The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1910-09-08
Between 5000 and 5000
People Attend the Big
Demonstration.
PARADE is GORGEOUS
Many Business Concerns
Turn Out in Full Force
to Add Greatness.

Between 5000 and 5000 people
attended the Labor Day demonstra.
tion here, Notwithstanding the rain
in the early forenoon, and the indus.
trial parade eclIpsed in elaborateness
and completeness any thing of the
kind ever held in this section of the
Estate. Hundreds of members of the
various organized crafts and large
number of floats and exhibits were
in the street pageant.
With mounted police in charge OF
the chief of police as an escort and
George S. Wine as chief marshal
with number OF assistant marshals,
the columns formed in Glen Elk AMI
began moving at ii O'Clock. The
line of march was from Glen Elk to
West Pike street, thence west on
West Pike to Sixth, thence south on
Sixth to West Main, thence east on
East Main to Park avenue, thence on
Park north to West Pike, thence
west on West Pike to the fair
grounds, where after once around
the track. the columns disband-
ed. OF such mammoth size was the
parade that it did not end until
1890 O'Clock, although the same
moved with despatch.
Many in Line.
Partially constituting the process
sion were carriages containing the
speakers, members OF the executive
committee and guests, Visions band,
the BARRIERS, Travis factory employees,
Duncan's Bridgeport chimney work
ers, Indian impersonators advertis-
ing clarksburg Star cigars. Our Boys
band, the French Mutual Benefit So
ciety, window glass workers, bar
tenders, plumbers in Mitchell au-
tomobile. fathers, plasterers, car
penters, painters ar1 decorators,
brewery workers, the Clarksbu.s
Telegram, the Block Tailoring Com
pany, the Standard Milling Com
pany. B. G. Jackson and Company, C.
P. Queen, j. F. Lawman and Son, the
Johnstown band. Coco Cola Com
pany, Swift and Company, Mt STATE
Transfer Company, clarksburg Lum-
Der and Planning Mill Company, S. F.
Quinn. Clarksburg Exponent, the
smith-Limer Company, the Clarks-
burg Transfer Company, the Hornor-
Gaylord Company, the Bailey Pro-
duce Company and A. ]. Fletcher.
Judges Award Prizes.
AS the parade passed the Waldo
judges passed on the merits OF the
unions and the exhibits with the re-
suit that the BARRIERS, the Standard
Milling Company and and the clarks-
burg. Lumber and Planning Mill
Company were awarded prizes, the
first for the best appearance, the
second for the best display and the
third for the best team OF horses.
Uniforms worn by several unions
were especially attractive. They
were furnishing by the NJ. A. Nus
baum clothing store: The bar tend.
ers did very clever stunts and many
believe the judges erred in their
award to the BARRIERS, although the
latter made very fine showing.
AT the noon hour the speakers and
special guests were guests of Cal Il.
j. Galley at the Waldo hotel at an
elaborate meal.
J. W. Walden of the Telegram Of
fee introduced the speakers neatly,
the first being Virgil L. Highland,
president of the Clarksburg Board
of Trade. who spoke as follows:
'fMr. chairman. ladies and GER
tlemen, upon behalf of the clarks-
burg Board of Trade, / desire to ex-
ten hearty welcome to the laboring
men assembled here today. 1t is %
the laboring men that we must look
for the peace, happiness and materi-
al prosperity of this great country
Without you, the objects and pur-
poses for which the Board of Trade
was organized would count for moth.
ing. We have been very fortunate
indeed in the good feeling that has
prevailed between laborer and en-.
! ployer In this community. 1t is with
pride and satisfaction that we point
to the speedy and amicable adjust.
ment of what few slight differences
we have had in the past.
"one of the first questions asked
when any one comes here to look 10,
a location for a factory is, What /:
the attitude of labor? Is 1t friend
lly? And fortunately We have beer
able to point with pride to tn,
: friendly feeling that has always ex
listed between employers and employ