The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-28

of the kind ever seen in the west. Those
who witnessed the Santa Fe portion of
this mornings parade will say that the
men fully accomplished their inten-
ton.
Besides the fifteen floats displaved
fully 1900 men were in line making the
largest turnout of railroad men ever
made in Kansas. With the exception of
the men from the blacksmith depart
ment, who wore their regular shop cos
tune, all the men were attired in new
OveralIs, jackets and caps.
The Santa F'e shop men formed the
second and third divisions Of the pa
rade. The second division was headed
by GOrmly's band and the third division
by the Imperial drum corps.
First in line in the second division
marched the Santa F'e fire department
in charge of Chief Marshal John
O'Brien. AS an attractive feature
fourteen small boys dressed in knee
trousers, white waists and white caps
walked in front of the firemen.
Following the fire department march
ed the machinists and apprentices in
charge of W. L. Jury and Ed McKier-
nnan, and A Sherwood, John Peach, F.
L. Carson and NJ. Lyons lieutenants
The timers, the water service depart
ment in charge of William Schmitten-
dorf, captain; the brass foundry, in
charge of H L. WilkersOn and r.
Rhodes, captains; the blacksmith de-
partment, in charge of James NIcNIul-
len, captain; the bOilermaking depart
ment, in charge of a. Seller, captain;
the store department, in charge of Au-
gust Kalstein, captain.
The third division was composed of
the car and coach department; the
painters, in charge of John Hartley
marshal, and J. w Gibbons and Frank
Stevens. captains; the car machine de-
partment in charge of John Isaacson.
captain; the car and building depart
n1ent the coach and cabinetmakers' de-
partment, in charge of H. Martin, cap
f9f IA ra1T oh
A. James and @. Swanson, captains.
The store department float represent
ed the receiving, oil and shipment de-
partments of the work
The float of the car builders was
nothing more or less than q real live,
fu1 sized box car, nicely painted on
wheels.
The hand car builders float represent
ed a hand car with four boys proDel-
ling it.
The painters, decorators and uphol-
sterers did not have floats in the parade
but carried representative banners.
Altogether the Santa Fe shops did
themselves proud in the Labor Day
parade, and should feel proud of the
display made.By their efforts they con-
tributed greatly to the success of the
first day of TOpe1a's big Fall Festival
and State Reunion.
The displays made by the different
departments were interspersed through
the two divisions and were as follows:
Three floats were prepared by the
machinery department. The first in
the parade was the California limited
train Around a canvas cylinder on
which was portrayed scenes along the
route of the Santa Fe in Kansas was
built a circular track on which the min
iture Santa F'e train exhibited in the
Kansas building at the Worlds fair
was operated. Throughout the entire
parade the train was in con-
tinual motion around the cylin-
der The sign at the front of the float
stated: No passes taken on this
train
In the second float was shown
complete set of tools used in the ma
chinery department and also cab work
complete. The tools We're arranged on
a pyramid at the rear of which was the
of an immense compass,
hammer and wrench. Three machin-
lists walked on each side of thisl float.
The third float was a representation
of a full sized locomotive, and was ar
ranged by J. H. Coe. foreman in the
machinery department. This was the
A. T. & S. z. Special No. 1885, The
float was made of wood and canvas and
is prOba bly, the only display of the kind
ever made in this part of the country.
] -H-COe acted as engineer and W. ". |
Proctor as conductor
In the water service department float
was shown a stationary engine and
pump in Iull operation pumping water
from one tank to another. The pump
ing process continued turing the pa
rade.
The pattern department float display
ed patterns of all kinds of locomotive |
and other mechanical appliances.
In the brass foundry 6Oat was shown !