The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-19

was that this float leaped into instant
popularity and was followed by a horde
OF small boys. But they had nara uhe
getting more than their proper share OF
sweets The candy man adrOitly thfe"
the candy 10 spots occupied by spectd-
tors upon whom candy had not beeh pre-
Viously bestowed and SO there was much
scampering and maneuvering by the ut-
chins, whose cheeks were already ouis-
ing with earlier loot.
The Lemp brewery float followed
Six horsemen. clad in armor. and rep
resenting ancient Greek heroes. rode IN
/ advance of the float of the Greek asso-
citation of Salt Lake. On this float STOOD
/ a number of Greek maidens, or, Judging
I from the deep voices or many OF trsiH'
young Greeks, disguised for the occasion
who sang the songs Of Greece as lHe
parade moved along Back OF me lleat
} were six other hoTsemen. The costuhihs
of all those who took part was gorgeous
and striking. and must have involved CON
The Thistle clubs float rolled next to
the merry notes of two Scotch hagllpe-
men. Sons Of bonnie Scotland ana tnose
/ who have a warm spot In their hearts TOT
/ the land of the thistle raised a welcoming
/ shout on catching the sound OF the Dag
pipes.
/ After this came the floats of Studeha-
/ ker Bros. On one was mounted the hs-
I ure of a big gray horse
( The Japanese colony had a prettily dec
GRATED float and also gave an eXhioluon
/ of daylight fireworks.
Decorated Vehicles.
I Then came "A long string of decorated
I vehicles and floats of the Pembroke sta
/ tionery company, a. Ii. Birrell 4 Co,
/ a H. Boxrud. and others
The Utah Gas d Coke company had two
( floats Before" and After one Was
for the purpose of showing how neatly
a woman can cook with gas and the other
showed hsw mussy and smoky a coal
| stove can sometimes be.
! The cOlOred people OF salt Lake also
| had two floats. On one, labeled 1850.
was a group of men, looking lonely and
[ depressed On tho next were men and
women. well clad and looking eontented
/ and happy This was labeled 1905.
On the float of Hewlett Bros. was a
I gigantic teapot. Then came the decorat-
/ ed vehicles of the Utah implement com
pany and the ClaytOn-Daynes Music com
| pauy. and the float and long string OF
( seventeen wagons of the Superior Baking
I company. On the baking company s
/ float was an imemnse loaf OF bread
! Whenever there was a lull in the music
/ of the band, one of the men upon the
/ vehicle would call the attention of the
/ spectators to the loaf and announce that
/ it was the largest ever baked in the
world.
A Loaf That Is Loaf.
We'll" said a woman. lifting her little
| boy so that he could have a good look al
] the LOAF. these uiuHlinelS nave uoll'
/ something that was never done ln Ine
! world before ] wonder if they VIII let
/ any one eat that bread after the parade:
I Scores of decorated wagons followed
/ Nearly every firm in Salt Lake was rep
[ resented.
Then there was a band of Indians
} braves. squaws and papOOses. mounted
I upon mustangs and wrapped IN bright col
I ored blankets. Back of the Indians were
three Of the vans of the Redman Van &
/ Storage company.
I The Salt Lake City Brewing company
had one float and three large vehicles
/ laden with beer kegs. On the float was
/ a big beer vat
/ More decorated vehicles then came
. along The Miller Commission company
had two. Iner-Seal Cracker, one and the
/ Western Packing company, one
/ The KinibaIl Van and Storage COMPANY
2 had three vehicles. loaded with trunk;
/ and sample cases.
/ The T Y T.. Furuitura store had six