The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-09-02
he Army Of Labor Shows Its
Strength on the Streets.
FOUR THOUSAND MEN IN LINE.
j nixhty Body Of Brain and Drawn
Displayed Before the People.
xne Lsbss Usioss Of King County CsIe-
brsss - wsrtmsn's Holiday by .
osrrss~s Dispisy-A orsss Nay Of
Pleasure - Esnten.

Y1olerdsy wxs dedicated TO muscle -nuscse
en1ded 81 brain. The army Of men who create
wealth furned out In = body aud showed their
efeepefh, eud the whole city paid sy1bste 70
fkeff eroot work In promoting It's greatness hy
1kefr 1abm. The mayor snd city council joined
8 Tie pofsde, - the Representatives OF the
whole psopie Of Seattle. and the members Of the
Chnmber Of Commerce testified BY fhefr partfci-
n6fton that capital eud labor 90 hand In hand
81 6ese'oplnz the country, pzstinx 80 wealth in
uoefnI forms and building mp the city ~ . center
~ distributing It. Best Of Ill, the wives and
nfo1ou md daughters Of those who took part In
- paxsde, lined The streets and smiled on their
nsoed<wfnnen with Just pride. Artificial decor
6ncn was not abundant, but the shsck ranks OF
nd 1auehfn1, merry chiidren-nre the best dec
orxtton fhas can be had on fucn an occzsion.
O. fheee there werc many fhousandx Every
street. en- brought them 70 the center Of The city,
- every incoming train carried q heavy load
Hom ne surrounding country. All King
couufy took part in the celebration, and from
~ sound % the mountains the dsy was given
up1o enjoyment.
IRON esrly mornfng ever train and ever
bont brought in large delezstion
u workfnzInen. aud the air Was fun Of
mn4tc-the music Of frampins fest ~ wei a. of
1h9 bapda The hall Of the Western Central
11bor Union was naturally the center Of at
trectfon. There the officers in charge Of the
p6rsde assembled. and the officers OF each dele
est5on, - II arrived, went there 70 receive nnaI
ofd6ss. Badges end banners fiuttered in the
bgee1e, ~ the many unions marched and couu-
tesmarched preparatory 70 forming in one
finally the forces were assembled with the
heAd ~ the coiamn At the corner OF Coium b q
md Wat streets, and punctnzliy ~ O'Clock
he order 70 march was given Il was one OF
he few pzrafes which ever started punetuslly.
md Il caused great disappointment 70 sone who
had depended on It's hardness. IL was not one
Of tnc9c pFpcessions which can be compared to
sluggtzh river, from tbs fact OF fts percolst-
Ing rather than marching through the
offoefA Is sas organized to march and II
marched There we're no blocks no sudden
erCwdfng up snd then spreading out Of the line
With steady. swinging step, indicative of rhs
mneciiiar force and bodily health born Of
he fnvigorasing Puget sound climate.
he treat army marched EIong. Up Front street
4 marched, between close ranks Of admIrinz
cltissns. who chsered again and again 40 one
pegimeut after another passed and greeted the
weyor with eq.al warmth. From Tsont street
1hey turned up Battery street. down Second
back 70 Frost By war of Bell, down Front, I'D
Pike and down Second street, down Yesler
ayenue snd along Commercial 10 Jackson street
A. second and Union streets the carriages con-
sbe line and halted. T1ere they reviewed the
psocession, hacked By great throng Of people.
and weze ealuted BY each organization as IL
passed Mayor White was Enthusiastically
cheersd By nearly Al Of the unions a. they
pa9sed.
Only one incident occurred 70 mar the good
hunior Of the occasion. AZ the Hod-carriers,
Onion passed Second and unsyersity streets the
members perceived some men u work on @. N.
Hsdheid's building. They fmmedsateiy began
hosting. and, - they passed, shouts Of "Come
cut Of that moTtar-box1 and s.scsbs greeted the
men who disregarded iabor's holiday.
81 II O'Clock the end Of the procession had
reached the corner Of jackson and Commercial
streets, and was soon packed closely along both
Gides Of Jackson street and along the wharf
Altogether there must have been about four
thousand persons In line. including those in the
wagons.
Thanks to the thoughtfulness Of Mayor
white those who took part I'm the parade and
the spectators were saved the annoyance of
having clouds of dust raised by the tramp Of 40
many thousand feet sprinkIlng carts were
sent over the route early in the morning and
conveniently dsmpened the streets for the
occnSfon.