St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-04-09
WILL ECLIPSE ALL.
The Great Hill Celebration
Will SurpasS Every
Record.
q st. Paul Pageant That Is
Destined to OutShine
Earth.
Great Artists to Have Charge
Of the Grand Carnival
Show.
Preliminary Idea Of What the
Pageant Will Piet-
upe.

All previous pageantS in the Northwest
will be surpassed by the j. j. Hill cele-
bration to be given in this city on June
Z, s and 9. 1t is saying a great deal when
1t is proposed to cap the past with the
coming climax, but the jobbers' union
has called to its assistance the masses of
the city, and will have an event thta
will not only aStOnlsh the citizens of
the Twin Cities. but will attract a large
number of people from the EaSi and
abroad. In addition to our own men Of
deeds and statecraft, the event will be
participated in by distinguished men
from other states. Our own peerless
orators will grace the occasion and do
honOrs in eloquent strains. ana those
from abroad will include that peerless
orator, Hon. Chauncey Depew.
a talk with Secretary Beck, of the
jobberS' union, is enough to inspire any
one of the magnitude of the approach
ing event. Asked as to arrangements
being made, Mr. Beck said to GLOBE
reporter Yesterday that the details have
not all been worked out, but the general
outline has been determined upon. He
proceeded to specify by saying that the
parade committee met yesterday in the
office of the J0bbeTs' union and discussed
the programme for the Industrial pa
rade. This Will be on June Z. The plan
OF the parade is TO show the progress
in civilization. The first division
will contain a number of Indians in OF
iginal costumes and showing their mode
OF transportation. This division will be
under the lead of an appropriate escort.
The second division will represent the
French voyageurs and the early eXplOr-
ations of the Northwest. The third di-
vision will consist of United States
soldiers and state guards to represent
the vanguard OfcivilizatiOn. The fourth
division will represent the immigrants
In floats modelled after the prairie
schooner style. The fifth division
will represent the stage coach
era and the carrying of mails
In the early days. This will
be followed by railroad floats on a grand
scale. The seventh division will con-
tain floats representing the states
through which the Great Northern rail-
road passes, namely, Minnesota, North
Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Wash
ingtOn and Oregon. This feature alone
will be magnificent. The eighth divis-
ion will contain floats emblematic of the
city of st. Paul and its growth and re-
sources. 1t is the intention of the pa
hA
unique, original and attractive TO a
high degree. At the meeting Yesterday
designs were submitted by two artists
from st. Louis and two from st. Paul.
The committee will meet Monday and
award the contracts. The artists
receiving the contract will have
charge of furnishing the floats.
costuming the occupants, and the
tlapplngS of the horses, etc.
A committee Of five has been appointed
to interview the jObberS, the manu-
facturers and the retailers aud ask their
hearty cooperation in the event. 1t is
the intention to have every firm in the
city represented by one or more floats,
all of which will be constructed uDder
the supervision of competent artists
with view to making the parade as at
tTactive as artistic skill may devise.
GrlZeS VIII Oe OU6feu LOT the most at
tractive floats. The first prize will be
$3.50, the second $50 and the third 500.
Some firms are already selecting de-
signs preliminary to constructing floats.
All of the floats viii be built in the
Wood harvester works buildings, the
use of which have been kindly rendered
by General Manager P. S. MCGOWAN.
1t is intended to make the event
worthy of the achievement which it eel
ebrates and so attractive that it will
be worth coming from the East and
abroad to witness.
The decoration committee held
meeting in the Chamber of Commerce
building and reported that its work is
well in hand. 1t is expected that the
city will be decorated on a more elabor-
ate plan than ever before in its history,
which is going a long way. Prizes will
be given for the best decorated houses.
The first prize Will be $3.50, the second
$50 and the third 800.
2 The banquet committee has had ssv-
eral meetings, and is making arrange
ments for the banquet to be rendered
Mr.. Hill by the jobbers' union June 9.
1t is expected that Hon. Chauncey
DepeW will be present at this banquet,
and it will be grand affair.