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Show 0 PATROHAGE Notwithstanding Tightness of the Lid Thousands Go Out to Enjoy Themselves. RAND CONCERNS PROVE VERY GREAT ATTRACTION Special Train Service to Saltair and Lagoon; Nearby Rec-' reation Spots. Lid or no lid, il. appears nt last that there has como a change in t.ho viewpoint view-point with which tho various resorts about Zion aro regarded on Sunday. At lust tlio attendance at all tlio resorto has about reached its old stand ard; in fact, at ono of tho resorts where no boor.o was dispensed Sunday. t!.e attendance at-tendance was reported bettor thnn thnt of any Sunday during the present season. sea-son. And besides securing their regular patronage, tho resorls report that tin crowds aro much nioro orderly and easior to handle. So pleased was viy manager that ho declared himself in favor of such a condition ovory Sunday; Sun-day; but charitv prevented asking if tho resorts could sand tho strain on week days. too. Kxperienco in other years has shown that thoy cannot. Hoth at Saltair and Lagoon tho bathing proved the most attractive feature. ''The Avuter scorns to attract the crowds,'' was explained nt cither place. Of course, it is also truo that thero wero more of tho familv picnic-parties at both resorts than thero havo been for a long timo, and it is also truo that often one or more bottles were brourht out of tho bnskot. just near tho cio.se of tho meal; but oven with this allowing, allow-ing, moderation characterised all such proceedings. Crowds at Near Resorts. The resorts nearer Zion also attracted good crowds. The afternoon band concert con-cert proved to bo a restful feature that was entireb' satisfactory. Of those resorts near the city, Lib-orty Lib-orty park proved the most attractive, because thoro are so many shady trros and such broad lnwns where the ihil-dren ihil-dren may romp and play at will. Tho ovening crowd at the Salt I'alaoo was also large. Special train service was operate 1 on the Saltaii and Lagoon roaub. On tho Lagoon road trains wero run every hour instead of every two hours, as "is tho custom on week day?. Tho Saltair road operated tUo regular forty jivo-niinuto jivo-niinuto schedule, but special equipment was added to the evening train-j. The train which returned to the city ."just after tho regular racing" programme was particularly large. Tho .Rico-Caesar Musical company close i its engagement engage-ment at Saltair Sunday. Tho pcrform-ancot pcrform-ancot of this company is free to tho public. It follows tho evening band concert. Leon liicc is soloist. Miss .Teunio Caesar is pianist, and Miss Aniand-a Caesar is violinist. Lagoon had a special band concert in the afternoon after-noon and evening. It is just three weeks ago since tho lid was first applied to the resorts. Apparently Ap-parently the lid has been screwed down impartially at nil of the resorts as well as in the citj', hence the attendance is now picking up and the patrons seem to bo indifferent. They now seek tho resorts for a quiet afternoon and evening, even-ing, always returning on the early trains. |