The Grit-advocate., 1901-09-06
LABOR DAY OBSERVED
IN COLORADO TOWNS

day nl0rnlnE. All the town was out Il
see the show and all the town voted il
the best, largest and most enthusiastic
parade ever seen in Denver.
The parade was full of features. and
the organizations We're. for the great
part. in handsome uniforms The priz,
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
ny many to win the victory. Were es.
pecally commended by the judges
Captain III. ID. Smith. Colonel Edward
Nerdeckburg 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 Il
great demonstration here yesterday.
Delegations from the Pueblo unions
began arriving about $50 and were
met at the depot by committees from
>'i"'''o h'pi uIIloIlS. icy ltIllltu
the first division of the parade, headed
by Chief of Police King and Il platoon
of local officers. Then came the COW.
boy band in uniform. This is the orig
inal cowboy band that has brought 50
much fame to Pueblo. Organized la.
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. AT the head of every organiza.
tion was carried the banner of the or.
der.
At the head of the second division
was the Colorado Midland band. its
ragtime 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
float represented a mine in full blast.
with workmen operating the mines.
Inc carpenters, printers and black
smiths had immense working models
of the foremost implements of their
trades.
Another distinctive feature was ,ne
float of the Sheldon Union, which COM
prises the servant girls of the city.
Several of the girls We're in Il float.
adorned and drawn by hand
some team of horses. In the teamsters'
division nearly all the lumber firms
of the city We're represented by wag
ons piled high with building materials
of every kind. 1t is estimated that 12.-
600 people lined the streets and wit
messed the parade
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
1870 O'Clock, was the largest ever seen
in the camp. 1t was forty-tive minutes
in passing a given point and by actual
count contained 2.2OO union workers.
The day was wholly enjoyable. the
weather ideal, and not an incident Oc-
Cured to mar the celebration of the
day set apart for the labOring man to
revel in his strength.
AS usual. these exercises We're con-
Quoted in Pinnacle park at Cameron,
and between 5000 and 10000 partici-
pnted 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 requsition.
Canon City, Colo. Sept 3.-At an
carly hour Yesterday m0rninr the