The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-01
RESORT SEASON
IN FULL BLAST
Decoration Day Witnesses the
Formal Opening of Places
of Pleasure.
SALTAIR Is BETTER
THAN EVER BEFORE
Thousands Spend Day at La.
COON, Wandamere and
Liberty Park.

Saltar season opened Thursday under
circumstances that indicate one of the
most successful runs that this popular
resort has ever experienced The com
pany has provided 45.minute train
service and with all the facilities that
this affords there was no ''To Let''
signs on any of the car seats during the
afternoon and carly evening. The trains
were composed of from twelve to fifteen
coaches and these, including the cars
with reserved seats, were literally
packed while making their trips TO the
resort. The new "PripccssD skating
rink which viii have Il capacity almost
equal to that of the dancing floor. is
not yet finished. and few other attrac-
t1nns were not IN operation Yesterday
and tins fact naturally caused some dis.
appointment. but the other features
compensated Cor this shortcoming, and
no fault was found with the manage
ment.
Nature seems 10 have contributed her
portion towards making this one OF the
greatest seasons IN the history of the
resort. for the great salt sea is about
three feet higher than during the pre-
ccdlng season, Where last year nothing
but barren waste of sand greeted the
vision OF the pleasure seeker rs he look
ed down from the long piers, there Is
now wide eXpanse of water One
thing that Is noticeable is the fact that
the danger line has been moved nearer
the pavilion-so near that 1T almost
touches the extremity ot the row of
bath rooms. incidentally it may be
stated that the management has built
200 new bathrooms this year in antici-
patton of an increased popularity of this
kind of sport.
Another noticeable improvement is
the extension Of the pier used as a
landing for the pleasure boats This
new extension will be used as n wharf
for the new boat. Vista Doubtless
the improvements planned by the Salt
air company are more extensive than
tney at first appeared. for ii was not
found practicable to initiate the
q VISTA into the service Yesterday
She was stationed some five hundred
yards from the pavilion, and only few
&C the barhcrs set foot on her decks
THE 'Vista is z doublc-deck steam
boat and will doubtless prove one Of the
best attractions of the resort this
season.
Meanwhile the visitors were not com
PEELED to pine for boatride without
being able 10 minister to their desires
for the "Cambria IL was at their
service, as in former years Those who
could not be comfortably seated on the
''Cambria were accommodated by the
launch " Esther
The scenic railway is another new at
traction, By means of a few electric
motors and a Einctoscope the passeng-
ere are carried on realistic trips in
various parts of the world. One Of the
Journeys yesterday was Trip
Through Ireland. - The roller coaster
has been repainted and continues to do
a land Office business. Worlmen arc
calking the race of the "Old Mill' and
ii is thought that this attraction will
he in operation today.
From tine time the FIRST afternoon
train arrived until the resort closed for
the dav all of the attractions that We're
in operation wcrc literally patroDized.
While the sun shonc bathing was popu-
lar but this was abandoned later in
the afternoon With every incoming
train the crowd increased <nd thousands
were present when the sun sank behind
p bank Of clouds It was typical Great
Salt Lake sunset, and II seemed that
there was Jul in the afternoon S pro-
ccedings as the pleasureseekers swarmed
To the piers 10 admire its beauties
Slide for Life.
Previous To this time. however, J. G.
Wheelock made his tight-wire slide
this being one of the most widely ad-
vertiscd special features Of Saltair
Holding q leather strap between his
teeth Wheclock slides down n wire,
which is stretched from the dome Of
the pavilion into the lake--a distance
of 100 feet from d neight of l3O feer.
Whichever way II Is considered. II is not
a becalming sight but il is. perhaps,
more pleasing to the beholder than TO
the beholdee
Dancing was the principal attraction
Of the evening. There is Some salts
faction in being granted the privilege
Of gliding over one of the world IS
most celebrated dancing floors. and it
seemed that most of the pleasureseekers
utilized this privilege 10 the utmost. for
the floor was packed almost 10 tbe limit
of its capacity.
Notwithstand the fact that a record
breaking crowd visited the resort yester
day the management experienced no
difficulty in managing its affairs. The
confusion at the terminal station. which
was inevitable under former conditions.
has been entirely averted by extending
the platform at the landing, In this
way the incoming paS<engcrs allght on
the south side Of the train. while those
VINO arc h"meward bound approach the
train ercn tho north
Popularity Of Liberty Park.
Hundreds Of people. especially old
folk and children, went Thursday to
Liberty park 10 spend dav in the
shade Of the beautiful trees among the
flowers and lawns The lawns were
covered with people fcasting and en-
loving all the pleasantncss of nature
II was n most alluring place for one
who wished 10 he OUT Of the hustle and
hustle which characterized other re-
sorts Never have the trees. the flow
crs and the awns been prettier than
they now are