New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-21
& CENTURY OF PROGRESS
s ,Hy OBJECT LESSON 70 BE TAUGHT BIZ THE
INDUSTRIAL PARADE


INDUSTRIAL PARADE
.xrsAn purrERFrELD ExpEcrs- 10 azAvE
,,a 600 MEN IN LINE FLOATS BEARING
scrNEs REPRESENTING THE ADVANCE
IN cuvIInzAT1oN-cAS THE MARCH
ING ARMY PASS THE REVIEW
rNGsrAND BEFORE DARKt
A. an object lesson, illustrating the extent Of the
;,,ustrial progress OF nation during century
- ,eureeentative government, the parade OF May
! IN be strikingly effective. 1t viii show the
s.crk themselves what great things they have
sA.n able 70 accomplish under Government
s,.aged to protect them in their industrial pur.
f.,,s and will furnish an argument on political
economy unanswcrable in spoken language, by
.sh;ch an the world viii be free to profit.
{, viii undoubtedly be the most colossal demon
..,.ton of the results of nations industry that
"a world has ever witnessed, not only in the
.r,,nt Of the display, but in the great variety
n the features presented. Nothing that could be
Aev,sd could better illustrate the greatness oil the
pspubNe. for II will show that the people OF
f,ea government have been apie ID single
century Of national existence to acnieve Tor Them
selves not only everything that other nations
hay. accomplished since the history OF govern
ments began, but almost to revoluaonlhe the
commercial and industrial methods OF all the peo-
MA Of the earth. II is OF valuable importance
TOO. that the demonstration VIII DC ol sucn
.h.,.cter as 10 produce pleasing, and, conse.
auently, permanent impressions upon the minds
OF the people.
AN INDUSTRIAL ARMY TO PARADE.
One hundred thousand men, IL is said by the
committees win take paIl in the display, an
industrial army mightier for the welfare OF
people than similar numbers equipped for san
culinary warfare would be, and calculated As
thoroughly 70 engross the mind Of the contem-
Native observer rs the Z" pomp and circumstance
OF military forces could arouse the patriotic
spirit and charm the sense Of the spectator.
There is 0 world OF significance in the fact that
n majority Of the men who viii participate in
The parade are of foreign birth or extraction,
who are quite as enthusiastic as the Americans
.sto che manor born in their efforts to make the
occasion as successful as it will be stupendous.
This might be considered patriotic pride as
sotent in building up and maintaining o nations
industries as is the kindred spirit that contributes
20 the success of the country's arms.
It was originally estimated that 10000 men
vcnld take part in the industrial parade. Then
IL was announced that the extraordinary figures.
&c ,e0e might be reached. Applications from in.
dastrial and civic bodies for positions in the line
continuted 70 pour in, and General Butterdeh
was compelled, fortnight ago TO announce that
10000 men would be in line. The industrial
ssuy has continued TO grow until at the present
time it is settled that more than 900 marchers
have received permission to participate IN the
1t almost impossible 10
believe that q procession so vast will be able to
move over the line OF march in single day. es-
pecially when it is considered thai the number
OF participants includes men only, and not the
hundreds Of floats and wa CONS drawn by thousands
of horses. General Schofeld has said that it S
phenomenal marching when 1000 men pass
given point within an hour, even when the march
ing order is as close possible. 1t is hardly
likely that start can be made promptly at the
hour set for the procession to move. for the most
difficult part of the entire work Of handling the
parade win consist in getting the column in
readiness to move. However, ever il the pro-
cession should, start on time at 10 a. m, AMI
horses and wagons and men should proceed at a
speed that would enable 10000 men
10 pass given point within an hour, it would
take more than ten hours for the column to pass
the reviewing stand
II there were no delays Of any kind, and this
unprecedented speed should be maintained, IT
would be o'clock at night before the parade
would be ended 1t is much more reasonable to
suppose, considering that majority Of the paraders
are not drilled to marching, that the speed main
tanned will be less than 1000 men an hour, rather
than beyond it. As no measures have been taEePh
70 provide for Illuminating the parade, ana as
marching at night has not been contemplated, IN
fact. at all il win be inevitable that only part
Of the column viii succeed in going over the pre-
scribed route When darkness falls, the men IN
L.. 81 xba anlu tired ont bg waiting Tor
chance to fall into line will probably dlsperSe on
their own accord, and so gigantic VIII have peen
the demonstration by that time that they wan noe
be missed either By the spectators or by the man.
arers OF the procession. Should the entire parade
20 over the route, the last man will not have
pesscd long before the stroke OF the midnight DELL
FEATURES OF THE. GERMAN SECTION!
The German section of the procession will be
one of its principal and most attractive features.
Joseph Keppler, Pucis's' artist as chairman OF
the Committee Of German Societies, has thrown
himself heart and soul into the work OF organizing
the German section, and he IS now confident that
this feature will prove to be o revelation TO many
thousands OF spectators. Not less than 10000
men will take part in this section which Win also
consist OF large number Of floats representing
industries with which the German-American pop
uiation are chiecs identified These 6oats" are
drays and trucks, over the wheels Of which large
uniforms have been built. Upon these platforms,
which win be appropriately decorated, win be
arranged alegorica pictures the figures being re p
resented by men and women. A number OF these
representations have been designed by Keppler and
Lanber and ali are interesting.
Early German immigration win be represented
in the historical section by doat bearing full
rxEed Dutch ship, bound for The New World with
full freight of immigrants elad in the picturesque
sttire Of Germans at home during the eighteenth
century Following this closely 50 as 70 make the
contrast as strong possible, viii come caEica-
ture representing immigration at the present nrae
steamer is represented as having arrived at CASTLE
Garden. and the immigrants baggage IN hand, are
beine hustled about in o ludicrous manner By the
uniformed officials. The immigrants eSperiene
s,areyxina I'm covered wagons the boundlc prairie
az the Tar West In search Of homes Is shown on
another doat, to which picture realism Is added by