Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-08-11

block Is a heavy wire support for the
figure. Hung from this In he center of
the street are two pulleys by which the
embematic figure OF the order was
drawn up to It's exalted station. The
figure Itself Is constructed Of cOmpo-
board, strengthened with braces and
studded about the OutliLes with mean
descent electric globes 20 the number OF
1850 which are connected with the pow
er cOmpanys wires. Beginning here
and running south on East Temple
street are the strings Of lights which,
when lighted. will have the appearance
Of a huge tent covering OF flame over
the entire street 10 Third South. At
the intersection OF First South and
East Temple streets Is a large decora-
tive star surmounted by the word
Utah" all outlined with electric lights.
At Second South and East Temple Is o
large figure OF an elk head hung above
the center OF the crossing and COW
cred with ncandescent globes. Then at
the intersection Of Third South and
East Temple IL an electrical American
flag In lights and coors, with the IL
Eliminated side facing north
Among the business houses and Office
buildings which have SO far shown the
greatest scale In their decorations. the
new Deseret News block has
attracted the most attention. The dec
GRAFTON was done by the Oregon Short
Line. the Deseret News the Wiles-
Horne Drug company and other ten
ants of the building, over the corner
entrance are the words Dessert News"
formed Of electric lights and over both
large front faces OF the struc-
ture were festoons, drapngs and
pleatings of bunting IN white and pur-
pie and the national ColOrs and some
pretty arrangements Of the Stars and
Stripes. In the center Of these on the
Fast Temple street side was a large
drawing OF an elk head, When The
showers OF rain began to come q con-
sultation developed the fact that should
the colored bunting, particularly the
purple, become very wet the c0lOrs
would run down the walls, much to
the damage Of the buildings appear
ance. In order to have cleaned off these
colors II was estimated that an expen-
diture passing the thousand dollar
mark would have been necessary so 1t
was with much regret that this part
OF the decorations was ordered removed
for the present; hut they are to be re-
placed later on when the weather be-
comes more settled,
Handsome decorations were displayed
at the Gardo House by Col. and Mrs,
Holmes, and also at residence Oh
Fourth East and Secnd South, Most
prominent among the business houses
we're the decorations Of Walker Bros.
Dry Goods Co., z. G. NJ. l., the Me-
Cornlck block, Paris Millinery, Mehesey,
the furrier; l.. & A. Cohn Dry Goods
company. the Lace House, the Knuts-
ford, the Kenyon. the Cullen, the st.
Elmo, the Oregon Short Line up town
ticket office, the Utah Light & Power
company, Siegel & Co., r. X. Thomas,
z. c. NJ. /. drug department, Vincent
Mott Shoe company, GALLAGHER the
trunkmakcr Gray Bros Auerbach's,
Leyson g. Co, the Auerbach office
building, Jacob AIT, Western Arms &
Sporting Goods company. Bonds res
taurant, Pacific Express company,
Young's cafe the Elks bureau Of In.
formation. GallacheT's restaurant, the
Tavern Galloway, Hoock & Francis,
the Vienna cafe, Lyon & Co., II. N.
Friedman G. Co., Salt Lake Electric
Supply company, ]. VIII Gray & Co..
Meredith's trunk shop, Bamberger Coal
Co, Boyd Park, Richardson & Adams,
Hogles Walkers bank, Utah Liquor
Co. Sam Levy, New York Cash store,
Smith Drug Co. National Bank Of the
Republic Muvey's, Rich's Groshelps
Sadler Mercantile Co, W. w. Hail.
Strlckley's, Hubert Bros trunk store,
Brazler's lunch house, Geo. d. Matters,
store, Great American Tea Importing
Co. Ilouston's, the Fair, Palace meat
market, Litchenstein's, the Cosmopoll-
tan. Nlccl-Crable Co., the Royal cafe,
Davis Shoe Co., John Foote ]. G.. Nc
Donald, r. Stencil and numerous other
smaller showings
other decorations were going up to-
day and will be put up tonight, so that
tomorrow will see the town more gener-
ally dressed up than could have been
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