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Show TO-SAVE THE LAKE BATHING. It Is ovldent that something more-than more-than a more makeshift will have to be undertaken if we are lo save for this' city the great renown brought to It byi the delights of bathing in the briny waters wa-ters of the lake. To scoop out a pond at Saltalr would not be as good as to have a tank close to, town nnd pump the water Into It. Besides, the surroundings surround-ings at .Saltalr as at present are both unsightly and discouraging, with the long reaches of waterless and odorous Hats. Something radical is needed, and the change should be undertaken with ! as little delay as possible. Of course, as has been suggested, It would cost a good deal of money to take down the structures at Saltalr and move them over to the Island; but the firs't thing the management knows, it is going lo be a costly business to leave them where they are. And to dredge out a broad avenue for bathing, con necting wan tne main uody ot tne inKC, would cost a lot of money, loo. It seems to be the general opinion that the solution of the whole question is to be found only In the removal of the resort to the went shore of Antelope island. A location could undoubtedly be found there which would till every needed requirement a good beach, plenty of depth of water, and space on the adjacent phorc to erect all the needed need-ed buildings for the resort itself, and also for summer residences for those who might wish to erect them. This latler feature had begun to be a feature of, attractiveness at the resort at Gar-Held Gar-Held beforo It failed, nnd It would add much to the desirability of any resort which might be established. The old-timers hero who have had their days of pleasure at the lake when the water was plenty, do not appreciate appre-ciate the great attractiveness which the briny bath has to tourliits" and newcomers. new-comers. As voicing the views of one of Milt lutlnr ! nln n ll,. rtl... ing, which contains valuable suggestions: sugges-tions: Salt Lako City, Jan. 10. Editor Tribune: Having recently come to Salt Lako City and Intending to make It my permanent residence, 1 very naturally natu-rally take an Interest In what is going on In and nbout the city In common with the Old residents; nnd In reading the dally papers, pa-pers, one of the first things of public Interest In-terest (so It appcara to my mind) was the question of saving the resort Saltalr, the prci?s dwelling on the subject very cx-lenslvcli". cx-lenslvcli". Not having yot visited tho resort, I am very naturally not well posted on the subject, sub-ject, as regards Its present condition, but what I have read In the papers leads mo to bellevo that It is well- worth preserving at any cosl. In 911c of the evening papers of last Tuesday's Issue there was quoted aiiopln-lon aiiopln-lon said to have been given by one of your leading bankers which was to the effect thai the "cost ot moving the resort Is too great." It seems to me that In theeo days nothing noth-ing which could benefit the cbmmunlty uhould bo allowed to die on such an opinion, opin-ion, until the matter had been thoroughly Investigated. Anything which will add to the attractiveness attrac-tiveness of the city should be saved at any cost, and If It Is properly managed, the time would not be far distant when it would more than pay for itself. Why not "get together." so to speak, and dcvjsc some plan for saving tho resort and see to it that the outsldo world knows there Is such a nlace as Snltair. on that when tho tourist season begins, Saltalr will be down on the list as one of the place3 of Interest to bo visited. When one slopB to think of the enormous tourist traffic of the present llino, It will readily bo seen that by proper handling Saltalr could bo made a "drawing card" to tho tourist as well as a placo for our home peoplo to enjoy themselves. By all means let the resort bo oaved. Why not have a committee appointed to look Into the matter thoroughly and devise de-vise some means to savo "Saltnlr to the community? A NEWCOMER. |
