The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-06

2 lNS IneK were ~ strong
The Anaconda Butchers union number.
ed SO. The Anaconda Carpenters union
had very fine float. with a house in
| course of construction upon the wagon
and carpenters working on the building,
I they numbered 3S. The Bricklayers and
| Masons' International union No. . of
| Anaconda followed with II members
| Their float had a United States flag m
/ red, white and blue. set i'm brick work
/ In the form of a shield. Next came the
| American Tailors' union of Anaconda,
/ numbering II; the Cooks and Walters
| union, 10 in line. the Anaconda Typo
graphical union No. 255. IS men. and the
| Cigarmakers' unions No. S75 of Ana
/ conda and No. $50 Of Butte. with % men.
/ carrying banners. The Brotherhood of
! Painters and Decorators of America
had very fine float. man was hang
I ing paper on the inside Of n building
and painter on the outside was paint
. ing. They numbered p. The Boston a
Montana band headed the Iron Molders'
/ union of Anaconda, 90 members. and the
| Mill and Smeltermens union No. 20.
I with l66, by far the largest in the mat
/ ter of numbers.
At l2:i0 the procession had reached
/ Park avenue and Main street coming
back, and went westward on Park ave-
nue.. Next came the Anaconda and
I smelter fire departments, headed by
( Chief Bob MentTum. Then the Brick
makers local union No. 2S, Western
Laborers' union. 80 members, with a
float upon which five men were en-
gagged in the manufacture of brick, to-
gather with all their machinery, etc
! Following this came a float showing the
product of the brickmaking industry.
| Next was the Draymen and Transfers
union. carrying large quantities Of mer-
chandise. Advertising floats of all kinds
and a great number of wagons and citi-
zens We're also I'm line
The parade was without doubt the
grandest turnout that has ever been
seen in Montana. The time consumed
by the parade in passing a given point
was 43 minutes and it is estimated that
the procession was three miles long.
The line of march was as follows:
Formation on West Park avenue:
thence eastward on Park avenue to
Chestnut street; thence north on Chest
nut street To Commercial avenue:
thence west on Commercial avenue to
Main street; thence south on Main to
Park avenue; thence west on Park ave-
nue. to Maple street: thence south on
Maple street TO Sixth street: thence
east on Sixth street to Main street:
thence north on Main street TO Park
avenue: thence east on Park avenue
to Cherry street: thence north on Cher
ry street to Commercial avenue: thence
west on Commercial avenue to Main
street, where the parade disbanded.
1t had been intended that the entire
procession should march to the park
after passing through the streets in
dicated i'm the programme, but this
part of the arrangement did not carry.
and ii is for this reason no doubt that
the address Of Mr.. Erwin was delayed
until o'clock.
After the parade most of the people
- -,
come out until after O'Clock. 1t was
the original intention to have Mr.. Err
win conclude his speech early. so that
those who cared to go to the races
could both hear Mr. Erwin speak and
attend the races.
The marshal of the day was T. w.
II. Orswell. and his assistants for the
Anaconda division were l.. J. Phillips.
y. II. Brigham and H. Thirloway. The
Butte division was headed by James
b. Furey, who acted as marshal. Dan
Mcdonald had charge of the unions of
the Western Labor union. Of which
there were 10 in line.
The music for the parade was fur
nished by four bands-the X Of p.
band Of Anaconda and the Boston &
Montana. the Alice and Ganke's bands
OF Butte.
The Floats.
In the parade were a number of
floats. The Brickmakers' union had /
two floats, one containing three or /
four men engaged in the manufacture |
of bricks. Following the illustration /
of the vocation of brickmakers, came /
wagon upon which were exhibited /
hundred or more specimens of the /
handiwork of the brickmakeTs. There /
were square bricks and round bricks /
and three -Cornered bricks: half a hun |
dred different styles Of terra Gotta /
vrp all nf THINGS that
brickmakers form out Of clay. Anoth- |
er float, and probably the one that |
attracted most attention. was that Of /
the BARRIERS. Two chairs were on this |
float. wherein men We're being shaved. /
having their hair cut and otherwise /
being fixed up. The negro boot black /
was there with all his comical antics
and erimaCes. and when he was not
shining shoes, he was dancing a jig .
to the music of a guitar, played by
one of the men on the float. Anoth-
er float was that of the Carpenters.
on this wagon was "A house in course
of construction. The carpenters, of
whom there were three or four on the
vehicle were engaged in saving, plan
ing and joining at a carpenters work
bench at the side of the wagon. Ev-
cry once in while an addition
would be put on the house, and alto
gether the carpenters had an excellent
Of their craft.
The Electrical Workers. however. had
a float whose features were both unique
and attractive. There was a represen-
tation Of all the work done by the line
men and electricians. Arc lamps, in
lamps, telephones, call bells
and all the other products Of the EleC-
trical Workers were reproduced 4 call
bell was kept constantly ringing and
attracted a good deal of attention. \
trolley was rigged up on the float and
was connected with the street car cir
,uit on Main street and Commercial
avenue. when the procession passed
along those streets. The effect Of the
contact between the wires and the troll
ey had the effect OF producing an illum-
nation in the lights upon the float
The Decorators and Painters also had
4 fine float. The representation on this
wagon was a painter and a paper hang
n who were engaged in their CalliuEs.