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William Deering & Co., self-binders; this ma- chine bound grain regularly all through the proves- sion, eliciting admiration at its perfect work; two e wagons; Kelly, Godley & Co. fonr and grain wagon, decorated with tags: C. C. Meyer & Son. four horses, drawing farge log with circular saw in operation; Hiram Sidley & Co., agricultural imple- ments, two wagons handsomely decorated: Oliver Chilled Plow Company, one wagon, with a large display of plows; J. H. Thomas & Sons, of Spring. field. O .. sample hay -teilder exhibited; Gordon & De Garmo, a mowing machine landennely deco- rated with flags and bunting; Frick & Co., an Eclipse traction engine. drawing threshing umchine amd fanning mitl.
Chase Bros., one wagon filled with seeds, tad handsomely decorated; Crosman Bros .. five wagons, exhibiting flowering plants, vegetables, flower and vegetable sende; wagons decorated with
flags and bunting; one wagon with three horses; John B. Keller. one wagon containing a star of coleus; James Viek, five wagons containing seeds, flowers, packages of steds for mailing, and au ini- tation green-house filled with plants: also a wagon filled with agricultural implements: Design: Flour City, 1834-Flower City, 1884-on canvas: Hiram Sibley & Co., two wagons containing boxes of seeds and display of gardening implements; Salter Bros .. one wagon filled with floral designs of wheels, bas- kets, horse shoes. etc. ; Theodore F. Aldrich. fruits, five wagons decorated; George Hamlin, flowers, one wagon decorated. Curtice Bros., one four-borse wagon loaded with canned goods ar- ranged in form of pyramid.
R. D. Kellogg, original Peerless tobacco, one wagon; E. A. Baker. Richfield cigars, one wagon, bandsomely decorated; Seneca Chief Cigar Co., one wagon, with Seneca chief in full Indian costume; Cleveland, Biehler & Brewster, various kinds of to- bacco, decorated with fags, three wagons; S. F. Hess & Co , plug and fine cut tobacco and seal skin cigars, three wagons. This firm distributed tobacco along the line of march; MeKelvey Bros .. cigars. one wagon representing pyramid of cigar boxes.
Farley & Hoffinan, show cases. decorated with fisgs, one wagon; Bailey & Co., two wagons, deco- rated, showing process of carpet cleaning and machinery at work: Henry Likly & Co., three wagons containing different styles of trunks, each in form of pyramid. design, established in 1844, on wagons painted on canvas; Minges & Shale, furni- ture, three wagons draped with bunting: M. M. Myers, one wagon with sAvof marble-top furniture: Ritter Bros., furniture manufacturers, one wagon : Henry Schamz, general furniture, one wagon: Copeland, Hall &' Co., extension tables exclusively, one wagon, decorated with Hags and bunting; John Koomer, showing pieces of upholstering, ore wagon; F. Schwikert. handsome display of buffard tables, one wagon; C. J. Hayden & Co., display of furmi- ture, two wagons, decorated with flags and bunting ; Dewey & Co., various designs of furniture, two wagons: Bennett & Schaffner, furniture, one wagon ; Mackie & Co .. two wagons decorated with flags and bunting, first one containing upright piano and melodeons and musiciau playing ou piano, display of instruments, music, etc., horses led by groom: Batterson's carpet cleaner, one wagon, trimmed with flags.
A grand float of the brewing companies. Roch- ester Brewing Company.
Enright's ale and porter, one wagon, handsomely trimmed: Warren's brewery, four wagons loaded with beer kegs, decorated with flags; Joseph Nunn, brewer, one wayon decorated containing exhibits of ale aud beer in kogs: Patrick Enright, brewery, one wagon loaded with barrels of beer; Fre Broth- ers, distillers, three wagons containing samples of liquors, wines, etc., wagons decorated with flags.
E Steinfeld. one wagon decorated with bunting and flags, containing samples of cloth, ready made clothing and goods in all stages of preparation: M. Garson, clothing, one wagon decorated with flags.
Nicoll & Co., representing New Home sewing machine, four wagons decorated with Hags aud evergreens, one driven tandem: White sewing ma- chme. eight wagons, each containing a banner, horses with white blankets on them; Singer Sewing Machine Company, twenty-six wagons, handsomely decorated-this establishment is over thirty years old-one machine shown is thirty years ofl: Davis' sewing machine, one wagon decorated with tligs.
American Express Company. three double and six single wagons decorated with dags: National Express Company, four wagons draped with flys and trimmed with hunting. containing packages, boxes and truuks: United States Express Com. pany. six wagons loaded with packages, boxes and trunks and draped with fags.
.I. S. Gralmit & Co., general machinery, one wason; Connella Dengler. machinery, one wagon; Rochester Machine and Tool Works, a huge iron planer, one wagon; Mosler, Bowen & Co., handsoute
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display of safes in one wagon; Weaver, Goss & Co., display of hardware and apple parer, three wagons: Foster & Hennegan, one wagon with samples of plumber's goods: Eureka Steam Heating Company, one wagon, draped with flags, containing samples of radiators and steam heating boiler; Steam Gauge and Lantern Company draped wagon with pyramid of street lamps, band lanterns, ete., surmounted by a row of locomotive head-lights. Rochester Car Wheel Company, one wagon containing car wheels and samples of iron; W. H. Mills, one wagon with samples of iron fence work; Bamber & Williams, stoves, ranges and furnaces, two wagons: F. Tully. stoves and ranges, one wagon: H. Lester, gen- eral display of stoves in one wagon; G. W. & C. T. Crouch & Sons. one four-horse
wagon containing log - and cirenlar saw. design 1834 - 1881 in colored bunting: R.
Kirkpatrick, one wagon containing stoves: Co- operative Foundry Co., two wagons loaded with various styles of stoves, ranges, etc. : John Snow, wire and lime, several wagons, first containing paity of workmen with " Snow's Wire Pullers " ou sides in black letters. One containing a minature lime kiln iu operation, and the balance loaded with lime and wire goods: J. Hilbert & Son, one four horse truck, loaded with boxes of merebandise. showing the capacity of the truck and the amount of weight carried: W T. Fabling, one wagon. show- ing design of carpenter shop with carpenters at work: James Lauey & Co., and Odenbach & Shale. general display of campaign goods. torches and caps, decorated with tags, one wagon: I. S. Dis. brow, wooden boxes, one wagon. handcomely trinmed with flags: Rochester Wheel Company, large display of wheels, handsomely decorated with fags, one wagon: Rochester Paper Company, two three horse wagons representing their business, and trimmed with tlags.
Woodbury, Morse & Co .. one wagon covered with signs representing paints and colors: M Tobin & Co., city glaziers, one wagon representing glass fit- ting: William Green, paints and colors, one wagon: Millington & Co., oue wagon decorated with signs and banners, and containinz sign painters at work : Luitwieler & Co., one wagon with samples of paints, oils and glass; C. Williamson, paints, oils, etc .. ex- hibited one wagon; Clague, Wegman, Schlicht & Co .. one wagon containing samples of printers' goods, also paper stock, inks. filing cases, etc .- wagon draped with bunting: T. T. Swinburne & Co., one wagon containing members of firm in costume, representing Gutenberg and Faust, the inventors of printing, with a devil behind. George F. Flannery, one wagon decorated with fags, containing print- ing press in operation, striking off papers and sam. ples of printers' supplies.
Spring Fountain Ice Company. three wagons, decorated with flags: Consumers' Ice Company. . one wagon, handsomely decorated; Kondolf's Hem- lock water ice, six wagons trimmed with flags
Hollister & Co., handsomely decorated display of lumber, bearing inscription " Established in 1636." one wagon: Barry's wood yard, one wagon, deco- rated with flags: A. G. Yates, coal, fifteen wagons. 4 four horse: H. H. Babcock, coal. one wagon; M. Brayer & Son. coal, one wagon containing "coal" in white roses on floral background: Doyle. Gallery & Co ; coal. one four horse wagon; Lewis Edelman & Co .. coal. seven wagons trimmed with evergreens and flags: M. J. Glenn, kindling wood, one wagon decorated and loaded with wood; G. W. Batterson, kindling wood. one wagon decorated with flags; Phillips & Van Ingen, general exhibit of coal, one wagon.
Standard Sewer Pipe Company, two wagons, car- rying tiles, sewer pipe. ete .. and trimmed with flags; Otis &: Gorsline, display of cement and sewer pipe, three wagons : Rochester Line Company. fourteen wagons containing lime, cement and general masons' supplies : Peter Pitkin. one wagon, painted red. white and blue.containing stone cutting hoplements; F. 6. Laner. Jr .. & Co., three wagons showing sam- ples of stone, flagging, sewer pipe and contractors' supplies : Henry S. Hebard, marble and granite. one wagon bearing inseription: " Established in 1831 by Z. Hebard."
J. C. Lighthouse, horse collars and mail bags in five wagons; also one huge wagon completely cov- ered with tanned hides ; Cornwell Keehn. boots and shoes, one wagou trimmed with flags and bunting ; McDonald & Co,, bandsomely decorated wagon, filled with boots and shoes.
J. C. King, one wagon draped with bunting. con- taining rolls of carpet, oil cloth, rugs, etc .: Howe & Rogers, one wagon covered with canvas loaded with rolls of carpets. oil cloths, etc .. of different kinds, a large display of inats and rugs: Vacuum Oil Works, two wagons, trimmed with flags and bunting; A-H. Weniger, one wagou draped with flags and bunting, containing exhibit of harness, lap robes, blankets and horse furnishing goods: R. M. Myers & Co., ope wagou decorated with flags and containing samples of paper stock; Vi- enna Yeast, one wagon decorated with flags and having floral design of sheaf of wheat with sickle on the top; Attridge & Co., meat market. one wagon; City Department, containing two street sweepers, two scrapers and thirty-four wagons; J. Tracy & Son, mineral waters, one wagon; Punnett & Williams, one wagon containing display of bi- cycles draped with flags and bunting; C. J. Conolly & Co .. rubber stamps, one wagon trimmned with flags: Game Protector Schwartz was in a wagon trimmed with flags and bunting and bearing the in- scription:" Empire State Fish and Game Protector." J. F. Linsin, general confectionery, decorated with flags and bunting, two wagons; Francis L. Hughes, large wagon containing tops, etc. samples of bicy- cles and tricycles on the top, wagon draped with bunting and fags: Bausch & Lomb Optical Com- pany, one wagon trimmed with evergreens and flags, containing a variety of optical instruments: British White Off Company, one decorated wagon; War- ner's Safe Remedies, five wagons in line, represent- ing a giant man, a large Safe Cure bottle, and two men rolling two enormous pills: Globe Package Dye Company, one wagon; J. G. Mutschler & Son. handsomely decorated display of china and glass ware. one wagon; McConnell & Jones, thirty-one contractor's wagons; W. J. Smith, tents and awn- ings. one wagon; Morning Herald, one advertising wagon: James Laney & Co., five rag and three pa- per earts; Colvin's malaria cure. general advertis- ing wagon, decorated with flags: Star Steam Laun- dry. two wagons representing their business, hand- somely trimined with flags and bunting.
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The Banquet.
After the parade the Governor and the guests stepped across the street to the Powers Hotel, where the grand banquet took place at six o'clock. About 250 covers were laid. Mayor Parsons, as toast-master, the city's guests and those who were to respond to the toasts, were seated at a semi-circular table, at the west end of the hall. For an hour and a half the atten- tion of all present was occupied in discussing the choice array of viands. The menu was as follows:
POTAGE. Tortue clair, a la maison Doree.
HORS D'YEUVRES. Petites Croustades de Crevettes, a la Joinville. Terrapin, a la Semi Centennial.
POISSONS
Salmon, a la Maintenon. Pommes de terre, a la Child, Cucumbers.
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RELEVES.
Leg of Southdown Mutton, Caper sauce. Filet de Boeuf pique, a la Chartreuse. Philadelphia Capon, a la Regence. ENTREES.
Tinhales de Volaille, a la Beauharnaise. Turtle Steak grillees, a in Perigord. Spring Chicken, a la Maryland. FROIDS. Aspie de Galantine de Dinde, a la Valiere. Pain d'ecrevisses, a la Chantilly.
MAYONNAISE.
Chicken. Lettuce. Tomatoes. Lobster.
Punch glaces, a la Romaine. ROTS.
Ribs of Beef, Spring Lamb, Mint Sauce.
ENTREMETS. Puree de pommes de terre, a la Creme. Petits pois. Asperges. Tomatoes saute.
Plum Pudding, Brandy sauce.
Gelee, au vin de Champagne. PATISSERIE. Ice Cream, Vanilla Flavor. Strawberry Tarts.
Gateaux garnis. Cafe, a la Creme.
At the conclusion of the feast for the in- uer man Mayor Parsons introduced the post prandial exercises as follows: "Ow- ing to the lateness of the hour and because of what we yet expect to show upon the streets, I must suggest to the Roch- ester gentlemen who are to respond to toasts that they make their speeches brief. In compliment to our distinguished guest, who is to respond to the first toast, I propose that we rise and drink to "The State of New York, chief among hor sis- ters, empire of the union; she guards her daughters. cherishes her sons and of her bachelors makes her governors." The toast was drunk standing after which Governor Cleveland arose amid rousing cheers and spoke as follows :
".Having been in the service of the state for nearly eighteen mouths, I feel like any other loyal.and grateful servant, that no Right of oratory or grace of diction could, if they were within my reach, do justice to the greatness and the goodness of my mas- ter. I shall not attempt to do more than to recall some of the elements which make ours a great state, and to suggest the pride we should feel as citizens of this common- wealth.
"The state of New York is not alone a vast area-though it includes within its borders more territory than seven of the original thirteen states combined, beautifully diver- sified with mountains and valloys, streams and lakes, forests and fields, and with farms where the wealth and variety of crops tell the story of fertility and adaptation to the most valuable products.
"The state is not alone a busy work shop, with its continuous hum of machinery and its army of artisaus and workmen -though its manufactures far exceed in worth, var- iety and volume any other state or territory. and though their value is more than the
aggregate produced in ten of the thirteen original states.
"The state is not alone a pathway of com- merce and a centre of trade-though our waterways and railroads transport a na- tion's wealth, and though our metropolis rivals the money centres of the world and is a distributing point for all lands.
"The state is not alone an immense aggregation of people-though its popula- tion exceeds that of any sister state, amounting to more than one-tenth of all the states and territories, and nearly equals that of eight of the original states.
"Nor do all those things combined make up the state which we delight to call our own.
"Our cities busy, thrifty and prosperous are constantly increasing in population and wealth, and in the means to furnish to their people all that pertains to refinement and civilization.
"Our villages, quiet, contented and or- derly are everywhere ; and by their growth and enterprise give proof of proper and economical. management.
"Our colleges and seminaries on every hill and our common schools on every hand are evidence of the faith of the people in popular and thorough odneation. Our numerous charitable institutions enlist the care of the state for the unfortunate poor. Our churches and the tolerant and almost universal observance of religious duties by every seet and creed teach obedience to the law and prepare our people for good citi- zenship. Our soldiery well disciplined and equipped stand ready to defend our homes while they beget a martial spirit and patri- otie sentiment. A wise and firm adminis- tration of the laws by our courts gives occasion for disorders and outbreaks that
arise from the
miscarriage of justice. Surely we have enough to cause us to congratulate our- selves upon the claim we have to state eiti- zenship. And yet I cannot forget how much the continuance of all that makes us proud to-day depends upon the watchful- ness and independence of the people and their effective participation and interest in stato affairs. With a bad government. notwithstanding all our advantages, our state will not be great. Remember that the government of the state was made for the people and see to it that it be by the people. A sturdy independence and a determination to hold publie servants to a strict accountability, will teach him to keep well in view the line between the people's interests and narrow and selfish partisanship, and I am sure that' a man after faithful service in official place, reaps no mean reward, and at the oud he shall retire with the confidence and affection of d thoughtful and intelligent nity, and still retaining the proud title of a citizen of the Empire state."
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Thenext toast was : "The United States, greatest of all republics, refuge of the op- pressed of all lands, inexhaustible in re- sources, she gathers a boundless wealth into the vast storehouse of her liberal in- stitutions and pours forth from her abund- anco the riches of prosperity, freedom and peace." Hon. Alfred Ely responded as fol- lows :
"Thinking over the occasion which has brought together this distinguished assem- blage, graced by the presence of the chief magistrate of our own noble common- wealth-the heads of its leading municipali- ties and like official representatives fromi the foremost cities of sister states-think- ing over the progress not only of these cities and commonwealths, but of nearly all others within the union in the last five decades metally -- ronning over the long list of events in these fifty years of national de- velopment, I perceived, as it seemed to me, that two problems had been solved and with their solution two dangers bad been removed.
ยท "In the half century now ended it has been shown that the American people eau absorb all the European emigrants that the desire of bettering their condition may bring to our shores. It has been proven that we can Americanize all we can amalga- mate. Nay, it has been shown that Ameri- can citizens of foreign birth have become more firmly grounded in their faith in our free representative institutions than even the American born citizens themselves. While some, born as well as reared among us, . begin to argue timidly that the cure for the evils of freedom is less freedom, the foreign born citizen, inspired, as it were, by the first breath he draws on the American side of the water, becomes and remains the steadfast champion of our governmental system.
"If I may dare to misquote, it is as if the Genius of America had said to the honest toil-inured, long suffering immigrant ---
" 'Leap thon, attire and all
.Through proof of barness to my heart and there Ride on the throbs triumphant.'"
"The only limit to the safe admission of foreigners is our power of amalgamating them and, brushing aside all the sophistries by which the discussion has been clouded, herein lies the only doubt relative to the reception of a certain class of Asiatic im- migrants. It is true that our system of government is not perfect, but does any- body expect to find perfection under the sun? Are not other forms of government accompanied by still more serious draw- bachs?
" The wise American citizen will seek a remedy for existing political evils, not by taking a single step backward ; not by cir-
cumscribing the rights or privileges of any class of citizens, but by conscientious, steadfast continuance in his own political duties and by faith in the upward progress of the race-the gradual elevation of the masses.
" And while waiting, with what patience we may, for the good time surely coming, we can assert in the face of all mankind that our system of government is not only one that a hundred years experience has proven practicable, but also one that a righteous judgment can approve as alone grounded in the eternal principles of justice.
"I said that two problems had been solved. Need I state what the other is or was?
"It was the problem solved by the con- fiet of which the honored veterans I see around me are survivors. It was not the question whether in the language of the fed- eral constitution the other persons' men- tioned in that great document, should be- come freemen ; for that question would in a few years have settled itself.
"In the face of the united sentiment of the civilized world -- and when even Russian despotisme liberated the serf, the southern slave could not much longer have been kept in chains.
"A plan of gradual emancipation without, or of speedy emancipation within, compen- sation might and surely would have ro- moved the monstrous evil- - an evil so mon- strous and so diametrically opposed to the spirit of our institutions that it could not have lasted much longer under any cir- cumstances.
"No, no; it was not the question of slav -. ery that constituted the great problem which was settled by the sacrifice of bil- lions of treasure and, directly and indirect- Is, of millions of lives -it was the question whether ours was a nation or but an ag- gregation of states, one or many of which might slough off at any moment, the union dissolving the like Process, the
baseless . fabric of a
Vision. The arbitrament of arms could alone solve that problem. Conflicting theories of the virtue of the tie that bound the states to- gether had grown with the growth of the country and sooner or later a conflict be- tween the opposing parties was inevitable. The war of the rebellion settled that ques- tion. Thank God, that it is settled once and for all time.
"The United States is a nation. The former adherents of the doctrine which would make the federal compact a rope of sand were beaten out of that notion. And How we shake handsacross the bloody chasm as brothers, citizens of the same republic, hound to them by indi-soluble ties of blood. religion and a common destiny.
"Having settled this great question and. having shown that we can - assimilate all
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who come to us from other shores and come to stay, let us look the future bravely and cheerfully in the face. Let us do our duty as citizens, and confidently await the time when the United States shall be acknowl- edged everywhere not only as the greatest. republic, but as the heritage of the wisest and noblest people on the face of the earth."
The third toast was "The City of Roches- ter, Home of a happy and prosperous peo- ple; the city whose golden anniversary in this Golden Age we to-day celebrate.' General Ashbel W. Riley responded briefly. He attributed Rochester's prosperity to the foundations laid . by her pioneers- men who obeyed the injunction. " By
the sweat of thy brow shalt thou eat bread all the days of thy life." In the course of his remarks General Riley paid feeling trib- utes to some of Rochester's earliest set- tlers.
The next toast was: "Our sister cities, each one jewel a that golden chain of commerce and fraternity which, stretching from the lake to the ocean, has its brightest gem in the.metrop- olis over which presides the honored geu- tleman who favors us with his pres- ener to-day." Mayor Edsou's response was as follows :
"MR. MAYOR AND GENTLEMEN : The task which you have assigned me is a pleasant one, although of no insignificant propor- tions. Sixty years ago it would have been comparatively simple and easy to speak for the little family of "sister cities" located within the borders of the empire state; they were only three in number, but they were so fair and so gentle that no inadver- teht word of the speaker would have aroused the demon of jealousy in their peaceful bosomis. Their existence was har- monious and happy ; no ceaseless hum of machinery. no deafening shriek of
the steam whistle rattle of the railway car, no clatter of iron hoofs over stony streets shattered their nerves by day or disturbed the sweetness of their slut- bers by night; the fiend of invention had not yet devised the manifold forms of bu- man torture with which the dwellers in the cities of to-day are surrounded. Of these three cities, one was situated on the picturesque island of Manhattan.and ovel- ed in the surrounding beauties of bay. riv- ers and pastoral scenery-all unconscious of her destiny : while the others from their sunny homes among the hills looked ont. the Majestic Hudson," whose pure, . uncontaminated waters Were dotted with the white wings of
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