Show MAIN STREET NOW NO A REAl t WHITE WAY Last V Word ord in Illuminating System Formally Dedicated ed Thousands Attending PLANS HA HAVE VB FRUITION Speakers Tell of Movement l Resulting in New and Unrivaled Unrivaled Unrivaled Un Un- rivaled Lighting System persons turned out outlast outlast N last nl night ht for or the dedication of ot Salt aIt ra Lakes Lake's es e's White Way a Automobiles Auto Auto- mobiles lined tho 1110 curbs from the tho Salt Princess arch to the Intersection of Main street and Third South tho the sidewalk sidewalk side walk on both sides of the street were crowded to a point where prepress was wai difficult and when tho the timo arrived for the speaking from tho stand in front of or tho ho Kearns building preparatory preparatory tur tory to thA throwing of or tho the switch by Mayor W. W Mont Ferry Ferr that transformed tho the new lighting lighting- system a hopeful hope ful tul ul anticipation to a dol delighted realization tion street car cal and vehicle vehicle- traffic Along the city's main thoroughfare had to tu bo ho suspended because of or the crowds The dedication exercises were ero brief Salt Snit Lake lee had ben been promised the last word ord in street lighting and Salt Lake Lako was impatient to seo see this prom promise Iso made mado good Some Some- ome forty invited guests oc occupied oc- oc tho the platform from which the tho crowd was wag addressed and President Fred Ired C C. Richmond of or the Commercial elul eluh- after a fo few preliminary r remarks outlining tho the ceremony about to bo be gone through Introduced J. J C. C Cutler chairman n of or tho the citizens citizens' committee that thaL originated the Idea for or tho tim Illumination illumination illumination of oC Main street The Tho crowd was as In a holiday mood Bands were stationed at different points along Maui Main street to entertain the throng thronS' until the dedication exercises exercises exer exer- and at tho conclusion of or these thes formalities played the rest of or tho the evenIng evenIng evenIng even- even Ing Ing- while the thousands of ot pedestrians walked to and fro along alonS' their reborn Main street now illumined to a degree desree approaching dalI daylight ht l h by the soft sort yet yot Intense brilliancy of or the new standards reinforced by the legion lesion of ot electric sl signs elms ns and shop window lights The result when whOn tho the mayor turned on the lights f was wa a revelation to those who witnessed it j A hash flash was WI ex expected cx- cx C h by tho crowd A hush fell over tho the throng as' as the mayor finished his speech while thousands of or voices prepared pre pre- pared for a hurrah when tho the switch should hould flood the street In the expected Maze of or light But Dut when the lights were verc finally turned turne on on the effect was lIt negative tI e Instead of or a flare tho the crowd saw tho the street Illumined Instantly with Ith witha Itha a a. counterfeit o of daylight that enabled one to distinguish the features of persons per per- sons ons standing the tho width of or the street distant Objects ts a block aWn away were as ns easily casIly as the they would woul bo ho in ordinary daylight hl and when when the crowd overcame tho the first lr t surprise and as aR tho thc combined hands bands at tho the stand struck up tho ho Star Stat Span Spangled lod Banner gave vent to tu Its appreciation h by a deafening din In which were ero mingled cheers and the tooting of Qt Innumerable auto and tin Inception of ot Movement In his opening remarks President told of t the inception of ot the A Id Idea l' l Way a ty Ly the thc citizens' citizens committee committee com corn and of or th the efforts to give Iv Salt Lt Jr Le e what Is recognized as the finest JI lighting system in the tho countr country lie I drew attention to the fact tact that at out the samo aine time the Idea originated here San Francisco also decided to Install in install install In- In stall tho the superlative In lighting HS H'S terns along Market street A friend fiend 1 ly h rivalry he said eald sprang up be between between be- be tween tho two cities as to which should h lia wo e Its ItH s system in operation first San Francisco will dedicate It Its new lights on on October 1 Wo We are aro dedicating ours tonight h t. t Mr Cutler was the next speaker Ivery project has to havo have Its begin begin- fling ning he lie said and this tiLls lI lighting nys- nys tern tem had Its inception in January 1915 r. r A number of local A men men among them U vb V b u ty Jnet ana mo tOe was M broached It Ti appealed v instantly and plana lam to make Main street the best lighted thoroughfare In the Countr country coun Coun- tr try were soon under 30 way Tho Tue assistance assis assis- tance lance of ot the state slate Legislature was nee nee- essary esary and md at the last session a bill was passed authorizing the tho creation of ot special lighting districts along the same Fame lines as LS are arc districts for sewer w water and other Improvements Dif Dif- ferent firms and municipalities were communicated with b by Edward M 1 Ashton the committees committee's secretary with the result that a year ear ago W. W r. DArcy D'Arcy DArc D'Arc Ran an an electrical expert epert who was ro- ro for tor tho of ot the tho Illumination of or tho the Panama-Pacific Panama ex cx ex- ex position In San Francisco in 1916 1915 was sent lent for tor or lie ITo outlined tho plans for tor tile system which we are aro about to dedicato dedi dedi- cato cate tonight and in March of or this year ear the city government passed tho the necessary naces- naces sary san laws to permit the Installation W. W DArc D'Arc DArcy D'Arcy Ryan followed Mr Jr Cutler J You havo have a beautiful city un and par par- UC larl beautiful streets ho he said Bald and I 1 promised you OU a n beautiful light light- In ing system By Beautiful standards standards' that would bo be a n. cre credit b by day as well as night anti and a R system of at lighting placed above e tho the ran range e of or vision so 80 as not ot to cause a glaring reflection from the shop You are arc here hern tonight ht to o decide whether those promises have havo been made gem good goo You will not see sea a n bonfire when whon the tho lights lights- are turned turned- on but you will cee see a n lighting system In operation that Is the tho last word In ln street Illumination President Richmond then Introduced Mayor Ferry There Thoro are arc some among you ou tonight he said who vho have havo seen Been tho the dim lightIng light light- ing of ot candles candies replaced b by the somewhat some some- what brighter lights of the kerosene lamp who saw gas all replaced b bv by the first feeble attempts at nt electric lightIng light light- lighting Ing InS and you ou are arc hero here tonight to See tho tue last word In street illumination Ur Urges Civic Tho The spirit of or Salt SnIt Lake Lako Is progress progress- lye ive Look at our broad streets at lit our municipal Improvements The city owes its thanks thanks to the tho men that have o made this Illumination possible to the men from the north end of ot Main lain street treet to the south who bellevo believe that tho mory they spend for this great Improvement la is mone money well spent Salt la Lake c ls 18 i tonight establishing the tho Salt Lako Lake way of or doing things s' s as especially es- es Lake the tho Salt Lake way of or Sting lighting street We Wo are hero to dedicate lIghtn the Great White Way Vay and let us at nt the caine time dedicate ourselves to better citizenship and to better Ideals that will wi make the tho Salt Sal Lake Way a known from the tho Pacific to tho the At At- lantic Tho The guests Invited to occupy the tho platform b by th city commission were 0 O. O P P. Miller W. W J J. J Willis Willie Wils George L L. Savage L. L II J. J W. W S. S James I K E. Anson W. W H. H William I VI William 1 am R. R R Wallace John I. I S. S VI Bennett ams Herbert Auerbach W W. J J. J Halloran ennet it It n. n W. W 4 Madsen C. C M. M Lees E. E 0 O. Howard Howard David A. A Smith Cow Gov William Spry J J. J David ld Larson Senator Reed necel Smoot moot V W If R. R Putnam John a C. C Cutler Edward BJenkins E E. Jenkins Joseph J. J Jr Thomas C G. Webber Vebber Heber J J. J Grant Edward M M. M Ashton O. O C. C Beebe eeb George Relf Col L L. I. I W W. Clayton Claton Charles Tyng HeI V. V W. W V W. lUter Bishop George Romney I P. P W. W F. F t t H. H Tinge I F F. C C. Richmond C C. C E. E Groesbeck an and members of or th the tho city olty commission and board of ot governors 01 DL t the u Commercial club |