The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-30
FORTY THOUSAND PEOPLE.
TOOK PART IN FESTIVITIES
Railroads Ran Specials That Brought Crowds of
Strangers Into the City
Streets and Buildings the Line Parade Pofussy Decorated
and Present Handsome Appearance

rade might have been obliged to go
cross lots TO get anywhere. Those who
came on the scene late had to look
through someone's head in front of
/. them, Put they made the best of il and
if they got a peep of the panorama
they were satisfied
Large Number of Strangers.
The crowds thinned out very SLOWLY
after the parade. Every one wanted
to see what was going on and the num-
Der of strangers in the city was notice
able. Both railroads ran specials to
/ this city and the people were packed
/ into the coaches. Wherever refresu-
ments Of any kind were sold the places
were filed and they stayed full. for the
crowds from behind were continually
taking the places Of those in front At
noon it Was almost impossible to get
up t. lunch counter and the rush con-
I tinUed for over two hours
In some instances restaurants were
eaten out high and dry early in the
day, although they had prepared to en-
! terrain large crowds. People were not
particular about the place nor the food
so long as they got something to eat.
In the afternoon hundreds of people
went TO the various pleasure resorts.
| but the temper. tone and attire Of the
! people was Of a holiday appearance
crowds as the specials began 10 PM
out in the evening, but it was difficult
! to make much Roadway in the business
centers. The fact that the special
| trains went out only comfortably full
shows that many of the visitors from
the surrounding towns expect TO stay
until Monday. Many of the moderate
priced hotels are full to overlooking
and some OF them are trying to stretch
point and make room for Just one
more"
Street Decorations Beautiful.
The decorations were beautiful. Per-
hapS there have been occasions when
the city has decorated more lavishly,
but the decorations have never hsen
more elegant Very few buildings along
the line OF the parade did not show
color Of some kind. The larger build
ings displayed yards Of bunting and
color their entire length \ favo.iteg
design was a huge fan of red. white
and blue bunting. Sometimes the col
ors stretched from roof to sidewalk and
were gathered in the middle, allowing
the colOrs to broaden out at both ends.
In some cases the entire frOcts of
buildings We're almost concealed by the
decorations. Many of the leading store
windows were gOrgeOusly decorated
with ported plants and snowy wares
from the counter. But the red. white
ground to the display. Awnings were
frfnged with color, doors and display
windows were framed in red, white
and blue and often there was an at
tempt at the fanCiful, crosses, stars and
geOmetrical figures being worked out
in the arrangement of color Every
merchant tried to rival his neighbOr in
the effectiveness Of his display.
Were Miles of Bunting.
The street decorations began at the
Oregon Short Line depot and stretched
over miles OF street through which the
parade was to pass The uncommon
width Of Salt Lake City streets added
to the effect. Miles of cloth, striped
and starred, reached from pole to pole
on each side of the thorOughfare- Down
the center Of the street another hedge
of telegraph poles was bound an
wound in the same patriotic fashion.
Half way up the poles was a circle Of
large American flags, which made them
look for all the world like patriotic
palms. Wherever three poles stood in
line there was a CrOsspiece of bunting
and this Is equivalent to saying that
the patriotic cOIOrs crossed the street
at regular distances of about fifty feet.
At the intersections Of the streets
were squares of flags, which reached
from curb TO curb and from corner to
corner. Standing alone these squsras
might have attracted very little attUn-
ton, but they added TO the general ~
feet which would not have been COM
plete without them. At regular dis
tanCes were banners which reach=i
from side to side. They began at thu
depot and at regular distances over TIA
entire route waved a welcome to tho
guest of the city. THE Nations PRIDE
God Bless Our President" and salt
Lake City Throws Open Her Gates and
Bids Our President welcome We're
among the greetings They showed thsssiE
the hOspitabie arms of Salt Lake We're
wide open
Tabernacle Was Decorated.
The walls surrounding the tabernacle
were decorated with pictures of Presi-
dent Roosevelt and sUrmoUnted by two
American flags. over the west entrance
was a mass of flags, which framed
huge Welcome" The statute Of Brig
ham Young was also showily decorated
and festOOns of color fastened at the
feet of Utah's founder were met by a
rectangle of color at the base.
From the depot TO the city and COuH-
" building and from there to Eagle
Gate the procession had TO move under
a, roof of color.
The decorations viii be left until
Monday Tomorrow is Memorial day
and Monday is a Mormon holiday. It
being the anniversary of Brigam
Young's birthday.