Omaha daily bee., 1906-09-30
DIR. D. g. BRYANT, Eve and Ear

float shall represent business house OF
the city; the floats. while of an advertising
nature, must not merely consist of a wagon
with signs or placards, but must present
some spectacular or mechanical design and
must contain at least two persons besides
the driver"
The following prizes have been offered
Most Artistic Float-First. $lO0; second.
$40; third. $50.
Best Mechanical Float-First 500: second
SIS; third, $50.
Most Comical Float-Flrst. $50; second, SIS.
Most Original Desgn-First, $25.
Plans for the floats have been submitted
TO a committee for approval and for assign
ment in the parade. Many OF the Industrial
parade floats are being constructed in a
large tent at Twenty-hfth and Farnam
streets, while some are being made at pri-
vate places. Competition is keen for honors
in the industrial parade, as Samson's an
nouncement regarding the kind of floats to
be entered and the prizes has acted q
stimulus among the local business men.
The industrial parade will be formed at
Twenty-fifth and Farnam streets and will
move east on Farnam to Tenth street.
Originality the Test.
Many unique and humorous ideas will be
worked out in the Industrial parade. Lo-
nights thinking out something new. The
parade will be a symposium of the city's
business interests. There will be inside
facts on the making of shirt by NJ E.
Smith Co.'S float; the Baldun Pure
Candy company will demonstrate the man
ufacture OF sweets on It's hoat the Omaha
Gas company will show how to make 81
gas on its float; the Hartman Furniture
company will show how to feather a
neEt;" the Nebraska Clothing company
will display Its wares to advantage. while
Dave O'Brien will illustrate how candy Is
made while you wait. Others who. VIII
have attractive floats are: Byrne Hammer
Dry Goods company. Peters Produce COM
pany, ]. j. Deright. Hayden Bros. Omaha
Tent and Awing company, Regent Shoe
company, Schneider q Mueller company,
Harding Creamery company, ]. l.. Bran
deis company, Furth Bros, City Steam
Laundry company. Midland Glass and
Paint company, Paxton a. Gallagher COM
pany, II. ]. Penfold company. Atlantic
Dairy company. ]. II. Haney company, w.
s, Baidufr. McKeen Motor company and
others.
With the Industrial parade will be Chief
OF Police Donahue and platoon of police,
the Board OF Governors of the Knights OF
Ak-SaF-Ben In carriages, the Hawaiian
band and twelve other bands
Tuesday. the day OF the Industrial parade,
win be general holiday throughout the
city.
Music for the ParRdes.
One Of the chief features OF the Ak-Sar-
Ben fall festivities is the music. Since the
year Ak-sar-Ben / the hearts OF those
who hold loyalty to their king have al
ways been greeted with music during the
festival season. The king likes to hear
music and this year has ordered plenty
of it. Furthermore, in connection with the
music this year, Samson intends to dis
pei an old idea that the humber thirteen
is unlucky, Thirteen hands have been Sc
cured and win appear In the three parades.
The playing OF music during the carnival
season is taken as part of the expressions
OF gladness from those who are glad they
came to Nebraska" The following bands
will make merry next week IN the parades:
Huster's Boosters band. Frank band
from South Omaha. Green's band OF all
nations Dimmick's Dutch band, Royal
Italian band. Hawaiian band. Billy the
Bears band from ChadrOn. Bonesteel In
dian band. sutton German band. Holdredge
band. Trekell's Female band. Central
City. and Nebraska City band