The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-24

A. Kent had men employed AT the forge
and finishing the wheel, symbols OF his
/ business.
The New Home Sewing Machine Com
pany was represented by three wagons and
machines The front wagon was festooned
with air moss
O'Connor & Ray, blacksmiths, had two
floats with forge in full operation and a
horse in one of the floats was being Shod
! This float took second prize.
THE PLANT SYSTEM ON WHEELS.
The Savannah. Florida and Western rail
ways float, was certainly the most attrac-
! tive in design, and received the lions share
of the compliments. The mimic acts and
! clownish bearing Of the characters in cos
| tune, kept the people in roar as it brought
! up the rear of the long procession. The
! float represented the North connected with
the South by the Plant system. There
were three floats i'll one. The first was the
/ North, represented by a snow mountain. A
! polar bear was at a telephone attached to a
| leahcss tree covered with snow, asking in
! formation about the Sunny South. sign
| board pointed the way to Florida; Their
| mOmeter showed 40 below zero, and devil
had built fire under it and with bellows
was endeavOring to make the mercury rise.
! The second part was a Charleston, Savan-
nah and Florida express line passenger
coach.
IN THE FROZEN NORTH.
The Northern half was covered with snow
and ice, snow upon the windows. The other
was clear On the Northern platform of the
car was Il passenger covered with snow and
! closely wrapped. On the Southern plat
form the passengers were in straw hats and
linen busters tanning themselves. The
center of the coach bore the coat of arms of
the system, "A Maltese Cross" in one the
steamship Olivette, in the opposite the
steamship Mascotte-with the names
Tampa, Key West and Havana
IN THE SUNNY SOUTH.
The third part represented the Sunny
South and Florida. The platform was Gov
cred with tropical plants, prominent among
which was an orange tree filed with grow
ing fruit. Between two palmetto trees was
suspended a hammock, in which reclined a
man reading. An alligator was at tele-
phone replying to the enquiries of the polar
bear up North and another alligator was fan
ming himself. A thermometer in the orange
tree indicated So and a DEVILS imp was
trying with a fan to keep the mercury from
rising higher. The three floats, connected,
were drawn by mules, with four drivers in
brakemen's uniform. The design was by
Mr.. A. Gartner, of the Chief Engineers
Office, and was an elaboration of the idea
originated some years ago by Col. Owens,
Traffic Manager, for illustrated advertise
ments of the line. The floats were con-
structed under the supervision of Mr.. f.
Geffcken, foreman of the companys car
shops; the painting was done by T. II.
Gearon, and the decoration by j. Siday and
r. Siday. The float was i'll charge of Mr..
A. A. Aveilhe, and was followed by a squad
of mounted police to preserve it from the
relic hunter. This float took first prize.
OTHER FLOATS IN LINE.
Among the many other representative
business houses which were represented in
the line with handsomely decorated floats
or vehicles were the following:
Dixon & Murphy coal carts.
d. r. Thomas wood carts.
Hecker's self rising flour.
DAVIS Bros, Knabe piano.
Collat Bros, shoes.
Logan's City Market
Domestic Sewing Machine Co., two
wagons.
A. Ehrlich handsome float, bacon.
George w. Tideman, groceries.
Fleischman's Yeast
Pappoose Cigar, with Indian in the We
hicle and Indian escort on horseback.
John Lyons 81 Co., groceries.
A. B. Hull, two-horse dray, tri-colored
canopy and decoration.
Southern Express Co., four-horse and
two-horse teams.
Savannah Soap Works, with employees
wrapping ana boxing soap.
A. S. Cohen, float with monster shoe
typical of the trade.
The trades display was under charge of T.
Ballantyne, with the following corps of
aides, who rendered him excellent service:
Robert Gaillard, Frank Douglas, Joseph
Doyle, J. f. Furber, John Nicholson, Jr ,
Otto Nogel, William Lindsay, Merritt
Dixon, G. Kiesling, S. Guckenheimer, Mr..
Mcmillan, c. Drayton, Ed. w. Harmon, A.
NJ Martin and c. Russell Segt. Owen
Reilly, with eight mounted police assisted
in keeping the streets clear on the line of
march.
THE PRIZES AWARDED.
The committee met after the trades dis
play and made the following awards:
SAVANNAH, GA, Feb. %, 1888.
Col. VilliGm Gdrrdrd Chairman, Savannah,
Ga:
DEAR SIR-We have the honor to report that
| we have reviewed the trades display made to-
| day, viewing it from two positions; in other
| words changing our position as to have the
procession pass before us at two points. And
| after carefully considering the merits of each
| under your Instructions to make our awards to
those we thought best, not considering the class
or character of business represented. we decide
| that the prizes should be awarded as follows:
First prize to the Plant system of railroads
Second prize to Messrs O'Connor & Ray
| Third prize to Mr. q. Kiesing.
We regret there were only three prizes to be
awarded as there were quite a number of other
| very fine displays, which evidenced degree Of
enterprise and taste that made it difficult for us
| to discriminate Very respectfully,
GEORGE n. NICHOLS
IL. BENDHEIM,
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