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Show 38 THE AR'GUS. A Wild West show and a cowboy’s tournament at the Exposition grounds. A barbecue and bicycle exhibit at Liberty park. The grandest Independence Day parade ever witnessed in the West. A masked parade as a finale, during which fun will run riot and the city given over to revelers who are expected to re-enact the scenes so characteristic of the Carnival of Rome and the Mardi Gras of New OPE order that the Carnival. might be thoroughly advertised throughout the inter-mountain region a Press Bureau was established, in charge of James B. Bloor, and by this means the newspapers have been kept constantly supplied with information concerning the coming event. ee = ae e While at the outset the plans for the festival were of modest pretensions, the avidity with which the public grasped the idea and assisted in its development soon forced the promoters to place matters upon a broader basis. Popular clamor demanded something more than a mere local gala day, and as the people of Utah have not yet had an opportunity to join forces in celebration of their joy over the State’s admission into the Union, this was deemed a fitting time for an effort in that line. Therefore Midsummer tion, Carnival beginning the and July Executive Statehood 2d and Committee Celebration ending on the decided to of three night hold days’ of the Orleans. ‘The city will be decorated as it has never been before, and a pyrotechnical display of grandeur so great as to defy pen and ink description will close one of the most remarkable celebrations the ‘West has ever officers and members of the various special glorious committees have devoted their undivided time to this object for more than a month past, the result being that a programme will be furnished containing more features of interest and novelty than ever before attempted on a similar oe * The people of Salt Lake City appreciate what is expected of them. Open-handed haspitality will be dispensed on every hand to the stranger; our city will be royally beautiful in its floral garments; and from night till morn and from morn till night there will be entertainment for people of every taste and every class. The bathing season at Great Salt Lake is now at its best, while a plunge in the refreshing dura-. Fourth, our Nation’s natal day. With this decision came the necessity of multiplying the attractions for the public’s entertainment, and the executive known. Eo a: occasion. * x at A pleasing incident in the preliminaries has been supplied by the voting contests inaugurated for the selection of the Queen of the Carnival and her maids of honor, one of the latter being chosen to represent each county in the State. The State Queen and each of the county queens, or maids of honor, were elected by popular vote on the newspaper coupon system, and in many instances the contests among the candidates created no little excitement among their friends. The interest felt in the race for Queen of the Carnival may be judged from the fact that a total of nearly 400,000 ballots were cast for the various aspirants, Miss Jean B. Russell, the winner, receiving 135,530 votes, and 111,300 coupons being polled rer her closest GOmIperHer A striking feature of the oon a tek to be given each day of the Carnival, will be the costly and magnificent floats which are being prefor the occasion. Those ordered by the Executive nr (i Ay mT i) . i Committee are being constructed under the supervision of Frank W.. . Pollard, an expert in this line of artistic effort, the work being under. the immediate watchcare of M. W. Bradley, from twenty to thirty men and women who ployed for Director, several and the weeks past. realistic Will creations foreman of have been Clawson produced has volumes as in Art praise of his highly cultivated artistic taste. The numerous floats already finished or approaching completion portray many scenes of historical interest as well as fanciful conceptions appropriate to the occasion, among those on the list being “Utah, 1847,” and “Utah, 1896,” illustrating the difference between the conditions existing at the time of Utah’s first settlement and those of modern days. “The Signing of the Declaration of Independence” and ‘‘Washington Crossing the Delaware” each receive graphic portrayal, and the “‘Sego Lily,” Utah’s State flower, furnishes a beautiful subject. The latter and ‘Flowers of the’ Prairie’ and the “Basket of Flowers,” containing twenty maidens fair, will have a prominent place in the Flower Day parade. The “Living Flag’ and “Momus” are typical of their subjects, and with many THE bushels only SAA woe | SS SS SSS SS IR SS ee QAM We — om See ICSE SSS x aes ei Bd mee Oy LLY SSS yy —e Ys ~ Sa STH LLL) i gee . hie A ee GLP the aes CLIT ees Est ieee oa Nh ara Bs - ‘aan INR yl TTP NPSee iI GA Pn ——— mie ic a aa : 2 eTPe Puiu soil, but shows MI IT sen AL iitiaa anne Ma ULI ce - — ee — THE QUEEN’S THRONE. novel designs will aid in the formation of processions will the beholder. be represented plays w...4 houses. will be by Many floats made by oe of the in the towns parades, enterprising oe and that will vividly counties not to of mention manufacturers and the the State dis- business part. A grand floral parade. A ball at Saltair in honor people is more the well certain United States for fertility the in its results was of than are noted amusement-lovers. Their interest in the by the fact that three large theaters are liberally leading theatrical companies always endeavor to city when traveling to or from the Pacific coast. Utah is blessed with an inexhaustible supply of building materiais, © including granite, marble, onyx, slate, sandstone, limestone, brick clay, ete., all of superior quality and in endless variety of coloring. - With mountains of iron, inexhaustible coal fields, an unlimited supply from gas and water power in abundance, becoming the manufacturing what is to prevent Queen, at which it is estimated will be present. Three days of horse racing at Calder’s Park. wheelmen will Utah center of the West? The great pavilion at Saltair is a source of surprise to tourists. No other summer resort on earth is so well equipped to cater to the comfort and pleasure of visitors. No State offers greater opportunities for those wishing to engage in manufacturing pursuits than Utah. Home industries always meet with warm support. ‘The deadly cyclone has no terrors for the people of Utah. of the A bicycle road race to Garfield beach. A bicycle lantern parade in which at least a thousand participate. Eka irrigation for speaks Utah’s salt industry does its share toward swelling the total of the State’s commerce. The output embraces every grade, from the crude article called for in carload lots by the smelters to the finest quality of refined salt for table use. of natural ae Reference to the Official Programme printed elsewhere in this edition of the Argus will give the reader full details concerning the attractions to be presented during the Midsummer Carnival, among the leading features being: The occupancy of the city by the Carnival Queen. Grand triumphal parades of floats, etc. Exercises at the joint city and county building. Grand concert and band contest in the Tabernacle. A Floral Festival in which the school children of the city will take 10,000 average only Utah farmers were the pioneers in the irrigation movement in America, and their canal system of water distribution from rivers, lakes and storage reservoirs has become the model for agriculturists throughout the arid region. a impress that the not T ~*~ Tn lt biel while This The production of coal and coke is one of Utah’s leading industries. It is estimated that there are 15,000 square miles of bituminous coal land in the State, sufficient in volume to supply the consumers of the whole United States for centuries. Apes A nth eet) {|} peaHN | ae acre, bushels. Salt Lake citizens drama is illustrated supported, and the secure dates in this sis es tonic to holiday. one, and a pright Utah’s asphaltum beds are of large extent and the product is pronounced fully up to the standard of the imported article. The business streets of Salt Lake City are paved with Utah asphalt, and its durability and other good qualities have caused a demand for the material from a number of Eastern cities. BEL Ltity Yy oeEos FLOAT. rainfall. yy TY TIPECL mS to fourteen Utah’s iy 7 > WS SSS QUEEN’S Official reports upon the average yield per acre of farm products, when compared with other States, place Utah far in the lead. For instance, late statistics on wheat give Utah an average yield of twenty- other Sey CARNIVAL waters of the numerous hot springs will supply a revivifying those physically fatigued by the fun and frolic attending their Taken as a whole, the occasion cannot fail to be memorable those who participate in its delights will always regard it as spot in their lives. two SS i : i \ the force of: steadily em- officiated speak a ful valleys are amply rounding them. protected by the sturdy mountain Our peaceranges sur- Utah contains the only sulphur mines of note in America. The most extensive deposits are at Cove Creek, and the product is 98 per cent pure. L especially et pared |