Morning journal and courier., 1885-09-16

really worth nothing.''
 "But the income exceeds the expenditures regularly each summer now, does it not?"
 Certainly. We could not feel assured in maintaining the institution unless that was the case. Indeed, we would be able to pay oil the debt i'll decade or were it not for the fact that we are constantly branching out and deylsing some new costly feature. Now we paid off over 5000 on the indebtedness with the profits of last season, besides dis charging the interest. But it was grand pipe organ to pay for year or two ago, and a S, 5,500 chime of bells this year, and next year it will be something else calculated to absorb the greater part of the surplus reve- nue, which ought to go toward liquidating the debt''
 "You spoke of the failure of the hotel"
 "4es, we hope to make it's ends meet this season by careful management. You see the Atheneum was built by stock company The Chautauqua Hotel company at an ex- pense of $110,0 for the building and $15,- 900 for the furniture. When the president of the association died it fell to the associa- tion to assume his worthless stock, and this of course seriously crippled us."
 "Isn't it curious that a hotel accommoda- ting from three to four hundred guests at from three to six dollars day can't clear something rather than run behind."
 The fact remains that it doesn't. You know the season is short. Many of US are inclined to believe that it was a mistake to have chosen for manager in each of the two past years men who were disposed to run the hotel on such scale as to make a great rep utation with the travelling public thereby"
 ''What are the various sources of incomes''
 ''In the first place, something IS derived each year from the rental of lots upon which tents are pitched for the summer All the lots which have cottages built upon them are leased for 8 term of ninety-nine years. The revenue derived from this source is very small now, but was quite an item at the start. We get ten per cent. from all the trades represented here, and ten per cent. from all cottage owners who profit from the assembly by taking boarders and lodgers."
 ''How many cottages are there now!''
 F'In the neighborhood of five hundred. About fifty families stay here all the year round, and there are good many even among the summer residents who come early in the spring and stay till late in the fall"
 ''What is the whole number of different persons who visit the grounds during the as sembly each season."
 ''It would be hard to get at exact figures on that point for the reason that the calcula- ton is complicated by season tickets, week tickets, passes, etc. But that question sug- gests the second source of income. The re- ceipts at the gate are of course very consid- erable, the charge being forty cents per day
 
 during the teachers institute. Season tick cts are only three dollars. Of course we have an average population of about ten thousand souls during the season, but I am inclined to think the number of different persons brought here does not exceed fifty thousand. Some place it at seventy five thousand or higher. Among the sources of income should be included during the past year the magazine known as the Chautarl- auan, which is published in connection with our association. This magazine turned over more than $4, ,000 to the general fund during the past year. The daily paper known as the Assembly Herald has never been a source of revenue, but rather one of expense to the association"
 'EHow about the new departure known as the Chautauqua Press?"
 ''That is a prospective rather than an i'm mediate source of income. We do not con template general publishing house, but just one for the publication of our own text books. These comprehend the principa sources of income-if I except the frequen pecuniary relief which we have enjoyed from the plethoric purse of that prince o Chautauqua benefactors, Lewis Miller. do not dare to tell you how much we hav received from MT. Miller. The public would not believe the figures. Suffice it to say tha he has seemed to do more than he could dt and be just to his own family" Speak of some of the sources of current expenditures now"
 ''In the first place, we have about S10O,- 900 invested in Improvements here. TheT of course it takes very large force of men to patrol the grounds, run the electric light works and the waterworks, and take care oi the grounds and buildings in winter well as in summer"
 "What salaries are paids'
 That is point which ought to silence all cavillers. No officer of the association re- ceives penny for his trouble except the superintendent of the grounds. Even Dr. Vincent gets no salary whatever, and don't think even the smallest of Chautau- qua's enemies would grumble if he were given a salary of S5000 season. The cottage which he occupies is donated to his wife. We give our time and are in no wise compensated, except in that we i'm part and absorb good.''
 'What about the platform expensesF'
 "That is the great element of cost in each seasons report. We remunerate all the speakers, singers and persons who con- tribute in any important sense to the pro- gramme of the season. The cost of last years programme footed up about $19,000. That of this assembly was to have cost us only S13,000, but, as usual, it will proba- ply exceed quite materially the figure ap- propriated for the rostrum. You might set down the amphitheater expenses as HUH SIO,OOo IO 'SSO,ouO pcl dil- mum. This includes compensation for the services of those who daily lecture in the Park of Palestine, at the Pyramid, at the model of Jerusalem and in various other places"
 ''Isnt there an impression abroad that many of the speakers and singers donate their services!"
 s'There may be, but the impression is erroneous. We prefer not to beg. Some speakers might find it convenient to be here st the time appointed for them, and would be willing to contribute their servi- ces But that is not to be relied upon. It would be all unbusiness-like system at the best. We have mary offers from second and third-rate talent, extended in order that the speaker or musical artist may en- joy the advertisement which it would be to the best talent. I believe Mrs. livermore gets seventy-fve dollars for her lecture this morning, though that is matter between us and her"
 "Are the teachers salaried"
 'sNot from the genaral fund. Their com pensation comes from the fees paid in by those who are pursuing c. L. $. C.. stud ies."
 ssWhat about Dr. Vineent's forthcoming history of Chautauqua"
 ''It is purposed to use that as an instru- ment to reduce the debt It will be pub lished without penny of profit to author, publisher or anybody else" EMILE.
 After the Bull Fight fin France.
 From Maemans Magazinel
 How the multitude of men and women cheered and shouted and waved their caps and handkerchiefs as the banderillas were planted upright in the quivering hide, and when the bull leaped the barrier! In tri-