Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-02
LABOR HAS ITS DAY
Two Thousand Toilers March in
the 18th Tri-City ceIe-
bration.
TRUSTS A THEME FOR SPEAKERS
Working People Encouraged in
Efforts to Organize for
Self Protection.

The 18th annual joint tri-city Labor
day observance was fttingly cele-
brated in Rock Island today. Long
before the time set for the parade the
streets were crowded with people
from the tri-cities and surrounding
towns.
Two thousand laboring men proudly
mar hed in line to the strains of the
various bands. The parade started
promptly at 10:45 from the Industrial
home building on Third avenue and
moved over the foilowir O line of march:
North on Twentieth to Second ave
nue., west on Second to Twelfth street,
south on Twelfth to Fourth avenue,
east on Fourth TO Twenty Third street.
south on Twenty Third to Fifth ave
nue., east on Fifth avenue to Elm
street. south on Elm to Seventh ave.
Eue to the picnic grounds.
The parade was in charge of Mar
shall j. w. Cavanaugh, aided by the
following assiste mt marshals: Printers,
y w. LaRash; federal union. George
Kali; painters. Ed Thompson; c4rpen-
tiers. j. c. Buck; woodworkers, II. b
DAughorty; tailors, Frank DeGoIk;
bI icklavers, Sam Willis; machinists.
j. e Davenport; ston' cutters, Will
liam Lloyd; molders, James McCor-
mack; cigar makers. j Hoitzhammer;
brewers. Nicholas Stei, back; retail
clerks. z Swanson.
Men Make Fine Appearance.
The turnout. as regards general APP.
pearance, was one of the finest ever
witnessed in this vicinity. many of
the unions being comp.imented. all
along the line. upon their fine show
ing. The parade was composed as
follows:
Bleuers band.
Mayor Knox aud city council in car. iages.
Independent Brotnerhoodo of Electrical Work
ers, p men, Two floats
Sylvan Steel Workers lodge Is, - men.
Tri-City Lodge OF Machinists 3ss so men.
Coal Valley union OF United Mine Workers OF
America 362, o. men. one float
q. NJ. w of A. sS2 of Coalto IN, 20 men.
Strasser's ba5d
| United brotherhood of Leather Workers II,
OF Daven port, $50 mel
Rock Island Jouraeymen Taiiors' uu!on, A.
Brewers union ss. of Davenport and Rocl
Il Island. % men
TRICKY Typographical union 100. so nen.
K CiS armakers' union l53, OF Davenport, so men
Cigarmakers' union POI. OF Rock Island. 30 men
| Button Workers union $50, OF Davenport 81
i meu-
Il OLto's band.
l Carpenter and Joiners union S5i, OF Daven
1 port, 100 uen-
| Carpenters and Joiners' uni n Il. of Moline
| ITO men.
Carpenters and Joiners' union leo, OF Rocl
Island, 90 men.
Tri City Wood workers. union o. % men.
Timers ution. - men
Marine band, Moline
1 Iron Moldcrs' union 237, of Moline, $50 men.
Iron holders union us, OF Davenport. ~ men
Iron Mo dcrs' union 20. of Rock Island 6
Rock island Union Jonsneymen BARRIERS iia
Journcymcn BARRIERS III. OF Moline, 20 men Ia
carriages.
Il OLto's band.
Painters and Decorators union I99, OF Daven.
Il port. 80 men.
Painters and Decorators union 81, OF Moline
II 20 men.
Painters and Decorators union 1871, OF Rock
Island 30 men.
Il Twin-City Stone Masons' union 10, 10 men.
Rock Island and Moline Plasterers' union &c
Il 20 men.
THE FLOATS.
Rock Island fire department
Retail Clerks union, OF Rock Island, one.
F1eischmau's Yeast company, one.
National Biscuit onpany, two.
NJ. K, one.
Rock Island Fuel company, one.
Horne Tea company, five.
g. W. Cash & SON. two.
Peoria Route, one.
Morris s. LIE wis, one
Rock Island Stove repairer one.
Phil Wilcher, one.
Totten's Music house, two.
Penn Oil and Supply company, four.
b. F. Klugger, one.
UIlemcyer & Sterling, one.
Dan Pottiger, one
Harpcr's theatre, one
/ ID. Saunders, Davenport, one.
Fair store, Davenport. one
Grand Union Tea and Coffee company, Davcn.
port, niue.