The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-05

In no city. town OF hamlet In the Unit.
ID States was Labor day observed In q
trvsr. more consistent manner than In
Seattle yesterday. The iab0ring men
Of this city made II what congress de-
clared II should be. a national holiday.
and the citizens OF every calling joined
In the work OF not only making a holiday
that the workingmen and working
women mlSht call their own. but likewise
In making II q day OF general enjoyment
Tor all the people.
In the great parade. covering almost
two miles Of streets there was no nag
but the Stars and afripes At tho head
Of the varioua organizations every ban.
nes bore tts trimming of rod, white and
blue. while every float was gay with
the eoiors that gladden. tho eyes Of lovers
81 liberty.
In every way thu holiday was a sue
cess and this including the weather con-
ditious. The parks were crowded with
ptcnickers: the grounds where tho sports
were held ware more than crowded with
euthuaiAstic spectators Of the games; the
Sound was fairly alive with yachts ana
seA-eoihg craft OF every description. each
beat carrying ali the traffic old ocean
would bear. Everywhere thars vai
merrymakins
Down town after noons,ms Seattle
But nobody was sorry about that They
all Nnpected ~. and tn. work day
weird went lie happy way with the sane
ton OF oil tho elements that arc SUP.
posed 10 oppose a.
The weather clerk seemed Ia be a uttIs
inclined In the early morning TO be usiy.
but when he saw tho parade he changed
his mind. and net drop OF rain fell all
day Tong.
~ NE Labor day parade started an
hour late. The streets along the
published line Of march were crowd
ed with people who waited patiently for
the coming OF the various unions ard
societies that make up what IL known
IS organised labor. In poih, u numbers
the parade was genuine surprise Tn.
I'll Yesterday but lev 81 the newer res,
dents OF Seattle realised the number OF
bread winners In their midst. No lea.
than twenty~scven trades unions march
Cd their men In itne ana not one Of then,
had less than Too men. some cs them
having double. n not treble shat num-
Der
Reslixinw that ell business could no,
come te ssanes,ili. even for ~ Labor
day parade. people began 90 figure upan
the number - men compelled q, be NJ
work. blasting calculations upon the mum
Der of men In lire. and the result was
somewhat surprising 90 those who have
held that Seattle IL not a dinner rsE
city The figures viii show that Seat
eis today. as = iaher employing center
is rrornr'ionstsis far ahead ~ any city
Of It's stse on tire Pacific coast
The parade moved from Third avenue
and Union streets Through all the priae,-
pal thoruugasarrs 20 the city ana was
everywhere received With an ovation
The feature ~ ths parade was the mum.
Der 80 excellent hands that " contained
Net eniy vas every hana belonging II
the esty n iine. bst TIRE Georgia Minstrel.
and sam Shaw Company volunteered
thar bands g lead she vartou. theatrical
employees aniena Additional features
were the saats ~ sha Sastors' ttrtAss
bearing 4 sssli-r.rret three master. sha
heAt 81 shs rsasssrers VITA rsssn 50 work
on ornamental designs. shs tia lr,st.rsl az
Of the Ttnsmsths' rnie-. ara the Part
uniforms mostly confined 70 hpA lSoar
" varteus trades
TIE Uaians represented were Tne
fsIiars'. Shsn Carpenters ana ausEerN-
iron Melasrs'. HarssHheers' laiier Man
ers' ard Iron Shsghniiaats' sailors Ma.
caisisss. Eg~wsrx. Miners Tneatrscsl
Employees. Tsrogrspasisai, SesSh~sS
STxarrsksrS- Stos4essgs.rx t~arfsentrss
and 1oiae-s. waec;rtcsa workers. Rrsek-
layers. Painters. Timers ptugps~rr
lathsrs'. flss;cress' pwslstnx fasaor.rs
and branches al the organised trades
without separate uTss-~
II wAs after tse norm hour vrA~a TIE
parade bad finished Sc lire ar trarS.h
and the crowd on the stree; trsnsferrrs
itself as rapidly - possible 70 sha cars
that tnok ths Tseste So the Madison
street baseball grounds. where ane rsga
esmes we're 10 ~ hesd ~ acscrk is~-
epite IN. fact that all tbs cars asstlAna
were On use CO she Maessou street .ias.
stla every outgoing car ~aa crowded.
sorue carrying as fnany ~ - passengers.
fresa neon gntli lsas after 5 In the after
naar. In fact. tbs REGISTERS cn the ssrsei
cara Indicate that faiy .sss people 'ack
eAvAptaxs ef the holiday and went west
Uog1 % tho lAkA4