Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-09-18
A TOBACCO DAY PARADE.
A PROCESSION IN LOUISVILLE
EIGHT MILES LONG.

The Celebration In Honor of the Sale of
100000 HogsheRds of the Fragrant
Leaf-PioturesQue FIOSts in the Line
Every Industry Represented.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Sept. T.--Tobacco
day, or the celebration OF the sale of 100,-
COO hcSsheads of tobacco in Louisville
this year, TOOK place to-day. The city was
crowded so that looomotion in the busi-
ness streets was almost impossib!.. FIX
cursion trains from neighboring States
had been arriving since yesterday end
there were $4,000 visitors in the city. The
parade was q magnificent pageant. 1t
was composed of most elaborate, artistic
and costly displays, represent nearly
every commercial interest. 1t was over
eight miles long and took hours to pass a
given point.
TOBACCO RULER OF THE DAY.
Though the various commercial inter-
ests were represented, the tobacco inter
est was given the post OF honor, and their
displays occupied three Of the prOcession's
eight miles. The streets We're crowded
from early morning, and il being a holt
day the city was handsomely decorated.
Fully 10000 visitors witnessed the pro-
cession, which begun its march at 1880
O'Clock, and paraded the principal streets,
There were many very picturesque
displays in the procession, and large
quantities of tobacco OF all grades and
qualities were hanging from different
wagons. White hurley, Virginia wrap
per, celebrated Hart county yellow prior,
Green river dark leaf, heavy rich long to-
baCcO from Christian and other southern
counties, blue prior, ClarkesVille leaf
and every other quality known and used
lfQ ef1T tod inf
display.
PICTURESQUE FLOATS.
The tobacco men not only had separate
and individual displays, but they all
united IN preparing a number OF huge
floats representing tobacco in all stages
of cultivation and manufacture. Among
the prominent floats to be noticed was an
immense decorated platform with designs
intended to represent the whole tobacco
trade. Another was a panorama of
Columbus discovering America, another
Sir Walter Raleigh presenting the Queen
OF England, surrounded by five maids of
was realistic tobacco plantation scene.
OTHER INTERESTS IN THE LINE.
Following the tobacco floats came nine
other long divisions in the parade, repre-
senting various other interests and
Industries, and these were equally inter-
estIng and attractive as the preceding.
AT THE EXPOSITION.
The procession ended at the exposition,
where the largest crowd ever in the build
ing was assembled. Damroscn's Orches-
ira played tobacco programme. Several
speeches, cOngratulatory to the trade of
Louisville. were made, and hOgshead of
fine hurley tobacco, selected as the one
hundred thousandth hOgshead, was sold
at auction to G. l.. Head, who purchased
it for FINER Bros, of Louisville, who will
manufacture it into a favorite brand.
The hogshead weighed l,190 pounds net,
and brought 81, ,023, or 81 70 per pound, the
highest sum ever received for hOgshead.
In view Of the event the COurjer-,JOuTndl
issues double number tomorrow morn
ing, which will contain an elaborate and
exhaustive history Of the leaf tobacco
trade, with carefully compiled statistics
and interesting biographical matter.