Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-02
THE TOILERS.
The Laboring Men of Fort Worth
Celebrated Yesterday.
The Parade Was an Extensive Affair.
and Presented an Imposing
Appearance.
The Exercises az the Pavilion We're Elaborate.
Grand Hop at Night. Most Credit
table Decorum.

The Exercises az the Pavilion We're Elaborate
Grand Hop at Night. Most Credit
table Decorum.
The laboring men of Fort Worth spread
themselves.
The demonstration they made was
creditable to them, and would have been
lesson i'll decorum to the national con-
gress.
1t proved several things.
First-There are great many labor
ing men employed in Fort Worth.
Second-These laboring men are re-
ceiving wages that enable them to make
a good public display.
Third-They are orderly and decorous
people, proud OF their work, proud of
their accomplishments and proud of the
city in which they live.
With the earliest break OF day yester-
day the different trades unions began
preparations for the big demonstration,
and so thoroughly were the arrangements
made in advance there was not hitch in
the parade.
And the public generally arose maybe
somewhat earlier than usual in order to
witness the street pageant. When the
time arrived for the procession to make
its appearance the streets were jammed
with people. All classes of
people were interested IN observing
the spectacle, for this was the first time
in the history OF the city that the mu-
nicipallty had been handed over entirely
tO he ~ Toh
were present from the neighboring
rural districts and from adjacent
cities and towns, some to take
part in the parade, others to watch the
same and join in the festivities at the
pavilion later. There were many flags
floating over the street, and
bunting was to be seen in al
most every direction. The women
and men on the street bedeched In hol.
iday attire made pretty spectacle. The
weather during the day and evening was
as fine as though made 10 order.
The various bodies gathered in the
neighborhood of the city hall before
taking up the line of march, and when
ten o'clock came and the order to pro-
coed was given by Messrs. Forbes and
Armstrong. acting as marshals, every
body was ready to set his left foot in
operation.
Promptly at ten o'clock, as per an
nouncement, the procession set out. Up
Rusk street it went to the square, west
to Houston street, south to Front, east
TO Main, north to Weatherford, east to
Calhoun.
The procession was SO long as to re-
quire some two hours for the completion
of the circuit outlined. The streets were
lined with onlookers, who were surprised
and proud to find such q representation
of Fort Worth IS intelligent and prosper
disappearing toilers.
There were fully 700 people in the pro-
cession. Many of these were uniformed
more or less completely, and these, with
the floats, made a handsome showing.
There was some rivalry for the palm
between the different trades as
to which would present the finest
appearance on parade, SO much so that
1t was suggested that next year prizs
be awarded for this feature. Many of
the bodies yesterday deserved prizes.
The stone cutters and masons were
imposing in white shirts, coat
less, and large ornamental white aprons,
and being some 125 strong, doomed up
well. Their floats were also strong
feature. The Typographical Union was
out in force sufficient to be impos-
ing, as also were the carpenters
and joiners, who had some 200
men in line. The painters and decorators
were u fine body OF men, some l25
strong. The Mechanics, Association
came out in white, and looked splendid.
The plasterers were uniformed with white
shirts and red sashes, and were strongly
represented.
The floats which formed part of the
stonecutters' and masons' division
showed the processes of cutting and lay
ing stones in all stages. First was
sample of the cutters art
in the way of lions head
on one side and garGoyle
on the other, both being in Pecos red
sandstone and executed with a delicate
ness that would suggest the sculptor
rather than the PLAIN stonecutter. Then
came wagons showing the cutting in its
more formative stages. Lastly
was q section of stone wall with
the mssons at work on it. The typo
graphical union had complete printing
Office in course of operation on their
float. Here was the press at work, there
the printer at his case, and there the
printer devil, at his congenial task OF
setting pl out OF the neil DOA. a sam
pie of Fort Worth wood working IN
conspicuous float excited much atten-
ton.
The fire department as usual doomed
mp grandly. The fire BOYS always put
themselves on their metal in preparing
for public parade.
Following is the order of the pageant:
Squad of mounted police.
Fire department.
Industrial Council, twenty-ons men.
Stone cutters, sixty men.
Stone masons, sixty-tfre men.
Harness makers, twenty-five men.
Carpenters and jOiners, 200 men.
Colered band.
Typographical union seventy five men.
Painters and decorators, 100 men.
Tailors' union, thirty men.
Cigarmakers, ten men.
Plasterers, thirty-tive men.
Carriages.
1t was pretty hard labor trndgiug the
street for two hours ct midday, Blu: the
laboring men stuck to it iudefatigably,
and il was about IL O'Clock when
the DroCession disbauded on Ealhnun