The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-09-01
LOUISVILLE AT WORK.
To Make Grand Army Meeting
a Memorable Event.
SPECIAL ATTENTION TO PARADE.
Southern Hospitality to Sustain Its
on-Ex-Confederates TAX
ing Profound Interest.

Louisville Aug. 26.-The one thing that
Is interesting the people of Louisville
more than anything else is the big parade
that Will be given on Wednesday Of en-
campment week. All the arrangements
for the parade have been completed
Col Henry Cohn has had this matter
in charge. and has been tireless in MAX
ing mis- arrangements. He has had vol
umes of letters written and sent TO the
different members of the q. \. Il. over
the country who are in need Of special
Instructions. The work that has been left
for the last day at the other encampments
he has had completed for the past month
Those who think he will be rushed on the
last day are very much mistaken. as ev-
erything has been so arranged that it will
operate like clockwork. These arrange
ments he has had ready TO give 10 the pub
lie for several weeks. but. for reasons
suiiiclent TO the executive committee, he
has been instructed 10 withhold them He
addressed a letter 10 that committee last
Saturday, asking them TO allow him 70 re-
lease the matter he has not later than
September l. He does this 80 that all
those who wish to make special arrange
ments along the route of the parade NAV
have ample time in which to do IL. Some
Of those who live along the line OF march
are DESTROYS OF erecting stands for the ac-
commodatlon OF those Of their friends who
want to review the parade. Others wish
10 set eating stands. and time must he
given for all this work 10 be prepared for
Col Cohn has already let the contract
for wiring the streets during the parade.
II viii require 10000 feet OF half-inch
twisted ribbon wire. Besides the trees.
telegraph and telephone posts. IL viii be
necessary 10 put down coo other posts
along the line OF march. The wire viii
he stretched about three and half feet
from the ground. along the outside Of the
pavements. Tho work OF stretching the
wire viii be done during the night between
September 10 and IL The wire and posts
VIII be removed Immediately after the
parade
That Henry Watterson. in his speech at
Pittsburg last year inviting the Grand
Army u the Republic 10 hold its twenty
ninth annual encampment in the city he
has done 50 much 10 make famous. voiced
a welcome 10 the veterans which il felt
by every citizen OF Louisville needs only
a statement az the preparations noW being
rapidly completed 20 prove.
That the spirit OF patriotism ana friend
snip which prompted Louisville 70 invite
the former troops Of the nation 70 accept
Of her hospitality II fully reciprocatea and
appreciated in The North IS evidenced by
the unprecedented interest felt through
out the country IN this years encamp-
menr
Fully aware Of the responsibilities Of
such a stupendous undertaking as the en-
Treatment OF 50 many thousands, the
people here entered months ago with com
mendable uuanlmi'y upon the task before
them What splendid work they have
achieved September VIII reveal
LouisviIle.has been fitly styled the Gate
way OF the South She was literally such
A gateway thirty-four years ago. wben
more troops, en- route 70 the front. passed
this way than by any other route west Of
the Allegheny mountains.
The Louisville Of today il not the Lou
isville Of war times Il is now city 81
Do Hp} Inhabitants. with magnificent bust
ness houses. mammoth naanufaet0ries. pa
latial homes and the spirit Of enterprise
as marked as that Of any other hke-slsed
CITY n the country. IaIes s-againcent