Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-07-13
BIG IRRIGATION
CONGRESS PARADE
Will Be Great Spectacular, His
t0Pical and Industrial
Exhibition.

SPOKANE, Wash, July 13.-His
tOric Incidents showing the trans
formation of the northwest from
semi-savagery to civilization will b.
depicted in parades of progress the
afternoon of August 10 and the even
ing of August IL, in connection witt
the seventeenth sessions of the Ma.
tiOnal Irrigation Congress in Spo.
kane, August 8 to IA. There will
also be march in review by the in
dustrial and irrigation army the aft
ernoon of August IL, when it is ex-
pected to have 10000 uniformed
men in line. The evening parade
will be Illuminated. E. F. Cartier
Van Dissel has been appointed grand
marshal and will be assisted by a
large staff of mounted aides.
The various divisions will be
headed by the Fourteenth Cavalry
band of Walla Walla, under the di-
rection of William Ostermann, fol-
lowed by Indians from the Spokane
reservation, led by Chief Jim Sam,
who was recently chosen successor
10 the late Oliver Lott. They will
bring with them their squaws and
some of the tribal f1nery and gala
bay garb, also their best horses, and
make camp near the city.
The advent of Captains Lewis and
Clark and their followers into the
Clearwater country will be depicted
men in costumes of the period on
series of floats, followed by floats
moving trappers and traders in gar
nents of fur, carrying implements of
heir occupation. Then will come a
lumber of floats bearing the early
Missionaries and Jesuit priests, also
ne hardy pioneeres who made their
#sy across the plains in the old
ashloned prairie schooners, miners
ack trains with grizzled prospectors
arrying rifles, picks and pans, and a
pand of wild and woolly cow-punch-
rs, wearing wide-brimmed sombre-
os' chaps and high-heeled boots and
lankIng spurs.
another division will show the
5ary lumbermen with axes and |
fOss-cnt saws, loads of logs, finished
amber, shingles, sash and doors, fol-
pWed by a magnificent display OF
rm machinery, including plows,
'flils' harvesters, headers and COM
Hines' with 80 horses attached to
pc latter, and loads of grains and |
Our bringing up the rear.
Inc third division will be headed
noat with the official emblem
the National Irrigation Congress.
noWing Science bgidding the Desert
rlhK This will be represented by
70 beautiful young women in
Assic garb posed in the shade of
caring fruit tree.
Next in line will be the floats OF
districts in the northwest and
uer states, followed by exhibits of
uits and grasses of the various
nmunities on deliberately deco
'ed vehicles, with flower covered
'flages, automobiles and smart
4ps and a large number of capari-
"eu saddle horses. 1t is expected
- every district in the Inland EN-
Will be represented in this di-
sioh Of the parade; also that COM
1n''les in New Mexico, Texas, Kan
California. North Carolina,
1n Carolint, Florida. Georgia,
ssouri, New York, Illinois, Colo
u0 and other states. will partici-
le In this event.
'ne parade of the industrial and
e@'lon army will show represen-
ives of every district in which ir-
@''on is practiced on the CONT
Practically every marching
VIII be headed by its band of
The parade will begin imme-
'eiy after the close of. the after
session on August -. and the
IS to have each district distin-