Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-04-17
DENvER'S VAST HALL.
Where Democratic National Conven-
ton Will Be Held.


people. containing probably the most
perfect heating and ventilating sys-
tenn of any public building in the
world, Denvers monster auditorium
will throw open it's doors June q to
welcome the long list Of conventions
to be held in Denver this summer,
among which will be the Democratic
national convention.
The building is 266 by 200 feet in
dimensions and is of the height Of
five story building. It's seating capac-
ity is larger than Madison Square
Garden in New York, which holds
$4,000 people; the great Coliseum in
Chicago, where the Republican con-
vention is to be held in June, which
holds 11,011 people, or the Mormon
tabernacle in Salt Lake City, which
seats 10000. There are twenty-four
exits, including 24O linear feet of ex-
it space, and the building can be
emptied in two minutes.
Two fifteen-foot fans at one end of
the building send air between steam
pipe coils throughout the house. Each
coil contains 1900 feet of pipe Mid
way in the auditorium two fans ten
feet in diameter will send the air
through the remainder of the house.
An exhaust fan will draw the foul
air from below where it lies on the
floor and expel 1t from the building.
In summer the heating apparatus is
turned into a cooling plant by filling
the coils Of pipe with cold water in
stead of steam. This system Of venti-
lation, heating and cooling is said to
be the most perfect of any public
building in the world.
One of the great objections to or
dnary lighting methods in large
buildings Is the constant buzzing and
snappings of the immense arc lights
which furnish illumination. In the
Denver Auditorium fourteen immense
cluster lamps will be. set in the ceiling,
giving out steady radiance of 1880
candle power each, which will do
away with the annoyance ordinarily
caused by arc lights. There will also
be 10000 smaller lamps arranged
about various parts Of the building.
The auditorium is constructed entire
ly Of fireproof material and will be
the meeting place of scores Of great
national conventions every year. This
l.,
convention has been held in Denver,
but the frequency with which that
city is chosen by the large fraternal
bodies, such as the Elks, Eagles,
knights Templars, the Grand Army
Of the Republic and other similar or
ganizations, as their meeting place re-
quired the construction of an i'm
mense assembly hall for their enter
tainment.
Snow and flowers intermingled in
midsummer is a sensational feature
that will be seen in Denver at the
meeting of the Democratic national
convention, which meets there July z,
said = resident. of Denver who recent
ly returned from a trip through COL
orado. There are vast fields of snow
within sixty miles of Denver, and
these will be drawn upon for several
carloads each day for the purpose of
furnishing a sensational feature to
the convention. There are also thous-
ands of acres of flowers from which
countless blooms will be gathered
and these will be used as contrast
with the snow.
"Snow in midsummer Is a phenom-
enon that is found only in Colorado.
During the month Of July the flowers
which grow wild in the Rocky noun
tains are seen in their greatest pro-
fusion, and the convention hall will
be made a bower of loveliness with
these. 1t will be the first time in the
history of any large assembly in the
world when winter and summer meet
in the presence of representatives
from every section of a great country
"There is large entertainment
fund being gathered now in Denver
for the purpose of providing astonish-
ing features for the delegates and
visitors to the convention. Denver
always does things in fine style when
strangers are within her gates. When
the Grand Army of the Republic met
there a few years ago more than
$4,000 was spent in entertainment
When the grand lodge and annual
reunion of Elks met there year lat
er there was more than $4,000 eX-
pended. These huge sums are con-
tributed by citizens who believe that
to entertain literally makes the visi-
tor go away and report to his friends
at home that they treat you nicer In
Denver than anywhere else in the
country.
"The attempt to make the gather
ing of the Democratic national con-
vention a success from the standpoint
of the spectacular and unusual in en-
tertainment and hospitality is meet
ing with great encouragement. The
railroads running into Denver nave
contributed more than $4,000 to
swell the entertainment fund and in
sure the immense number Of visitors
they bring to the city the most pleas
ure and excitement that is possible to
crowd into the meeting.
"The weather in Denver is unusu-
ally cool during the month of July. 1t
will not be more than 70 degrees at
any time during the convention. When
it is remembered that it is generally
close to 80 when conventions are held
in eastern cities it can readily be seen
that there will be few discomforts at
tending the meeting"