The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-01
ELECTRICAL PAGEANT Is
ENJOYED BY THOUSANDS
Scene Is by Far the Most Brilliant Ever Witnessed
in This City; Many Magnificent
Floats in Line.

N FEVER before in Salt Lakes history
nj has there been presented a more
IN brilliant scene than tina. which
u marked last nights grand parade
and electrical pageant Of the Ma
tional Irrigation congress. Never
before In the city's history were so many
thousands OF people congregated to wit
ness similar celebration. The pageant
Itself was gorgeous. The story of irri-
cation was realistically depicted The
industries resulting from irrigation were
splendldly unfolded to view.
The citys streets and buildings were
a mass OF colors. and long before the
great column began its victorious march.
every point of vantage was occupied by
spectators, The throngs that lined the
streets stretched In thick black mass
over the entire course OF the parade.
The windows of every building were
black dots Of humanity. and the tops Of
the lower structures were lined with
spectators. Boys climbed poles, awnings
and balconies, The street cars stopped
running, but their tops were converted
Into review platforms by the popuIace-
The festival and pageant. spirit domi-
mated all and carried all before II,
Feverish With Expectancy.
When the great. long column started its
march at Eagle Gate and South Temple
street. swinging up State street to North
Temple and westward into the head Of
Main street. facing south. the mass OF
people became feverish with expectancy
and surged from the sides of the street
%
though the crowds would become un-
mana ge BILE, but policemen were on every
hand and remarkable order was pre-
served. The restless throngs were forced
back to the curbs. and ropes kept them
back at principal intersections To the
police department is due unstinted praise
for the cor1mendnhie manner In which
the thousands Of spectators We're ham
died There were no accidents.
Az the different divisions of the pa
zeant passed down Main street. each new
float. display or company Of men was
received with loud acclaim. a feature
worthy of especial mention was the TACT
that the spectators evidenced by applause
their appreciation Of the different parade
units. The awards of prizes will be an
nounced Thursday by Judges to he Sc
lectcd by Douglas White. chairman OF
the parade and floats committee.
Interesting Statistics.
To properly describe the various fea-
lures Of the pageant would be difficult
task, There were moro than 100000 va
rietics Of decorations used In the entire
column and over FIVE tons OF real fruit
vegetables and various products and ex-
hibits The electrical wiring used was
more than 5000 feet in length. All scenes
were hand painted. every flower used
was either grown or made here and more
than 200 pounds Of nails were used to
fx various articles In place. The floats
and pageant features were prepared III
two weeks by Minor 6 Young, designers
and decorators. The workmen averaged
eighteen hours IL day and all records were
broken In pageant preparation. The cost
of the entire parade and pageant Is os-
timated at moro than $4,000. and about
5000 persona participated In the great
march.
The parade took up It's march shortly
after 7;30 o'clock Chairman Douglas
White. In an automobile, went along the