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Show Ornamental Lights Now Operating Gunnison's ornamental lighting system was informally inaugurated into service last Tuesday evening when Mayor J. W. Jones and Manager Man-ager M. E. Hickman, for the Tcllu-ride Tcllu-ride Power company of Richfield, turned on the switch that shot a circuit of electricity through the wires connected to the globes in the stately standards. Instantly there was a flood of light that swept through the street from the twenty poles and from every corner could be heard expressions of "beautiful, glorious and progressive Gunnison." The turning of the switch was strictly informal and was done for ; the purpose of making the test of the i system. No announcement had been i made of the proceedings for Tues-Iday Tues-Iday evening and when the flash was 'made through the streets several hearty shouts were heard from enthusiasts. en-thusiasts. The formal dedication of the new system will be held Saturday evening, i December 23. At this time the citizens citi-zens will hold a Christinas jubilee for children of the eitv bv srivine them a communily Christmas tree. Through the installation of the ornamental lighting system Gunnison Gunni-son has gained a distinction uneqal-led uneqal-led in the United States. There is, not a city of its size, so far as can be learned, that can boast of an up- to-date lighting system equal to ,'that of Gunison City. |