The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-09-03
Union Toilers Paraded i'm
Many Cities.
GREAT CROWDS THE RULE
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF
MEN IN ORGANIZED LABOR
TOOK A DAY OFF TO cELE-
RRATE THE OCCASION IN A FIT
TING MANNER.

New York, Sept. 3.--Labor day is
celebrated today throughout the coun-
try and, judging from reports coming
in from cities I'm all parts of the United
States and even from the Dominion of
Canada, the celebration is more gener-
al this year than ever before. owing
to the prosperous condition of labor in
every branch of industry, the celebra-
tions this year are on a much larger
and more pretentious scale than ever
before attempted.
Here as well as I'm all large and med
iun sized cities parades form the main
feature Of the official celebrations. On
ly i'm few cities, like Knoxville, Tenn.
Reading, Pa, Nashville, Tenn, etc, no
parades were held, but instead there
We're band concerts, picnics, athletic
games, fire works and other forms of
pastime.
The parade I'm New York will be
held in the afternoon and 1t is ex-
pected that there wHl be more than 80
600 worSmen in line. Many of the la
Dor organizations will hold picnlcs i'm
various parks and resorts after the
parade. Coney Island and the other
for the day and viii undoubtedly be
crowded to their fullest capacity.
Boston had large labor day parade
and scores of popular feast and picnics
in the afternoon and evening. IL Is
estimated that $4,000 men marched In
| the parade. Many organizations
which have not marched for several
years took part in the parade this year.
The members of the city council were
not invited TO take part, owing to some
recent differences between the council
and the labor organizations
The parade in Baltimore was larger
than ever before and included thirty
bands. In the afternoon there win be
athletic games and other entertain
ments and in the evening fireworks.
The earthquake and destructive fire
which visited San Francisco material
| ly interfered with the celebration OF
labor day in that city, but the custom
airy parade was not omitted this year.
Some Of the more prosperous unions,
like the building trades unions, the
painters, teamsters, furniture handlefs.
ETC., contributed enough to make the
holding of parade possible. Los An
geles also had a big parade and en-
ployed not only every union band but
also every non-union band In the city
for that occasion.
In Vancouver, Il. c. labor day was
celebrated without O. parade, but there
were picnics and other entertainments
for ALL
Montreal, Toronto, and Winnipeg had
large parades and entertainments of all
kinds in honor of the day.
Thousands OF workmen of Lewiston
and other cities in Maine joined the
workmen of Portland, Me, In their la
Dor day celebration, which surpassed
every celebration OF the day ever held
there.
The parade in Pittsburg was unus-
ually large and every union represent-
ed by a float. In Reading, Pa, no pa
rade was held, but there were popu-
lar games, athletic contests, band con-
certs and in the evening there will be
fireworks.
An unusually grand celebration was
arranged in Birmingham, Ala, includ-
ing parade and picnic, which were
attended by Governor Jelks, the mayor
of the city, and other prominent off,
cials.