Birmingham age-herald., 1895-09-02
AS OUR GATES SWING WIDE Through Them Will Pass the az ToiIerS' Tide. THt GREAT DAY IS HERE Birmingham Delivers Her Keys Into the Hands
 of the Workngman. ALL PREPARATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE And Weather Permitting the Display Will Be One of the Most Impressive in the History of Labor-Or- re .s der of March.
 
THt GREAT DAY IS HERE
ALL PREPARATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE

Though Sunday and a day set apart for rest and worship the many labor or ganzations of this city had delegations at the meeting of the Trades council yesterday afternoon. While the meet ing of the council was virtually informal, it was intended to bring the delegates from the several trades unions of the city together with their freinds, that they might meet and hear Hon. Thomas Wisdom. labors guest, in his discussion of topics of the utmost and most vital import to labor.
 The council chamber at the hour of meeting was packed to suffocation and all present were amply rewarded for having attended and endured the disa- greeable heat felt in the room.
 All classes of union labor was repre- sented in the assemblage, and MT. Wis domr when introduced to the audience found before him men who followed pa tlently his every remark and showed by their observance of his sayings that ms words were not wasted.
 In view of the fact that he was to make the principal address today the speaker made his remarks brief, but to the point, and thereby made a better impression on those present
 After the speech MT. Wisdom held an informal reception and was introduced to all present in the hall. It was happy occasion
 The committee of arrangements made thelr final report announcing that all things necessary to successful carrying out of the days programme had been at tended to.
 teg4 Typographical Union.
 Birmingham Typographical Union No. 104 held regular monthly meeting yes terday afternoon. Only routine Work was transacted. MT. Sam Callahan was elected marshal for the union in todays labor parade. The members of the union will meet at their hall at a. m. to repair to Capitol park to join in the parade 5eg prf Musicians Union.
 The regular monthly meeting of Bir- mingham Musicians Protective assocla- ton was held at O'Brien's opera house yesterday afternoon and routine business transacted. Prof. Henri II- Weber was admitted as a member of the union by card and Professor Guckenberger of the Birmingham Conservatory of Music was admitted by ballot, he having made ap- plication for membership. The union will furnish two bands in todays parade
 Carpenters Organized. Yesterday morning in the Trades council hall the carpenters of Birming- ham met and formally organized into union.
 '.''' Pratt City's Delegation.
 To use the expression of a prominent citizen of Pratt City: There will not be enough people left at home tomorrow to mind the gap. They are all coming to Birmingham to take part in the celebra- ton of Labor Day"
 Coal Miners Float. The coal miners of Pratt City will be represented in today's parade in strlk- ingly fitting manner Aside rom an nm mense delegation there will be mann moth float indicating the mode of proce- dure in getting out coal for export. II will be an attractive affair. et iatnl Railroads at Work. Never before have the agents of the |. railroads centerng in this city been mak- ing such efforts to bring people cemfor- tably to Birminghem m as has been on the occasion of the present Labor Day. The Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham will bring a great string of cars into the {. city from Memphis Tenn. bearing hun r ,tireds of people from three states to par ticipate in the pleasures of the day. Ex- tra cars have been sent out along the lines of the Louisville and Nashville. AL abama Great Southern, Central of Geor- gia and Southern roads, and 1t IS expect ed that they will return loaded with hu- man freight. All of the seven dummy lines of this city have prepared to do land office business and the electric lines will be running early and late. A Legal Holiday.
 Labor Day having been made legal holiday by congress, the banks of the city will be closed and the postoftiee will 2 observe Sunday hours. It is understood, too that many of the merchants will al low their employees full opportunity to fittngly observe the day.
 Line of March.
 The Labor Day parade will form at Capitol park head of Twentieth street, al II a. m. today and proceed as follows:
 Form at Capitol park, march down Twentieth street to Second avenue; up Second avenue to Twenty-second street; down Twenty-second street to First ave nue; down First avenue to Seventeenth street; countermarch up First avenue to Twenty-second street, and thence to Lakeview.
 ,......-: Order of the Procession.
 The procession will form and move as follows:
 Mounted police.
 Musicians Protective association banf.iG
 Mayor and aldermen in carriages.
 Delegates from the Commercial club - in carriages.
 Birmingham Trades council.
 Delegation of Laundry Workers Be- ...neyolent and Protective association in carriages.
 Brotherhood of Machinsts. Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers No. l, Gate City.
 Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers No. 1, Birmingham Iron Moulders' union.
 Bricklayers' union.
 Bolermakers union.
 Brotherhood of Blacksmiths.
 Clerks Benevolent and Protective as- sociation.
 Birmingham Typographical union No. 104.