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Show AT UKE RESO ' I Many 'Things Must Be This Year at Bathing Heach, MORE SAFEGUARDS ON I RAILROAD TO THE? I Public Demand It, and Itft to Officials to Compel: Action. I Now that the lake season la annl to open on Saturday, Salt Lakei! asking tho question, "What alS meats have the beach management! to protect the lives of those wd visit the resort?" The recent there has prompted this question.! the fact long notorious that In tif3 ing or passengers from the cltyH resort ordinary safeguards in u4l all railroads havo been dlurogari the way of connecting tho trafiS moans of signals to tho engineer fact that no accident has thus f pened on tho road docs not follow nono will happen. Il may he th city authorities will take a hanilT passing of an ordinance- compclil beach management to put on thes guards usually provided by rallra the protection of passengers wlilhi are run Inside the city limits. I of course, they havo no control t ing up to the county and stato.'g No Communication With En Three-car trains appear to he U of trains run now. and there anri be no method of communication h cither by bell cord, electric or a nals, and while the cars are coiin gethcr by the ordinary method ot couplers there nre no safety cha on all railroads. j . At the pavilion there aro no ru any kind upon the north sidof track to keep passengers from fa being blown into the lake, whlcht' of the stage of water Is absolute essary. and tho public should I( that it be done. k Many Safeguards Ncodeij A visit to the resort bv Tribuna sentatives Monday disclosed tin that there are many things that" only needed, but the authorities seo that they aro done. The of water Is now at tho point in years, and there should1! linos in tho water for tho protet bathers. This is a precaution (1 water resorts have in uso. f Soundings taken show that -.6 cast from the pavilion the water." and one-half feet In depth. Just: entrance to the bathhouses thq Is seven feet deep. On the west end of tho first; bathhouses appears the following; in letters so largo lhat he -whJ may read: i h. The L Pier. . . J; Shallow Water. Rooms I to 2U. Do Not Dive In This Wait IMease Read Signs. j Lifo Lines Are NecesBarj Now the water at the entrance; pier is seven feet deep. Ea3t fri entrance, and where tho second's goes down, Is a sign on the stain feet two in depth. Soundings taki that tho depth Is six feet six Inc this, mark you, on Pier L. w! , Monday, carried a sign, "Shallc k ter." ft the extreme cast end! -pier the water Is five and a h in depth. In view of this llfei , some kind aro an ahsolute neceas ( the county authorities should' 8 , these arc put in. t j Another thing that the publto not only demand, but should a tho management, has is unlfors tendants about the bathhouses they may know to whom to appe In need of aid. These attendant be within call always. ."j Utah's Greatest Asset!! Salt Lako Is tho greatest assol as a resort is concernod that S City has, A bath in this great, cannot bo equaled anywhere oi and thousands of tourists slop.. Lake city even' year in order jl In this great dead sea. But wl Lake City advertises as it does,' J urges tourists to stop and visit ,t j sea the people owe a duty to thq $ Ists In having every safeguard' protection of their lives adoplM t up to Ihc officials of Salt Lak to see that these safeguards . v vldcd. " i There arc thousands of peo j visit the lake every year solely purpose of bathing in its waters fc people should be protected; tft h be protected; othcrwlFO, this gr t of Salt Lake City and of Utah lost. 3 i f |