Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-30
A COLUMBUS PAGEANT
Suggested as a Proper Adjunct to the
Columbus Celebration.
MERCHANTS SEIZE UPON THE IDEA
The Chamber Of Commerce to Discuss
the Matter Monday.
THOUSANDS OF STRANGERS EXPECTED

There is movement on foot among en-
terprising Pittsburg merchants to commem-
crate the 400th anniversary of the discovery
of North America by Christopher Colum-
bus. 1t is suggested that pageant be
prepared something after the style of the
New Orleans Mardi Gras or the March Of
the Yelled Prophet at ST. Louis.
I Whether the event will be held on Octo-
Der IL Is question. New York will hold
hers on that date and the Board of Gen.
eral Managers of the New York exhibit at
the Columbian Exposition wrote to the
Pittsburg Chamber of Commerce early in
4 June to ask postponement of the local in
| auguratiou of the Worlds Fair. Just why
no action was taken on it by the Chamber.
Superintendent Follansbee says that the
matter was not considered of enough i'm
| portance to be acted on, and this was the
! reason why the matter was referred to the
Executive Committee The Chamer ad-
journed in June to meet next Monday,
when the matter will be taken in hand and
something definite done.
'The enterprise is not going to be allowed
to die out by any means, said Mr. Follans-
bee, because the Chamber never lets any
thing die out.
Awaiting Mayor Kennedy's Return.
Mayor Gourley, when asked for some in
formation as to what was being done by
him, said he was awaiting reply from
Mayor Kennedy. 81 wrote him some time
SINCE" said Mavor Gourley, ''but he is as
yet out Of the city, and have had no an
swer. am anxious to see the celebration
be made success. am simply waiting to
learn his intentions If he does not reply
favorably I shall appoint committee to
make arrangements. All the Pittsburg
merchants are in favor of seeing the thing
succeed. and are willing to do all in their
power to aid the celebration"
w. H. Keech, referring to the proposed
pageant, says he is 'first in hand, heart and
head for it," or for anything else that will
help Pittsburg. 81 think it's an elegant
good thing, and will spend my money for
it as soon as for anything else Physically
and financially you can count me in on it,
1t will be good thing to give the country
people an opportunity to come to Pittsburg
and see Columbus hauled on a wagon, even
if he be made OF either mud, wood or stuffed
with sawdust. October is a pretty fair
q
class of business. Not, of course, to say
that we do better business than in the
spring, but customers buy better class of
goods than in April and May. 1t is good,
clean month with us, being given to house
cleaning and refurnishing. The only thing
that I see lacking is time; time to get COM
mittees appointed and take 1t up. It should
be taken up. of course. in time to prepare
and in time to properly advertise it
Enterprise of Denver Citizens.
'T was in Denver at the conclave a few
weeks ago, and I tell you it actually
amused me to see how, with such apparent
relish, the merchants, restaurateurs and
everybody else there just got hold of that
crowd and handled it. We need more of
that sort of people here in Pittsburg Too
every customer they can get, always grasp
ing for the dollars that are in sight The
trouble is that they do not do something
which will bring more customers within
reach and make the dollars easier to get.
You may put me down every time for any
thing at all which will help Pittsburg''
William Trinkle says that, although such
things do not help the wallpaper trade
much, he would be exceedingly glad to see
the celebration.
Pork and beef do not move in the way |
they did 30 years ago, but Nh. Myers says
anything of such nature as the proposed
celebration will be q fine thing anyway.
'Our trade, of course, is not likely to be
much affected by the day, inasmuch as it is
concerned, but the event will be very good |
feature. We cannot have too many of such |
things here"
Passenger men give assurance that rates |
which they will make for the occasion will be |
such that no room for complaint will be left. |
of ! H.. .lv,-
and Western, says that the Pittsburg Pas |
senger Committee will consider the matter |
at any time it is presented.
s'The Pittsburg Exposition opens on the !