The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-05-08
CELEBRATION AND IMPOSING EXER-
clsEs BY VARIOUS ORGAN
IZATIONs.
Speeches and Other Interesting Features.
Universal Sentiment in Favor
of the Dam.

Farmers Alliance cotton yards, pre-
sented very imposing appearance as
it proceeded, according to programme
through the principal streets OF Aus
tin and around the capitol to Horst
pasture, near the city limits, under
the direction of Capt. Mic p. Houx
the grand marshal, and his assistants
Messrs. A. C..Gillis, c. B. Moreland, T.
Thompson and VIM. T. Williams.
The procession was accompanied
with music by the Manning Rifle band.
and was preceded by Sergeant Palmer
and force of mounted police, followed
by Capt Houx and his aides.
The features of the trades display
were:
Float handsomely decorated and
mounted with printers cases, and
Messrs. Lambert and others setting
and distributing type. Their banner
was inscribed: ain Union There is
Strength"
The drum OF the Manning band
bore the inscription: Eight Hours
Work"
Then came the Warmoth base ball
team, representing the Padgitt &
Warmoth saddlery business.
Float mounted with beautiful
cabin OF highly ornamented construc-
ton, representing the Carpenters and
Joiners' United Brotherhood, local
organization OF Austin and No. 300 Of
the Brotherhood of the United States.
Inscriptions-"Eig hours labor, eight
hours rest and eight hours recreation. I"
They bore banner of most unique
character, made entirely OF plated
shavings
Float of the painters inscribed
eight hours shall be working day."
ave will vote for the dam"
Wagons OF Moreland & Keisel and
G. Scheuymer, both ornamented.
Float gotten up entirely by Mr.. p.
Thompson, and at his own expense,
representing the interests OF the
blacksmiths, and inscribed "Strike
While the Iron is Hot" "You Can't
Build Dam Without Blacksmith"
Float OF Mr.. M. Butler, representing
the interest OF bricklayers, with men
at work laying brick.
Float, Observation-Disclosures: Omitted
We stand" "In Union There is
Strength"
Float of Thos. Goggan & Bros,
piano dealers, bearing piano, organ
and other instruments, and full
orchestra.
Float of Capt. A. ]. Jernigan, repre-
senting the work of marble and stone
cutters.
The Domestic Machine company
was represented by several OF the ma
chimes from Mr.. Dittlinger's, borne in
buggies.
A large wagon, of generally repre-
sentative character, but mainly gotten
up for the benefit OF the dam, bore the
following devices; "Shall we dam the
Colorado or dam the cityW "The
city is damned eternally if we don't
build the dam now" "No convicts
need apply" "Dam it or burst"
"Vote the dam and secure water and
light at cost" "Vote to give the la
borer work"
There we're various minor interests
represented by other devices rather
numerous to mention.
The cabin already alluded to was
made at Mr.. Gardner's lumber yard
and the printing cases mentioned
came from Mr.. Ben Jones.
Among the interesting features OF
the procession was little Miss Katie
Prowse, seated on Capt Jernigan's
float with other little Misses, arranged
like angels among the tombstones.
Miss Katie was subsequently by gen
eral consent OF all her friends on the
grounds crowned May Queen.
The grounds were soon covered with
an assembly OF about two thousand
persons, including many ladies. Here
and there were families provided with
picnic baskets of their own, indepen-
dent OF general stands of refreshments
kept by parties who leased and doubt
less .profted by the privilege, as they
were literally patropized.
About noon Capt. Houx announced
that speaking would commence at l
DhO ~ N0o hOai WhNh
Hon. Frank Morris was introduced
from the stand.
Mr.. Morris said he felt compli-
mented in being made the first
speaker but attributed it TO the inn
portance OF theinterest-th damon
which he was expected to speak. 1t
was he argued, II question of interest
to the State as well as the city. The
project had gained the confidence of
people from abroad all over the coun-
try. 1t was known that Austin had
been in the back ground compared
with other cities Of the United States
and it was necessary that we shonld
wake up to questions of progress
to bring her to prominence.
He alluded to Dallas having over
reached Austin with double our popu-
lation. Fort Worth and San Antonio
had become great cities in the eyes of
capitalists. Galveston was booming
with her deep water project, but
Austin had been on big sleep from
which she must be aroused like other
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