prince and Main to Gay Streets aud then
to the Fair Ground in the following order:
-Ht THE TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION . We
mounted, heading the march, twenty-five
strong, under guidance of Marshal Eddy
They carried at their head beautiful blue
silk banner, upon which was inscribed,
Knoxville Typographical Union No. Ill"
They were followed by u -la+ 1 =. r.,
70 ~ THE KNoxvILLB IRON WORKS I'D
which establishment made a. display
worthy of its importance and lead in our
great industrial interests. The BAN
| ner ut the head was of blue silk, and
lettered sKnoxville Iron Workers. qY The
Mechanics Cornet Band, in full uniform,
| with their fine set of Instruments, follow
| ed, and under the direction of Mr.. Will
| liams, discoursed splendid music. There
were one hundred and eighty men In line,
under charge of Joseph Richards, Mar
| shall. The men were in citizens dress
with red silk badges. The feature of this
| branch of the procession was q platform
| wagon covered and decorated upon which,
| in full operation was one of those wonders
in the line of machinery-a nail machine.
| AS fast as cut-about $50 per minute, the
| nails were scattered about by Mr. Lewis.
This establishment is one of the largest of
its kind in the State, a source of great rev
enue and profit to our city and an institu-
| ton that Knoxville ought to stand 6y and
encourage II, every ,a0dy. .,..-...-.
THE JoURNEYMEN STONE CUTTERS
came next, 100 strong, in citizens dress,
with badge of white silk. They carried
q large blue silk banner upon which was
printed, "Journeymen Stone Cutters"
| They are the force now engaged in the con-
struction of the new Custom House and
| Post Office building, which is to be the most
costly and completebuilding in the State
excepting only the State House at Nashville.
| One of the striking point in the procession
was huge block of rough, undressed mar
BILE just as it comes from the Government
| Quarry, which was drawn on large plat
| form wagon. Marshall Bonell was in
| charge of the Stone Cutters.
| THE CARPENTERS
| Under Marshal Bruce, full $50 strong
were next in order. Their banner was of
white, appropriately decorated with de-
sign giving spare, a jack-plane, hatchet
and saw. They were in citizen dress,
with badge of white silk on which was
| imprinted circular saw in black and on
| the saw the various tools of their trade.
| A large platform wagon with bench, and
carpenters hard at work, brought up the
rear of their line, which was one of the
| longest in the procession.
| THE sHoEMAKERs
Game next in the line of procession
headed by band Of young men living a
few miles from the city, many of whom
were formerly connected with the 9th
Tennessee infantry band. The banner of
this trade WIS very nice, on a White
| ground, with n boot and shoe encircled
with a wreath. They were in citizen
! dress, had blue silk badge with fringe,
and inscribed "Journeymen Shoemakers
| of East Tennessee There were 10 in line,
| and had large covered wagon with some
| half dozen men busily at work on their
| benches. Marshal WAS in charge
| of their number
! ...-.. .-.- THE PAINTERS d. r.s-...g 80
! Came next in order, under charge of
Marshal Haupt, and numbered some thirty
men, They had lagre white flag upon
which was painted paint pot, a brush
| and other implements of trade. They had
| a green silk badge and wore citizens
| clothes.
| THE PLASTERERS
| Were next and were the only trade with
| any distinct uniform. They had light
| cap and loose jacket and overall of blue
denims and made very striking part of
| the procession, 126 in all, under Marshal
Cormley. Their banner white, on which
was marked Ratchet, a straigh edge,
! darby, brush trowel and float imple-
ments of their trade. On each side of
| President Gilbert were two bright lads
bearing hatchets.
The little sons of Matt. HOUSEHOLDS
holder, apprentices in the trade, with their
| tools of trade.
Apprentices from other trades were also
| in the procession, and showed the pluck
of the rising generation.
| Following the plasters was a wagon OF
| flowers, with flower stand of the well
known style made by Mr.. Guntert.
THE BAKERY WAGON i.t
| OfMessrs. Kern and Spiro, was COM
plete thing in its way and attracteda great
| deal of attention. 1t was an oven in the
| shape of small house mounted on plat
| form wagon, with miniature bake room
| and bread board, and bakers hard at work,
| cutting out bread and cakes and putting
them in thee oven where they were baked.
The wagon WAS q complete success and