The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-06-05
NEWSPAPER MEN
HAVE GOOD TINE
Colorado Scribes Spend a
Strenuous Day in
Salt Lake.
VISIT LAGOON AS GUESTS
OF MR.. BAMBERGER
State Senator Provides Some
Excellent Entertainment
at His Resort.

When the Scenic Limited" of the
Denver & Rio Grandc arrived in Salt
Lake Monday morning Col. L A Benton
and other local officials OF the road were
in waiting, and together with Maj.
Hooper and the members of the Press
club. Immediately took charge of the
Colorado newspaper men, who arc guests
OF the company. The scrbes will remain
here until this evening. when they Will
return home on the Limited.
Boys Have Strenuous Day.
The day was somewhat strenuous one
for the boys. but they lived through 1t.
The programme opened with an auto ride
ager OF the Seeing salt Lake City cars
and autos. kindly placing bubble"
wagons at the disposal of the party,
After seeing Zion, the intcEmountain
metropolis, the party had luncheon. and
at p, m. they started for Lagoon as the
guests OF State Senator Bamberger.
Doings at Lagoon.
After pleasant ride on the new track
the beauty spot of the valley was
reached, Senator Bamberger being In
waiting to receive his his, guests ,nsa o.lns dne
sion OF the grounds everything was
theirs. The Bamberger Scenic Limited,
in miniature, boarded and the en-
whirl of the circle that fairly eolipsed
Maj Hoopers new train. The electric
launch took the boys for real voyage,
and all returned without suffering from
NAL de mer a stroll through the
grounds, which were generally admired
and praised, brought the party to the
new restaurant, where sumptuous BAN
quet was served. with Senator Bamberger
as host.
Thanks for Senator Bamberger.
The Senator done the honors lavishly,
The menu contained everything 70 satisfy
the palate of the cpicure. The boys mad
good healthy appetites, and ample Jus
tice was done 10 the repast. AT the
publican. acting as orator, in charac-
tcristic Grafton thanked Mr. Bamberger
for his hospitality. Maj Hooper added
q few words of thanks. and christened
Limited" 1t was covertly whispered
that the Major was trying TO work the
Senator for a job and 1t is possible he
may succeed.
Attend Performance at Orpheum.
The party then returned to the city
and took In the performance at the
Orpheum after which they attended
reception at the Press club, and were
then quietly put to bed.
Programme for Today.
The visitors will be allowed To rest un-
til o'clock this afternoon, and they need
IL At that hour they will be taken to
Saltar and given bath, and they need
It. On their return they Will be enter
tained at an organ recital at the Taber-
nacle and at $50 o clock they Will board
The Limited for home.
Roster of Party.
The party included Thornton Smith,
Scripps- McCrea association; Charles
Rohrig Associated Press: Martin Dunn.
Denver Post, H S. Rogers. Denver Re
publican; j 3. McGauran, Denver News;
c T. Wilder Colorado Syringe Gazette;
E. F. Mckay, Colorado Springs Tele-
graph; w l. Wilder. Pueblo Chicftain;
Joseph ". Clark. Leadville Herald-Demo-
crat. J. NJ. Smith. superintendent of the
Pullman company at Denver, T. j.
Dempsey, superintendent OF the dining
car service of the Rio Grande system; II.
S Twining. local superintendent Of the
Pullman company, and several Salt Lake
newspaper men.