The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-08-16
LABOR DAY PAGEANT.
Trades Preparing to Display Their
Craft on Parade.

The committee In charge of the arrangements
for the celebration of Labor day is pushing its
work very rapidly, and all the individual unions
are making preparations to contribute some spe-
ciai feature in the demonstrations. Yesterday
the carpenters began the work of bull ling plat
forms, booths and q stairway to the top of the
bluff on the picnic grounds at Saunders point.
The Longshoremen's Union 10 building a min
iature vessel similar 70 the one it had in the
procession last year, which it sent to the Spo-
kane exposition at the request of the Chamber
of Commerce. The one now being built viii be
more elaborate than the previous one. The
Carpenters Union has q committee appointed to
look after the preparation OF float and the
securing of music. II is probable that the float
will represent wood working factory in opera
ton and the union will be led by drum corps
The Typographical Union viii have float,
probably representing a complete printing Office
The Bakers Union will have a float bearing
miniature oven, In which crackers and other
products OF the bakery will be made and dis
tributed as the procession passes along the
street The Piledrivers and Wharfbuilders'
Union viii have piedriyer and small engine
on dray. The Brewery WorkInen's Union will
have float representing the process of making
beer and ice. The Painters, Plumbers and
Stonemasons' Unions, besides number OF other
unions which have not yet taken action on the
matter, are preparing 10 have elaborate floats
The Western Central Labor Union foat viii
whole parade. 1t will represent school-room
in which viii be seated forty-four children,
boys and girls, dressed in the national colors
representing the forty-four states OF the Union,
all engaged in their studies and Rotations
The teacher viii represent the goddess of lib
erty, thus associating liberty with education
and teaching an important lesson. The COM
mittce is especially enthusiastic in the prepara-
ton of this float because OF the flatteriug re-
sponses and favorable comments elected by its
circular asking for donations OF literary pro-
auctions as prizes for the various contests.
sixteen-page programme, which Abe
Spring is preparing, will contain a complete,
impartial history OF the labor organizations in
this city from the time the movement was be-
gun here. Ten thousand copies OF the pro-
gramme viii be printed, and about half Of them
distributed through the different towns on the
Sound several days before the Gel bration takes
place. Nearly all the organizations on the
Sound have responded to the invitation to par
ticipata and today q special committee starts
out TO visit them in person, and make arrange
ment to have them all come in bodies far as
possible. This committee viii visit all points
north as far as Vancouver. and arrangements
have been made to have the steamer Islander
run an excursion on September for the accom-
mediation of those DESTROYS to attend from Van
couver, Victoria and other British Columbia
points, allowing them to remain over until the
9Th.
A representative of the committee visited Ia
coma yesterday TO make arrangements for the
chartering Of the the steamers oiympian or Sc
home and the Victorian from the Union Pacific
Company TO carry the crowd to and from the
picnic grounds. The committee win receive an
answer 10 it's proposition on Monday. ii two
boats cannot be secured from this company the
City OF Seattle can be secured, though Manager
Jackson does not care to take her Of her regular
run. An extra steamer, perhaps the Bailey Cat
cert, will be held in reserve in ease two boats
cannot handle the crowd speedily enough, as
present ind cations give evidence will be the
case. In case two boats can be chartered out
right one of them will probably be sent TO Port
Townsend and other convenient points 10 run
in an early morning excursion
The committee TO make il an indueement for
all woTkingmen 10 take their whole families has
placed the rate Of transportation for women at
hall price and all children of school age will be
carried free.
Two of the best oarsmen on the Sound have
consented 10 contest for a silver cup and the
championship of the Sound.