New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-04
THOUSANDS OF DRY GOODS MEN
EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES MARCHING TO
GETHER-MILLIoNs OF CAPITAL

GETHER-MILLIoNs OF CAPITAL
REPRESENTED
The Wholesale Dry-Goods MEMS Harrison and Nor
ton Club, 10000 strong marching In twelve-hie io'''
outnumbercd any other division in the parade. IL
was nearly 4 O'Clock when the fell Into the line
from Worth. Leonard and Franklin sts precencu oS
tho Odd Regiment band, behind which marched inc
Glee Club, singing campaign songs Marshal "iii'ani
+. Webb marched close the Glee Club and directly
after the president OF the GLIB John +. Plummer nc
is entitled to great credit for his excellent and active
work In connection with the part taken in yesterday
parade by the dry goods organization. He kindly con
sented az a late hour to assist in the management VI
the immense body of men IN line His tireiess' aos'o
and energetic enterprise and ski.l were invaiu"o'o'
and the magnificent OF the dry goods cuos u
due in a great measure Mr. Pummer's ndefatigaoie
efforts.
Major webb's aides were the next in line, and III
cluded r. G.. HYDE A. t. Plummcr, f. J. Moore
W 6. Darling Harry Swift, Henry G. Hill, Captain
II. A. Brown, william T. Broadway, George NJ. H.
Nudge Charles T. Perkins, Dudley Bramhaal, NJ
Davis and W T. Curry. They were a solid and SUD
stantial body of and altogether fitting leaders ior
the contingent which followed This compr1seu uhc
heads OF houses and representatives OF mahuiao'u'
having under their control combined caplta WHICH
was said to amount to not less than S3oo'ooo'ooo'
SOME OF THE MEN WHO WERE IN LINE
The names of these men wcro: John Clafln, f.
Ean,es and D. Robinson, of the firm OF H. b. Clafn q
Co.; s W. Fay aud John F. Praeger. of Wendell
Fay & Co.. Arthur I. Sullivan, OF sullivan
Vail & Co.. Joseph Wild, Colonel W. l.
Strong, Walter Lewis, Of Lewis, Brothers q CO. :
A. d. Julliard Louis Lincoln, of Catn d Co.; Arnory
Leland, OF Caw Leland d Co.. Jacob wendell John
Reed of Dale, Reed 81 Cooley: Mr.. Grosvenor, OF
Grosvenor & Carpenter; c. s. Smith, OF smith, hoss
& Gardiner who IS also president Of the Chamber Oh
o
Co H. d. Poor of Denny. Poor & Co.; William Turn
bull c. " Bliss ard Park Commissioner NJ I. D.
Borden, OF Bliss, Fabyan & Co.. W. g. Tint, OF 4" l.
Tiff A. Co: " G.. Bones. Of Sweetser, PembrooR ~
Co.: G.. II. Colby, of Harding, Colby Co. D. J..
Ieavitt. of Leavitt & Mitchell; Mr.. Anderson OF
Wheelright. Anderson Co. James T. swirl FRANCIS
Baker F. E. Bacon. of Bacon. baldwin Co.; OSWALD
Martin OF Chapman d Martin a. W. Bates, OF
Faulkner. Page & Co. Rufus s Frost, ]. II. Lane
OF Kibbe Chafee. shreve & Co; W. T. Lee OF Lee
Tweedy & Co. II. J. Libby, Mr.. Shepard, OF koch
fellow & Shepard: James Tacot and f. d. Lecomp'o'
OF White Payson Co.
Tho dry-goods men lay great stress on the fact
that these are importing houses or concerns "mch
have an almost exclusively southern trade. The en-
Moves OF many of the business houses represented IN
the parade turned out almost to man, but none oil
them did any more Ingenious better cheering than
the Columbia College boys.
SOME OF THE NOTICES DISPLAYED.
Next TO them tho forty notices carried In the line
werc tho most popular attraction Some OF them
wero as follows
No free trade. no.
II Mills OF Texas is allowed 10 name our poncy' INC
mills Of the North viii stop
Cleveland reviews voters, but can't reyie" the
| soldiers. -
We refused to submit English dctation in '76 shall
we submit 70 it in 49,
Private up, Sackvilc I'll make IL al fish'
with you after the 9th OF November
When England dictates Johnny get your gun
This was merely the wholesale dry goods trade
The other business interests affiliated with II made
| almost as strong a showing Following tile wnoie-
saers was the Clothing Division, 1000 strong leo
nv Marshal A. f. Colfax. The Umbrella ana PSrasol
Trade under Marshal d. W. Odiorne, presented per
haps the most brilliant appearance OF any section IN
line They carried umbrellas, the covering Of which
consisted Of triangular patches Of red, white and
blue and on the ends of the projecting sticks were
| SILK flags The marshal had for his assistants such
| we'll known members Of the trade as Mr. Lang, OF
| UilSh & Bro. Mr. NOgel, Of Hrsch & Co. MI Fantoh
of Alvah Hall & Co.. ". W. Meyer, OF Lesser Meyer
and Mr.. Mazenbackcr constituting the firm Of Brown
| q Matzenbacher. Mr Hawkins. OF Amasca Lyon q 20
| Mr.. Meyer. OF the American Manufac turing Co MI
| Worth of +. J. kaldcnbcrgh a Co. \. H. Rich. Mr
! swayne, Of d. ". Odiorne Co.; Mr. Br0Wn, OF
Winter 4 Ball Emil Fox, Mr.. Van cullen. OF Belknap
| Johnson q Powell; Mr.. Cawlcy OF Heller: Glen q
| Cawley Mr.. j. Bentley. Mr.. Burrll OF Burrill 4 Co.
| Mr. Max L. Rau Mr. william L. House. Mr.. follmer
| Of Follmcr. Clogg & Co.. and Mr. C. Il. Stow Nearly
not quite, thousand clerks and emplGyes waiksa
goods organization succeeded them and was com
manded by Mr. william L. Strange