The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-09

abound. There is also bathing, lakes
full OF fish, boating, cafes, amusement
concessions, groves of trees and shady
hooks, and one Of the finest race tracks
and athletic fields in the country. Here
are found even more than the multitude
of things essential to perfect happiness
in resort of the kind. AT night the
place is a great blaze of myriad electric
incandescent lights.
Not the least interesting of the many
sights to be seen near Salt Lake is that
of Emigration canyon. The trip is made
on one of the highest trollies in the
country. leaving the Mt. Oiivet station
and going over the same trail traversed
by Brigham Young and his fellow pio-
neers when they arrived at the mouth
Of the canyon and first looked out over
the unequaled valley on July "a, ls+7
An altitude of 5000 feet above sea level
is reached on this line, and as one
alights at the summit or terminus, q
clear view is obtained across the broad
valley 10 the Oquirrh range, where
smoke hangs like great fog from Bing.
ham, one of the world s greatest copper
mining camps, and from the famous
Garfield smelteT.
Where Racers Speed.
The Salt Palace and Wandamere are
two famons resorts within the bounds
of the city. At both places may be
found amusements, scenes and comfort
such as abound at Lagoon, At Wanda
mere Jack Prince, a noted track build
er. constructed one of the largest mo-
tordromes In the country, which means
| in the world. Three laps Of the track,
which is built of heavy wood at an
| incline Of more than 10 degrees. make
! a mile. and here arc witnessed races
| comparing with those at any other city
| In the world, both in motorcycling and
automobile races. Twenty-Five thousand
flowers have been planted here. \ SWIM
ming pool of fresh water, $50 feet long,
splendid dance hall as good as any
| in the country, music. boating and
healthful pleasure are at hand
Big Cottonwood canyon, Little Cot
tonwood canyon. Parleys and City
| creek. all present scenes of splendor
and majesty Clear water springs.
rocky cliffs high up in the sky. fishing
| and hunting. camping grounds ana
summer resorts form surroundings I'M
surpassed.
Perhaps the greatest of the nearby
attractions is Saltair, the world
largest dance hall aud pavilion, sci
| OUt In lNe wafer on lht ''S"' "'N
| lake like great Venetian palace,
twenty-five minutes railroad ride from
Salt Lake. The health giving salt arr,
the refreshing bath In water upon
which anyone ca1 float on account oi
it's density, the dancing. the bcvlafban
cafe. the amusements and multiiuue
J of other uncqualcd attractions. make
the resort we'll deserving of It's place
as foremost of the kind IN the worl1i
| To elaborate on these places ana SUI,
many others unmcntloned mere wou,o
be TO tell great deal that rs alreauy
| widely known Hundreds Of thousands
af nconIe from far and wide pass
through the city annually. and carry
hack TO their respective LOCALITIES
stories of the wonderful growth anc
dcvclopment of Salt Lake, the innu
mcrabje sights to be seen. the educa
tionaI benefits TO be derived the nm
riyaled pleasure Of the visit ana tn'
new version of the religious situation
which forms the largest part OF th'
qeneral curiosity which brings Inc
tomr;sts IN this CITY as ono of "the >
nIaces to be Internationally include'
in the itinerary Of their trip.
The Tourist Season,
But with stbe advent of the Presen
ssason of excursions vacations anS
tours the question is naturally asked
"Whal part does tourist traffic pa,
in the upbuilding and development OF o.
Salt Lake: how is the traffic secure. e,
and what do tourists DO waen aIe lne'
There is probably no city IN e,n, I'M
world that is heard of SO much as sal
Tnkc not, The impressions gained by peeo
pIe r who have never been here are q! e; de de
' cid edlv varying in character Religion ts,
e curiosity is perhaps the toremos. t9,dn, on w u
. causes that bring the multitudes o
! tourists here. Nearly everyone want
~ to'e come, ONE but few really know what q
10 e5nect "vt'' when they get here and yer,
j fcR's few 90 away having learned what the ,S
G expected in way to tn learn ,h;in S4' I'm, Tn
sho ;u,,,ression surprisingly better.
the The seecurinr and handling of tours
/ traffic has become. selentihe ous,hes 1nd O.,
$ based on years of hard work ana eS