The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-26
SIGHT OF THE WEEK.
Santa Fe ShOpmen's Display on
Monday Next
Likely to Outclass Everything
Else in Novelty.
Their Demonstration Has Grown to
Enormous Proportions - What
1900 Men Can Do When They
Set Their Minds to It

The first mechanical display ever
made in any demonstration of a SINH
lar character in the west will be made
Dy the Santa Fe shop men of this city
In the Labor day parade of Monday
morning. The people of Topeka and
Kansas viii appreciate this when they
witness the display
No efforts have been spared by the
men in the arrangement of the floats,
and large gangs of men from the diff
ferent departments have been working
several extra hours each day during
the week. All floats will be completed
and ready for the parade tonight.
Probably the most interesting float in
the entire display will be the represen-
tation of a full sized locomotive. This
float will be So feet long and Is feet
high, and is the only display of the
kind ever made in the west. Every APP
pliance and detail of a modern locomo-
tive will be represented, and the driv-
ing wheels and rods will be in full mo-
ton. The trucks on which the float
will rest and the team will be invisi-
BILE.
"A, T. & S. F. Special" and the num-
Der 1885, will be painted on the sides
of the tank. J. H. Coe will act as en-
gineer and w. W. Proctor as conductor.
At every stop made by the parade the
engineer and conductor will compare
orders"
The float was designed by J. H. Coe,
foreman in the machinery department.
Besides the locomotive float. the ma
chinery department will have two 9TH
er floats in the parade. One will con-
sist of the Worlds Fair Santa Fee train
in operation on circular track, and
the other viii show a portion of the
machine shop with men engaged on
all classes of mechanical work.
The bOilermaking department will
have two floats. One will show a force
of men working on two large locomotive
boilers; the other will represent COM
pressed air plant with engine and COM
pressor at work.
Two floats from the blacksmith de-
partment will be in the parade. One
will be a large steam hammer in oper-
alton, and the other a representation of
the blacksmith shop with men at work
at the FORCES and anvils.
The water service department will be
represented by a float showing a large
steam pump with engine in full opera
ton pumping water from one tank to
another.
The brass foundry float will repre-
sent the different stages of brass
moulding from the melting of the brass
in the furnace to the completion OF the
work.
The carpenter department will have
full sized box car in the course of con-
struction, mounted on wheels.
The patternmakers' float will repre-
sent a portion of that department with
men engaged in making patterns for all
classes of mechanical appliances.
The float of the hand car builders
will show hand cars and push cars in
the course of construction and in oper-
alton.
The car repairing department will
have a float showing a force of men at
work on car roofs and doors.
The painting department Will not
have a float, but will display several
banners showing their art.
Besides the thirteen floats, about l.
600 men attired in overalls, check jack
cts and white caps will march in the
parade. This number, with the delega-
lions from the O. R. c., B. of L. E., b
of L. F., B. of R. T., Switchmen and
Tracl1men will make the largest turn
out of railroad men ever made in Kan