The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-01-09
WHOLE CITY
TO Be ABLAZE
Brilliant Illumination for
Livestock Convention.
GAY DECORATIONS
FOR BUSINESS BLOCKS
Plans for Entertaining Dele
gates Take Definite Shape.

At last the persistent and weII-direct-
ed work of the citizens committee that
is preparing for the coming of the Ma
tional Livestock convention is having
its effect. and the enthusiasm Of the
great event is injecting every branch
/ of business and every section of the
/ city and state Yesterday a committee
| composed of James Devine and 0. p.
Hatch called upon number of the
leading merchants Of the city to in
| duee them If possible 10 cooperate
with the committee in the decoration
OF the city durinS the convention They
found the business men ready and Viii
ms to DO all in their power along this
Inc The idea of the committee is 10
nave an stores and snow windows
dressed especially for this occasion. and
Judging from the spirit manifested
[ there VIII be many beautiful and
unique exhibitions among the business
houses
It was also decided by the COMMITTEES
TO nave special street HlUmmations for
convention week Jesse VI. Smith called
| upon the Utah Light * Power company
I IN this matter and found that corpora
/ ton ready TO do it's tuH share toward
making good showing for the city
Forty extra arc lights viii be put i'm
on the streets in the district bounded
| by South Temple, State. Third South
ana West Temple IL addition to the=a
there viii be some very fine designs
| made Of electric lights for the Driu-
| cipal street crossings. The Utah Light
( q Power company agreed to furnish
/ the light free if the committee would
do the work of putting the lamps in
! place. and this is considered a very
liberal offer.
Council Appropriations
The city council came to the front
very nicely also last evening with an
appropriation of $500 for the purpose of
/ lighting and decorating the streets dur
ing the convention In addition to this
Street superintendent COndie received
/ instructions TO put on an extra force
of men for the purpose of keeping the
! streets perfectly clean in the business
district during the entire week.
With the money appropriated by the
city council and through the liberality
of the electric light company 1T Is Ger
tain that some Of the finest ifIumina-
-tiOns ever seen in the city viii be those
/ OF next week Among the special de-
signs viii be a large beehive made OF
electric lights at the intersection of
Main and Third South streets. reaching
across the street at the intersection Of
Main and Second South VIII be the
word Welcome in brilliant lights. and
at the head Of Main street viii be a
I large flag made of electric lights.
Entertainment for Delegates.
There was an enthusiastic meeting Of
the wOman's committee on entertain
ment yesterday al the home of Mrs.
". W. Ritter. There was a splendid at
/ tendance and all present entered into
the spirit of the enterprise in a way
that augurs success. The object OF this
particular meeting was to arrange a
series of entertainments for the wives
! of the delegates and other ladies who
viii be in the city during the conven-
ton.
It was decided to hold a number Of
receptions at private residences on
I Wednesday Afternoon the 18th, and to
SO arrange them that ALI the ladies VINO
so desire may attend all the different
receptions. One Of these receptions viii
be given by President Lorenzo Snow
and his wife at their home the Bee
hive House. Another one viii be given
at the beautiful home of Mr.. and Mrs.
W. :. Mccormick ut the head Of Main
street. Still another VIII be given by
Mayor Ezra Thompson and his wife
at their home on the corner of Brigham
and Sixth East streets. No effort viii
be spared to make these receptions en-
jOyable affairs. especially for the ladies
IN attendance on the convention
Big Trolley Ride
On Thursday there viii be a trolley
ride over tho city This will start off
/ in the morning at about 1880. The
route has not yet been mapped out
but no doubt those who take the ride
Viii have a fine opportunity 10 see the
CITY and the magnificent valley that
can be seen so well from some of the
higher car lines. This trolley party
VIII be under the supervision Of Mrs
Bertha Bamberger. who was given
power to appoint all the assistants nee
essarV-
on Thursday also the art exhibition
at the Ladies' Literary club house on
Third East street VIII be open TO al
visitors from in the morning till IN
the afternoon. TniS entertainment VIII
he under the supervision Of Mrs Mar
tina burgess Jennings, ana she VIII be
assisted by Il number Of The leading
members of he Ladies Literary club
on friday there viii be excursions 10
Saltair, beginning in the morning and
continuing al day There VIII be
trains to accommodate all who desire
t" 60 out to the famous pleasure re
sort. and it is thought that this VIII
he made one of the pleasant features or
the entire convention week. There VIII
be plenty Of good music for this trip
and should the weather be favorable
dancing viii be INDUCED in ar the pa
viIiOp This entertainment VIII be con-
IL tted by a committee of ladies with
Mrs NePhi W. Clayton as the chair
ran
All the news received at the head
quarters of the citizens committee from
the different states is Of the most en-
couraging character The r. J. Math-
evs Mercantile company Of Montrose,
Colo. sends word that il viii be on
hand with a carload of fine Hereford
bulls w :. Hanson of Collision, an
nOunCes that he viii have forty tlne
RambouiIlet sheep on exhibition. The
Texas delegation sends word that il
will leave Fort Worth on Saturday
morning and viii be on hand Al the
opening of the convention Denver
sends word that its delegation VIII
leave there Sunday morning, beaded by
the old and only Cowboy band of thir-
ty-two pieces. They VIII arrive in this
city over the Rio Grande Western at
! $50 Monday morning. The White RIN-
er Stock Growers association sends a.
3. Critchlow. A. L Mediator and W A
Keller as delegates to the convention.
Idaho's Special Train.