The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1910-09-24
DENVER GETS READY
FOR ELECTRIC SHOW
streets Being Gradually Transformed
for Lighting Effects-Every Eiso-
tricaI Machine and Device to
Be Exhibited.

Exhibits for the electric show at the
Auditorium, Denver. the week of Oc-
teber s, are beginning to arrive from
all parts of the country and from
now on famous electrical operators
and inventors will be making their ap-
pearance daily. Denver will be full
of live" wires for a week and will be
the center of interest in the country
All eyes are turned westward to see
what the first electrical exposition in
the West will bring forth The big
supply houses will try out some of
their electrical inventions for the first
time and naturally the country will
be watching for new and sensational
developments. All of the large wire
less telegraph companies will operate
stations and messages will flash back
and forth from Denver to both coasts
bf the country. During the week sew
eral of the wireless companies will at
tempt to get in communication with
some of the ocean liners-plying their
way across the big pond.
The Colorado National Guard and
some of the regulars from Fort Logan
will use wireless outfits to send mes
sages from various parts of the state
to the Auditorium thus illustrating
the usefulness of wireless telegraphy
in time Of war.
The construction work on the light
ing effects in the business section
have begun and everything will be in
readiness o>turn on the flood of il
Elimination the night the show opens.
A hunt is being made for the oldest
pioneer in Colorado so that he may be
given the privilege of turning on the
light symbolizing in this manner the
wonderful progress that has been
made in Colorado in little more than
a quarter of a century. All of the
business section will be kept dark un-
til 7:3O p. m. when by the turn of
switch the night will be turned into
day and the beautiful blaze will sig
nalize the opening of the electric
show. The merchants realize the ma
ture of the electric fete and will CO.
operate with the electric show man
agement i'll making the business sec
tion as brilliantly beautiful with lights
as possible. Denver now enjoys the
distinction of being the City of
Lights" and as the show will give
Denver and Colorado wide advertis
ing throughout the country, the bust
ness men will leave nothing undone
to make tine lighting the maximum
= candle power.
<~f ho nf
hibits on the floor of the Auditorium
will be a reproduction of the big
switchboard of the Colorado Tele-
phone Company showing how this
company maintains its perfect serv-
ice. The old switchboard used by the
company in Golden in 1879 will also
be shown giving the contrast between
the old and the new and indicating
the almost incredible progress made
in the art of telephony. The next
step in this department of electricity,
the wireless telephone will also be
demonstrated and people will have a
look into the future and see how talk
ing will soon be carried on at a dis
tance without the aid of wires.
The Denver Gas e Electric COM
pany, the Northern Colorado Power
Company, the Denver Tramway Com
pany, the Central Colorado Power
Company, the Westinghouse Electric
Company, the General Electric Com
pany and any number of the big light,
power and supply companies of the
country will have interesting exhibits
on the floor of the Auditorium show
ing every conceivable use of electric
ity.
The engagement of Innes band with
forty-five pieces will earn much mer-
tied popular favor with music lovers.
This organization headad by the great
est band leader in the world will give
two concerts daily during the show
and will attract thousands of people
for the music alone.
Ships Figureheads.