The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-12-05

and sweets such as are handled by
whole ale produce and grocery
houses. Apples, oranges, lemons,
bananas and other fruits, candies
of ail kinds and coors, and canned
goods Of every description were
arranged on large hoat with a
special eye to color eff acts and made
one of the most simple and yet at
trac,ive displays in the whole
procession. Banners on the horses
inseriba1 with the name Of the firm.
Horne Il WIIinms.
Tnis firm hal a Il )at which
bore handsome stream ers and
banners announcing the name Of
the frm and the various kinds Of
land-,own lots, farms, ranches,
wild lands which it has for eale.
Followiag the fl rat were lot of
men and boys on foot carrying ban
ners upon which were displayed the
firms name and baainess. Oae of
these b ID this announcement: "To
exchange, Houston lots for Waco
lots"
i. Coleman.
The W AGO Snow Case factory, A
ca man. proprietor, hal a very
neat and appropriate representation.
Oaa lfgs fl al, vailed up with
canvss, appropriately lettered, was
regular workshop, with benches
an ! too's, and working avay, as
though in the regular shop, we're
six or eight woikmen. These were
doing the saving, planning, polish
ing and lining necessary in the
work of manufactu ing show cases.
The horses drawing the q )at also
wore decorated blankets.
Goidstein& MigcI.
Hero was the castle of King
Cotton. Perched high upon
rocky stoop, d flicult of approach b.
the unfrlendly, framed the outer
wall of the castle with a high turret
on either ent, and the open entrance
in the center. Tne whole structure
was built of cotton, and over it all
ran tie ivy vine, givn it the az.
pearalce of extreme aga. A white
banner bearing the INITIALS G.. 81 NJ,
in silver, streaped from either cor
ner of the foE The fopr horses
wore blankets, bearipg G.. q NJ,
and were attended by tour men in
red and white livery. The comb.
nation of g:een and white and red
and silver, the colors used, was
very striking and beautiful.
Counor, Tucker y Co.
A eloe store on wheels, hand
somely fitted up and trimmed, with
full force of clerks ready to wait
upon customers, represented this
live, hustlng firm. At the front
of the wagon, on seats rising one
above the other, were ranged the
fifteen members of q brass band,
which discoursed lively music as
the procession moved along. The
walls OF the store were built Of
decorated canvas, and banners and
streamers everywhere carried the
name of the firm and told their line
of business.
" T.. Douglass
rhere were three wagons in the
display. The first represented the
grocery business in small way, as
Mr.. Douglass began it in Waco in
1899. The second showed the feed
and produce business and bore
streamer which announced that this
house was the largest bayer and
shipper Of eggs in Central Texas;
that it shipped 200 900 doz IN in the
months of January, February and
March, 1898. The lhird wagon
represented a fully stocked, modern
grocery store, ouch as Mr.. Douglass
now has. The wagons all bore
handsome and appropriate banners,
'The Day Gtobc.
The ID ay,@lobe came next with a
very appropriate and attractive dis.
play. Around the bed of ne float,
was 3 broad canvas, on which was
painted rising sun representing the
DAY." while large globe, rising
from the body of the wagon, rep
resented the "Glohe." On the
canvass appeared the nsme, Day
Globe Ga each eorner of the ii aat
rode liNle girl, and young lady