The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-07-02
THE EAGLE SCREAMS
How Salt Lake Will Celebrate
the Fourth.
A ROUSING MEETING LAST NIGHT
There is no Reason TO Believe but that II
Will be the Biggest Event in the
History Of Salt Lake.

The baid-helded bird of liberty will have
an opportunity of screaming on Friday
next, sure enough. The Fourth is going to
be a lowler, sure enough. From the time
the first iire-cracker IS shot off in the morn
midnight, the city VIII be one symposium
OF gunpowder- smoke, music and glroy i'll
general.
a meeting of the committees Of the
chamber OF commerce was held last night,
and all the reports made were OF the most
gratifying character.
MIR Arbogast, of the financial committee,
reported about seven thousand dollars IN
cash collected and said he had no doubts
but what that would meet expenses. There
are grave doubts. however, concerning the
ATTENDANCE OF tue Fort Douglas band, which
eYlnces Il disposition TO Wa,ch the parade
from the Sidewalks instead of taking part
III the procession The Provo band will be
in attendance. ard with tie other city
bands and drum corps there will be plenty
of harmony and no one need lear losing
step.
Tne labor unions of the city, about
twenty in number, will be represented,
and each is expected to turn ouI from %
To l40 men. Tie typographical union,
| piaslerers. bricklaXcrs, stone masons, TIN
/ ana sheet mon " urkerS and several others
will eacu have floats of unique character
and will no doubt make fine display
The Federated trades union has had
committee outfor two or three days Can
visiting u outside towns and are assured
that a good attendance may be expected.
The fire and police departments will be
represented, the former by the paid and
call men, while the veteran firemen's
organization VIII turn out eighty men. Tue
| fiambeau club will also participate, Mount
q Griffin Will pat sixteen street sprlnkllng
wage ns gaiiy decorated in the line. Inc
! street car employees organization Will Seno
sixty men in unl!ormto take part In the
parade, and the Swedish Benevolent assocla
zion will also participate. Maxwell POSI-
O.. A. r., notified the committee last nlgn'
that IL will be on the ground in fall force
Some doubts have been expressed regard
ing the trades pageant. there being feel
ing prevalent that the merchants OF the
city would not respond as is desired. a
the meeting last night it was asserted ina
these fears are entirely groundless as there
will be nearly forty business houses repre-
sented by floats. Ire reason that they nave
not made more of a display hitherto is tina
each firm is endeavoring to SurpaSS tht
other and is having the work done PR
vately. There will be great many sur
prises on July 4.
The car of beauty in which Miss Goddess
of Liberty Olsen and her fair attendants
will ride is now ready and is said to be
very elaborate affair. Miss Olsen anC
her companions will meet at the Crane
opera house at 9 a. m. on the morning o
the Fourth, and will be conveyed to thel
pl ce in the CT rilge.
Tne parade wtd form at 10 o'clock Of
West Temple street, facing south. Th
line of march, while not definitely settle
uuon will be about as follows.
Form on West Temple facing south, RICH
resting on Third South street. South t
Fifth South, thence east to Main street
thence north to Brigham street, counter
march on Main to Fourth South, theme
east to Third East street and disband.
, In order that the parade may not be OF
structed Mr.. Jennings was last night al
) pointed committee to request the stree
railway lines to not move any cars on Mai
street during the parade.
The line of march will be thorough
sprinkled and much of the discomfol
usually attendant upon street parades wi
be avoided. Dis
Ample provision for accommodating tn
vast number of visitors who will atten
has been made and everything is in read
ness for their coming. The city has bee
divided into four districts of which Mai
and Second South form the center an
, each of these has been thoroughly cal
! vassed. A record6 of every house, its az
V combinations and their quality has bee
5 made and the employers of the bureau {
information will know just where to col
duct every guest.
The fireworks have all arrived and tt
man who will have charge of them is e.
pected this morning. Beyond doubt tn
will be the greatest pyrotechnic displs
ever seen in the west aud one of the grea
est in the country. Every piece was sp,
cialy manufactured and each is very e
pensive. The expert in charge Is tho
oughly up in his business and most ma
niticent sight may be anticipate
During the display the Liberal and Maj
ents bt nds will discourse music.
- That there will be great crowd in 6
q tendance no one can doubt. The chamb
y is extensively advertising the city
% Ogden and other places. Huge i'll
% minated posters have been put up
every town in the territory. In Ogd'
:, thousands of copies of the daily papers a
, being distributed by efficient parties, viii
, a handsome, prog rlmme is being put in
= the hands of every person in attendant
! Every minor detail has been carefully a
/, tended to, and there can be no doubt tn
= everything will be successful.
6 At last nights meeting the question
II making Salt Lake day at Ogden to-day w
considered. 1t was decided to attend Il
carnival to-day, leaving the city at L: