Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-22
IN MIDST OF
DAZZLING GLORY
aft Palace 0po ne d Amid a Flour
ish Of Music and 0ratOry,
RARE AND RADIANT SIGHT.


The salt Palace is open. Amid
,,,,I,h VI music and oratory the doors
- ibs marvellous cdincc were formally
,..r.d last nigbt There must nave
i'.a go people lu the building 60 Wit
81. fHg exercises. while there are
,.4flrs twice that number ON the
.,.gHIs The 800 incaudcrccnt LIGHTS
., OBJ. exterior OF the palace presented
.s.r.aoua siEht. the dome ~ the cdihce
ias.I aa though it might be- on IRE.
Igf iia Interior was even more O. brill
us-t revelation than the outside. There
ysr. few who went to the palace last
rIaf. who had formed anywhere near
.U adequate conception NJ its grandeur.
IL. charm of the Interior was ia the
IlHuui blending uf the culufa iu the
tHnH. and the exquisite grace ui the re-
Iaf work. all HH white 49, the driven
snow. Tho wallis aud ceiling fairy
I.HiUlttod under the many bril-
WHh H. radiant coruacntlona and
All. grace the palace forms one of the
IUsi wonderful and at the same time
UH.gun attractions the city has seen.
Holds Flrst Regiment band was 10 the
balcony for the ceremonies last even
lNH Nul tht hilhWH NA ulu.l' M'i' lNNN
IIHy sweet, because of tho cunuuuc-
ton ~ she palace.
Ths speeches were made from the ro-
tuudi. where chairs had been placed in
Trrsidcut W. \. Nclden opened the
exercises with short speech OF wei.
come. &c said the management had
at expected 10 have the palace conn
l.sisd by last night but it would be-
fuWtIpuuy near completion TO give an
Idea uf what was Intended. IL repre-
scented one of ttnh'H greatest Industries
end By another year u would be "a
great expedition bulldinE. The inHutu-
lion was not o. money making concern,
boz tha ordinary sense VI the torn, hut Il
benefited ALI. dividends having begun to
b. paid in wages aH soon as Work was
started uu the building
President NollCu was uppluudcd at
tha rIuse OF his address.
Governor Wells was then introduced.
llr save history u the palace, how
tuu idea had been conceived hy some to
attract attention To our most unique
Great salt Lake, by producing some
ching from IT, elements that would be
quite as unique as the lake Itself Mlu-
urApullH aud LcHdNillC have their Ice
palaces. Sioux city had her corn palace,
and % was for salt Lake 10 build "a
salt palace.
Governor Wells then told the story Of
how the cnterprislng men who had TAX
On hold uf the prulrct met with many
dacOuragcmcutH and robuna, but nnal-
y they resolved To carry the thing
through ana the result was the mugnin-
cent, Offering spectacle that ~ here
before the people. Tho men who had
pushed tho enterprise were deserving
VI the thanks % the community, and
the people ought 20 show them. that
lh.,r work was appreciated. They ate.
iNd the Governor W, a. NoldUu. a. X.
Thomas. Jacob MOrltz, \. W. Morrison.
u Walker.
The Governor thought The people of
Bait Lake would show due npprcciu-
ton u the Palace. Tor IL would prove
e. d. source of attraction for people
all over the world, u would Increase our
population and advertise our resources.
AM when We become great thruhhinE
midway metropolis we may look back
5Hd bless the day that Ncidon built the
FAT Palace.
THE Governor wns followed by Cone
Tr.Hmhn 49, A. Roberts Tie had nov Hr
thought go much about salt before. lie
BAD h.rn wondering what the Salt Pal
h.o would b. Ike for he had never had
~ opportunity to- visit it before. yet no
Nar not prepared fur such "a marvellous
revelation. salt had been the text Of
tH reflections and II was astonishing
q ftNlae what part nult had played
On Iliy. In infancy, 10 the child IL VI "A
sr.iln faith, Halt ~ placed in baptism
ON ihH end OF the tongue, In hoyhood
ll' boy o. advised Co sprinkle salt on
iir iall 90 "a bird. would be catch IT,
IN ihr period OF Adolescence the youth
mas be- told he o. not worth his salt.
tut D. an emblem ~ hospitality a
Jew unnHpnu hlH offerings with salt II
i1u are a Christian, you are told. we
fN The salt NJ the earth" n YOU are
3 preacher you may be- told that your
Nlrda should be seasoned with salt.
Mr Roberts thought the committee
tni boari " directors were TO be- con-
Ffainlutvd FOR their wisdom and enter
price iu constructing building ~ such
Unique material. The Palace should be
phtrunIzed aboundnuuly, because IL was
permanent advertisement OF Salt
Lake and Utah. u was time Utah was
known Tor she has only 10 be- known
% Dr. loved, The material resources u
lidh were spoken ~ and the great
rnuufacturlug facilities that were yet
their infancy. The Pacific slope was
t"Nned 10 become the business center