Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-05-25
SALT LAKE & OGDEN R. R.
Kew Cars and Other improvements
Being Added.
PROVISIONS for hummer Traffic 81
Opening OF Lagoon.

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tins table mud new rates of fare will
60 into ,ffeo. for the summer SEASON
on the Salt Lake and Ogden railway
between this city and Pennington.
Arrangements also have been entered
into between the Oregon Short Line
and the Salt Lake and Ogden, by
which the latter Will build spur TO
the Short Line track at Farmington,
and thus make provision for traffic
from Oguen to the Salt Lake AMI
OGden station at Lagoon. Ihore are
sOme minor details to be settle this
week on that matter, but Manager
Bsmberger says the general arrange
meut mas been entered into.a
An addition also 10 TO be made to the
Salt Lake aud OIden rolling stock,
and this week five large closed pos.
senger cars, seating 81 parsons each,
| were purchated, and are now on their
| way from kausas City, 10 be placed
| in service here next week. This makes
twenty passenger cOHches on the line
helwe cen Salt Lake and Pennington.
The road ID also making an improve
ment In painting Its stations, which
are being made ia bright, CHEEKY
colors, instead OF the eombe brown or
red that usually MARKS such places.
With The new schedule on Monday
next will be inRupurated a seven
| uaibf-s,isg teGv!cu Deiwean this city
anu Lagoon, the summer resort RI
Pennington. This spring has wilt
messed several extensive improve
ments at that pretty resort, one Of
which Ia It's lighting by electricity.
Last evening the wire connection was
mate with the Coombs mill, from
which the power for running the
dynsmos Is obtained at present Yin.
mately the power Will come from the
upper mill, which has been put'
chased by Mr.. Bamberger, anu
which will have water power from q
fall Of 230 feet above the place where
The machinery Ia located. This will
be enough tor lighting facilities not
only at Lagoon but In the neigbbor-
mood, anu Will furnish considerable
extra power. At the present time 200
electric lights illuminate Lagoon, CIV.
ing the place very beautiful appear.
auce at night.
Another improvement at the resort
ie the erection OF pav.li Tor pic
nickers l00xl00 feet, under substan.
tial shlngie roof. III this place
are about 200 tables. with abu :
dent seating capacity, 60 that
a tbousnud people may be- seated at
picnic at one time in the structure.
There are also arrangements for baby
swings, etc., OF which a good supply Ia
furnished, aud the largest and best
equipped merry.go.round in the Slate.
This is enclosed by a railing, to guard
| against accident.
The new orcheslriou, put In by
Wente and SoB, OF Frieburg, Ger.
many, and the only instrument OF its
kind between the Missouri river anu
the Pacific coast was tested yes.
terday anu today by Mr.. Wente,
the New York representative OF the
builders, and son of the inveD
tor, and 10 in perfect condition ioi
furnishing music for dancing, being
equal TO an orchestra OF forty instiu
ments. 1t Is operated by electricity,
and 10 now provided with repertoire
OF about seventy-nve pieces OF high
class music. In addition TO the dane.
Ing hall, the large station on the ems
Of the grounds has been fitted up with
platform anu seats AZ eoncer. and
recitation room.
The lake has teen enlarged TO i've
acres, and affords ex client boating
facilities. An interesting featur.
OF the lake rs the qusntity o
fish It contains. ihe blsci
bass planted some time ago have beer
Matching this week, and now ther'
are millions OF them. Besides THE
there are many finoy beRuues OF two
three or four pounds; aud on June 10
ana thereafter, these may be caugh
by hook md line, ffording sport Il
visitoIs. The comlng fall snothe
tive.aore lake will be made TO the west
specially for toe purposes OF fish
pond. The Ice taken from the prssen
lake last winter WINS Shown by the Sal
Laks heath departments analysis Il
ne the purest ice brought to this city.
A tIeliis ana vine.cOyered walk nov
connects the grand stand and thu
picnicKers pavilion, while diver bede
lawnt, summer houses, swlugs, wake
places for gsnes, etc, all lend Atlrac
lions TO the place. some o
the ornamental trees have Q g
as much as $50 each. Their
Ia also an abundance OF water from
springs and ariesian wells. This wtel
az army OF oBrpeStefs anu othe
m, ohan,cs will Q mplste the pIepafR
, lions for the seasons opening OF tn
resort on Monday next.