El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-25
ORGANIZED TRADES
Working Hard To Make the
Demonstration One Com
mensurate With
Their Strength.

The united labor organizations OF El
Psso are actively engaged In making
preparations for Labor day, set apart
by proclaim alton OF she governors az
| the especial day CT the lsboring men Of
this country.
The celeb alton will take place
she arss Mondsy in September, which
falls this year on the Sd Of the month.
The various labor equalization 8 have
been working quietly fer the most
elaborate celebration of she day owe
held here. At . meeting of the cent? al
labor u MON the Ans were discussed,
aad . com mmittse appointed to make all
necessary arrangements for she day.
The committee is composed of A. 8.
J. Eylar, of the Knights of Labor. NJ.
v. G. Campbell, of the carpenters
union, and A Solky OF the Knights OF
Labor. Mr.. Solky is chairman of the
committee. The details of the pro-
gramme have not yet bsen arranged
Mr.. Solky and she members OF bis com
mittee are working hard however, and
by next Wednesday the program will
have been completed.
The main feature OF tie day VIII oe
one Of the largest parXdes whioh Ell
Paso has ever Seen. All Of Lhs labor
unioos have entered into the project
eushusiAssiosl sllv, and will assist in
making she day q crest success. Each
union will be REPRESENTED in the
parade by tho full force of member
ship, and huge Hoat representing
their union, with men A. WORK As their
trades. Plans for these have already
been male and work has begun On
many Of them. 1t can be said on the
authority of q me- N Der Of the commit
tee, that they will he q credit TO Ell
Paso and the working men of the city
as we'll. All of the labor organiz .tions
with two exceptions have been visited
by tho committee and have signiied
their Intentions of taking part in the
exercises OF the day.
GThs program committee will VISIT
the order of railway conductors and
the mschinists In G. b. shops this
afternoon. These two organizations
will fall into line with the other unions
Ia the celebration Of their holiday.
The route Of the parade has not been
decided upoa, but It will psss over the
most important business stree.s The
parade will disbsnd 1t the court house,
where the remainder of tbe program
will be carried out. The Lawn around
the court house will be fenced off, aud
q platform erected over the porch and
steps on the west side OF the building.
Seats and benches will be arranged
for the spectators. On the platform
will be representatives of all the labor
unions of the city, and promtner. men
of Ei Paso.
Speeches ald addresses will b,msde,
after which q banquet will be given IN
the court house 20 organized labor
About Two huudred dollars are ueces-
sary TO assure the entire success of the
aud the lsreer part OF
this amount has been already subscrio-
ed.
Among the labor organiza zasiocs
which will participate In the celebrat-
lon are the carpenters unioo, plum
bare union. electrical unicn, brick
layers union. typographical union.
union ,stonel lmss ons union, both
branches of the Protectora, the Mex
lean labor organization of the city, the
railroad conductors, the order OF
echsnies, and the knIg hts of Labor.