Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-09-07
SEVERAL IOWA CITIES
CELEBRATE LABOR DAY
Des Moines, Muscatine and Bur-
Iington Appropriately OBJ
serve the Holiday.
cumMINs TALKS At CAPITAL CITY
He Says IT Is Imperative That Labor
Should Organize to Protect
Itself Against Combina-
lions of Capital.

lions of Capital.
Dies Moincs, Ia, Sept 6.-Monday's
Labor day celebration was more sue.
cessful than any for years. Thousands
of representatives of union labor and
its friends observed the day by a gen
cral cessation of toll and Il grand pa
rade in which thirty unions participant
ed. followed in the after Fart of the
day ny stirring addresses with indus
trial problems for their themes by
Mayor MacNicar, President j. +. Reed
of the United Mine Workers associa,
ton; Hon. \. b. Cummins and \.
t'lrick the latter secretary OF the Des
Moines Trades assembly.
There were more than 1000 men x
the parade. Never before had so many
representatives of organized labol
united i'm Il demonstration i'll De!
Moines on Labor day. Not only was
the number i'm line an evidence of the
growth of interest i'm the advancement
of labor's cause, but the we'll attired
tidy Appearance of those who took
part in the parade was eloquent in pro.
claiming the bettered condition of the
creators of the nations wealth.
Ten thousand people attended the
meeting at Greenwood park, ut Which
he chief address was by \. ID. Cum
Minis. He said in the face of lie gigan.
tic organizations of capital, whose
tendency is to reduce labor to the point
of mere subsistence. it is imperative
that labor organize to protect itself.
and that ii secure the largest legal
recognition of the right of organizn
tion. Labor day" said he. lis the
tribute which modern civilization rem.
ders to a reorganiZed society. 1t i
the annual thanlSsgivin. day for indus
trial equality. Let us hope that its i'm.
portancc and signiiicascc will grow
with each passing year..
Observed at NIuscatinc.
NIuscatine, Ia, Sept 6.The annual
Labor day was observed in a very
proper manner. Early yesterday
morning farmers and residents from .
distance poured into the city, and over
$4,000 during the day saw the eNer.
cises, a good parade i'm the morning
with three brass bands, carriages and
decorated floats, and in the afternoon
athletic sports, pony and bicycle races
entertained an appreciative crowd.
Burlington Celebration.
Burlington. Ia, Sept. 6.-Labor day
was observed by a large parade and eN.
ercises in the park. The Burlington
and Galesbnrg golf teams played fine
game yesterday, resulting in Burling-
toms victory, two up.
The Day at lie Mars.
I.eMars, Ia, Sept. 6.-Labor day was
celebrated by the saloonkeepers, bank.
ers and postal employees. All other la.
borers worked.
Spent Holiday at Omaha.
Council Bluffs. Ia, Sept. 6.-Councii
Bluffs was we'll nigh depopulated yes
tertay. SO far as business was con-
cerned the holiday was we'll observed.
Everything was at Il standstill. The
banks. the city hall. the county court
house. most of the stores, the imple-
ment houses an many uptown offices
were closed. In this respect Council
Bluffs honored Labor day in a most
becoming manner but there was moth
ing going ON in town to hold the
people against the attractions across
the river in Omaha and away they
went. They went to see the circus
pageant and the Labor day parade.
Some Council Bluffs union luborers
took part in the latter. but there was
not great many OF them.
Iowa Crop Bulletin.
Dies Moines. Ia. Sept. 6.-Hhe eli
mate and crop bulletin of the Iowa
weather and crop service, for the week
ending Monday. August rs. says:
The past week was the hottest of
the season, with the greatest amount
of sunshine and the lowest percentage
of humidity. At the central station
the mean temperature was rs degrees,
and the average daily excess was over
10 degrees. Showers were reported in
the north central and northeast dis
tricts, but no rain fell i'm the larger
part of the state.
The weather conditions were favor.
able for forcing the maturity of early
planted corn. and more than one-half
the crop is now in fit condition to be
cut and shocked. Late corn needs more
rain for its normal development. and
reports indicate that i'm many local
tiles it has been '.fired" by excessive
heat. Rain is also needed to facilitate
fall blowing, and for pasturage and
late vegetables.
Winter apples have suffered to some
extent from effects OF excessive heat
and dry weather. Good progress has
been made in threshing wheat and
oats.
Humboldt Old settlers.
Humboldt. Ia. Sept. 6.-The old set
tiers of Humboldt county held their