The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-27
RUSH WORK At
FAIR GROUNDS
Directors and Employees Bend
Every Energy to Completing
Arrangements.
CONTRACTORS UNDER BOND
TO MAKE SCHEDULE TIME
Attractions Greater Than Ever,
With "Last Days of Pompeii'
as Chief Feature.

With less than forty days remaining
within which to complete the extensive
improvements at the fair grounds, every
member of the board of directors is be-
ing pressed into active service and al
most daily meetings are held of the
various committees. So much press
ing work has devolvod upon President
J. G.. Mcdonald that he has found it
impossible to take his usual summer va
cation. Secretary Ensign and the mem-
bers of the executive committee are In
much the same position, as there are
thousands OF details to be given atten-
tion and practically every department
is affected by the improvements being
made.
In order that there may be no unnec-
essary delays, all contractors at the
grounds are placed under bond to have
their work completed on schedule time,
as the announcement has been made
that every piece of work must be fin
ished and every exhibit in place before
the gates open. From tho mannnr in
which the work is progressing it is
apparent that everything will be in
readiness for the opening and it is also
evident that there will be many sur
prises in store for those who attend the
fair. The enlargement of the grounds
to practically twice their former size
has made possible many radical and
beneficial changes and the officers have
taken advantage OF every opportunity
to make things more convenient for
the public,
Big Amusement Features.
The amusement features will be ham
died TO much better advantage this
year than ever before, owing to the
large space available The principal
feature will be the modernized Pain s
"Last Days of Pompeii." " Those of
the general public who have never had
the pleasure of witnessing one of these
thrilling fireworks exhibitions, have lit
tie conception of the magnitude OF the
displays, their startling realism or spec
tacular beauty. They are delightful
blending of al! the most popular fea-
lures Of the circus, hippodrome, spec
tacle, pantomine, carnival fetes. mimic
warfare and scenic splendor, In con-
| junction with beautiful display of the
Pain fireworks.
Fully 800 persons are utilized IN the
"Pompeii' spectacle, and acres of mas
sive scenery will stand for a represen-
tation OF the historical old Roman city,
at the foot of treacherous Vesuvius.
Destruction Of Pompeii.
The HLast Days of Pompeii" depicts
as accurately as possible one of the
greatest events recorded IN Roman ms
tory. The streets of the mimic city are
filed with citizens, soldiers, senators,
priests. priestesses, guards, flower girls,
etc. all correctly costumed. There are
brilliant pageants and solemn process,
sions, pretty ballets and sensational
acrobatic and aerial specialties, Roman
races and feats of the ancient hippo
+, drome, boxing, wrestling, fencing. glad
iatorial combats, etc, by skilled per
formers and famous athletes. These
feats of gaiety are but incidental to the
tragic episode depicted and in the midst
of the festivities occurs the terrible
eruption of the volcano of Vesuvius ana
destruction Of the city.
The night S performance concludes
with a grand display of the Pain fire,
| works, showing aerial, aquatic and
"set" pyrotcchnical novelties,