Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-09-04

Glenn and another expert who is just from
Chicago. Unfortunately the leader span
of their six-horse team was frightened by
an imitation elephant and led the other
horses about so as to upset the car and
damage it 30 it couldn't be moved in the
procession. The outfit cost several hun
dred dollars, and one of the younger boys
who assisted in fixing it up actually had
tears in his eyes as he looked at the wreck.
As for Mac, he looked a moment and
then shouted, "Fhis sanded meat won't do
for Willard; go to the slaughter house and
put up another carload for to-night's
train
GORDON & FERGUS -
Gordon & Ferguson, 2i -220 East
Fourth street, turned out t. .trGs vans.
The first was a great load Of ruoas and
furs in bales decorated with beautifully
finished robes-buffalo, wolf, fox, bear, etc.
spread and drapped, and surrounded
with the largest buffalo ever seen in these
parts. We regret to say thttthe thorough
bred dimensions of that buT 10 somehow
impressed observers from the s4st with an
idea that this great fur house had actually
manufactured a buffalo. President Arthur,
Phil Sheridan and all other experienced
uALC LOo ~ PAAAA0, "a SONAOO
knew we'll enough that G. & F., had merely
come IN possession of a wonderful speci-
men of the latest improved American
bison. 1t was q beauty. The second car
exhibited a section OF Gordon & Ferguson's
fur making shops in full operation, with a
number of first class hands at work upon
buffalo coats, fee fur wraps and other fur
goods.
GLIDDEX, GRIGGs & co.
Original and perhaps the most noted
structures appearing in the trades process
sion were those from the house of Glidden,
Griggs & Co, Wholesale grocers, 1922 4
East Third street. They had two wagons,
the first representing a locomotive and the
second O loaded freight car. The locomo-
tive boiler was represented by oil tanks;
the headlight by a tin tea caddy; the smoke
stack and spark a~rrester by fish kit, churn
and waste paper basket; the bell by an
inverted pail with q bell inside;
the dome by a half bushel
measure covered with an inverted
wooden bowl; a great measure for the
whistle; the platform in front of the boiler
a washboard; the cowcatcher made of tiers
of TINS of n. P. and G. n. W. spices; the
cylinders, churns; the driving rods, mop
sites; the cut Off rods, long plugs of N. Z.
tobacco; the lubricators, small bottles of
olives; the escape valves, vinegar ~faucets;
the truck wheels, iron bound kegs; the driv-
ing wheels, wash tubs; the tender wheels,
half busheI packages OF fine cut tobacco;
a mop stick served for a brake rod, and i'll
place of some of the proper apparatus of
a locomotive appeared a rope reel. Boxes
of backing supplied the phases
of the brasses which ornament fancy,
new engines. The cab was built up OF
boxes of tobacco and shipping boxes Of
N. P. and G. N. W. ground spices Especial
ties with this house,, and the freight car
following had barrel covers for wheels,
while the body of the car was represented
by chests of tea, boxes of nacaroHi ahd
Vermicelli, boxes of spices and boxes Of
soap. The engine bore the name, "Our
Grocer" The designs for the whole OF
the display originated with Mr.. d. B.
Sweet, the cashier for the Arm, and were
we'll carried out by all the employees. The
two wagons were notable features of the
exhibition, and were much admired by the
city's guests in Rice park
ALLEN s. 90.
This firm turned out eight wagons, the
first drawn by six horses, driven by that
odd, w~ell-knowu driver, "Winnebago Jack"
This was loaded with shipping packages
of tobacco and cigars, with q typical to-
bacco Indian mot Il wooden one( and a
prominent sign Of the "Moonlight' CT
gars Nc. No. Il dealt in by this house.
No. = vas a load Of tea, direct importa-
ton; No. 3 q load OF rope and cordage,
with q sailor riding; No. /, a load of cof-
fee; No. 5, California and Ore
gon salmon, canned and picked; No. g,
wooden ware, etc; No. 7, canned goods;
No. s, shipping packages of confectionery,
canned fruits, etc.
G~GUSHAGET & FREY.
This famous cjsar firm, whose factory is
at the northwest corner of Robert and
Fifth streets, turned out a large decorated
platform wagon drawn by four horses,
with the platform occupied ey Z dezen or
more cigar makers busiIy ut work rolling
and finishing cigars. The canopy over
the platform oUie st tue front
the words, "AanufactaFe weshly eighty
thousand cigars;' Gs Ihe roar
the firms trade mark, q Ts-peinsed star
with a cigst on eScS kPper csrner, and on
each side, "Gra@aesen Il Frey, Minnesota
Star Cigar Factory" The clean looking
young men at work, the piles Of choise to-
bacco they were working from, and the
pretty stacks Of cigars and eigar boxes,
interested all tbs thousands of Cigar
smokers on the streets, and frequent clap
ping of hands as it passed along attsstsd
their admiratien of the fine display.
GENERAL MENTIONS.
The BohR Manufacturing esnpany,s sash,
doors, blinds, ETC., were represented by
nine four and two-horse teams, eommeAs-
ing with q four-horse team drawing q
mammoth pine log, and followed BY teams
loaded with lumber of different diRen-
stems, shingles, lsth, meuldings, etc, snd
concluding with a miniature heufe On
wheels. Each load vas kandssAsly desc
rated with Aags AID evergrssns, and bore
appropriate notsoes, anaosg which we're
the following: "SE. Paul gresss PortaRe,"
and "Hlrrah for the Northern Fssifc."
Asplsndia EXHIBIT OF furs aud fur goods
was mado by Albrvoht, Lanphsr d FlneA.
On theiT first truck, covered with robss
and neatly trimmed, drawn by foVr hand
somely dressed horses, were eight noa
dressed in different styles Of fur salts, ser-
rounded by all kinds of manufactured
goods. In the center of the first truck
was q nuge reindeer, hitehed to a saow
sled. connecting the first with the aod,opd