The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-06-22
THE GREAT CELEBRATION.
Tradesmen Will Do Well to Enter Their
Names for the Grand Parade.


positions in the line of the trades division
of the July 5th parade and doubtless
there are many other people in Portland
who intend to put teams in the parade
who have not yet been seen by those who
have this matter in charge. If a good
position in the line is wanted those who
intend to put decorated teams in the
parade will do well to send their names
to Mr.. H. NJ. Bigelow at the PRESS
Office at once and have the agent call
upon them and talk the matter over. 1t
will be the grandest parade ever seen in
Portland and the indications are that
nearly all of the large business houses
will have one or more teams in the pro-
cession. So far representatives from al
most every business have secured places
in line.
The Mardi Gras floats and the hand
somely decorated teams from the schools
of Portland will be SO distributed through
the line that the interest will be main
tanned from the beginning to the end of
the trades division. OF course the right
of the division will be the best place for
team to be placed and as the desirable
places are being spoken for very rapidly
those who are hesitating about going in
to this feature of the celebration will
have to take their chances on obtaining
good positions unless their names are
handed to the agent at once.
Portland's celebration is being adver-
ficod cix oil Mama and
special trains will pring thousands of
people to Portland on that day from all
over the state. It is very desirable that
this trades division be made a great feat
ure of the show and the merchants Of
Portland, :. both wholesale and retail,
should see that the visitors are strongly
impressed with the strength and extent
of our commercial interests and given
some idea of the enterprise Of our mer-
chants. The committee on the celebration
has very little time at its disposal and
have great many things to look after.
1t will be impossible for them to visit
the merchants and solicit teams for this
trades division and so all public spirited
business houses who have not already
decided to put in exhibits should come to
q decision at once and inform the agent
of the committee of their intentions.
The celebration committee is up to its
ears in work, but all of the great feat
ures that Portland is offering for this
day are being worked out in a manner
that is highly creditable to the commit
tee. Almost all of the arrangements have
been completed and in no place has the
committee found an obstacle that it can
not overcome. When the citizens of Port
land understand that excursions are be-
ing arranged to come to Portland on that
day from Portsmouth, Dover and all of
the cities and towns on the Boston y
Maine, from all of the towns on the
Grand Trunk, the Portland & Rochester,
to say nothing of the crowds Of people
who will be here from Lewiston, Angus
ia, and even as far away as Bangor, they
will have some idea of the magnitude of
this years celebration. Portland should
do itself proud on this occasion and as
the best result of the celebration will be
the lesson that will be taught these visit
ors of the city's beauties, its business en-
terprise and it's hospitality, it may be
seen how necessary it is for the mer-
chants and tradesmen of Portland to aid
the committee on the celebration in maxi
ing every feature Of the big show grand
success.
The officers of the fire department. held
meeting last night at the headquarters
of the board of engineers to make some
arrangements for appearing in the pa
rade on July 5th. All of the f1remen are
to turn out in handsome new uniforms
and the show will be one that Portland
people do not often have chance to
see. This part of the parade will prove
one of the most interesting features of the
glorious day.
There will be a meeting of the commit
tee on the celebration of July 4thJat the
City building tonight at 7.3) o'clock,
and all who have any business before the
committee will do well to bring it to
their attention at once as the day we cele-
bate is not very far off.