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Show i ' ' . ! I . ! j s I ! - - ' . ; . , ' - I : . - f S- . 'i ,. j - . lowing that ft ah wilt nave one of ine most up-to-date pleasure resorts in the t'niud States and that thousands of dol-Uirs dol-Uirs are to ho spent in making it so. A. "'. CI iris tense n. inaniiger aind lessee of Lagoon, is back from tiie Pacific coast . where he has been for some time studying study-ing resort conditions with a view to apply ap-ply i?g the knowledge here. Mr. Christ ensen has just closed with the Bambergers for a ten-year lease on the popular pleasure place between Salt Lake and Ogden and expects to spend at least $2otf)0 in Improvements. "I have just purchased a merry-go-round for ?H.iiiXV" said Mr. Chrislensen. "Tha t will be a mere beginner. I expect ex-pect to have several new buildings on the grounds by summer and every structure in ihe inclosure will be painted white. It will be a' veritable white city. I "The bathing pools are to be enlarged I and const rue ted of cement. There will j be a large sand b-.ich. mid it is the pres- , ent plan to have two trninloads of sand, brought from the Palifornia beaches. Three hundred bat brooms will be added to those already at Lapoon. : "The shrubbery and flowers about the' place will be renewed. The dancing fa-' cilities will he imnroved and an enlarged hall will be built. The restaurant will be undfr new and capable management and a cabaret will entertain aulo parties. A prominent caterer has been engaged and lie is at present in California making arrangements ar-rangements for fixtures." In fact. Mr. Chris tensen says T.agoon next summer will be an entirely new place, so far as the many surprising entertainment en-tertainment features are concerned. Work on the reconstruction of Lagoon into a model "white city" will be bettun at once. |