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Show good work for Salt Lake and Uath unbounded success, they should receive re-ceive support and hearty indorsement indorse-ment of every business men in the Territ'joy. The President. His Reception at Suit Lake us Seen find Imported lor tlie Register. Regis-ter. The Opoiiiufrof the Chamhor of Couuneree. Salt Lake City, May 7, 1891. One thing noticed in my trip" to (he "Briny Metropolis," yesterday was the fact that many ties were piled on the road between Spring and Mt. Pleasant. The fields all along the route wer beciming quite green. And in every town the number of shade frees planted andother improvements made. The next thing noted after arriving arriv-ing in the city was that carpenters were at work erecting a triumphal arch on the platform at the depot. A wp neared the center of town it was noticed that every store and business place in the Ijne of the proposed march of the Presidential tour train was being decorated for the occasion, Calling upon a score or more of the business men of Salt Lake revealed re-vealed the fact that every one of fhem was busy getting ready for the inaugural ball the opening of the Chamber of Commerce or preparing prepar-ing (or the Presidential reception. As the day neared its close there yas a great many of the business frouses on Main street alnjost covered with bunting. The next day, Friday, the 8th. the work of decorating progressed, and from the top spires of the Temple down to the smallest shops on Main street men could be seen hanging out the bunting and the glorious stars and stripes. Among tht most notable of the decoration that I noticed was the front of the Co-op which was drap-ptd drap-ptd from top to bottom along the top of the building was a large inotto "Welcome to the President." On the Temple were hundreds of yards of bunting and small flags were placed between each hostion, a line was run between the two towers pn ,. which ' hung twe large American flags. On the south side of the building was a very large motto painted on a white ground above which was the tri colors and $tars, the motto read "Fear God. Honor the President." i . The Lion, Bee Hive and Gardo Houses were litterally covered with bunting, especially in the latter. which also had the railing the en-fire en-fire length of the front of the lot povered. Other places were very fastily decorated. Walker Bros. & Flyer, the Shoe Factory, Auerbich Bros., the Scott Auerbach Black.etc To undertake to descsibe the vari-pus vari-pus decorations would take a whole age of the paper so I will s top right ) THE INAUGURAL BALL, This most magnificent affair pass-' pass-' pd off in a very pleasant manner, the ball and supper were all that could f?e asked for and pleated the tastes of the best epicurean critics and the greatest lovers of the waltz. Salt Pake was oat in all its glory.and the exposition building was beautifully ' Jighted and prepared for the ball. One of Jhe most pleasing features Jjeing a large stand of natural flowers flow-ers and plants in the centre pf the room, jhe supper was served on the pallerv. o j , , The Register, by invitation, was represented at thi most splendid feast, and assure the gentlemen of Jhe committed that we appreciated the honar, and wish for this in gtitutjon in fheir efforts, to do a |