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Show WHAT I MIX TIME fourth, Miss Maud Merrill fifth, and Miss Florence Young sixth. Votes are coming in in largo batches and one newsboy has been commissioned to clip out 1000 votes for a certain young lady, whose name he declines to give. The ballots will be counted on the eveuing of June 30th by a committee consisting of one reporter from each paper. The ballot is given below. Everybody Every-body ought to fill it out and send it iu. Any person desiring to cast one or more votes for one or more candidates candi-dates must procure one of these ballots, bal-lots, till it out properly with the name of the person for whom they vote,, and either hand it in or send it to the ollice of the secretary of the chamber cham-ber of commerce by 12 o'clock midnight of June 30. No more than one name on each ballot bal-lot will bo allowed. 'o signatures required. re-quired. Anybody can be voted for. K ballot. 1 : For Goddess of Liberty, July i, ISM). : : Miss ..: : 0 ONE VOTE. ij : Thus. Carter, George Arbogast, John Spencer and A L. Williams of the linance committee of the Celebration, have been working verv faithfully, and thus far have succeeded in raising seven thousand dollars in cash, and have nearly as much more promised. Salt Lako is Going to Have Celebrating the Glorious Fourth of July. THE GREATEST IN HEE HIST0EY. A Procession Over Two Miles in Length-Grand Length-Grand and Costly Display of FireworksOther Fire-worksOther Features. Salt Lako City is going to observe t.he recurring anniversary of tho birthday birth-day of our nation as has never before been done in tho history of Utah. Extensive Ex-tensive arrangements are under way, and the elaborate preparations are being accomplished by the chairman of the chamber of commerce and the citizens' citi-zens' committee who have the work in hand. They are being heartily rewarded re-warded in their efforts by every public, spirited person irrespective of creed or politics, and all are iu harmony and a unit iu the commendable determination that Salt Lake City as tho capital and commercial center of Utah territory shall make a display worthy of her position in every respect. A liberal and patriotic community have been liberal in their donalijns, "and a large fund of money is at the disposal of I he' committee to carry out this most elaborate programme, and it is being expended iu a careful, thoughtful and business-like manner. Friday next will be a great day, a regular old-limed screacher as it were, ami the people of Salt Lake City and the thousands, who will enter her portals por-tals will witness sights, experience enjoyments en-joyments and have the best time in their natural existence. Every taste and every wish. has liecn fully considered, and this eveuing, when it is expected tho committee on programme has completed its duties, a day's exercises of more than usual attractions and magnitude a ill be presented. The dawn ol tho glorious day will be ushered iu by tho booming of cannon, the scratching of steam whistles, the blowing of horns and other demonstrative demonstra-tive contrivances calculated to fully show the love and respect tho people have for tho memorable date in the calendar of years that gave us freedom ami independence. A half dozen bands of music will make Ihe welkin ring with inspiring and patriotic airs, and from the house lops the stars and stripes will delianlly drift with the breezes, gay bunting will adorn the frouts of business houses aud private residences, resi-dences, and the perfume of flowers and evergreens will everywhere predominate. predom-inate. The grand procession iu tho forenoon will be tho largest and most complete of the kind that has ever been held iu Salt Lake city. Commander Blount, with 100 competent aides, mounted on horseback, will bo iu full charge, ami the procession will be led by six companies com-panies of iufantrv and ariillerv from Fort Douglas. This in itself will boa sight worthy the occasion, and tho trades pageant will prove auot her as equally attractive feature. Nearly every business house in the city has promised to be represented by floats, and some remarkably handsome displays have been assured. Tho various corporated exchanges aud associations in the city are also in harmony har-mony with the occasion, aud will turn out in attractive style. The federated trades have left nothing undone as far as they are concerned, and will turn out thousands strong. Thirty different unions, representing the 'bone and sinew of the prosperity and growth of the city, will march to the cheering and lively music of tho bauds. It is estimated esti-mated that the procession will be nearly three miles in length, and will traverse the principal streets to Liberty park, where it will be disbanded and appropriate exercises held. Through tho courtesy of . Mayor Scott and the "kindness of the city council, tho arrangements for caring for the crowds who will visit the park have been made perfect, per-fect, aud everybody will be given a chance to catch every word of the reading read-ing of tho Declaration of Independence, the sentiments of the orator and tho harmony of the instrumental and vocal music. The display of lire works iu the evening even-ing from Ensign peak will bo on a most extended plau, and two car loads of the pyrotechnics have arrived iu tho city and are being zealously guarded from harm night aud day by a detail of police. The several pieces were made in New York city, and will be sot off by trained and professional manipulators manipu-lators of lire works, who are now in tho city sizing up the peak with a view of securing a point of vantage whereby tho exhibition can be seen at a distance of fifty miles away. Further details concerning the mammoth mam-moth celebration will bo printed in Tiik Times tomorrow. An attractive feature of the procession proces-sion will bo tho young lady who will impersonate the '"'Goddess of Liberty," and who is being chosen by Fallot. Fal-lot. Tho balloting is becoming more spirited every day. Secretary Gillespie is kept busy receiving votes. Today they began to . come in iu bunches, as many as thirty votes for one young lady being in a single bunch. The returns up to noon toilay placed Ella Olscu iu the lead and Katie Hardin was pushed down to second place. Elbe McAllister was a good third with Win no Kimball fourth. Among other candidates voted for are Misses Lizzie Bywater, Maud Merrill, Tessie Clawson, Florence Young, Nettie Lett. Minnie Sadler. Pearl Vincent, Lucy Savage, 'Jessie A Iff. Edith Moyle, Tessie Gropsbcck, Josie Realty, Ruby Pi-alt. Bessie Wilkes. Kiilie Lawrence, Ida Dayncs, Lizsio Bituer. Eva Evans, Minnie Kimball. Jane Miller, llessie Harkuess. Nellie Walker, Bertha Bay-less. Bay-less. Also, Mrs. Wash. Young, Mrs. J. Daggett, Mrs. Frank Shclton, Mrs. J. B. Keysor. Just before going to press the returns were received and they placed Miss Ella Olseu first, M'uwEflie McAllister second, and Miss Kate Hardin, third, with a difference of only 17 between the lirst and third. Miss Winnie Kimball is |