The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-11-01
THE ATTRACTIVE FLOATS.
Many Unique EfOrts-Battle Ship In.
diana and WheeImen.

BY the time the ninth division reached
the corner Of Washington and Pennsylva-
MIA streets the closely packed crowd which
had been patiently enduring tramped feet
and rib gouges without fiinching in it's en-
thusiasm to see all the parade, began to
thin out. The parade was too long for these
who were closely packed near the front,
where they could get good views of the
procession, to remain until it had all
passed. AS soon people who had been
standing on the sidewalks realized that
they could secure good positions near the
line they pressed forward and once more
the cry went up from the procession. "Give
us more ROOM"
Marshal John M. Ketcham and his staff
led the ninth division, and Immediately fol-
lowing 1t came the displays of manufac-
turing industries. The first was that of
the Parry Manufacturing Company This
was one of the finest and most elaborate
exhibits in the parade. Five elegant vehi-
cles conveyed the officers of the company
end then came the Parry Company Repub-
lican Club. which was half a square In
length and composed Of employees entirely.
Following came fourteen floats, each one
illustrating some department cf the manu-
carried a brand new vehicle supposed to
have passed through the different pro-
cesse in the floats preceding. and three
buggies Grated and ready for shipment.
All the empolyes in the club and on the
floats were yelling for Mckinley with the
free will that indicated that their shouts
were voluntary. The next feat was unique
and attracted much notice. 1t was a huge
pfaip
birds of different kinds. On top of the cage
was a stuffed eagle and below II the in
scription' Stamp the eagle only
The exhibit of z. c. Atkins & Co. could
be heard long before it was SEEN In adj
vance of the floats came the Atkins club.
number 200 uniformed employees. The
floats represented the different processes of
making buzz saws. One banner carried by
the Atkins club read: IF you want to
know who We are, ask the Sentinel three
men and two boys The Atkins display
was block in length. and the last float
contained the Atkins band. On this wagon
there were big buzz saws and little buzz
saws. and each one being played" by an
employe with drum sticks.
The lockwood Manufacturing Company
had float decorated i'm bunting filed with
employees, who were shouting for sound
money. On the top of the float was half of
a pulley wheel which had been covered to
represent dollar that had been cut in
half. Behind this came Tucker & Dorsey's
float. which was we'll decorated with bun
ting and wildly shouting employees. "Hur-
rah for Mckinley. he's the man we want
shouted one of them. We'll get him all
right" answered dozens of voices in the
crowd at once.
THE ALLFREE FLOAT.
The ]. B. Allfree Manufacturing Company
had one of the most conspicuous floats,
among the many, in the parade This
float was made to represent a complete fac
tory in operation. In one end Of il was an
upright steam engine with steam up and
fywheel revolving. Belts whirled around
pulley wheels and the machinery whirred
with the true sound of the active manufac-
tory The whistle shrieked like the scream
of an eagle and could be heard above the
din long after the float had passed down
the street. On top of the float was a large
yellow globe which was illuminated from
its interior and inscribed Give Us Light"
1t slowly revolved in accordance with the
solar system and the power of the steam
engine. Then came the j. B. Allfree Club.
numbering 100 employees. They all wore
plug hats around which had been placed
yellow paper. Each man carried a red-fre
candle One of the floats contained a forge
in operation A piece OF hot iron was taken
from the fire at white heat placed on the
anvil and hit with a sledge hammer and
the shower of sparks equaled the displays
from the fireworks wagons. Above this
float was a banner inscribed who De-
monetized Iron?" NJ. S. Huey & Son had a
float which was decorated by a master
hand. The national colors were prominent
ly displayed and in their folds were seen
the pictures of the Republican candidates
THE BICYCLE MAKERS.
The Indiana Bicycle Company was rep
resented by line of employees that extend
ed from the corner of Pennsylvania and
Washington streets half way past Meridian
street The club OF employees carried
Japanese lanterns and flags. One of the
transparencies read. "A policy that is good
for our employers is good for u.s." The
float was filled with employees singing.
Goodbye. Bryan, goodbye" The Atlas
engine works had two floats which were
decorated with bunting and gilt and were
preceded by the Atlas Club, numbering
about 100 men. The float of W. III. ARM
strong & Co. contained number of vises.
at which We're working employees making
surgical instruments. This float was large
and roomy and styled like a workshop. AT
its rear hung dangling skeleton with
| lamps In the eye-sockets. Then came q