The Delta independent., 1906-08-31
GREELEY PARADE
THE WELD COUNTY HARVEST
DAY FESTIVAL.
FINE DISPLAY OF PRODUCTS


Wele County Draws Immense Crowds
of PeopIe-RemarkabIe Number of
Floats and Automobi:es-Pionce
In Line.
Greeley. Colo.-The second annual
Harvest Day festival was celebrated
| by 1900 citizens and visitors here
| Thursday. Last year the festival was
| counted great success, but that Of
Thursday TAR eclpsed it, 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
a 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 tho 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 Aftcrward
the crowd went to Island Grove park
for the races.
Two hundred and fifty iloats. waS-
ons. automobiles. etc. appeared n 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 II. c. Watson
and Mrs. Asa Sterling drove n prairie
schooner. Mr.. Watson. in n costume
typica. OF early days. and Mrs Sterling
garbed in calico and wearing sun
bonnet. The wagon was drawn by
mules and was marked 1870 Behind
came a spring wagon. driven by c.
Rugh carrying the grandchildren OF
many pioneers and labeled 1890. Then
came carriages filled witA pioneers.
marked 1900. and finally automobiles
marked 1906. showing the prosperity
since the early '70s. Among the pio-
nccrs in the procession were II. 7.
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 a fort in 1863. was there
driving his own horse. Company ID.
National Guard OF Colorado. under
Lieut.. A. e. Drake. appeared In uni
form. fifty strong
Tho floats OF the different lodges and
| and secret societies followed. clabo-
rat"ly decorated. Business floats came
| next and It was most dinicult to decide
which was the most attractive. Many
! merchants carried samples Of their
| goods and threw them to tn" crowd.
The lady horseback riders added to
| III" procession with gay trappinr8 and
| suits. The farmers floats were splcn.
did. Each was n vcritable horn OF
plenty. pouring out the riches Of the
| soil Rcets. potatoes. cabbagcs. wheat
| and onions in bount!ful display made
| strangers CxClaim at the productive
, ness OF the country.
La Sale. Pcckham. Delta. Buell. and
| Pleasant Valley were in line, The
Pcckham district not only sent floats
| TO show its agricultural resources. but
| forwarded "A wagon load OF children
with the Inscription. "a Pcckham
| Crop"
Floats representing different iadus-
| tries here. Of which there wcr" a sur
| 2risinc number. were next In line. Tn"
Greeley Commercial Club in big
! iailyho. wearing Prince Albert coats
| and high hats. received much applause