Rock Island Argus., 1904-09-05
MARCH OF TOlLERS
Several Thousand Men in Line In the
Annual Parade of the Trf-Ciiy
Labor Day Observance.
SPECTATORS CROWD STREETS
Stores Decorated, Flags FIoated, and
Business Suspended for the Day
in Honor of the Occasion.

Organized labor locally never made
more impressive showing than it did
today in the parade of the unions of
the tri-cities i'll Rock Island. fully four
| thousand men who earn their Iiveli-
hood by the sweat of their brows
marching side by side through the
streets of the city. proud in the
thought that the nation had set apart
a day on which honor could be done
the cause of labor by all the people
rich and poor alike.
Labor day is a national holiday. so
decreed by the congress of the United
States. although the men who are en-
ployed at Rock Island arsenal will
not receive pay for today unless they
work as they do on other days This
is the first time in the history of Labor
day that the government has refused
10 pay the men at the arsenal here.
The ruling was made by the secretary
of the treasury. All the union men
who are employed at the arsenal turn
ed out in the parade nevertheless.
Several Suspensions of Business.
Few of the business houses of the
city were open during the day. Those
that We're not closed for the day locked
their doors at noon. All the banks
and city and county Offices were
closed, and there was one delivery of
mail from the postoffice at 10 o'clock.
The business houses decorated in hon
or of the day. and flags were floating
from many of the buildings of the city.
From Twentieth to Sixteenth streets
Second avenue was a congested mass
of humanity for half hour preceding
the moving of the procession. which
started at 1890 o'clock from Third
avenue and Twentieth street. and
moved as follows under the direction
Of J. w. Cayanaugh. marshal of the
day. there having been slight change
from the line Of march announced
originally:
| North on Twentieth to Second ave-
nue.. west to Tenth street, south to
Fourth avenue. east to Twenty-third
street, south to Fifth avenue. east to
Twenty-fOurth street north TO Fourth
avenue. west to Sixteenth street.
where ranks We're broken. and boats
boarded for the picnic at Grand Isle
The parade was composed as follows
Those Marching in Parade.
Platoon of Rock Island Police.
.DayGnport city Council in carriages.
Rock Island City Council in automo-
BIeuers Band
Three Lodges. Nos. go. 3SS and 81 In
ternat3nai Ass3ciation of Ma
lTwin-City Builermakcrs. No. 377. 80
Lodge No 4G1. International Brother
hood of Blac cksmiths. 40 men
Sylvan Lodge. No. u. Steel Workers.
1
Iron Molders. No. l1S. Davenport. 40
Iron MoIders. No. 25$. Rock Island. go
men.
Iron Moldcrs, of Moline. - men
Davenport Car Men. 213. 90 men.
Carpenters and Joiners' District Coun-
ciI-Oficers.
Light Guard Band.
Davenport Carpenters. No. 554. 175 men.
Davenport Carpenters. No. 1872. so men.
Rock Island Carpsntcr, - No is5. & Is 'f Men nc
ITri-City Stone MaSOnS. No. 15l. 4S men.
Davenport Plumbers. No. 3>7. - men.
DAVENPORT Painters No. 1873 100 men.
Moline Painters. No 81. 90 men
Rock Island Painters. No. ISL. 80 men.
Rock Island Lincmen. No. 154, 2G men.
Tri-City Electrical Workers. No. 27S, 1G
Davenport Military Band.
Davenport and Rock Island Brewers.
D,,.,nr, No, No, 2S; ,,, 80 men-M M 70 ,zo
men.
Rock Island Cfgarmakers. No pol. %
rri-cfty Leather Workers. No. II. 400
Tri-City Gravel Workers. No. :. - men.
Moline Retail Clerks. No. PIG. % men.
Rock Island Retail Clerks, No. 31I. 60
Moline Rartenders. No 639. in eight
carriages b men.
Davenport Transfers. No. 563. 40 men.
Rock Island Transfers. No. 80, 40 men.
street Railway Employes. No. 1856. float
Davenport Retail Clerks. No. 4O5. in
Moline Bakers. No. &&G. 20 men.
Davenport Bakers. No. BOO. 80 men
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Rock Island BARRIERS. No. ll%, 81 men.
Davenp@rt Tailors. No. 300 40 men,
ITri-City Typographical Union. No. lO7,
loo men.
Tri-City Printing Pressmen and Assist
ants. No. IS. 80 men.
Rock Island RcgaIia and Badge Work
erS. No. 1l1". 9. noat.
Bankers Pioneer Association Drill
Team.
Floats Bring Up the Rear.
Why. one
Malta Vita. one
Kilfyre, one.
Rock Island Fire Department, four
FIeischmann x co. yeast. four.
kruse & Wcinherger painters. one.
BrunswiSIR[' Biliard Ie and HHt Pool Room. one
J, p Williamson. second hand store
DR.. :. H Miller. veterinarian. one
Montgomery & Campbell, panitorium
J. 3. Joseph. grower. one.
American Laundry. four
Ranges Bakery. three.
American Express Company. thrtt-
lSingcr Sewing Machine Company. three.
Coal Valley Mining Company, one
lRock Island Sand x Gravel Company,
seven.
Lamont Coal Company, one.
Totten'S Music House, one
Lewis Roofing Company. two.
Young K McCombS. three.
Simon Lewis one
Red Star Yeast Company. two.
Dolly Bros. shoes. one.
Lewis Roofing Company, one.
Parker Laundry. one.
Sunshine Outfitters two.
| Bartlett Bros, teas and coffee. IL
CiOldrim Flour. one
T. Richter. furrier. one.
OTpheOn Theatre. one.
Jersey Lily Flour. one.
Standard Book Works. one.
kTemer x LoTeuzeu- Two
Grand Union Tea Company. six.
Jewel Tea Company. Two.
james Restaurant one
Omcers of Day Entertain at Dinner.