Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-08-01
A PRIZE F1uni
AND BULLFICHT
Talk Of the First Brings PROPOSE
ton for the Latter
ELKS ARE AGAINST BOTH.
More Talk About the Convention
Being the Biggest IN the Country
oh Company scheme-NeItl

The statement that has gone broad
cast OF the country to the effect that a
prize fight would be pulled of in Salt
Lake one night during the week OF the
Elks' grand lodge and reunion, Is re-
sponsible for the request being made
OF the executive committee that It per-
init Norris and Lawrence TO give q
genuine Spanish bullhght here dur
Ing that same week. The promoters
made the committee o very nattering
financial proposition, but the entire
matter was given little consideration.
The agreement the bullGghters drew
up and asked the Elks to sign proyid.
ed for as realistic a bulfght as II
would be possible to give In civilized
country so far from such fetes In
tropical countries as Is Salt Lake. The
agreement called for the expenditure Of
no less than $500 in getting the bulls
10 Salt Lake City and advertising the
event In spite OF the tempting hnan-
cial offer made and the possibilities Of
witnessing u novel entertainment
which, no doubt. would attract a very
large attendance, the executive COM
mittee turned the proposition down,
and very emphatically.
w &. Mann, general yardmaster for
the Kansas City Southern railroad. ana
a member Of the Pittsburg, Kans.. lodge
OF Elks, spent several days in Salt Lake
last week. From here he went TO Wal
la Walia. Wash. and TO reporter
there Of the Union said the following
complimentary things about Zion. It's
people and its large herd of blped Elks.
The lodge OF Elks IL strong one az
Salt Lake, and those who assemble
there TO taste the hospitality OF the
Utah long horns will 30 away with a
deep feeling OF respect for their
proves in many ways. The Salt Lake |
herd Is expecting fully 5000 visitors at /
the grand lodge session and the fun |
privileges OF the newly constructed |
lodge hall Will be extended TO all. This /
hall IS the most magnificent thing |
ever saw IL contains the conyeniencps
OF a hotel with attractions Of a club.
There Ii nothing that could be wished
for that Is not within the call Of the
lodgemen who are so fortunate as 10 be
permitted to pass It's portals. In add
tion TO the main lodge room there are
billiard parlors, wine rooms, bowling al
leys, Longing parlors, smoking rooms.
library cafe and one Of the finest re-
ception rooms and ladies' drawing
rooms | have ever seen / have been
In almost every lodge room of the Elks
from New York west and have never
seen another that approached that Of
the Salt Lake herd.
Those who go there TO attend
me grand lodge may count upon a good
lime and they Will not In any
sense be disappointed Every
thing that can be done to make them
enjoy their stay will be thought ont he
forehand and provided My lodge M
Pittsburg, Kans., Is coming west in a
body 10 attend the Salt Lake ceebra-
ton, and the state OF Kansas will send
delegation fully 500 strong
You can put me down as saying
that the Elks gathering at Salt Lake
VIII be the biggest thing ever In the
history OF the order"
The members Of Salt Lake lodge No.
81 have been asked to incorporate an
oil company and place its stock upon
the market by the time the Eks from
ell over the United States arrive In
the city to attend the grand lodge and
reunion. IL Is the idea of the pro-
moters OF the scheme to make the ven.
ture an international one In which
all Elks, II they desire, can reap the
benefits-for, Of course, II Is predicted /,
that any oil company the Best People
On Earth would float would be the
Best Proposition On Earth The town
officials OF Castle Dale have offered
20 donate to the Elks a section Of the
best oil land In that section Of the
state II the Elks will take the matter
up and form a company. The follow /,
ing has been received at headquarters /,
on the subjects
The Salt Lake Order Of Elks should
incorporate an oil company and have :
the stock on the market by the time
OF the coming annual meeting Of the
Best People On Earth. Castle Dale,
Just TO show itself good town, will
donate them a section Of land in the
Sinbad Valley-the best oil territory on
esrth--if they will agree 70 put a drill
Ing plant In operation on the same by
Sept. l."
The grand lodge officers TO the Salt ,
Lake reunion will travel from Chicago
TO this city on one Of the finest trains
ever made up IN the Windy city. II
win leave Chicago on Aug T. arriving {
here on the 9Th. II will accommodate
Grand Exalted Ruler Charles Il. Pick
EFT. board OF grand trustees. district !
deputies, committeeman and other on
stalls and grand lodge members en- route
10 the annual reunion. This special
viii be solid wide-vestlbule train con-
slsting OF standard Pullman drawing
'oom, sleeping cars, a Pullman obserya-
lion car and dining cars serving all
meals en- route IL viii be run over
the Illinois Central from Chicago 20
Omaha and from thence over the Union
Pacific TO Salt Lake City.