The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1888-10-17
.. THE FIRST DAY.
THE DURHAM EXPOSITION
I A GRAND SUCCESS FROM
THE START.
To Days Opening-The Street
Parade--Thef Business Floats
People Pouring I'm.

feOple F0urlng In.
To-day Durham devoted her St.
tention~ to the Exposition. The
weather is cool, and though the day
dawned with clouds obscuring the
sun, our people were full of enthusi-
asnn, and the town was adorned in
every direction with gay bunting and
flags were flying from stores. dwell
ings and factories.
BY ten o'clock the streets began to
gil up. and every place along the line
of the procession was a live sea Of
humanity. The people have come to
witness Durham's gala demonstration
and exhibits. They are here, and
they are here by the thousands. They
have come from the country, and
from neighboring towns. Trains
nave been emptying them here at
depot, throughout the day, aud we
may say the population of Durham
to-day is about $1,000. A cordial
welcome is extended to all who are
here, and who may come tosmorrow.
Make yourself perfectly at home, and
see all that is TO be seen.
TO DAYS PROCESSION.
Was it not q grand one? Did you
ever see so many interests so tastes
fully and so beautifully presented
upon floats. The street displays cap
tured the throngs as it passed in re
view, and we have heard nothing but
the most lavish praise.
The procession formed at Red
mond's Grove, and moved down
Ramseur street to billiard, up Dill.
lard to Main, and down main to
Blackwell's park.
At eleven and a half the whistle;
turned loose, bells rang, and the Bull
beloved. That was the signal for
the moving of the procession. And
such q procession! Ii was half a
mile long, and the people looked or
in wonder and amazement. They die
not expect that Durham would d.
the thing upon such a scale. IL wa,
simply immense. The short time in
which we have TO write, and amid
the din and hustle, we cannot do tht
subject justice; we can only give oul
readers birds eye view Of the pro
cession. It was headed by the
Police Force 10 Dress Uniform.
Durham L. I. Band.
Durham Light Infantry.
Carriages containing President
Lockhart and Governor Scales.
Mayor and Town Commissioners
Steel Creek Cornet Band.
White Fire Companies.
Colored Fire Companies.
THE FLOATS.
The Rant-A beautifully arrang
ed throne upon which sat four littI,
girls, reading the Exposition edition
Of our neighbor.
| Blackwell Durham Co 0perativ,
Co.-Four floats. gotten up In th,
handsom, st manner, representing thu
manufacture Of the Durham Bul
Smoking Tobacco.
| Z.I Lyon 4 Co.-The smoking
tobacco OF this firm arranged upon /
pyramid and this surrounded b,
canopy OF stars and stripes.
| Webb d Kramer-1'he mode O
marketing tobacco in 1925 hogs
heads drawn by Q steer, with Q dol
tied on one side Of the hcgshead an(
brown jug swung on the other side
Following this was q happy hit
"Webb 4 Kramer's foreign MALE
a boy riding q donkey with a mai
bag across his back.
| T. ID. Jones-Fancy tobacco-twt
handsome little hogsheads mark
ed in bis name, the whole adorned
with o row Of the bright leaf.
W. L. Walker 4 Goa littl
poney hitched to q little wagon, con
tanning small hogshead-"The bes
goods come in small packages"
]. Y. Whitted-plug tobacco man
ufacturer. This float contained
pyramid Of all brands Of his tobacc
as ii Is packed for shipping.
Sami Kramer & Co.-The Pug ci
gars were represented by the proces
Of manufacture.
Il Muse q Shaw-Dry Goods. A ver
effective display Of this goods In u
A best taste,
0 Jones q Lyon-Dry Goods. TIL
}, business was we'll represented an
. from the float raiLed pointed cards .
9 il passed along.
1 Leyy-Ready made clothing.
J. very polite saleman among the
|, bowing 10 the crowd.
n John l. Markham-There was
!. combination here. First, a Piedmol
It wagon. Then the largest float
Ie the proc, ssion--it was immense --r,
lpresenting his dry goods, harness 4