The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-27


city OF attractions. and the term is
We'll applied. Few towns with the
population can offer so many resorts
'Hd pages or amusement This is es-
SSHLldllg rue IN the summer time.
FIhere are places for an tastes. attrac-
fuons - all classes. Each year marks
the aEjditiOn OF a new resort and i'm
prove ment on the old The addition
this season is Casino park. formerly
l Jahna- The management promises a
clean attractive park. with popular
buriesques AMI novelties Improve
meuts have been under way at the
STther resorts for several weeks, and
- patrons of Lagoon. Saltair Salt Pal
ace ana Calder's park viii find these
places more attractive than for sea-
sons past.
Lagoon, the family resort viii ap-
peal more than ever this year to the
man and woman who delight in spend
1nS quiet hours in the cool shade with
~Jnelr families and friends. New amuSe-
ments nave been added. Salt I.akers
nave been planning excursions for Me-
mortal Day Nav 30 for weeks past
Ihey longed for the welcome sight of
HoWers and grass even months ago,
when the city was white was snow.
4 All resorts have their formal opening
s!'ecoraIoH Day Work Of remodel
ing and repairing and adding has been
hurried to completion and before the
now ready in their freshest garb and
paint for the happy thrOngs.
Lagoon Will Be Pretty.
\ Lagoon, with its trees and lawns and
+ no|er beds, VIII be prettier than ever.
Under the direction of Charles Boylin
me floral decorations have been fin
1Shea and show to splendid advantage.
Inc HoWers and pOtted plants are al
ready IN bloom having been kept all
4 winter I'm the resorts hOt-house. Jake
BerEerman has had charge of the WORK
= On the grounds. and not a nail is loose
. nor a bench out Of place. About fifty
men have been assisting in the reDairs
Ior several weeks. The grass is al
ready trimmed. the flower beds laid
out and the grounds in trim shape.
The principal additions made 10 the
attractions are the ShOOt-the-chutes
sSdlG the new restaurant. The shoot
fhe-chutes are new i'm this territory. and
Viii prove popular with persons not
afflicted with weak hearts. From a
platform sixty feet i'm mid-air a slide
. leads down into an artificial lake
Boats guided by grooves and man
al the rear, viii make the trim a lis
i tance Of several hundred feet with
~Epeed not dared by the Swiftest trains
. The Shoot-the-chutes has been built
under tne direction Of q. w Hull. an
eastern amusement builder. COm0etent
guides VIII be brought from the east
10 handle the boats after the fashion
Of EondOIiers. The old pavilion has
been converted into roller skating
. SEinS- This viii he conducted by Jake
'Bergerman.
+ The restaurant IS built rear the
. CnUteS south 0f the main pavilion This
& cost $4,000 AMI viii accommodate c0r7-
fort7bly POO persons. Large and cool
& private dining rooms surround the main
han The tables and Cd airs are made
. ~ Mission style and stained dark green
Z 4hlS color contrasting against the
! Drown and amber of the woodwork
E makes q pleasing combination The
ent.r- building is screened. well shaded
and is afforded excellent ventilation by
latuce-Work ceiling Each private
booth has telephone connection with
F"Itchnoa~5 i'm the main hall Persons
tSlloyifS their lunch at Lagoon can
: 1a'E a. -hoir friends or business as
sOriTJf= in Salt Lake
II GALLAGHER. the wei known Salt
Lake y restaurant man. has taken
lease on this building. Short orders
and an evening dinner VIII be served
during the summer months The food
fIsFryCd VIII be the hest ObtainabIe on
The market. says NJ. GALLAGHER. and
patrons Of Lagoon viii pay city prices
. for everything. The ball park is rolled
q and repaired throughout The grand
stand has been TemOdeled and comfort
. able accommodations provided for sew
s Neral thousand people. Lagoon is IA
-lnoUs for its flowers It's trees and shady
.frlpotS. When its gates are thrown open
FOR the first time This season. We'd
resday. mamma and papa. sister and
brother viii for once enjoy eEpeeta-
tiOus fully realized.
Saltair's New Feature.
F - saltafr. Moorish in style and archi-
q O.