The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-30

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was .autifully decorated.
Myers Band followed Schreiner's floats.
THE STOVE TRADE.
James Douglass display was cooking
stoves, from the pipes of which smoke
poured out, and the process OF cooking was
being superintendent by attaches Of the
float.
The New Home Sewing Machine Com
pany's turnout was king and queen with
retinue, two mounted knights ia front and
rear acting as guards OF honor, and sable
runner carried banner on which was H.
scribed, THE New Home is King.n
Frank Y. Douglass, insurance agent, had
for his display an old time hand fire engine
and hose reel, the latter prettily trimmed
with tri-color decorations.
A b. Hull & Co. had float represent
ing the wholesale grocery trade, the only
representation Of that branch of the city's
commerce. The wagon was stocked with
as big line of goods as is usually found in
a country store.
THE CENTRAL RAILROAD.
The Central railroad was represented by
seven floats, but, unfortunately, its float
representing the "World" broke down at
West Broad and State streets, and thou
sands were deprived Of seeing the most
symbolical float Of the entire trades display.
The Central is being urged to let 1T move in
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| shop float broke down at Abercorn and
Congress streets.
Float No. l represented the first success
full locomotive Dewitt Clinton) ever ran
on railroad in the United States. 1t was
built by Dewitt Clinton, and made its first
trip in July, 1881.
Float No. 2 represented the blacksmith
shop. with men at work, forging different
parts OF locomotive as it moved through
| the streets.
Float No. represented the machine shop,
where the metal is flushed up and put
together by the mechanics, a practical Illus
tration OF which was given in the parade.
Float No. represented the carpenter
shop, with men building cars, and was
life-like representation of the carpenters
| and Joiners at work.
Float No. represented the paint shop.
and painters were putting the finishing
touches on the several parts of passenger
| car as the procession moved along.
Float No. represented what is known as
the consolidation engine of the present day,
commonly called consolidated ten
wheeler" finished and ready for the road.
IL was the Augusta engine No. 1898. Smoke
was rising from the locomotive smoke
stack and the engine bell rang as it moved
| along. The two locomotives were made
from accurate drawings, and were one-half
the size OF the engines they represented.
THE WORLD
| Float No. represented the world, with
the Central Railroad Of Georgia covering
the western continent, and Ocean Sterm-
ship Company, and New England and Sa-
vannah Steamship Company, showing the
steamers OF these lines plying between all
| ports on the face Of the,earth. The painted
steamers were excellent counterfeits of the
| magnificent vessels of the lines At little
man on the float represented Archimedes,
with a lever ON a fulcrum, the fulcrum hav-
| ing on it the words, Central Railroad Of
Georgia. showing that the Central Rail-
road of Georgia is the proper fucrum to
move the earth. These floats were the most
tastefully decorated of any in the lire, aud
were built by the mechanics in the Central
| railroad shops, in the short space of eight
days. On each pair of mules drawing the
floats there we're blankets or covers,
| upon which were painted the following
list OF the roads CONTROLLED by the Central:
Central railroad of Georgia, Milledgeville
and Eatonton railroad, Epson County rait-
road, Southwestern railroad, MoRtg emery
and Eufaula railway, Savannah, Griffin
and North Alabama railroad, Mobiis and
Girard railroad, Savannah and Western
railroad, Augusta and Savannah railroad,
| Port Royal and Augusta railway, Port
| Royal aud Western CaroliLa railway.
| Ocean Steamship Company, and New
| England and Savannah Steamship Com
| pany, respectively, showing the entire sys-
tenn, water and rail, of the Central railroad
| of Georgia. The house flag or trade mark
of the Central railroad and Ocean Steam
ship Company was placed on the platform
Of the first float
The Tennille Silver Cornet Band followed
the Centrals display.
THE MUSIC TRADE.
The Ludden & Bates Southern Music
House had an innovation upon the
usual features of trades display.
AS time did not permit of building a ioat.
| Mr.. Bates conceived the idea of turning out
the whole house force in carriages, with
suitable banners, notices and decorations.
The turnout consisted Of eight carriages in
the following order: The officers of the
company 1S70-lS90, containing Mr.. ]. A.
Bates, vice president; Mr.. j. d. Murphy.
secretary, and Mr. Jaspersen Smith, treas
urer. Finance and bookkeeping, contain
ing Mr.. Clarence D. Godfrey, Mr..
Rogan, Mr.. A. Kierson, Smylee Wolfe
Collection department, MIR. P. G. Edmunds,
Mr.. II. Krenson, Mr. J. NJ. Butler, and Mr..
James Deacey. Piano and organ depart
| ment, Mr.. 0. j. Tyler, Mr.. Julian Walker,
Mr.. E. NJ Mulvey, and Mr.. Frank Delay.
Tuning and repair department, Mr.. H. N.
Moore, Mr.. Iris. Moore, Mr.. Courier, Mr..
Hoornlein, and Mr.. Sollee. Music depart
ment, MIR. Thomas Richards, Mr.. G. Eastou
Yonge, MIR. w. B. Ford, and Mr.. George
Mckenzie. Musical Instruments, Mr.. Ferd
Baces, Mr.. Harper, Mr.. Gentry, and Mr..
Allen. Travellers, Mr.. Edwin Perrin and
Mr.. G. j. Wallace. The shipping depart
ment was represented by a dray loaded with
organs and highly decorated. On top of
the organs were the Ludden g. Bates giants,
John Monahan and Hugh Donahue, Thomas
Monahan, shipping clerk, James Monahan,
and William Clarke. The carriages were
preceded by banner, with the inscription:
"Ludden q Bates Southern Music House.
Established 1870. Sales 1890 $500, 900. Fifty
| employees. Two hundred agents. Forty-thres
| thousand pianos placed in southern homes. ~
The last carriage containing two of the
travelling salesman, who happened to be in
| town, bore the inscription. "Our travel
| ers, thirteen more of 'em out a-hustliup. u
THE BEER TRADE.
| Following the Ludden 81 Bates Southern
| Music House was the float of the Savannah
| Brewery, a monster cask festooned with
| evergreens, and surmounted by a golden
| eagle posing his wings for flight. At the
base of the cask was a pyramid of keg and
| bottle beer, and Gambrinus, at s5oppages
| in the line, dealt out the lager with no IN
| sparing hand.
The Savannah Soap Works had two
| floats, with extensive displays of many va
| riatiaS of their unanufacture and a colorad