Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-09-03
|7,s Union Demonstration Today
The Strongest Ever Seen
IN This Section.
LONG AND IMPOSING PARADE.
p,ooo,sion Was an Hour and Ten
Minutes Counter-Marching
Around the Monument.
,ss,ncon Being Given Over TO a
c,ofral Celebration At the salt
Palace Grounds.

M mornings parade OF the laoor
=. OF this city made the greatest
.sosne In the local record in point OF
.r.ssrs though in marching and nov
noe of display II has been eclipsed by
,.,,rsl other parades. The men in to-
avs procession, including the fire de-
,,ru7ent and police escorts and bands
,,mbered 1880. as near as could be
,sunted on the march, and the time
Consumed in passing the Pioneer mon
unsnt was one hour and 10 minutes.
me time would have been much shorter
Rad the parade formation been four
men abreast with closer ranks; but the
ooier Of marching was In columns Of
;a6s and as far apart al the men were
disposed TO march, so that AZ the cor
rer Of Third South and Main streets,
.or Instance. there was an interval or
y feet between the couples. The result
vas that the head OF the column had
marched from Federal hall at Fourth
end State. 10 Thxd South. thence west
70 Main. north 10 the Monument. south
70 Fourth South and thence back TO
Labor hall some time before the end
Of the procession had reached South
Temple street
MANY VIEW THE PARADE.
The entire route was lined on both
sldes by crowds Of people interested
Observers OF the parade. for many Of
them we're relatives ana near friends
q the marchers. The street car COM
pany did big business In the early
hours of the day. bringing IN people
from the outside so that the business
section Of the town resemhled circus
day A number Of the unions were
very appropriately dressed in the at
tire worn az their work. and they were
an an earnest looking lot OF men, par
ttularly the representatives Of the
wood and metal trades.
The carpenters turned out In the
largest numbers 225 strong, ana the
trcNayers numbered ll6. The cleo
fncN workers IN ono wav made tho
most uniaue showing for they all rode
IN 40 hacks carving 100 men. The
Taiors union also appeared in six
! hacks. nut while the officials 81 some
o. The other unions rode IN hacks. the
Il great majority were on foot
-FOUR BANDS IN LINE.
There were four bands section Of
M Hclds band under W. H. W. Leslie
two sections of he state hand under
81 Pete Christensen. and the street car
F" mems hand Bardamaster Roles. for
II merry n the Sixteenth infantry band.
Il On charge The car musicians did very
Il well and considering the difficulties
4 they experience I'm getting 20 practise,
they deserve special commentator.
4 A feature OF the parade was the Boot.
blacks union composed Of boys Of im-
nature age with their faces more or
i less BACKED and their STYLE Of attire
largely such as their youthful fancies
suggested
ABSENCE or FLOATS.
There was a scarcity Of floats. 50
number NJ beer wagons were run In
for enec'. There was however one
very good float. that Of the Structural
iron Workers representing a steel truss
bridge. in process Of construction. with
u men working on Il. The boiler
makers also had a good float exhibit
WIN squad Of men working on the fire.
box Of locomotive. and with a hand
forge Boz iul blast close by. The
street ear men had novel float
representing a street car flied with
gaiy dressed children Of the car en-
poyes and pretiily decked out in most
y white and yellow colors Several OF
ne unions wore sunioWers. but as a
general Thing there was not any ex-
Tended attempt az elaboration.
The IRE department made fine
Showing with e6 men and the full
equipment u the department all poll
"hed up 10 resplendency.
POLICE IN COLUMN.
Capt Burbidge OF the police with IS
~ The finest" led the parade. followed
by section Of Heid's band 81 II men
me general Labor Day committee Of
me federation 80 strong led the union
otganizations Immediately. with these
bodies Immediately behind. the salt
LAKE Printing Pressmens union 80
men Mailers' union. IN hacks. nine
men. Allied Printers Trade Council IN
carriages, eight men: Bookbinders'
union IN an automobile, q men; Iron
Monlders' union. 20 men. with officers
10 a. ,arriage: Horseshocrs union with
oak tan aprons. black shirts and caps,
and wearing polished horseshoes sus-
rnded from their waists. Is men:
lfatherworkers on horse goods. Is
men Theatrical stage hands. white hats
ana PANTS. canes, 80 men: Tailors' un-
l'.' carriages. p men. Bootblacks
union. 80 boys.
THE SECOND DIVISION.
The second division was led by seven
~ the finest" ana tho Street Car
mems band of 90 pieces. They were
followed by iio motormen aud con.
ouciors and barn employees: the Brew.
- union. in black shirts and cans s.
ilfong' six brewery wagons. two and
FA horses each. with rs men: Boiler
MAKERS union. black shirts and cans
thd oyeralls, 81 men: machinisis. I'm
mop dress, SO mon. BARRIERS union. 90
mem electrical workers. carriages
Nulie caps and electrical devices. so
THIRD DIVISION.
bird division FIRST section state
taod. Is men, followed by the Plumb.
union decorated with sunlowcrs
men, carrying canes: Rrlcklayers'
ullph officers in two carriages. la5
IN, stone Cutters union, Is men:
a.lerers union. an In white hats
lls and pants carrying canes. 80
h' Sheet and Metal workers %
,'n, Painters union all in white. and
s-.lhg sunhowers. 90 men, Bsrtcn-
'A union. carrying canes 81 men.
FOURTH DIVISION.
Fourth division. second section state
ano' ls men. Carpenters union. 22s
,'en. cabinet Workers union. 80 men.
maifameied Carpenters union. 20
ss "a, structural Iron Workers union.
'ne rear Of the procession was fol-