Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-04
ACCIDENTS THE EXCEPTION.
Large Bombs and Giant Crackers
Draw Less Attraction Than
Less Dangerous Brands.
At Resorts Record Breaking Thrpngs
Gather to Hear the Eagle Scream
In UnalIoyed Freedom.

It was a case OF smile and rush IN
salt Lake today from earliest morning
until late in the afternoon. The rush
was away from home. up into this
mountains, out to the resorts-any-
where to celebrate and feel glorious
with the screaming Eagle bird,
The great American holiday WAS not
so noisy as 1t has been. A matured
sentiment in favor OF more spirit and
less noise did not succeed i'm bringing
the orator back into the old time glory
Of his gas blown phrase, and while It
left the fire cracker still in command.
II was of smaller size, and was set of
less frequently under the feet of pass
ing pedestrians and gentle Surry horses.
Main street this morning was almost
deserted The fourth assistant manager
Of the furniture store had the delivery
wagon loaded with youngsters and with
picnic and hammocks, all smiling and
whipping the horses up to unaccus-
toned pace towards canyon copening or
shady dell in tn. lower valley.
CROWDS INVADE CANYON.
telephone message from the
News" this morning at o'clock TO
reCrCant member of the staff, VINO was
spending the day eating lunch at the
canyon. brought A. report that this
Park city Grain going up the canyon
this morning had on two extra coach
es. and that all were damned to their
capacity. people crOwding each other
in the aslea to their utmost limit of
endurance
or wagon traffic, the report was fu
" as exttaSagant over 500 rigs vary
ing from light buggies to gravel wag-
ous, had passed up the canyon, and
each was loaded To twice its capacity
! with campers of all ages. Delivery
| wagons. bearing the names of well
| known firms We're prominent among
those passing along In the parade,
while youngsters grinned between the
upright spokes of light drays, and from
| the rear end of grocery styles.
| The problem OF getting salt Lake $
| canyons near TO the population has not
been solved 30 well in salt Lake as al
Provo aud Ogden. For this reason the
automobile parties most often went in
one of these two directions. preferring
the ogden canyon boulevard to the cob
bic covered roads of Parley's and the
Cottonwoods.
FEW STAYED AT HOME.
Those who stayed in town were too
few to be worthy of special mention.
Fisher Harris was AT the Commercial
club dreaming alone, new dreams for
the Wizard of the Wasatch The car
crews were on the cars and the news
paper men were at their desks, or
pursuing the rumor of scorched DWELL
Ing and detached finger For much
work they luckily received but little
compensation in news" space.
The NJ and NJ. headquarters. al
ways open to received the lonesome
stranger. had sign, CLOSED" over the
door. and wherever sodawater dis
penser could be located IN Stake
burning thirst, he performed the mix
ing task with restless eye on the
clock waiting the hour of noon. which
meant freedom and date with Dolly
for Wandamere or perhaps up Em-
| igration. to test out the new ear line.
Much of the mountain climbing and
| canyon seeking Of today VIII be per.
manent for the summer, The intense
heat Of yesterday FASTENED mntters
| and caused people to combine plans
| for the 9Th with plans for summer an
| a whole. Consequently the Big Cot
| tonwood road had its share of wagons,
| bound for silver Lake. with, tent poles
| protruding from the rear and II dish
| pan tied to the hind axel
At THE RESORTS.
Today should test the capacity of
| resorts where swimming is allowed. to
! care for the altitude OF bsthers.
| Yesterdays heat raised the tempera-
! ture OF the lake tp over so degrees. and
evon the morning trains TO Saltair car
rled people anxious TO take dip. the
Lagoon fresh water bathing also had
It's devotces. but IN smaller number. \
baseball game at this resort horse
racing NJ Waudamere, and the usual
attractions at Saltair are the special
lures M for the festive crowds.