The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1910-09-24
ELECTRIC SHOW WILL
ATTRACT BIG CROWDS
Most Costly Exhibit Even Seen In Den.
yer viii Do Shown at Auditorium
Spectacular Street illumination.

dertaken to hold the largest exposition
OF its kind ever held in the West and
when the electric snow to be given at
the Auditorium, Denver. begins on uc.
tober Sth, to last for one week, the
greatest and most valuable collection
OF electrical machinery and devices
e.er gathered together will be SEEN
II Is estimated that the exhibits will
represent a value of nearly million
dollars and the management says that
every use of electricity will be shown
The show will not be confined to the
Auditorium. The blaze of lights which
will take every shape and form will
form the most picturesque night
scene ever seen and will illuminate
Denver in way never duplicated any
where. It is claimed the illumination
In New York during the Hudson-Fulton
celebration was the most wonderful
ever conceived. The managers of the
electric show say that they are out
to beat the New York lighting and
that Denver will outshine any illumi.
nation the world has even viewed II
you miss seeing the lighting on Cham
pa and Curtis streets, from Eighteenth
to the entrance to the Auditorium. you
viii miss the sight Of lifetime. These
streets will be Illuminated with arch
ways with a portiere rope effect and
will have the appearance of solid
mass of lights for blocks. Then. there
will be any number Of individual
pieces. A huge American flag made
entirely of lamps will be stretched
across Champa street. On Curtis.
Franklin's kite will be reproduced by
the aid OF more than 5000 incandes.
cent lamps. A large design OF bell
will adorn the Intersection Of Curtis
and Sixteenth streets. This. too. will
be dotted with thousands Of lamps.
presenting one solid color.
The great Innes and his band have
been engaged at q cost Of 10000. In
mes has been seldom lured to the West
and music.lovers from all parts Of the
state will not miss this opportunity Of
hearing his band. There are two great
leaders left. SOusa and lines. Both
are always given tremendous ovations
when they come to Colorado. Innes
will give two concerts daily. one in
the afternoon and the other In the
evening.
The exhibits will take up the entire
floor Of the Auditorium and represent
the local electric industry and q good
part Of that Of the entire country.
Every form Of electrical machinery will
be seen and every kind OF electrical
device will be displayed and It's use II.
Illustrated. The electric industry il
scarcely more than a quarter OF cen
fury old and II will amaze the uniniti-
ated to see the marvellous strides that
have been made In It's advancement.
Within the last few years Colorado
and the Rocky Mountain states have
been land crazy. Thousands Of acres
o. arid land have been put under wa.
ter. One OF the methods Of doing this.
namely. electric pumping. will be
shown completely by q working ex.
hibit The members OF the commit.
tee having this exhibit In their care
have invited all land owners Interested
in this advanced method Of irrigation
to come to the show and see the meth
cd OF operation. The ablest experts In
the country will explain what has been
done to advance this particular indus.
try.
The application OF electricity to min.
ing will also be shown. Within the
past years the economy OF electric
for mining operations has been very
clearly demonstrated. The advent OF
the big power companies has made I.
possible to open up abandoned mining
camps and hence the state has great.
ly benefited by an Increased value In
the mineral production. The benefit
has been most annarent in the law
grade camps where even . fractional
reduction In the cost Of operation
sometimes means u dividend.
The electric vaudeville theater In the
basement will be one Of the most In.
tsresting places In the show. Here
one will be- able to see al the wonder
full phenomena OF electricity. One Of
the members OF the club will allow
his body to come In contact with .
quarter Of q million volts. When you
consider that most men are snuffed
cut Of existence almost instantly when
they receive the shock Of even = thou.
sand volts. you can imagine what the
daring Of this man II. who II willing
tn take the risk Of fitting into eter.
nifty by submitting his body to . flood
~ shousuuds af dsnfh Vavsa prnf
Hazard Of the State school Of Mines
with several OF his students will carry
on q series Of experiments which he