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Show rrangements Are Made for Huge Crowds to See Big Pageant and Parade on Saturday. eterans of Roads Arrive Ar-rive From All Parts of Country; Planes Are Due Sometime Today. ?cial to The Tribune. "GDEN, May S. W ith every one of the ncipal streets of the business district 1 the big blocks decorated, and com-.itees com-.itees and laLorers working night and putting: the finishing touches upon is and all preparations for the Golden ke celebration, everything- tonight fore-it fore-it one of tho biggest celebrations hold tho city and northern Utah in its I.is-y. I.is-y. The indications tonight were that den will have about 15,000 visitors on -.urday before the pageant and parade ves at 10:30 a. m. risitors to Cgden during the celebra-i celebra-i next Saturday will view one of the st unique parades over held in the ;t. Histui ic events will be symbolised scores of floats, and pioneers of the . ly days will again appear in the cos-.:'1'jS cos-.:'1'jS in which they crossed the plains In 1 fifties. A) HANDCARTS ) BE FEATURE. ins of the interesting sights of the 'cession will be the replica of the :idcait pioneers, staged under the di-tlon di-tlon of Mrs. W. J. Wclstenholme of -t Lake, a desuendai.-t of one of the pio-rs. pio-rs. Young men and women, garbed in tumcs similar to those in which their : estors crossed tho plains, will push old handcarts through the streets of .'Ion just like their granddaddies uaed :do. -rggestions for tho pioneer section of ,. parade were taken by Mrs. Wolsten-me Wolsten-me from the chronological record of early pioneer, Archer Walters, who, 200 religious zealots composing the ,! worth company, started from Iowa JMarch IS, U56, walking 1200 miles to n, where they could be free from per-'ution per-'ution because of their belief. ONEER DAUGHTERS BE IN PARADE. ; . R. Ros, iho Weils F;irgo veteran, -.i, as messenger on the you thorn Pare Pa-re train in tlm S0s. killed train robbers held his treasure jn Nevada, will --e the old-time stage coach in the ; H'.lc. Alix Toponce. anoi her old-time ;ro driver who drove with Ross, will on the coach with Ross in the parade; -aughtcrs of the Mormon Battalion will lor the parade at 2S Washington nue not later than. 0:3U a. m. ; nmodiatuly after the par:: tie there will a reception at. the homo of Ca piam ...us Brown, giv'ii by the Daughters, ';- opposite to the Ogdeu labernaciK ,: di-:scvnd;mts of the Mormon Battalion their friends are invited to this re-, re-, tif.u. Meinb. ts of the .Salt I. alee clvip- are expected to bo present and to take ".;t in Die parade; alto to attend the option. PE PLANE TO OA TO SALT LAKE. -Inch tnterctt is attached to the visit Alio government airplanes here tomor-' tomor-' and yaturd;i. According to a report :cived htrb tod;.y, one of tho airplanes been announced to go to Sait I ,ake the south end of the lake. Tile other will cross (lie lake rind come to Ug-i: Ug-i: They will land at the Utah Iiut ,':iir,'s. Tlie street car company has :ir-;.! :ir-;.! to run special cars to the Hot ' 'tii.uf, U. morrow, beginning at 'J noon, ri'"M'iiiKx!;U(! the crowds who will wel-n: wel-n: tho planes. .W'i'cl was received here lat this after-' after-' n that two i if the three airplanes fly-' fly-' Ironi Sacramento. Gat., reached Reno -!'. while the third machine i.s in Car-i Car-i City and will start fur Og'icn late Ibis t-'evnoun. The first plane, ;i pe. Ilaviland, ; JU'd be 1 , ieu tenant Heck, arrived in no eslerdav afternoon and left thin ruing i,r ' Wiiiiu'iiiiura. Lieutenant . ttors, flyiiiLr a Curtiss plane, landed in r.snn (-Uy yesterday and flew to Ueno s morning. lea ing" soon afterward lor! Ve!u,k.. I attempt hie1 lo net off tho ground ati fMiti Cite vesteiilav nfternoon. Uou-i ''"it Kellers' plane dived to tho ground ! a low aliitialo and a propeller blade! ' broken. was no( hurl. Fetters1 ft' to Fallon and thence to Salt l,akc. l-'-"k will moo at lllko after leaving . l,i:'au--ea. ' j liuese Veterans Arrrivc. i ;'"'s- t'ui, Wong Fok and l.ee Gho, the! I'n-fe surivors. of thr- i-rUlna! Chi- I f. ''onstrnciton gang thai laid the last Ji!t!llllu r:i 1 '''i'"'1, ''" 'I tap to the I iContimicd ou page 11, column 1.) i wnun 111 U'. eit' .l il 111 lll'lll t-'i in Li'.' hull park. It is nlme.l to have the airplane air-plane exhibition over the city during the day. Mayor T. R. Browning, chairman of the executive committee, ."aid tochiy that acceptances are heinR receiver! in telegrams tele-grams and letters fruin former railroad men from every state in the union, ir'ome of the veterans of tho roads in tho New Unsland states will arrive tomorrow. Choir to Take Part. Bertrin? 200 members of t'ne Mormon tn herrmcie choir, a special Oregon Short I-lne tniin will leave Salt Uike lor Usden on Friday evening at G o'clock, re 'aiming 'aim-ing at U p. m. The choir will yint,' at the Oden tabernacle for the Golden Spike ceremony. Saturday morning' at 9 o'clock a special spe-cial train bearing railroad officials, pioneers pio-neers and the general public will leave Sait Take over the Oregon Short Line, arriving in Ogden in time to enable passengers pas-sengers to participate in the celebration, and returning at 10:30 p. m. FDHJUBILEE ade to Form at 10 21ock Tomorrow Morn-ig; Morn-ig; Planes Due Today. ge Preparations Made or Thousands Expected t From Over Country. (Continued from Pago One.) : where the spike was driven, ar-i ar-i in Ogden this morning from Susan-Cal., Susan-Cal., where they had been working 0 three years ago on gang No. 2S. r will take part in the celebration, and brought to Ogden this morning by ilon Engineer Turner of the Southern fie. ey commenced work with the Cen-Pacific Cen-Pacific railroad at Sacramento, Cal.t 548. They worked at the front con-usly con-usly from that date until the two s were joined at Promontory Point. r have been in the employ of the hern Pacific company since that time, of them taking a leave of absence three years ago. when they were ioned by the Southern Pacific com-. com-. The trio are each over 90 years of e remainder of the original gang of amen employed upon the work have The trio will be placed upon a float h is being built in tho railroad yards. ics on Exhibit. ief among the railroad relics that be on exhibition in the blue parlor of Berthana is the Lincoln collection, h includes a model of the car in h Abraham Lincoln traveled to at- the driving of the gold spike on May 1 869; the Lincoln couch, chair, coffee urn, pitcher, mirror, photograph of oln, picture of the Lincoln cabinet the Lincoln death bed scene, her reiics of equal interest will be original gold spike, a silver-plated slate made of a piece of the last rail , in connecting the great railroad sys- 1 and a $2.50 gold piece that was run by tlie first engine on May 30, 1S69. no little- interest will be the time of Jarret and Palmer's fast trans- Inental train, showing that the trav-r trav-r in tlie old days was faster than at present -time. On June 2, 1876, a train Omaha at 10:10 a. m. and arrived in n the next morning at 10:57, rail-time. rail-time. 10:22 Ogden time. ie collection of relics also includes an tainting of the scene of the driving of golden spike on May 10, 1S69, and a panlon picture showing the crowds ered at the important event. There i also pictures of General Dodge, the ' engineer of the Union Pacific; Sid-Dillion, Sid-Dillion, S. H. Clark and others touch-upon touch-upon the scenes of the days when the oad was constructed and the spike driven. st Pay Fares. ie executive committee of the cele-lon cele-lon announced yesterday tha.t inas-h inas-h as the railroads have decided that transportation can be legally given the committee feels obliged to limit payment of transportation to such ts as may be designated for special on. wever. If the matter of transporta-stands transporta-stands in the way of persons en-1 en-1 to consideration they are asked to ire of the agent at the Oregon Short , Union Pacific or Southern Pacific Dad companies, and if he has not instructed to issue free transpor-n, transpor-n, such persons should pay their i and take a receipt. Subsequently. : arrival at Ogden they should report and exhibit receipt to the secretary he committee at his office in the hall. The matter of reimbursment then be considered. e offices of the Oregon Short Line alt Lake will be closed all day Bats', Bat-s', according to D. S. Spencer, gen-passenger gen-passenger agent, in order that the oyees may be given opportunity to part in the Golden Spike celebra-' . A special train will leave Salt Lake : o'clock carrying employees and vet-3 vet-3 of the railroads. Id's band of fifty pieces will also Salt Lake to participate in the 'ration. ade Divisions. o models of old and modern rails will n exhibition. These are a model of fail that connected the Southern Pa cific and the Union Pacific in 1S69, known as the fifty-pound rail, and a model of the present standard ,100-pound rail. There will be alto one of the first rules and regulations of the Union Pacific system, old posters, first time- schedule, books of 1S70 describing the trip across the continent, con-tinent, history of the Union Pacific from its commencement down to the present date, head of a buffalo, the oldest inhabitant inhabi-tant along the Union Pacific system; two heads of mountain sheep and the engineer's en-gineer's report of May 9, 1869. Joseph Nicholas of Omaha Is in charge of the relics. William M.. Piggott. chairman of the parade committee, this afternoon issued the official announcement of the organization organ-ization of the parade divisions and their chiefs, together with the line of march. B. At. Fox will be marshal of the day, In charge of the first division, and his aides will, be as follows: Second division, divi-sion, Charles Irwin, John Quinn and W. not reporting. Negro society. Japanese society. Italian society. Greek society. Chinese society. Others not reporting. Division 6. Military will form on Twenty-sixth street, east of Washington, facing west. Band. Mormon Battalion and float transfer of deeds to Ogden city. Grand Army of the Republic. Ladies of "the G. A. R. , Spanish War Veterans. Ogden city band. . ! National army. Women of American Patriots, fioat. Airplane float. Peace conference fioat. The committee reserves the right to make such changes as may bettor balance the parade. Concerts Scheduled. At the conclusion of the parade the brief exercises will be held In the Lester park from the stand which has been erected in the center of the park. The several bands attending the celebration will give concerts during the afternoon in the various parks of the city. Special guests of the celebration, including the pioneer railroad builders and visiting government, gov-ernment, state, city and county officials, as well as the railroad officials, will be L. Moore; third division, W. W. Hick? man and Charles Eisenberg; fourth division, divi-sion, William Greenwell and H. M. Har-bertson; Har-bertson; fifth divis.on, H. W. Dunn and Lester Whit lock ; sixth (military) division. divi-sion. Captain J. R. Ward, Captain D. E. Rhivers, Sergeant D. N. Wheeler, Sergeant Ser-geant Joseph McLean and R. H. Wells. Utto Meek will act as tho dispatcher of the parade. Line of March. The parade will form on Washington avenue south of Twenty-sixth street and will move promptly at 10:30 o'clock. The Line of march will be as follows: North on Washington avenue to Twenty-third Twenty-third street, thence west on Twenty-third Twenty-third to Grant avenue; thence south to Twenty-fifth street; thence west to Wall avenue; thence- south to Twenty-sixth street; thence east to Grant avenue; thence north to Twenty-fifth street; thence east to Washington avenue, and then to Twenty.-sixth street for dis-bandment. dis-bandment. Division 1. The Ladies' band, one-fourth block In advance, acting as heralds, form on Washington avenue, heading at Twenty-sixth Twenty-sixth street facing north. Indians, representing first mode of transportation. Expedition of Father Escalante in 1776, the first white men to enter Utah. Trappers. Mining prospectors. Ox teams, the "fast freight" and "overland "over-land limited" of 1817. Handcarts, the only means of transportation trans-portation of some families, for a distance of 1200 miles. Pony express, illustrated. Stage coach. The coming of tho railroads, floats. The golden spike. The sledge hammer. Driving of the golden spike. Replica of engine, Jupiter No. 60, first to cross the united rails. Promontory, on the old line. The cut-off, trestle and Promontory Point, on the new line. Division 2. Railway employees, form on Twenty-seventh Twenty-seventh street west of Washington avenue, ave-nue, facing Southern Pacific shop band. Machinists. Boilermakers, float and marchers. Railway carmen, tloat and marchers. Railway clerks, float and marchers. . Union Pacific band, Evanston. Maintenance of way, float and marchers. Blacksmiths, float and marchers. Sheet metal workers, float and' marchers. Mangle girls, float. . i Others not reporting. i Division 3. Other labor organizations, form on Twenty-seventh street east of Washington Washing-ton avenue. The Scowcroft drum corps. United garment workers. Electricians. Cigarnmkers. Carpenters, float and marchers. Brewery, cereal and soft drink workers. Bakery and confectionery workers. Teamsters, float n nd marchers. Others not reporting. 1 Division 4. j Industries form on Washington avenue, I south of Twenty-seventh street. Marines' advertising float. Retail merchants, floats. Wholesale merchants, floats. Industries, floats. Industries of like nature will be grouped together as n-iny aa possible. Division 5. Educational and fraternal societies will f.irm on Twenty-six lit stree.r, west of Washington iivcniie. facing east. He:d's hand. Salt LtIco City. E'.h;"a : ional f Ina r and marchers. Fraternal socio t ics Woodman of 'lie World. Women of Woodcraft. Modern Woodmen of America. Royal Neighbors. I JM-'oabees. Ladies 01 the Maccabees. Daughters of the Pioneers and others |