The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-05-27
ALL RESORTS Open
DECORATION DAY
Summer Retreats Have Been
Generally Improved; Success
full Season Anticipated.
NEW ADJUSTMENTS
HAVE BEEN ADDED
Transportation Facilities Have
Been Improved, Additional
Equipment Provided.


the opening of Salt Lakes resorts and
the prospects are that Salt Lakers will
be greatly surprised and pleased with
the showing that viii be made by each
of the resort companies this summer,
Salt Lake rs known as great resort
town and with this fact in mind the
arrangements of the various retreats
have been doing all that they possibly
could this winter to make their re-
spective places attractive. A great
amount OF money has been expended in
the improvements. It is estimated that
the amount invested in the four Salt
Lake resorts this winter alone has been
over 100000. The Saltair Beach COM
pany has probably expended the largest
sum. and Wandamere comes second.
There is every prospect at the present
time that when the gates of the cool re-
treats open on next Thursday for the
season OF 1907, Salt Lake can boast of
more and far better resorts than any
other city in the West.
saltair Beach Company.
The Saltair Beach company has ex-
pended a great dcal more on its resort
than any of the others. Chief among
the improvements is large addition TO
the old platform where the trains ar
rive, which will be used in the handling
of the crowds. This viii make il pos
sible for the company to handle the
incoming and outgoing crowds at the
same time without any conflict between
the two, as there has been IN years
past. Those going home Will not be
permitted TO get on the platform on
which the incomers are unloaded. This
will solve great problem for the re-
IF
amusements have also been installed.
Where the old Midway used to he there
is now o l00x250foot roller skating
rink. with the best of hardwood fin
ished floor and new steel truss roof,
Around the sides are sliding glass
doors, which can be used to either
inclose or open the rink. This will be
doubt be a great attraction, as it is
located where the cool breeze from the
lake strikes A ''Tour of the World -
has also been installed at considerable
expense A two-deck steamboat has
been launched on the lake. Considera-
bile improving has been done in the
rolling stock of the company. Four
new cars have been added and they are
said to he of the highest class. ar
rangemepts have also been made for
the lighting of the cars by electricity.
A dynamo will be put in the baggage
car of each train and this Will hight
the whole train. There will be lights
between cars and other conveniences
which will lessen the danger to passen
gers forty-dve minute train service
viii be run during the summer, The
first train will be at 10 o'clock in the
morning and at 2 in the afternoon the
forty-fve-minute service will start.
Reserved Seat Car.
Another new convenience will be a
reserved seat car. Persons who do not
care to ride in the ordinary cars can, by
paving an additional % cents, have re-
served seats in a fine new leather seat
coach, There will be porter in charge
of each car and everything will be con-
Quoted in frst-class manner. This re-
served seat car will be welcomed by
many of the patrons of the Saltair com
pany.
Two hundred new bathrooms have
been added to the two tiers of last year.
They are of frst.class style and will
no doubt make up a great part of the
deficiency which existed last season. An
estimate of the expenditures at Saltair
The opening will be on Decoration
day. There will be a number of spe-
cial features, but the chief one will be
the "slide for life' by n man who will
descend on wire hanging by his teeth
from the top Of the pavilion to the lake.
There promises to be a record breaking
crowd at the resort on the opening day,
Lagoon Prettier Than Ever.
1.-THE prettiest spot in Utah. - La
COON, is said TO be prettier this year
than ever before. OF course, it will
take few warm days yet TO bring the
flowers to perfection, but the buildings
are all in fine shape and ready for the
summer crowds,
Among the new things that will be
seen at Lagoon this year will be a
"scenic railway r "tour of the
world - and greatly enlarged roller
skating rink. The "tour of the world -
is not yet installed, but no time will
be lost in having it made ready. j.
the resort, asserts that he has the best
roller skating rink in Utah This has
been secured by enlargins the pavilion
formerly used for dancing
A good restaurant will be maintained
this season; the baseball grounds will
be kept in fine repair and plans are on
foot for pulling off some exciting games
there. The shoot the chutes, the boat.
ing, the miniature railroad, the wild
animals, the swans-all these will be
special attractions this year for the
little folks.
The large dancing pavilion, that was
almost totally wrecked by the storm
last fal, mas Dcen made better than
ever, and dancing will be free to all
visitors.
Bamberger Line to Ogden.
The management is confident that
this year Lagoon will prove a greater
attraction tbOn ever before and the
prospects are bright for tremendous
years business. The formal opening
will take place Thursday, May 90,
Memorial Day, and the event will be
celebrated with the customary road
race.
The one factor that is counted on
more than any other to add to the pop
ularity of Lagoon this year is the
greatly improved transit facilities Bet
ter cars have been secured; the motive
power has been largely increased and
the roadbed between Salt Lake and
Lagoon mas been materially improved
These arc items that the general pub
lie will fully appreciate.