The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-06-29
BOOSTERS FOR ZION
HAVE GREAT DAY
Twelve Thousand People Accom-
pany Real Estate Men
to SaItair.
1T WAS A RECORD
BREAKER AT RESORT
Crowds Besiege the 'Scenic
Railway the "0ld MiII'
and the Midway

odlldlI NdS ldfcu W llS Capacity
Thursday. and then some. Over 10000
persons participated In Real Estate
day at the popular resort. and not one
came away disappointed. OF course.
the men who are daily engaged In up
building Greater Salt Lake could not
give every visitor house and lot or
500, but those who did not win In the
draw had the satisfaction of a days
thorough enjoyment and can rejoice
with their friends who were the lucky
ones
Showers In the early part of the day
did not altogether put a roseate hue
on the outlook, but after all the ele-
ments were kind and the afternoon
brought out "Old Sol'' in all his bril-
liancy, and then Saltalr became the
Mecca Train after train dsgorged It's
human freight. thousand after thou
sand crowded through the gateways.
until at times standing room was al
most at premium and the rs. r. o."
sign could with consistency have been
hung out,
Everybody Worked.
Everybody works In Utah." and the
real estate dealers I'm Salt Lake really
worked harder yesterday than they do
on most ordinary business days, but
they worked willingly and cheerfully
in a good cause and today they have
the qualification of knowing that their
labors were crowned with success.
They owned the resort for the day,
every privilege belonged 10 them and
they missed no opportunity of boost
ing. And their boosting met a gener-
Gus response. For hours crowds be-
seiged the Scenic railway" patiently
waiting their turn to take that ex-
hilarating aerial whirl. The girls clung
tenaciously TO their hats and to their
best fellows, and the fellows liked IT.
So did the girls. In the gloomy mazes
OF the -old nill'r old and young had
bushel OF fun, and no one was the
wiser. The Midway with its mysteries
claimed Its full share of patronage
With the water at u temperature
OF "a degrees bathing. OF course. was
popular, and hundreds sported In the
brlney and enjoyed it, A dip in the
great inland sea produces nm appetite
and thirst-some people can get the
latter without the dip-hence the pur-
veyors OF food and liquid refreshments
were busy men.
Best Day OF Season.
The gentleman who provides the
solids said as he counted up the days
gains: "It Is by far the best day we
have had at the resort this year. II
compares favorably with the business
done on Real Estate day a year ago
in fact. 4 ranks up with any excursion
day at Saltair." The man who loosens
up that "Soudan thirst" beamed COM
placently, and that's sufficient.
One OF the special features was the
acquatic performances of Capt. Bigney.
The captain eXcels as a high diver. and
several times he plunged from an altl-
tude OF 200 feet, landing safely In a
tank of water He varied this perform
hV drinking and qnnkInp
under water, a feat that beats even real
estate men.
Dancing was carried on throughout
the afternoon and evening, thousands
indulglng in the pastlme.
The prizes last year numbered about
$50. This year they totaled nearly 300.
at an aggregate value of $4,000, all do
mated by generous merchants, firms
and realty men of Salt Lake-in truth
a remarkable outpouring of liberality.
Roll OF Honor.
To arrange and carry to a success
ful issue such an outing means the ex-
penditure OF much time and energy.
and those to whom credit Is due for
this success-the roll of honor. as IL
was called-is as follows: Anderson
Bros NJ. l.. Cummings, w, j. Halloran.
Houston Real Estate Investment COM
pany, Peterson Real Estate Investment
company, y. L. StIluBcI Cohpdliy.
tie Bros, A. c. Sadler. r, L. Pritchard
OF Wilson Sherman company, L, H
Young. ]. L. Perkes. Capital Real Es-
tate Investment company, A, H Par
sons. A. Richter A. w. Smith & Co,
VIII Coulam. T. w. Partridge, F. T.
Burmester. Ranck Real Estate COM
pany George l.. Meats, Sears Invest
mont company. Frank Crocker Roger
Powers, Hubbard Investment COM
pany, Homer & Robertson Abstract
Drawing of Prizes.
The drawing of prizes began prompt
ly Mt 10;45. Ex-Gov. Hcber NJ. Wells
acted as chairman OF the supervising
which was composed of
members of the press OF Salt Lake
who were present at the drawing.
Messrs. Tuttle. Perkes and other
members of the Real Estate associa-
tion attended to the proper mixing OF
the coupons which were all deposited
In a large glass wheel, which was con-
tinually revolved In plain view OF tha
spectators
Little Girl Assists.
Little Miss Elsa Zackrison, who re-
sides at 1e3 c street. came up from
among the spectators, was bllndfolded
and drew the winning coupons from
the wheel. The following were the re-
suits:
No Prize. Value.
10 i75-Cash ,......,.... ..,....,.......,S 25 .0D
4 eSS-Mcal ticket ..-..,....,..... 49,. 500
10 $500 Suckney's Chancellor
cigars ......4s.. 80, .s......... lo.m
SA76-Prizc certificate No L.. ..s, 100 %
s, 6,7B-Pair bicycle tires 80. .,.s.,,. 500
z, 8,6T2-Cash SEQ. .... ...,,.......s .,ss,, D O
- lO2-Onc year subscription ss,,s,., zoo
LS Se2rSl0O0 fire insurance policy,
three years ..., ....s... .-.... 1.O
gl2-BON cigars .,,. .,,, ,.......-.,- 500
0.S56-Prizc certificate No. 3..:-.-., 1000
Saf frI,. 10 nCdp NIa