Gilpin observer., 1906-08-30
GREELEY PARADE
THE WELD COUNTY HARVEST
DAY FESTIVAL. Z
FINE DISPLAY OF PRODUCTS

Grand Exhibition Of the Wealth Of
Weld County Draws Immense Crowds
Of People-Remarkable Number Of
Floats and utomobies-Pioneers
In Line.
Greeley, Colo.-The second annual
Harvest Day festival was celebrated
by $4,000 citizens and visitors here
Thursday. Last year the festival was
counted great success, but that of
Thursday tar ecllpsed 1t, 10th as re-
CARDS attendance, the beauty and size
OF the parade and decorations dis
played by business houses and resi-
dences. The decorations were in Keep
ing with the harvest time and the
unique displays made with grains and
vegetables did credit to the bumper
crop which Weld county is giving this
year.
White and yellow were the festival
colors, and when wheat, oats, beets,
potatoes, onions, etc., were banked on
background Of gold and white, min
gled with autumn flowers, one did not
wonder why the valleys Of the Foudre
and Platte are called the garden spots
of the world. Business houses and
tradesmen Joined hands with the great
farming industries and showed the
world that they stood united for the
prosperity of Weld county.
Country people drove in from miles
around and nearby towns sent delega-
tions, as did Denver and Cheyenne.
The rains Of the previous night and
early morning settled the dust and
made the morning cool and delightful
The sun shone forth at noon and many
gathered at Lincoln park and ate their
lunches under the big trees. Afterward
the crowd went to Island Grove park
for the races.
Two hundred and fifty floats, wag-
ons, automobiles. etc, appeared in the
parade, which brought forth praise on
all sides for President Mayher and his
assistants. The decorated automobiles
headed the procession and formed a
rainbow of color. All were decorated
with tissue paper or natural flowers
and the wives of the owners. gowned
in white and carrying sunshades OF
flowers, rode in the cars
Next came the pioneer features OF
the parade. Ex-Mayor H. C. Watson
and Mrs. Asa Sterling drove a prsirie
schooner. Mr.. Watson, in a costume
typical of early days, and Mrs. Sterling
garbed in calico and wearing II sun
bonnet. The wagon was drawn by
mules and was marked 1870. Behind
came spring wagon, driven by G.
Rugh, carrying the grandchildren OF
many pioneers and labeled 1890. Then
came carriages filled with pioneers.
marked 1900, and finally automobiles
marked 1906, showing the. prosperity
since the early '7Os. Among the pio-
necrs in the procession were II. T.
West, president of the Union Colony
Society of Pioneers, and wife, Mrs.
Moss and Ovid Plum Robt. Boyd. the
Oldest settler in the valley, whose pres
ent home was fort in 1868. was there
driving his own horse. Company d.
National Guard of Colorado. under
Lieut.. A. c. Drake, appeared in uni
form, fifty strong.
The floats of the different lodges and
and secret societies followed, elabo-
rately decorated. Business floats came
next and it was most difficult to decide
which was the most attractive. Many
merchants carried samples of their
goods and threw them to the crowd.
The lady horseback riders added to
the procession with gay trappings and
suits. The farmers floats were splen-
did. Each was veritable horn OF
plenty, pouring out the riches of the
soil. Beets, potatoes, cabbages, wheat
and onions in bountiful display made
strangers exclaim at the productive
ness of the country.
La Sale. Peckham. Delta, Buell. and
Pleasant Valley were in line The
Peckham district not only sent floats
to show its agricultural resources. but
forwarded wagon load of children
with the inscription. "A Peckham
Crop"
Floats representing different indus
tries here, of which there were n sur
prising number. were next In line. The
Greeley Commercial Club in big
tailyho. wearing Prince Albert coats
and high hats. received much applause.