The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-07-06

Up to date there has been no state
ment made by the executive board of
the carnival committee, neither will
there be, until this afternoon, when S.
V. Shelp, secretary, hopes with the as
sistance of the competent bookkeeper
in the employ of the board, to be able
to say something authentic.
Statements made by other papers
yesterday in relation to the finances
of the committee were erroneous and
inaccurate They were not authorized
at all, and the secretary stated last
evening that he was very sorry any
thing of the kind had appeared He
was not responsible, however, and be-
lieved that despite misleading &C
counts everything would come out all
right. The carnival committee will
pay all it's bills, but unless all state
ments are compiled today it will be
Tuesday ere they are paid. The COM
mittee has not made its settlements
with the railroad companies and others
and until this is done there will be no
authoritative statements INDUCED in.
Mr.. Shelp said last evening that the
report in another paper as to the re-
ceipts from the Saltair attendance was
erroneous and misleading. 1t was
given out that 81, 900 would be received
when in fact that falls far below the
actual figures, which are, in his judg-
ment, after an examination, at least
$1,000 additional. The receipts from
the Union Pacific folks, who by the
way, were extremely liberal in their
actions with the committee, no man-
ton of the same as to particulars being
desirable at this time, will not be less
than $500 and not $400, as stated.
THOSE GRAND STAND SEATS.
There has been no announcement as
to the receipts from the sales of seats
in the tribunes 1t will not be $780,
as announced, but will be a great deal
more as the committee has discovered
there has been a great deal of mon
keying" done.
1t appears that the committee did not
have much to do with the construction
of the tribunes; that work was let by
contract to parties, who agreed that
after the cost of the same was paid
out of the receipts that certain per-
centage should go to the carnival COM
mittee. The contractors on the work
did not pay the laborers and me-
chanics engaged in the construction
and great roar went up on Friday
evening which very nearly eliminated
in the men serving a notice of attach
ment on the seats Attorneys were
hired for the purpose and affidavits
made. The men were desperate. One
laborer who had toiled all week offered
in the presence Of arlarge concourse
of people to sell his time for twenty five
cents on the dollar. Others made SINH
lar declarations and, after all had
wasted great deal of time in the
region of the Atlas block, an appeal
was made to E. G. Rognon, who pro-
missed to see what he could do. and
that at once. Jake MoritZ was at the
beach and Rognon went down there.
The result was that after considering
the situation, and knowing that plenty
of money would be forthcoming, Mr..
Shelp and Mr.. Moritz decided they
would stand good for the amount and
accordingly issued a check for the sum
due the men, which was cashed and
distributed. That ended that incident
But there was another which has. as
yet, not figured on the bills. The tri-
bunes were not occupied as extensively
as was at first supposed they would
be, but all the same the receipts did
not pan out as was to be expected from
the crowds which sat in the seats.
On Saturday evening the stands were
damned and packed. Mr.. Shelp went
down and kept cases on the northwest
gate. He estimates that the receipts as
given out were at least $500 short from
the calculations made on that occa sion.
Whether this was the result of lot of
bogus tickets being issued, or lot of
genuine being distributed, or sold on
the outside, he cannot tell, but he is
certain that he has not made any mis-
calcula tons on what he asserts.
Whether there can be anything done
under the contra TT the committee had
with the contractors is a matter to be
determined
DONATIONS.
AS to the amount OF the receipts,
which are stated at $780, the same be-
ing from donations. Mr.. Shelp said he
did not care to say ANYTHING until the
list is completed. J. Wash Young has
a portion of the donations. as recorded,
in his possession and Mr.. Shelp has
some others. 1t is impossible to make
a statement until everything has been
gone over and checked up. The several
members of the committee have had
their time occupied in attending to
matters of detail and. While knowing
that cash would be forthcoming when
called for. have allowed the making of
statements TO go by until everything
was over. The members of the COM
mittee have worked lard during the
time of the carnival and have bad their
hands full from daylight until dark.
AS stated. the committee will be able
to meet its bits and have a margin left.
The carnival from a financial stand
point, has been success and the city
may he proud of the showing made.
Just as soon as the committee can com
plete the labor full statement of
every dollar which has been received
will be printed, together with the
source from whence II came: also a
statement of every disbursement.
THE ATTENDANCE.
AS stated the railroad settlements
have not yet been made. But enough
has been gathered to show that from
the various surroun ding towns and
cities. no less than 20 900 tickets were
sold to this city. From the immediate
vicinity. where peop'e live who do not
come IN here IN cars bit in wagons
it is estimated that At least 10000 came
in on the Fourth and the two DAVIS pre-.
ceding. That would moan 80 0OO peo.
pie from the outside were in hero DIR.
/ ing the carnival, which is a katherine
| showing indeed.
MERCHANTS FARE WE'LL
There are some few merchants kick.
| ing because they did not reap rich har-
vests during the carnival. Mr. Shelf
said last nieht he believed this was mo-
right on their part. 1.-THE money which
! was spent in this city during the car
nfvsl will be expended in the various
! business houses in the days which are