Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-06-06
BIG job ON
AT SALTAlR.
Work Of Moving The Bath Houses
An Interesting Sight.
HOW IT is ACCOMPLISHED.
First Section IL Already I'm Place and
Entire Job WIN be Completed BY
The End of the Month.

Visitors out at Saltah are greatly In
terested In watching the operations OF
the gangs in the employ of Woolf u
Sons the contractors who are moving
the lighthouses over to the north side.
Now that the anchors have all been
installed and the tackle put in good
running order the work is proceeding
apace with the result that all the bath
houses vii be in place by the end OF the
month. This afternoon the first section
was to have been in place while the sec
ond was at a point in front of the big
pavilion.
The method Of moving the big Sec
lions consists In saving the deck
through at about 100 or 10 foot inter-
walls and then saving off the piles flush
with the sand, after which by means OF
jacks the piles are lifted and a strong
sill placed underneath and firmly
braced. When this has been accom-
plished and all is clear a able connect
ed with a donkey engine Is attached
and the big section is hauled into posi-
ton on rollers. In all there are 10 Sec
lions TO be moved and the plumbers
Will connect the pipes as soon as each
section Is In place, so that the bath
rooms viii be ready and the shower
baths In operation.
BY the time the entire pier Is IN place
the end OF the structure Will be In COM
paratively deep water, boon that will
be appreciated by the bathers. AT a
distance of 800 feet from the end of the
pier the water will be breast high
Manager Langford this morning
stated In connection with the reports
that the lake was drying up that he
believed that the water would all come
back again. THE water Is rising all
the time, he said, despite what people
may say. We have our own guage out
there and can tell The water at this
time Is higher than II was this time
last year. | came to Utah In 1855 9nd
since that time | have been on and
around the lake every year and ought
to know something about It, When
first came here the lake was very low,
but II filed up and II will do sol again.
! was speaking to Assistant General
Manager Calvin OF the Oregon Short
Line recently and he stated that the
past five years have been the driest In
the history Of the country since the
Unicn Pacific was built We will have
wet seasons again and the lake Will rise.
II has iisen Is inches this year already
in comparison 10 at the same time
last year All this talk about the lake
drying up in absurd In my opinion"
Mr., Langford went on to say that as
yet the road had not carried as many
passengers this year as for the same
period last year. but every day the
earnings had been much bigger, and
he looked for very flourishing season
financially.
Yesterday the University of Utah field
day taxed the trains to the beach to the
extent of 1900 passengers and a most
enjoyable time was spent. The dog
show drew large and appreciative au-
dience. Tonight there win be a grand
hall as feature. the company Is also
figuring upon Wednesday nights to be
set aside for balls.
Or Tuesday every lady that desires 10
So out TO the lake will be transported
free The institution Of Ladies' day
promises TO be a big and popular event
and the railroad management Is getting
ready TO carry 1000 people on that day.