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Show THE CITIZEN 7 jlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllHHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllHIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllUIIII) I Old Saltair Recalled by 30th Anniversary Celebration Held Last Wednesday, July 4th 'iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiNiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiir Richard K. A. Kletting, architect for Saltair, was also Invited to speak at the anlversary exercises, but was detained at the last moment. Instead, a brief historical narrative written by Mr. Kletting for the occasion was read. In part Mr. Kletting said: When Saltair was first built it was considered very large and pretentious and particularly so in view of the fact that Salt Lake City was then rather a small place. However, because of the boom of 1890-91the people were very optimistic as to its future, otherwise a structure of the size of Saltair would perhaps not have been undertaken. Manhattan Beach, New York, at that time could only boast of a pavilion. When the resort was finally finished, it really was one of the worlds largest and most unique bathing resorts. The program called to mind also recent reminiscences of Mr. Kletting concerning the early erection of the building. In this connection, Mr. Kletting said: At the outset, great difficulties were experienced in driving piles. Although iron shoes were put on the bottom end and rings on the top; the stratum through which the piles had to be driven was so hard that the piles were broken into splinters in the driving. In the first six weeks time only nineteen piles were driven and most of these had to be taken out and replaced because they were damaged in the process. Someone suggested that back on the Missouri river, steam was used to force passage through certain kinds of formations. An experiment was tried with the use of steam in the Great Salt Lake and this worked very successfully. The steam when played on the sodium sulphate crystals which form a crust six or eight feet thick and harder than rock below the surface of the water, quickly melted the sodium sulphate solution and the piles were put down quickly. In a few hours after the piles were placed, they were set as solidly as if fastened in cement. The piles are from twenty-fiv- e to thirty feet long and are set in eight or nine feet deep through one foot of sand and the balance of sodium sulphate. It was also brought out In the program that 500,000 people visit Saltair annually and that 10,000,000 have been there since its opening thirty 1 one-roo- SALTAIR.-MA- Y 7. 1893 The big holiday celebration last Wednesday at Saltair was more than a regular Fourth, for it marked the thirtieth anniversary of the opening of Saltair in 1893. Frogram and sports were all arranged with the dual significance of the day in mind, and even the fates were kind for everything, including the weather, went off without a single suspicion of a "hitch. From the first train in the morning until the last strains of the dance music had died out near midnight this popular resort presented a stirring scene of -- V I; Another feature of the day was the patriotic program in the picnic pavilInde- unique and attractive resort to be found anywhere. It is a real asset to Salt Lake and the west." ion of Saltair. At this program, Beverly Glendennin, representing pendence day and the thirtieth anniof Commerce, versary celebration of Saltair shared the Salt Lake Chamber followed Governor Thomas, and under honors. CommuFormer Governor Arthur L. Thomas, the subject of Saltair as a From the point who was chief executive of Utah at nity Asset," said: as an the time of the erection of Saltair of view of a business man and Saltair is unique, thirty years ago, was the guest of hon- advertising feature, It is known in all parts of the United or for this occasion. across the In the brief and appropriate address States and very largely Tabernacle Governor Thomas stated that he was ocean. Saltair and the two things in Salt Lake City present at the official opening cere- are the ' that everyone, everywhere has heard 4, 1893. In reat July Saltair, monies dancwater bathing picknicking, salt of a number of reminisesnees, he of and asks about. It is not only lating and merrymaking. ing interest to tourists, but it gives us One of the unexpected features of said in part: to When Saltair was first planned, who live here a delightful place asthe day was the broadcasting of the to erect one of visit and enjoy and is a residential championship fight the builders thought Dempsey-Gibbon- s set to the state,- tempting many people and wonderful bathto the patrons of the resort, and in the the most notable resorts in all the world. At the to live here that they might enjoy its all importing to give Saltair plans future, and beneficial offerings. present time, there is not a more merry ant news to its guest via radio. - m years ago. Frank W. Asper and his band gave a. program of popular and patriotic music which was well received at the afternoon band concert. The evening fireworks display was carried out as scheduled and added the necessary touches to the holiday celebration. Senator Johnson says he went to Europe to get away from politics. He would probably go to Pittsburgh to get away from the smoke, or to Ire. land to kep out of a fight. Nashville Southern Lumberman. Henry Ford has $200,000,000 in cash. Henrys not a counterfeiter, but he certainly knows how to make dollars out of tin. Nashville |