St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-06-03
A GRAND FETE DAY.
Plans Almost Perfected for
the Great Event WedneS-
day Next.
Public and Private Business
Will Be Suspended on
That Day.
Business Men Evinee a De-
Business Men Evinee a De-
termination to Furnish
Scores of Floats.
Railroads Concede Low Rates,
and ALI Signs Promise a
Grand Pageant.

Next Wednesday will be civic holt
day in St. Paul, and all business, pub
lie and private, will be suspended for
at least the afternoon. in order that all
may enjoy the great parade and do
honors to the great occasion. The day
will be observed generally throughout
the city as a holiday. Mayor Wright
will issue proclamation today closing
the city offices Wednesday after IL
O'Clock, and all business houses
will be closed for the same
time. many of them for the entire
day, to allow their employees to partici-
pate in the industrial part of the
parade. 1t is fully expected that the
public schools will take half-holday,
but as yet no action has been taken by
the school board.
Western delegates are arriving in st.
Paul daily. Mayor Dwyer, State Sena-
tor John E. McManus, J. T. Murphy
and Sam II. Nichols. of Everett. are
among the latest arrivals. They were
met here by other delegates from the
''City of Smokestacks," VINO have
been here the past week look
ing after the interests of Everett
No Western city will be better repre-
sented than the young and thriving
town of Everett. Her representatives
are wide awake business men. and have
already made the acquaintance of many
prominent men in this city. Next week
they will establish headquarters at the
to all their friends. They told en-
Enthusiastically of the success of Everett.
Senator McManus says that if their
strength holds out they will make Ev-
erett the greatest cityon the sound. The
senator was formerly engaged in the
newspaper work in Philadelphia, hav-
ing been business manager of the Phil
adelphia Record for twelve years, but is
now president of the Bank of Everett.
Special Railroad Rates.
The Western Passenger association
has announced that its lines will give a
special open rate OF fare and one-thlrd
from all points within a radius of $50
miles of st. Paul. B. d. Caldwell. chair
man of the Western Passenger aSSocia-
ton, telegraphed this information to
Secretary j. FL. Beck yesterday. Tick
cts for the Great Northern celebration
will be sold OH June and Z, the return
trip including June 8.
: Will Furnish Floats.
The list below contains the names of
the manufacturers, jObberS and retail
ers who have up to date reported the
number of floats they expect to have in
the parade. ALI who are not included
should report at once to Secretary j. II.
Beck, as it is absolutely necessary that
the committee knows exactly what floats
will be in line, in order that divisions
may be definitely arranged.
PataiJ EIoatS-M anphaimpr Pros w
j. Dyer 81 Bro. Ford Music company,
Ehrmanntraut Bros, Palace Furniture
company, Chas. Friend 81 Co., Field,
Mailer q Co.; Schunenlan 81 Evans,
park commissioners, Albrscht Bros,
Auditorium company, Geduey Picking
company. Howard. Farwell d Co.; Chi
cago, st. Paul, Minneapolis 81 Omaha;
Chicago, Milwaukee q st. Paul: Buffalo
Bill, F. h. Sphinx, Konantz Saddlery
company, California Wine house. Peo-
ple's Ice company. Wallblom d Thoor-
sell, three floats; w. r. Burkhart COLL
pany.
Jobbers' Floats-T l.. Blood & Co.,
Jameson, Hevener 81 Co.. four; Towle
Syrup company. August Oppenheimer
& Co.. Gordon 81 Ferguson, 2. r. L.
Hardenberg & Co., Finch, Van Slyke,
Young 81 Co., two; Griggs, Cooper
& Co., Hackett Hardware COM
panv, George Benz d Sons, Wright,
Barrett & StilIwell; Lindeke, Warner u
Schurmeier: Smith q Austrian, Joseph
UlIman & Co., Powers Dry Goods COM
pany, KohIer & Hinrichs, Booth Oyster
company, KuhI. Cummings & Co.; b.
Presley & Co., Lanpher. Finch & Skim
ner; Noyes Bros. & Cutler, Ii. P. Bur-
bank & Co., Farwell, Ozmun & Kirk;
P. Fl. Kelly Manufacturing company,
Guiterman Bros, Ryan Drug company.
Floats of Manufacturers-Bohn Manu-
featuring company, six; Fairbanks,
Morse & Co., three: j. Ii. Schumacher
Wagon company, three; boot and shoe
houses, Walter FL. Wood Harvester
st. Paul Foundry company,
two; Minnesota Soap company, McKib-
bin 4 Co., Kartak Tobacco company.
Pabst Brewing company, Mast, Buford
& Burwell, Hamm Brewing company,
st. Paul Gas company, st. Paul Stove
works, Kenney Bros, Stahlman Brew
ing company, Mcmillan Pork Packing
company, Hart, Murphy & Whaley.
Taubert Bros.
The following circular of instructions
will be sent to parties having floats for
the parade:
Dear Sir: Your float is assigned to the
Division Marshal -
which will form ON -- street.
1t will be necessary for the driver OF your
float to wear the inclosed permit in con-
5picuous place, and to enter --- street
from Tenth street not later than 80 D. IN.
Any float not i'll place by the time named