Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-04-11
PREPARING FOR
GREAT O0|NGs
searchlight Celebrates Arrival OF
Railroad April 12--Big
Time Planned.
CAMP is BECOMING REAL CITY
Canned Cream Tabooed for Real Nliik
And Miners Homes Have Lawns
--"welcomes Sign Out.

Special Correspondents
searchllght, New, April "a marked
transformation has taken place at the
terminal Of the Santa BE railroad since
the first whistle OF the locomotive an
pounced that the camp without
failure" was now connected with the
outside world by railroad transporta-
tlon Every sidetrack and spur is
.royveed with carloads OF merchandise
machinery and lumber, and a lew mo-
ments spent watching the dozens OF
icsus relieving the cars OF their bur-
dens gives a small Idea OF the greai
amount OF material that IS soon 70 nllu
It's way into the fabric OF the srea'
mining center s.
vyorkmen Is rushing buildings TO corn
merton in a day, preparing for the big
reIebratlon that s 10 occur April II,
when the commercial world OF the
west Will be invited 10 share The hos
nitalitv OF Manager Abbott, who is
making great preparations for enter
tanning excurstonists- Spacious eating
houses, natiy cottages ana STORE pullu-
fncs win greet the new arrivals enG
here they win be given a touch OF what
searchlight has 10 offer the stranger
within Its gates.
RESIDES the railroad activity and
btliIdjng advancement the big dairy.
the first an southern Nevada, is fast
nearing completion and already large
nerd OF mich cows are beginning to
supply the camp with that luxury. BY
railroad the new town Will have as
sumed the proportions of a small city
and what with its cement walks, green
lawns, new buildings, spacious streets
and many other Innovations, VIII pre-
sent a business-Ilke spectacle. The
celebration planned calls for a lengthy
and varied program. including 81 driYe
about camp, a banquet and good time
generality TO, provide for the CONF
fort of guests water Is being piped from
the cyrus Noble mime and hydrants
arranged along the streets, while there
will be enough wet goods around to
doat q ship. Every team in Search
light has been engaged and after the
first blowout In town the visitors Will
be taken around the Golden Circle,
to EldoFado canyon Camp Thurman
and other points and shown the mines.
No trouble will be experienced III
handling the crowds for ample build
ings win be finished in time to pro-
vide sleeping quarters. while there Is
an abundance of eating houses and ho-
tells TO supply food. 1t has been defi'
nltely decided that there shall be no
raise In prices either Tor food or lodg
Ing, and visitors cain secure good meals
at from Is cents 10 81, and rooms from
50 cents up TO 81 per night. Every
miner and workman I'm the camp VIII
take holiday on railroad day, and the
big mining companies have donated
their teams for the use of the enter
talnmeut committee. Already the
vanguard OF adventures has reached
the camp and Deputy Sheriff John
Howe has arranged 10 have large
force on hand to preserve order, Be
Ing a peaceable community, nothing
is feared from the the local populace,
and bad characters will receive orders
to leave town immediately BY the
time the eMcursionists arrive every
mine adjacent to Searchlight Will be IN
readiness 10 admit visitors below and
the plants will be at the dispose Of
the visitors. 1t is planned to unload
hundreds of thousands of dollars IN
entertainment, and the exeurslonists
will be shown the time of their lives
In true western style.