The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-06
LABOR WAS ANAC0NDA'S
.'' WV ''''''ISJ Guest 5 OF HONOR
This Cys Gates Were Thrown Wide Open for the Recep
tion of the Vast Army of Workingmen Who Yes
terday Had Their Annual Celebration.

! brought the hands of the clock to IL 20
and still there was no train; likewise
/ 1850 came and yet no train.
In the meantime members of the An
| aconda unions stood upon the streets
in the cold, the mud adding its disa-
| greeable features. Occasionally cold
breeze would come from the West. Ii
| cut through the uniforms of the labor
ing men with unpleasant severity.
There seemed nothing to be done. how
ever, except to wait and to wait pa
tiently for the guests from Butte. The
railroad people could give but little in
formation concerning the time a which
the train from Butte would arrive and
it was with the vague idea that they
might be compelled to stand on the
street for 10 minutes. half an hour or
an hour before the visitors came that
thousands and thousands of men on
Park avenue stood in the
line of march ready for the
signal to move forward. These
men had been there. some of
them, since 10:30 o'clock. They had
held their places patiently and they
were becoming tired of the delay. The
standard bearers of the union-the men
who carry the heavy flags and ban
ners in sockets, supported by straps
about their shoulders, must have been
anything but comfortable. At times
a sharp breeze swayed the banner
HllDeT ana lnlInbT ana It's weight WAS
something not to be sneered at.
At 1880 o'clock the crowd began To
get impatient. They had waited and
waited until an hour or more had
elapsed and they began to wonder
where their visitors could be. 4 dele
cation was sent to the railroad offices
to find out with reference to the train
and the arrival of the Butte working
men. The officials a the office inform
ed the delegation that the train was
then at Gregson and that it would ar
rive in Anaconda at Is minutes more
With this information, those who went
TO find out about the delay returned
to Park avenue and told what they
had learned. The crowd took heart
again at hearing that only IL minutes
more would have to be passed i'm
waiting, and there was a general brac-
inig up all along the line.
At 1850 the whistle of the engine was
heard, denOting the final arrival of
the visitors. The train consisted of If
coaches all of which were loaded to
their fullest capacity, even the baggage
car being devoted to the accommoda-
tion of the passengers. The working
men hung to the crowded cars by the
hand rails and other projections on the
platform. Upon nearing the depot the
visitors began to pile off, and long be-
fore the train had come to a stop,
its Of the cars had sprung to the
ground.
As the train came in with it's load
of visiting laboring men a great cheer
went up from the waiting multitude
which surrounded the depot. The well
coming shouts were echoed
and re-echoed along the line
from 10000 throats. The an
swering shout from the Butte unions
was none the less loud. The reception
was one of which both the Anaconda
and Butte men may be proud.
After leaving the train the men from
Butte, without reference to marching
order, headed for Park avenue, where
the formation was TO be had They
came southwark both on Locust and
Maple streets. They filled these streets
and their rear was still left in the de-
pot grounds.
The Parade.
The formation of the parade was
something that the officers Of the day
had difficulty in bringing about ac-
cording to the set programme. There
were so many hundreds and thousands |
of people to handle that the officers
were at times at a loss to know what
to do with them. The formation was
made, however and at 1920 the parade
started.
1t was headed by Chief of Police John !
White of Anaconda on horseback, fol- |
lowed by platoon of Anaconda police |
eight in number; next by 5. ID. Oswald. !
marshal of the day for Anaconda, and /
J. f. McNally for Butte. Ganke's band |
came next and then the Building La
oorers' union, AZ in number.
Here was a gap that was caused by |
the order in which it was necessary for |
the procession to form, but the gap was |
=lCn CLOSED a TlpCa LahfoH ha
United Brotherhood OF Carpenters No. |
III OF Butte, 40, marched forward on |
he double quick and soon closed up |
The space. Next came the speakers in /
carriages. attorneys in carriages, Alice |
band and the International Horseshoers' /
lnion. numbering "a. These gentlemen |
appeared in uniforms Of brightest red /
shirts. white belt, straw hats, neat 4
,anes and general natty appearance, and !
we're applauded as they passed. Behind /
hem were the Butte Clerks Protective
Inion l2, numbering IS: the Anaconda
lnion No. 81, 29; the Butte Teamsters'
inion, having whips in their hands, Is:
he X. Of +. band; the mayor and alder
men OF Anaconda in carriages; the Ana
,onda Brewers union, % men and
loaf. The Electrical Workers had a
loaf drawn by four horses. upon which
we're displayed a trolley. telephone. cleo
rical bells and other electrical appIi-
noes. followed by 80 members. Follow
ng them was the Stonecutters' union, |
With 10 members. Next was a carriage I
obtaining a great number Of pretty
hildren with a sign reading. we Are
he Children Of Union Labor" Follow
ag this came another wagon contain
lg an Unlocking lot Of children. with a
ign reading, We Are the Children
Z Non-Union Labor" Next were two
oats with laundry help; the Plumb
RS, Butte and Anaconda. numbering 81:
he Butte Painters and Decorators
nion, 43 members, the strings Of their
amer being held by four little boys in
'hite: the Lathsrs' Cooperative union
Z Butte. numbering 10. The Piasterers'
International union No. 1lg Of Butte was
mall in numbers, being only six. but
hey made very neat appearance. |
resssd in handsome uniform. The |
aTDers Of Anaconda had a float with
lree chairs, with a colored porter shin