The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-06-19
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ton OF numerous popular airs. Inc
| float was one of tho most interesting in
| the parade and attracted attention and
| favorable comment on all sides. The
volume of tone produced in tho con-
| certed movements was sufficient to DO
heard at distance of nearly square
despite the noise and hustle of the pre-
cession. The whole display was of the
most lavish and creditable character.
1t is questionable if any other float rep-
resented so much money in it's contents.
The Pocahontas Coal Company.
While it is not possible to notice in
were yet some Of such excellence that
not to do so would be manifest injLs.
tice. Among them was the float OF the
Pocahontas Coal Company. On the body
| of the float, which was richly canopied
and drawn by fourhorses, was tho larges t
solid lump of bituminous coal ever
| mined in America. 1t was perfect cube
the sides of which were four.and one
half feet, and the weight of which was
$500 pounds. This coal was taken from
one Of the company's drift mines ono
mile from the entrance and a t a distance
of 500 feet from the surface. On tho
top of this coal was so realistic living
maiden, whose name the company bears,
that the mind of the spectacle was in
stinctively carried back to tho DAYS
when her fathers red warriors, perhaps,
traverscd the eryground that the strife
and energy OF this comp any has, Midas
like, touched and turned into an mex
hauStible mine of wealth,
Copper n Stone.
Novelty is always the key to success
in advertising. Copper Il Stone GER
tainly struck big idea of novelty in
their furniture display.e 1t was very
artistic in the first place. The furni.
ture itself would grace the mansion of a
millionaire. A beautiful bedroom suite
was exhibited in birds eye maple
highly polished by hand. Tho drapery
was like snow the bed was made up
and in it calmly reposed, seemingly
locked in the arms OF Morpheus, two of
tho dusky children Of Peach and Honey.
A continuous storm of applause and
laughter followed in the wake of this
novel and happy idea. Copper e Stone
deserve great credit for the pluck, en-
terprise and business capacity which
they have shown in the conduct of their
business Though they have been here
but year they have already been
forced twice to enlarge their establish
ment, which is packed from top to bot
tom with furniture
Carr's Deccnnial Display
The float of Will a. Carr, the SIGN
writer, was very artistic both in design
and execution, it consisting of CANOPY
covering five little girls, four of whom
were dressed with red, white and blue
sashes and caps. The fifth was little
Fannie Brophy. who sat on throne
wearing crown of gold and silver,
with palette board and brushes en-
gagged in painting picture of the pop
ular and proficient artist himself. Tie
whole eifectwas very pretty and elected
many encomiums from the spectators.
Mr. Carr has worked hard since the
preparations for the Decennial were
commenced. and the great number of
floats in the procession to-day bearing
his imprint shows that his skill is fully
Understood and appreciated in Roanoke
BELL Printing Company.
The display Of the Bell Printing and
Manufacturing Company desires special
mention. This consisted of two floats,
on one Of which In conspicuous letter
ing were printed comparative statistics
OF banks, churches, schools, etc in 1852
and 1892. The next one contained
job press on which boy printed cir
culars and cards and distributed them
among the crowd as tho procession
moved on BESIDES this there were
sam pies OF finished and unfinished work
from the bookbindery. The company
had in the parade also ten carriages,
and each carriage bore a handsome flag
painted in and fringed with gold which
we're made by them.
TIE company gave half holiday on
Friday and all Of Saturday to pre- pare
for the parade, paying them fine wages
for the time Ed. l.. Stone, the presi-
dent OF this com pany, was the chairman
OF the advertising committee and much
OF the credit for the large attend anoe
was due to him. lie enjoys the distinc.
ton of directing the business affairs of
the largest Job printing and bookbind-
ing establishment in Southwest Vir.
GINA Their headquarters are on
Jefferson street, Joining the Hotel Felix
on the north. These quarters were
built especially for them.
Jos. Cohn, the CIothier.
This enterprising citizen and mer.
chant had in the procession six-seated
carriage drawn by four black horses,
covered with white netting, which on
the two leaders had the inscription,
"Jos. Cohn. the Leader" and on the two
wheel horses, ED. NJ. Dawson, the
Old Wheel-horse. The driver was
dressed in red. white and blue prince
Albert; besides him sat two negroes.