The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-04
LABOR Days BIG PARADE
Yesterdays CELEBRATION WAS
THE LARGEST OF THE KIND
EVER HELD HERE
THOUSANDS VIEWED THE SIGHT
All the Unions Were Well Repre-
sented-The Carpenters Turned
Out 600 strong-Many
NOtables In 1t.

By turning out in strength and organ
ling the most elaborate Labor day pa
rade that st. Paul has ever seen, the
members of local labor unions showed
yesterday that they fully appreciated the
holiday that is peculiarly their own all
over the United States and Canada.
Business houses all over the CITY oh
served the holiday generally, and none
OF the larger establishments were open
during the parade. In fact, very few es-
Establishments of any kind were to be seen
open until after the main body Of the
labor men had departed for the big pic
mic at Fort Smelling.
Before 10 o'clock bands were parading
the streets at the head of various trade
organizations, and marching TO their
rendezvous. The streets were crowded
along the line Of march, especially on
Sixth street, and the neatly uniformed
bodies of men were heartily cheered at
different points.
AT the head of the parade as it started
from the state capitol was a mounted
squad of policemen, in command of
Lieut.. Budy.
Chief Irvine, with a company of thir-
ty firemen, had the second position in
line.
The Central band led the carriages
bearing the leaders of the labor assem-
bly, and city and state officials. In the
first carriage were seated Gov Lind, Act
ing Mayor Schiffmann, and President
Geise, Of the Trades and Labor Assem-
bly,. The second carriage contained
Thomas You'd, treasurer of the LABOR
assembly, and Hon. S. r. Van SAINT. The
third carriage held the banner presented
by Browning, King q Co tc the organI-
cation making the hest showing.
International Typographical Union No.
so were at the front of the second di-
1yiciC do IN OF fhlA1
was the Rrose's band Those composing
the division wore white duck coats and
white hats, and there were 142 in line.
The Pressmen's Union No. 2e, with IS
men in line headed by James H. McNal-
ly, followed the Typographical union.
The Pressfeeders Union No 9 occupied the
third place They had sixty men in line.
A carriage containing g large book,
measuring six feet by three anC one
half feet, representing the Rcokhinders
union, lead the bcokbinders organsza-
ton, which brought up the rear of the
second division.
The Building Trades council, headed by
a band, headed this third division. The
thirty-cdd members in line were deco
rated with appropriate badges. Next In
line were ninety-t1ve members CT Brick
layers Union No. l, wearing white duck
suits and gray felt hats. In their midst
was elevated an immense bricklayer's
trowel, on which was painted, I'VE
Ought to Be Able te Satisfy Anybody
With This" Sheet Metalworkers' Union
No. AZ was represented by ninety men.
Each man wore badge of galvanized
iron. Sixty men were in line for PIas-
terers' Union No. 20 with banner head
ing the delega ti0n, and each man in white
uniform adorned with a blue badge.
Lathers' Union No. was represented by
thirty men wearing ovcralls. Thirty men
marched as the delegation from Painters
Union No 81, each man wearing a duck
cap with a red band. Members of Stone
cutters Union No. 1, fifty-thIee in all,
wore light gray felt hats, with the name
of the union on big sign at the head
of the delegation.
Brcse's military band led the fourth
division, followed by zoe men, belonging
to Carpenters union No 81. Each man
wore white duck cap and blue badge
Seventy men wearing gray hats represent
ed the Stonecutters' union. The delega-
ton from Plumbers Union Ns. "a was
fifty strong, each man wearing new blue
overalls and a blue badge.
Seventy-fve men wearing conspicuous
ers' Union No. l concluded the fourth
division of the parade.
The fifth division was led by a band,
the first union in line being Stationary
Engineers No So, sixty men strong. and
each wearing blue badges trimmed with
gold. Prominent in line were ninety men
in white full-crowned caps and white
shirts, members of Bakers Union No
81 Some fifty men were In line from
the Electrical Workers union, the dele