The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-06-25
FOURTH OF JULY ENTHUSIAST
The Trades Pageant-Eighteen Unions in Line
The Fire Works on Capitol Hill.

The Fourth of July committees held an
enthusiastic meeting at the chamber of
commerce room last evening.
The various heads of committees re-
ported progress and every preparation is
being made to celebrate the day in a way
that will make all previous attempts feeble
in comparison. n
Mayor Scott, on the part of the city, has
granted Liberty Park to the committee
with ell the privileges to make such i'm
provements as will be required. The priv
leges will be let to the highest bidder.
Mr.. Lawrence reported that the bust
ness men were making big preparations
Among the firms that will make extensive
displays in the way of floats are the follow
ing:
Sears & Liddle, paints and oils
/ Salt Lake Autograph and Publishing
company.
Z. q. M. l.
George r. Maxwell.
BARRIERS union.
Confederated trades.
Webster 81 Co, fruit dealers.
The John R. Maxwell post, grand army,
will turn out in body.
The tiremen have received their uni
forms and will make very creditable dis
play.
| Mr.. Sleater, of the Federated Trades
union, reported that eighteen unions would
take part in the pageant and that from
present indications the turnout would De a
remarkable fine one and far in excess OF
anything seen in the territory.
The chamber were asked by the Typo
| graphical union to ask the newspapers to
suspend publication on tie evening of the
| Fourth of July and the morning of the 5th
All the unions have expressed desire to
see the daily papers conform to this re-
quest.
The committee on speakers were in
structed 10 make their own selection for
| the occasion.
MIR. Cdlmer, chairman of the committee
on pyrotechnics, reported that the fire
works were beginning to arrive in the CITY
The great Ensign peak piece was such ar
immense affair that it would be difficult &
get it to the top Of the peak, as it weighed
about a ton. 1t Will include the explosion
Of 800 rockets. $50 pounds Of rec
and the same amoun5 of green powder
Mr. Culmrr aeain assured the citizens that
the pyrotechnic display would be ever
finer than the most extravagant report.
had made of it.
MIR. Grant reported that the transporta
ton committee had perfected all arrange
ments.
President Simon reported that the com
mltteC agreed to liquiGatc all claims re
manning unpaid from last years. celebra
ton, and to wind up this year with clean
financial record.
Secretary Gillespie said that the adver
Using committee would make arrange
ments to distribute editions OF the Sal
Lake dailies during the Ogden carnival t
advertise Salt Lake.
3. T. Whittemore moved that the tw
bicycle clubs be invited, and that prizes O
S2o and $40 be awarded 10 the wneelme
that can make the circle OF the drive a
Liberty park in the least time About on
hundred bicyclists are expected to TAX
part.
The committee adjourned to meet mex
Tuesday night.
KING REX TO BE INVITED.
1t being learned that King Rex /. tn
mayor of New Orleans and other promir
ent citizens, are to pass through this cit
on their return from Ogden, Chairma
| Simon was requested to consult wit
ii Mayor Scott as to the best means of e,
tending to the distinguished party rece,
ton suitable to their rank. 1t was ais
suggested that the newspaper men wh
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