The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-20

The Salt Palace will be thrown open
to the public tomorrow evening. The
programme at his opening viii include:
Address of welcome NV. A. Nelden
Response ..-....-.:..: Governor Wells
Address -. &C.. Judge o. w. Powers
A99ress 49, 80. n iir =,
This programme of speeches will be
interspersed with music from Christeh-
sens First Regiment band and orcnes-
ira. that have been engaged for the en-
tire season.
To be, ready for this opening, every
nerve is being strained. and the Palace
and grounds present the busiest scene in
Utah. More than 200 men have been
at work-painters, decorators. electri-
clans, artists, men of all trades, labor
ers and amusement directors. Every
thing is rush and hurry. There Is
rush for men, rush for material and a
thousand and one things, all TO be done
at once.
Beauty of Palace.
The beauty of the Palace interior
forces itself upon the beholder already,
in spite of the unsightly scaffolding and
the presence of many workmen. The
dome is complete and is magnificent in
size, contour and coloring. The color
scheme of the interior is blue, white
and gold, and these are blended and
shaded to make a myriad combinations.
The salt, crystaliZed into blocks at
Salt Lake glittering with the brilliance
of cut glass, sending dazzling rays IN
all directions till the eye is bewildered
and blinded-this is the Overshadowing
characteristic of the Palace. There Will
be 1880 incandescent lights in and
around this building, besides many arc
lights.
Great Auditorium.
The stage gives promise of great
beauty. and the auditorium underneath
the lofty dome will seat nearly loo
people. Around on the walls are ar
tistic figures cast in plaster by home
talent. The massive pillars. artisti-
cally decorated, add to the beauty of
the interior. Nothing 10 compare with
this was ever seen in the west.
Outside. the same hustle and rush
greets the eye in every corner. Huge
blocks of salt are strewn everywhere,
while the. music of the hammer and the
trowel. the rip of the saw and the or
ders from the bosses stirs the blood OF
the most Indifferent
Activity On Midway.
The Midway presents the same busy
scene. Hoitum. the man who catches
cannon DdlS, Was utSOl dllIlS his lCAit'
the Streets of Cairo are beginning to
hum; the Congress of Nations was on
deck and acrobats were performing
wonders just for practice. Tents,
stages, booths and refreshment stands
are sprdnging up as if by magic, and all
is rush to be ready for the opening
The scene is full of interest even now.
The crowd is cosmopolitan. In addi-
ton to the manv nationalities repre-
scented among the workmen, the Mid
way has japanese, Chinese, ArmenianS,
Turks, Hawaiians and representatives
from nearly every country in Europe.
A Financial Success.
The Salt Palace association has in
vested in the neighborhood of $4,000 in
this enterprise and now begins to feel
the first thrill of success. People even
now pay admission and crowd in about
the workmen. so deeply are they inter-
esxed. The bicycle track has paid for
itself, and concessions are being called
for to such an extent that good in
come is looked for even in this short
season. The enterprise is not for this
year alone. but will De conducted for at
least three seasons, and may become
one of Salt Lakes permanent attrac-
tions. Next season the grounds will be
opened early and everything Will be
conducted upon much more elaborate
scale.
The Salt Palace association
extends a cordial invitation TO
ali state, county and city officials to
be present at the opening ceremonies.