Show PRESENT PR ES S SUMMER S THE MERRIEST JN IN YEARS E. E TO TO 1 I SAt T LAll S R RESIDENTS The summer which is now v fast drawIng draw draw- Ing lag to its close has ha been one of the merriest to Salt Lakers in many years Old residents may not realize it but the town is growing more metropolitan in the nature and extent of Its pleasures pleasures pleasures pleas pleas- ures as well as in its business affairs The situation seems to be as liS a St. St Louis traveling man who mak makes s this city sev several ral years ears ears expressed cj Salt Lakers are becoming educated ted in in spending mone money he be said Not ot only are the cit city and the surrounding surrounding sur stir rounding country becoming a more than ever er popular r h haven ven for tourists as indicated in in- by the tile unusually heavy patronage patronage pa pa- at the hotels but the people of the tho city itself more generally appreciate appreciate ap af- ap- ap predate the attractions which are of of- here in the summer summer It is a good goodsight I sign sight for with this appreciation will come rome a development of the spa spirit it of If self exploitation in which the city is lS in such great reat need ned Railroad men sav say that more than the usual number of Salt Lakers arc aro traveling traveling travel travel- ing this year Very many man who who- ordinarily ordinarily ordinarily go long distances are arc enjoying the beauties and comforts offered almost at their own doors The travel tra from here to Yellowstone is much larger this summer than for years Rf Resorts orts in in the he canyons and mountains of the city's immediate un im- mediate neighborhood also are in in extraordinary ex ex- ex favor Probably Brighton has attra attracted ted the tho largest number this summer sunnier I And to an unusually large targe number of the stay-at-homes stay the summer resorts have havo appealed Despite two weeks weeks' of ofrain ofrain ofrain rain which followed the opening of the parks all of the tho resorts have haye enjoyed a highly successful season season The park managers say too that the city is showing an advance in the diversity diversity diversity diver diver- sity of amusements For instance th those sc who go to Saltair not only bathe in in the lake but sail on th the steamboat or the launch and patronize the other attractions peculiar to that resort Similar Simi Simi- lar conditions conditions' obtain at Wanda Wandamere mere Lagoon and tho the Salt Palace Roller RoHer skating and nd dancing seem in equal fa fa- fa- fa vor The Sunday concerts at Liberty park this year not only have ha drawn lr wn larger audien audiences s 's than in years past but the audiences have been more mere The Saturday night concerts on Main street too have become a feature which hundreds have o anticipated with pleasure through the week The interest in sports also has been more general than in former years This spirit was with emphasis in THE TELEGRAMS TELEGRAM'S automobile- automobile climbing contest several weeks ago The saucer track bicycle races have received a consistently heavy patronage from the night of the opening events and encouraging encouraging encouraging en en- interest has been awakened in in baseball which is the Ufe more striking striking striking ing when it is remembered that the city is is without a first-class first professional team I Of course these conditions are certain certain tain proofs among other things that the city is growing rapidly But they indicate also the prosperity of the city itself and demonstrate as the Philadelphia Philadelphia Philadelphia Philadel Philadel- phia drummer said that Salt Lakers are becoming educated in spending money |