Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-07-01
SaItair Bathers to Enjoy Novel
Experience at Famous Resort
DONKEY ENGINE WILL DO 1T
Believed That scheme VIII solve the
Problem That Has SO Long per'
picked the Reach Company

saltair Is going 10 make a big Diu
for public patronage In addilioh 10
putting In the popular 20 cent RATE
Manager Langford believes that he mas
at last solved the bathing problem ana
he proposes on and after July 70
transport the bathers out TO fairly deep
water free of charge by system OF an
endless cable TO which are TO be at
tached several RATS furnished with
comfortable seats. These RATS will be
in motion every afternoon and evening
end all d baiher has to do Is TO step
out of his dressing room. Walk through
the shallow water for a short distance
and beard raft that comes along
Five minutes later he can dlsport III
water breast high to his hearts con-
tent The scheme is to drive piles az
a distance OF about 800 yards apart
AT the end nearest the bath houses
will he placed a donkey engine when
will operate the cable which hauls me
RATS to and from the vicinity OF the
bath house pier.
IL is believed that this scheme VIII
effectually solve the problem and the
patronage viii consequently be of an
extent TO tax the capacity Of the facili-
Ties nj he beach. The water In the
vicinity of The anchorage for the yachts
northwest of the pavilion gets deep very
quickly and accordingly there will be
good bathing In the vicinity II the lake
shonld continue to dry up year aiteI
year.
OTHER ATTRACTIONS.
In addition the management is ar.
ranging for other attractions which VIII
take tho public fancy, Material is now
being hauled out to the resort for the
completion Of the Midway and the sum
mer theater which will be opened sat
friday. July IL. A contract has been
signed with Sam Priokett to bring an
Organization known "a the American
OPERA company To Saltair, This COM
pany is made III OF 80 people and will
present number Of the Henderson ex-
trayaganza productions. A number OF
side shows have also been contracted
for.
FOURTH OF JULY Pm. .AAM,
The program has bco4 perfected for
the Glorious Fourth at the Beach. In
the first place the Oregon Short Line
has been drawn upon for additional
rolling stock. four enginese will also
be In commission and trains VIII be
moving 10 ard from the beach all the
| time so that there will be no waits.
| Under the new arrangement there VIII
also be no switching at either end OF
! the line. As soon as a train arrives
| another engine win back up and be
| ready to start on the return trip.
In the evening commencing az 3 p.
m, ana lasting for one hour. there Is
| promised the finest frework display
! that has ever been given at Saltair.
DATES FOR JULY.
Excursion Agent George Derr reports
| that since the rate has been reduced
he Is receiving a number OF APP
! plicatlons for days at the beach from
! representatives Of different religious
/ and fraternal organizations. Among
the dates already contracted for are
( the following:
July billie club.
| July S-Third ward, Seventeenth ward
. SuNudN NNihol, IdfNtHAu Ndiu GuHuAN
| school. Nineteenth ward Sunday school
| The Royal Neighbors
July o--rifteenth ward Nj. |. A.:
Twentieth Twenty-hrst and Twenty
seventh wards. Weber stake Sunday
| school,
July l0-Pacifc Islanders.
July ll-Grand ball.
July l2-SGcred Concert.
July li-A. O. Y. W.
July l5-M. |. A. day.
july l6--Cambuan day, Boxelder
] stake SUNDAY school
July 7-Maccabees
July iS--Grand BAH.
July 2l-Republican day.
suly A.-Pioneer day
july 25--Grand ball.
July S0-Flrst Methodist church.
July Sl-Letter carriers.