The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-09-24
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DENVER TO HAVE
BIG ELECTRIC SHOW
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Have Most Spectacular Lighting
Ever Seen-MIIion DOL

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The first Electric show given i'll
the West will be held under the aus
pices of the Colorado Electric Club
at the Auditorium, Denver, for a
week, beginning October s. The ex-
hibts from all over the country will
represent value of nearly million
dollars, and some of the most noted
operators and inventors will be pres
ent 1t will mark an era in the
electrical development of the Rocky
Mountain Region, and every town in
the State will pour its crowds into
Denver during the week
The illumination will be the most
spectacular ever seen in the country.
and Denver will well sustain her
title of city of Lights" On Curtis
and Champa Streets from 18th to the
entrance q the Auditorium, the light
ing will be on a scale never attemp-
ted anywhere. These two streets will
have almost a solid roof of lighting
with a portiere rope effect On Cur
tis Street there will be an illumin-
olltu itBl OuuCllOH VI hi,S,
showing how he made his wonderful
discovery. Another feature will be a
huge bell studded with thousands of
lights. An American flag made en-
tirely of lights and stretching across
Champa Street at 10th is sure to
win admiration. In the Auditorium,
a mountain sunrise scene will be
shown in lights. great scenic art
st is at work on this piece. which
he says will be his most ambitious
effort The sun will be seen rising
over the horizon until it is in full
view The mountain peaks clothed
in wintery garb will be made to
sparkle in the sunshine and noun
tain brook flowing swiftly over its
bed of rocks will be brought out with
natural effect The Auditorium will
be darkened for ten minutes during
the time this picture is shown, to
secure the best Illuminating effects
To diversity the program the man
agement has engaged the famous
Innes Band of forty-five pieces In
! mes Is cldSSeu DIS one vi lllt Sltat
band leaders of the world and music
| lovers never miss a chance of hear
ing his concerts. He will give two
concerts of ten numbers each. daily.
Then there will be an electrical
vaudeville theatre in the basement.
Did you ever see anybody who would
allow quarter of a million volts of
electric current to pass through his
| body? A member of the electric
club has consented to demonstrate
that this can be done without danger
by the use of high frequency currents
Ordinarily 1000 volts are sufficient
| to make man take sudden leave OF
this earthly state. Another expert
ment that will stir up considerable in
terest will be showing how an ordin-
ary incandescent lamp can be lighted
in jar of water without any wire
| connections This phenomenon is made
possible by holding the jar of water
in a magnetic field. Other expert
ments of like nature will be shown.
The Denver Gas & Electric com
pany will have an Electric house,
showing a complete electric kitchen
in operation, a dining room with
all the necessary electrical accessor-
| les, bedroom with electric radiat-
or, electrical heating pad and cleo
trio footwarmers. In fact, every
known electric devise will be used
in this electric house. The Colorado
| Telephone Company will have a re-
production of it's great switchboard
showing how it maintains it's ex-
cellent service. The Tramway Com
pany will exhibit a map of its en-
tire system with contrivance to show
how the cars are kept moving on
schedule time. The Mining and Irri-
CATION exhibits will illustrate the
newest developments in electricity.
| All the meetings of the Show Com
mittees are held at the Albany Hotel.
the Headquarters of the Electric
Club during the week of the Show.
The Hawaiian Orchestra now at
The Albany will remain at this popu-
lar hotel until after the Electric Show
The evening concerts at the Albany
are very popular with the music-lov-
! ing public.