The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-03
Difficult Problems Confront
the Judges in Making
the Awards.
COMPETITION WAS KEEN
Showing Made Best Ever Seen
in the Iilterlnountain
Country,

The awards Of prizes in connection
with Monday nights gorgeous elcctri'
cal pageant were announced last night
bv Douglas White, chairman of the
parados and floats COMMITTEES. whose
masterful efforts and supervision were
largely responsible for the wonderful
success of the great spectacle. Mr..
White and representatives of the morn
ing newspapers acted ns Judges
in most instances the competition
under ihe different classifications was
so keen, and tie entries made such
splendid showing. that selections were
hard to make. In the final awards the
Judges were guided absolutely by the
merits of entries under the specified
requirements of each classification.
Nearly all entries were entitled TO COM
mendation and honorable mention.
Mlllard county was awarded first
prize for the best float illustrating the
development accomplished through irri-
cation, and, Box Elder county secured
second prize. Both prizes are beautiful
silver. trophies. The Millard county
float more strictly answered the re-
quirements Of the contest, and aside
from its artistic splendor, told sjgni-
ficantly the story of irrigation and it's
results. On one end of the float were
shown immense snowclad mountains.
A stream of real water ran down from
the peaks TO the parched desert land,
clothed in sage aud cactus. Beyond
was shown the reclamation of the des-
crt. with products towering into A
great pyramid of fruits, vegetables,
grains and flowers, depicting the
change from the desert Of the past TO
present fertile fields with their boun-
tiful yields Box Elder county's float
represented great horn Of plenty,
from which poured forth m inexhausti-
constructed in Box Elder county by
home artisans.
San Diego a Winner.
Under similar requirements, classi-
fled as entries from outside localities,
San Diego was awarded first prize and
Metropolis, New, second prize, both
being handsome silver trophies.
Utah county was awarded first prize,
also n beautiful silver trophy, for en-
tering the float that gave the best
allegorical representation of Utah s in
dustries. The float was a magnificent
piece of work. 1t showed the noun
tains, the pines, waterfalls and bowers
of flowers, with a coterie of pretty girls
seated around, each one designating
certain industry of the county.
For the most artistic float in the
pageant, the japanese Association of
Utah was accorded first honor. The
prize is a splendid silver trophy. The
float represented pagoda. surrounded
with vines of pink wistaria, chnglng
vines and chrysanthemums. Two fair
daughters of Nippon sat in the pagoda
slipping tea. a rustic bridge in front
Of the pagoda crossed stream Of wa
ter and led to a garden, where stood
two stately Samurai, guarding the sa-
Classified as the best representation
made by fraternal order, the Native
Sons of Utah and the Woodmen of the
World we're awarded first and second
prizes. respectively. The first prize is
a beautiful punch bowl with twelve
cups and a ladle. The second prize is
a banner of honor,
Cash for the Independent.
The best float illustrative of the
commercial development Of the west
was entered by the Independent Coal
& Coke company of this city, which
WAS AWARDED Il CASH pflLC Ol TOO anu
blue silk ribbon of honor, The see
ond prize under this classification was
won by the II. Wageuer Brewing com
paDyl Of this city, with a float show
ing a huge bottle Of Imperial beer foam
ing forth its contents into large
glass. The float IS banner bore the
words. Z" Water for the farm, but beer
for the farmer The prize is S25 in
cash.
The Salt Lake Automobile company
was awarded the first prize, a silver
cup, for the best decorated machine
in the parade. The car used was a
Franklin 1913 model, driven by Will
liam Snyder. The second prize was
awarded to car draped in flags and
antumnal sprigs, encircled with incan-
descent lights. owners not known. A
silk pennant is the prize and will be
awarded when the proper person ap.
plies.
Redman Draws a Cup.
B. T. Redman was awarded silver
cup and blue ribbon Of honor for the
best four-borsc work team in the stock
division. Lee Harmon was awarded
blue ribbon. first and only prize, for
the best single horse entered. Allen
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