The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1885-08-21
SIX MILLIONS GONE IN SMOKE.
No Falling or in the Noisy Celebration Of
the Fourth.
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No Falling or in the Noisy Celebration Of
the Fourth.
New York Timesl
Or the late years the impression has been
gaining ground that the old-time celsbra-
ton OF the Fourth of July was falling into
desuetude and that In the not distant fu-
ture the bcn6res fireworks, and other ac-
cessories Of the day would be given up. A
visit to the various manufacturers tends to
dispel the delusion that fireworks on the
Fourth are going out OF date.
"The fireworks season." said q leading
dealer, "begins early in February.
when the far west sends in its orders The
factories are busy with these until early In
the spring. when the states east Of the Mis-
sissippi begin to stock up. It Is a curious
fact that, although the north, from Maine
to California lays In a full stock to blow up
on the Fourth, not a dollar Is spent by the
people south Of the Potomac and Ohio
rivers They use them only on Christmas
day. The demand for all kinds Of goods
fell off rapidly for two or three years after
the centennial, but for the last Eve years 1t
has steadily increased, and this year l think
will show a general increase all over the
country. don't believe that there was
ever before so many firecrackers exploded
as on the recent Fourth. From all the data
obtainable should say that there were dis
tributed over the country over 500, 900
boxes, worth about $5O0,OOo. Then the big
crackers, which have risen rapidly to favor,
have been more extensively sold than at
any other time, the patriotism Of the young
men who are too old for the old time fire.
cracker expending itself in producing the
unearthly din these big crackers make. or
course Judge at least $500 600 more were
blown into smoke and fragments on the
Fourth.
1.-THE fireworks manufactures do their
best to discourage the consumption Of fire.
crackers but the young people appear to
have enewed the loyalty to thee time
honored explosives, and our opposition
seems to have made but little head way. The
fireworks nov mostly In demand are OF
kind decidedly superior to those mostly in
vogue In the past. and the demand for them
In not by any means confined to the big
cities, but Oregon ami Montana want just
as good fire goods as we can make. Or these,
rockets Roman candles, and the various
ro!ored fires seem to have struck popular
fancy There have been sold this year /
think, fully S5. COG, ,0O0 worth Of these for
consumption ON the Fourth alone. so that
the dav witnessed the disappearance Of fully
Sc. 900. .00J In smoke as an evidence OF the
patriotic feelings Of the country north Of
the Ohio river.
"This does not include the new.fangled
Japanese fireworks, which are now extern
sively used for daylight exhibitions. Every
visitor of a country fair now thinks the
show lacking IL the committee does not let
of between each heat Of the races a lot OF
these japanese constructions. Their use,
however, is almost entirely confined to such
occasions But few are sold for the Fourth,
~ the cele brating patriot Of to-day, like his
predecessors Of old, wants Just as much noise
as possible by day and Just as handsome .
show by night as money will buy