Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-04
INDUSTRIAL OMAHA EXPLOITED
Floats Are Cheered as They Gro Over
Streets of Cibols.
EIGHT BANDS ALSO PARTICIPATE
Practical Demonstrations Made on
Floats and Souvenirs Given.
ELECTRICAL PARADE TONIGHT
Noudrous illuminated Pageant to
he Admired by the ThOusnnds Of
People Now In the chief City
Of the Kingdom,

with thirty-six floats in line, each one
working float showing actual processes
OF turning out Nebraska-made goods,
omahas first big manufacturers parade
passed through the streets Tuesday after
noon a great success. II was the first
parade Of Ak-sar-Ben coronation week
and was a distinctly new feature Of the
festival.
The parade started at o'clock at six
teenth and Cunning and took the follow
ing route South on sixteenth TO pous-
las. east ON Douglas to Eleventh, south on
Eleventh to Farnam, west on Farnam to
| Nineteenth. south on Nineteenth to Har-
ney. east on Harney to Sixteenth, south
on sixteenth 10 Leavenworth and coun-
termarch to sixteenth and Howard east
on Howard to Fifteenth, north on Flf-
teenth to Capital avenue.
Dressed in white, with bands Of Ak
sar- Ben colors around their hats. the
board of governors Of Ak-Sar-Ben led the
parade on horseback. preceded by pla-
toon Of eighteen mounted police to clear
the way, Eight bands marched az inter
walls in the parade and played-kplinger
Military band, Dimicks band the A.
O. U. w. band, Central city band Lincoln
Cornet band. Bohemian band of south
Omaha. Union Pacific band and W. M.
Lewis band.
Thousands Line streets.
Thousands lined the streets to "ateh
the interesting spectacle. from one end
of the line of march TO the other. ana
many learned more of the eXtensiveness
OF local manufactures than they had
ever guessed before. Every float car
ried actual working machinery or men at
labor with tools, or both, and many OF
the floats turned out the finished pro-
duct right before the eyes of the spec
tators Gasoline engines furnished the
motive power for the machinery. The
floats ranged in length from fifteen to
sixty feet. and some OF them weighed
several tons and lowered into the air
until they barely passed under the wires
above the street.
Souvenirs by the tens of thousands
we're thrown from the floats among the
apectators and it was a great day for
the Kids, especially since candy. toys and
pretty trinkets were included in the
shower.
Sixteen OF the floats we're designed and
constructed at the Ak sar-Ben den b.
Lee McCireer and Francis j. Robinson
designed and built those Of the Hydrau-
lo Press Brick company, Farrell q co"
schmoler & Mueller and the Baker Ice
Machine company. The others were built
In the plants of the firm they represent
The Laemmle Film service took movins
pictures OF the entire parade, using s'col
feet OF film, which will be used all over
the United States in advertising local
manufactures.
Gold silver, and bronze medals will be
given as first, second and third prizes,
respectively. for the most artistic floata
in the parade and the Omaha Manutac-
turers' association will give cash prizes
OF $50 $50 and go for the three best
floats from the mechanical standpoint
Prizes will be awarded by secret COM
mittee OF three.
Banner Float Leads.
1.-The Banner float led and represented
the Manufacturers association; IL bore
| ~, Ninth paual