The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-31
RESORTS OPEN IN
IDEAL WEATHER
Summer Season Begins in Salt Lake
Under Auspicious Circumstances.
BIG CROWD AT LAGOON
ONE-THIRD OF THE POPULATION
SEEKS RECREATION.

The resort season opened I'm Salt
Lake city yesterday under suspicious
circumstance. The weather. for one
thing, was ideal. Whether the days
trip was to Saltair, Lagoon, Liberty
park or up one of the many canyons,
Natures welcome was most inviting
That Salt Lake was not slow i'm rec
oSnizing this welcome may be seen
from the fact that during the day one
third of the entire population sought
recreation at one or another of the re
sorts The day was free from acct
dents of any nature
Liberty park drew its full quota Of
parents and little ones. For those who
sought more active recreation the ball
parks and race tracks offered diver
SiouS.
salt Lake had many visitors from
different points m the state who avaiieE
themselves of the low rates offered to
visit one of the ueighb0riug resorts
Crowds at Lagoon.
The opening of the season at the La
soCn yesterday was marked by am al
tendance of $500, which sUTpasses that
Of any previous year The pleasure
place never appeared To better adVaH-
tage- The management has gone TO
ConSidera bIe expense To have all the
buildings and the numerous attTac-
tons i'm firSt-cIaSS condition Every
thing cOudUced To- make the opening a
success and from noon until wei along
In the evening the trains were crowded
with those anxious t0 attend the for
NAL opening and participate in the
pleasures OF the place
The big pavilion was crowded
throughout the afternoon and evening
and nearly every one took part i'm the
dancing. Du the lagoon proper there
was fleet of thirty-fve ToWhOats. and
there was not moment during the day
when they were not Iu use The meUaE-
erie was am attraction for the little
People. and at all times during the aft
CIHOOu there were dense crowds around
the cages The animals were I'm first
class condition and there are more Of
them this year than formerly.
The miniature railway was another
attraction which vas literally patron
lied by both old and young In the big
restaurant there was everything to
appeal To the appetites Of the hungry
crowd and il was difficult at times to
get a seat.
During the afternoon there was a
baseball match played between teams
from the Troy laundry and the san
Pedro road. the former winning by "a
score of To- g.
Many persons brought hampers OF
provisions from the city and enjoyed
themselves by having oId-fashioUed pie
ME parties ON the EreenSWard- At
dusk the grounds were Illuminated by
hundreds of vari-ColOred electric lights
and, seen from a distance, the effect
was pleasing.
Many Battle at SaItair.
SaItair opened what promises to he
one of its most successful seasons,
some 1000 persons visiting the lake re-
q
a dip i'm the brine. the water being
warmer than any day this year
From 10 a. M until late at night
trains ran at intervals of f0rty-tiya
minutes and each was packed TO the
- limit There was absolutely not MAR
To the days programme either Un the
trains or at the beach
The dance pavilion was the attrac-
tioU for the greater number of visitors.
but not 81 few little ones were present
during the afternoon and these. with
their parents. paid steady patronage to
the varied amUsemeutS provided this
year.
The day at the beach was primarily
one for pleasure and more money
changed hands than on any other open
ing day -1auy tourists were represent
ed in the crowds which throuGed the
pavilion until 1I-45 70 M
Many Go to Park City.
Tt required three coaches To carry the
crowd that went Co Park City to- spend
tire day 10 was made mp largely of those
who had friends and relatives buried
there. and most of them were people
who had formerly made their homes IN
The camp Many women and children
were on the train and flowers were
stacked Up I'm every available space from
the baggage ear TO the rear PLATFORM of
tn" last coach The Blue Point ball
team and - number of r0ptar~ were
also i'm the crowd that uFtrguiZaI DE- ,E-