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Show I . , 1 fol MEMBERS LOCAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE I . 1 i I I SALT LAKE GTY s - - : 1 No city in which past national en- campments have been held can surpass Snlt Lako City in its attractions, its interesting environment nnd wonderful business and commercial opportunities. ) The location of tho city makes it the natural center of one of tho largest j t productive areas tributary to any city (n tho country. Salt Lako draws from the resources of Utah, Wyoming, Ida's Ida-'s ho, Montana and Nevada, resources j ever increasing, and pouring wealth "into tho coffers of tho Utah capital. . It is the center of a most remarkably ' fertile valley, lands bearing all the I fruits, tho cereals and vegetables, and all raised by irrigation. To tho vet-oran vet-oran and his friends this system of irrigation will bo interesting, and it should be remembered that Utah was the pioneer stato of tho system. Lying at tho foot of the towering, snow-capped peaks of ihc Wasatch range, with tho Great Salt Lake lying lo the westward. Salt Lake presents a unique appearance. The mouutnins breezes or the soft winds from the lako passing over the city usually temper tem-per the atmosphere against excessive iioat, so that it makes it a desirable place of residence. According to tho city directory the population of Salt Lake City proper is 110,000, including Murray. The city covcrs an area of forty-seven square miles of territory; six fcteam railroads, with many branches, enter tho city; ninety-six miles of electric elec-tric railway "a re operated, tho railroad being the property of E. H. Harriman; public school buildings, twenty-seven; colleges, two; universities, two; academies, acade-mies, two; numerous private schools, churchos, forty-three; streets graded, 311 miles; streets paved, twenty-four miles; public library with 33,140 volumes. vol-umes. There arc tivo parks. The acreage of Liberty park is 100 acres; ft' Pinneer nark, ten acres. Tho school population is 20,11-1. Salt. Lake's waterworks have an average daily capacity of 39,000.000 gallons, nnd, as a recent test showed, of the purest water in the world. Snlt Lake is also a faoritc residence resi-dence citj-.4 Along the borders of its X . SMITH broad and spacious streets stand some palatial mansions. If the veteran and his friends will tako tho South Temple stroot car nnd ride to the end of tho line, he will see some of the most handsome residenco structures ho has over seen anywhere. And if he1 will kcop his eyo "to tho south occasionally as ho takes that ride ho will observe some prettily parked stroets. Salt Lake is also a groat mecca for tourists and MEMBERS LOCAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. last year sonic half a million entered her portals. At present tho city is having an ox-trnordinary ox-trnordinary growth in the building lino. Hundreds of residences are in course of erection, nud some twelve or fifteen business blocks are under way. with two hotels, one to cost .$1,500,000, the othor $1,000.000. which, by tho way. is tho corner of Second 3outh and Main streets, is a most centrally located place- of amusement amuse-ment nnd easily reached by strcot car. At tho Salt Palace, besides the usual attractions, is an night-lap saucer track around which have spun the most famous fa-mous cyclists in the world. This track is celebrated bocauso of tho fact that car system southeast of tho city, is a place whoro mnnj' will doubtless put in a pleasant hour or two. There is a pretty little lake, shaded places where ono can rest and cool off, and numerous nu-merous and varied attractions. In the mountnins one will find cool |
