Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-02
So " m STRIKING FEATURES PARADE YESTERDAY

OF cured tobacco. At the base of the
pedestal wore sacks oi tine various brands
Of fertilizers made by the company.
Ile sD-u. ot southern plantation
songs by OBJ. negroes excited the appaus.
OF the crowd an along the route oI
the parade II is understood that there
were sixteen quartettes among the COLI
ored employees OF the chemical works
that competed for the honor of APP
poaring in the parade. The float was
designed by Alr Frank b. Danccy Of
Norfolk
THE OLD AND THE NEW.
The exhibit If The harvesting machinery
OF the Mccormick Company was very inn
posing. Following graceful boat, on
which Victory was written In large let
ters. came "a display Of reapcr5, mowers,
h0r.e-rakes. and other machinery, the
reIpers and mowers clackng away as
they were driven along the street. But
preceding the modern machinery came
hrst an ancient darky carrying reap
hook of sixty years ago; then negroes
carrying Old-fasni0ued graIn-cradles and
followed by their binders" with rakes,
all the darzies wearing their red shirts
n sweater style. 10 was pretty display
The exhibit of the harness and leather
Grade was exceedingly good The dealers
making exhibits were the Cottrell sad
dlery Company. d. a. Ainslie, D. III. Dick
erson. benjamin T. Crump. -. :. LlthgOe,
and -. A. Brown. a. e.. Smith, manu-
facturer of vehicles, had an excellent dis
play.
THE HORsELEss CARRIAGE.
The "hor-eless" carriage OF the parade
never failed to tickle the risibles OF all
no saw f.. This wonderful vehicle was
othins less and nothing more than
IH.pidated carriage with dllapidaied
white mule 40 DO. Both made great nit.
An automobile could hardly have at
tracted as much attention. Everyday
read first tho great, harins words on Il
wide-spreadiug card, "Ihe HOrselesa Car
rage" then looked 10 see what the Gu
rious thing looked Ike. The look pro-
| ducsd a smile ard the eyes of the spec
tator turned TO the next exhibit in the
! line.
sydnor's pump exhibit was very attrac-
| tive. a pump at work attracting much at
/ tention a windmill whirrins away was
| also an attractive feature. AQ Arteslan
well-driIliug outfit was also an interesting
[ feature.
/ The Broad-Street Loan Company had a
/ float n the parade Following II was 4
very pretty foat representing me Granite
/ Euildiug Company. then a fOat carrying
an immense bag supposed TO be illled with
/ coin. and labelled 3,509QoO. supposed 10
represent the surplus Of the Virginia state
Insurance Company Around lt lay a
number OF smaller sacks, supposed 10
contain coin of the realm. Behind TINS
/ float marched probably one hundred OF
/ the agents of the Metropolitan Life-lnsu-
/ rance Company
( The Equitable Life-lnsurance company
/ had a fine display, though not specially
elaborate.
| Percy 5. Read had regular real-estate
I office on wheels and he and his clerks
were busily at work. answering the phone
! anpearing 10 be their chief occupation.
| THE TOBACCO EXHIBIT
The exhibit made by the tobacco manu-
featuring firms which were represented
I'M the parade at all was most creditable
Both smoking and chewing tobacco were
exhibited. and bags or bits OF each were
thrown into the crowds. Wherever a
ouii or a plpeful fell there was mighty
scramble for IT,
The ladies even took part In the tree-
for all push and pull for the samples.
| What on earth were they going 10 do
with what they got after they got II IS Il
most natural inquiry. The exhibits OF H.
4. Patterson's plum Tobacco Is the
Best" attracted much attention, ana 50
did DIPS Best.
The Richmond Warehouse Company
which sells bright, loose tobacco. and Is
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