The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-12-01
The Waco $4,000 Trades
and Fire Display
NJ ,EyTIIENDAY, DECEMBER 1888
Everybody Fall Into line-Dig Time for
AII-The People Will Come.

, 'u that you should have joy
tul, pleasant life. The sunshine,
.he blooming flowers, the singing
birds and aurgllng brooks, and the
mer,v laughter, and a Thousand
,binG, suggest this fact; besides,
the good naturea, happy people live
the longest.
- The pc ple have had long spell
If the iluea over imaginary hard
fines. The wide.a" AXE people of
Waco want to help dispel this
cloom. Tne business men of Waco
are uutting over $4,000 into an
immense trades display, at cost of
at least >,l5 600 for your profit and
Measure. All the railroads have
made remarkably low rates to Waco
on that day. SJme estimate that
ten thous md people will be on the
streets of Waco OH December 5th.
There are thousand little things
in the way of courtesies, and little
attentions which will cost you moth.
ing, and which may greatly add to
the pleasures of our visitors and the
pro6ts Of this day. Let every man,
woman and child take a kindly IN
terest in every visitor on that day.
Twill suggest the following:
|. Let all stores and business
honses be laborately decorated.
.. Let every business aud factory
in Waco be represented in this dis
play.
g. Let every man, woman and
child in Waco see to it that every
visitor is politely and kindly given
all the information possible for
their pleasure and Waco's profit. If
you see a man or woman who seems
to need any attention, tender that
attention.
T. Let every chariot or float be
ready to move at signal given at
10 o'clock promptly.
5. Let the Ladies' Aid societies
of all the churches, and all the
benevolent societies get up lunches
and dinners, and charge mo ierate
price, at the park and in town.
6, There will be grand fireworks,
and a concert AZ Padgitt park at
night by four Of the best bands that
could be secured. A nominal price
Of % cents will be charged for ed
mission. Everything else VIII he
free,
I. The city council, fire com.
panies, Baylor University, Waco
public schools, Waco Light Guards,
Baylor Calets, Uniform Rank
Knights of Pythias, The Mystic
Knew, Prof. Strother's school, the
Aaccabees, over one hundred
charots and floats, and number CT
other things, together with four
fine bands.
s. AS this grand parade is esti-
mated to be three or four miles
long, it ia therefore very important
that the grand marshal, together
with the ten aids, move each squad
promptly and in order.
8. the Waco Light Guards and
Baylor Cadets will fire salute on
the public square at 10 o'clock am,
which VIII be signal for every
thing to move.
10. AT the park the Hon. r. B
Hubbard will speak, and the wei
nearest the park will bs thrown
open.
II. At three thirty the fire CON
Panies will make a signal run and
aisplay the water pressure and oul
iar'famed skilled firemen.
y. Also at $3.50 there will bt
races at the Waco Driving Park
a train will be run out on the Cot
ION Belt, to accommodate those wht
wish to attend the races.
l9' Let every one do their leve
pest TO make every man, woman
and child feel at home on that day
a. Let our city marshal ant
po'lcemen inform themselves full,
VI the hotels, restaurants, boardin.
houses and lunch places, and direc
ue strangers to them.
n j. w. RIGGINs,
iesident Waco Commercial Gu
. and Chairman Committee of Al
! Engagements.