The Holly chieftain., 1901-09-06
LABOR DAY OBSERVED
IN COLORADO TOWNS


the best. largest and most enthusiastic
parade ever seen in Denver.
The parade was full of features and
the organization We're. for the great
part. in handsome uniforms. The prize
banner given by William Cooke Dan
Iels last year for the best appearing
and marching union in the parade slim
ulated the enthusiasm to the highest
pitch. 1t WAS won by the carpenters
union. the largest in the city. The
painters, the winners OF last year and
the bricklayerS, who had been expected
py many 10 win the victory. We're es-
pecially commended by the judges,
Captain H. ID. Smith, Colonel Edward
Terdeckburs and Captain Schneider.
The decision was popular, and was
greeted with cheers.
Colorado Springs. Colo. Sept. 3-The
Pueblo union labor organizations join
ed with those of Colorado Springs in
great demonstration here yesterday.
Delegations from the Pueblo unions
began arriving about 9:3O and were
met at the depot by committees from
Colorado Springs unions. They formed
the first division of the parade. headed
of local officers. Then came the cow
boy band in uniform. This is the orig
inal cowboy band that has brought so
much fame to Pueblo. Organized Ia.
Dor of Pueblo WAS represented by
workers in every branch of trade. All
We're in noby and attractive uniform,
wearing badges designating their
unions. Al the head of every organiZa.
a lad 4
der
At The head of the second division
was the Colorado Midland band, its
rastime music bringing cheers from
the spectators. This band, which re-
Gently became unionized, proudly dis
played its banner. The greatest show
ing In the parade was made by the To-
cal union OF carpenters. about 800 of
them being in line
The third division was led by the
Colorado City Band. followed by
the several labor organizations of that
city Floats throughout the parade
were the finest ever seen in Il Labor
Day parade in this city. The miners
foat represented mine in full blast,
With workmen operating the mines.
he carpenters, printers and black
smiths had immense working models
of the foremost implements OF their
trades.
Cripple Creek. Colo. Sept. 3.-Labor
Day was observed for the Cripple
Creek district in this city. The parade
which moved down Bennett avenue at
1890 o'clock, was the largest ever seen
IN the camp. 1t was forty-fiye minutes
in DlSSiDU n piypD rnipf and he ont,,ol
count contained 200 union workers.
The day was wholly enjoyable. the
weather ideal, and not an Incident oc-
CURED TO mar the celebration of the
lay RET apart for the laboring man to
revel in his strength.
AS usual, these exercises were con.
Quoted in Pinnacle park at Cameron,
and between 5000 and 10000 partici-
pated in them. The capacity of the
rolling stock of the railroad was the
only limit placed on the crowd, and to
transfer the large number of people
everything available. from palace to
fiat cars, was brought into requisition
Canon City, Colo. Sept. 3.-At an
early hour yesterday morning the
streets were filled with people from
the surrounding country. moving in all
sorts of conveyances. Trains were de-
lnyed a little, but shortly after 10
O'Clock they commenced to pull in,
each car loaded to the guards. The va
rious local unions in fine uniforms pre-
ccded by the splendid Peabody Mill
tary Band, headed the procession in
the march to the depot to receive the
visitors. After few remarks by For
mer Attorney General Joseph H. Mau-
pin, he introduced Mayor james III.
Peabody, who welcomed the visitors
and in conclusion turned over to them
the keys of the city.
The parade was large one and
many elegant turnouts We're noticed in
the line, among which were the car
r'ages from the penitentiary elaborate
ly trimmed and under the direction of
Warden Jack" Martin and escorted
by numerous penitentiary guards.
Floats representing the various local
unions in this city and Florence were
also conspicuous. The crowd was one
of the best natured and orderly that
ever visited any city on gala day.
Leadville, Colo, Sept. 3.-The princI-
pal feature of Labor Day celebration
yesterday was rock drilling contest
between some of the foremost ham
mers of the West The result Of the
contest was n victory for Hupps and
Lindquist of Ouray, who broke the
worlds record in Gunnison granite by
drilling forty-one and one-half inches
In fifteen minutes. Malley Of Lead
vile and Chamberlain of Cripple Creek
took second money with thirty mine
and one-half inches. The best record
heretofore made III Gunnison granite