The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-06-09
A GRAND PAGEANT.
How the Northwest Expressed its
Gratitude to the Great Rail
road Builder.
Wonderful and Beautiful Floats. Rep
resenting Region of Marvel
Gus Resources.

ST. PAUL, June IA beautiful day,
gay decorations, a great crowd, hand
some floats and much enthusiasm char
acterized the first day of the celebration
in honor of the completion of the Great
Northern railroad. The parade began at
3 o'clock and contained representatives
Of nearly all the northwestern cities and
all the northwestern states.
Everett, Wash, was represented by
three floats. Each was drawn by ten
horees dressed as horses never we're
dressed before in the finest horse clothes
ever seen in the northwest. The grooms
were all dressed in costume. The first
float shows model of the whaleback
Everett now building in that city,
complete in every detail; the second
float represents THE temple of Industry"
Pagoda-like construction with columns
in white and gold, and surmounted by
gold canopy.
On the steps leading up to the temple
were arranged some of the products of
the Everett mills consisting of mosaic
tiling, rolls of paper, wire, nails, cedar
shingles fir nail kegs and spruce hoops,
with samples of sand and pressed brick.
a massive mosaic vase occupied the cen
ter Of the temple. The third float con-
sisted of a map of the territory through
which the Great Northern railway runs
to Puget sound. St. Paul is given as
the eastern terminus and Everett the
point at which the main line of the
Great Northern touches Puget sound,
was announced as its western terminus
with the following inscription, One
hundred and sixty miles nearer than
any other point on the Pacific coast
| kalispel was represented 10y three floats
| exhibiting the resources Of the country
surrounding the Gown. They have
adopted white and red as their lore.
and at each corner was girl in a green
costume carrying ii banner. The escort
and postilliOns were dressed in the cOiors
of the float.
Devils Lake. North Dakota, was rep.
| resented byan immense float. the central
figure of which was McphistophcIes sur
|
they were characterized 10y young Amer
lea; then there was Il map showing the
laEo and surrounding country.
Grand Forks adopted blue and white
as rer colors and two Of her floats were
decorated 10 these culors. Her first
| iloHt was a model Of the steamer Sci
kirk which ran on the Eied river in early
days and which Mr.. fill made his first
success in transportation. The second
iloat was model Of the Great North
crn depot al Grand FORKS, which is one
OF the finest in the country. The third
design is the most original Of d !. 1t
was a monster breadbasket bearing the
legend Grand Forks, n. d., the center
of the worlds breadbasket" Above
the basket appeared pyramid of loaves
and above this the legend I'VE feed the
world
Crookston was represented by a large
boat in Il field of wheat. In the front
end OF the boat was figure bearing the
banner Of hope. The boat was sur
rounded by articles representing the re-
sources of the territory.
Never IN the history Of the northwest
has there been so great and successful
ii celebration as that begun in this city
today in honor of j. j. Hill. whose com
pletion Of the Great Northern railroad
without aid from the government has
given him high rank among iiuanciers.
Great celebrations there have been in
the past, hut none of them could ap-
proac this in magnlticence.
Better weather could not have been
desired. 1t served to enhance the at
tractiveness of the decorations that ap-
peared on every side. Bunting appears
in numberless combinations and bust
ness blocks and public buildings vie
with each other in elaborate decorations.
Prizes are offered for the handsomest
and artistic displays and very few are
the buildings which had no banners or
flags flying.