The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-07-01
Twenty Thousand Salt Lakers
Visit the Pleasure Places
Seeking Comfort.
DEDICATE BANDSTAND
AT LIBERTY PARK
Big Crowds at Lagoon, Saltair,
Salt Palace and Up the
Canyons.

With the thermometer at SO and hot
sun beating on the asphalt pavements,
thousands of Salt Lakers hurried to the
resorts Sunday to seek GOODNESS and
comfort. During the afternoon and
evening 10000 persons were at La
goon, Liberty park, Saltair and Salt
Palace besides thousands who, early
in the day, sought the canyon retreats
for family picnics, 1t was the big
gest Sunday outing of the year.
Probably the largest crowd of the
day was at Liberty park, whore Held IS
band played a special programme,
dedicating the handsome new band
stand 1t WAS estimated that 1000
people were In the park during the
concert and the crowd included Mayor
Thompson and many Of the members of
his administration and the City Coun-
Gil There were no formal ceremonies
of dedication except the excellent mu-
sic of Professor Held and his forty
musicians.
The new bandstand was completed
Saturday evening after strenuous day,
but appearances did not bctray this
fact when the crowds gathered Sunday
afternoon. Park Keeper Henry F.
Heath had cleaned up all the debris,
and, except for the fresh paint, the
stand might have been finished weeks
ago to all appearances.
The green sward in front of the
stand was covered with people who
reclined on the grass and enjoyed the
concert. The seats where the old
stand stood had not been changed, but
they, too were filed and the road.
ways were thronged with vehicles and
automobiles. Not in long time has
such a good programme been enjoyed
by so many.
Handsome New Bandstand.
The stand is a structure of attrac-
tive architectural design, rising to n
height of thirty feet, with a platform,
20X30 feet, extending TO the northeast,
The band occupied this platform. Tho
structure, which is used for the stor
age of seats and Instruments acts as
u sounding board and lent resonance
TO the instruments that is not usually
found in the open air.
The programme brought thousands
who have not been TO Liberty park
before this season. They found the
park in the best physical condition 1T
has even been and everywhere the tes-
timony of the careful work of Mr..
Heath and his forces was found The
strict discipline maintained made il n
desirable place for families, for the
police have been merciless with hood
lums and mashers that III other seasons
were permitted TO have sway, but now
do not seek the park, The policy of the
administration 10 make the park thor
oughly desirable for families has been
the cause of the improvements and dis
cipline. The new bandstand, which is
an architectural feature of the land
scape, cost $500, and was the subject
of enthusiastic comment by visitors.
Lagoon's Big Crowd.
Lagoon had a crowd Of over 1000
Sunday, which spent the afternoon and
evening in thorough enjoyment La
coon has a new bandstand and Pro
fessor Willard Youngdale orchestra,
augmented TO seventeen pieces, gave
a concert The crowd found abundant
amusements TO entertain it and liber
ally patronized them. 1T was the larg
est day of the year in the cafe.
At Saltair there were over 5000 on
the main pavilion, where they listened
to an excellent concert by the Fort
Douglas Military band. AS there was
no dancing the crowd devoted its at
tention TO the many amusements Sew
eral hundred went in bathing and pro-
nounced the water just a trIiie finer
than the fine air.
Salt Palace had its usual big crowd,
particularly in the evening.