Arizona republican., 1900-12-22
MINSTREL SHOW PLANNED
To Wipe Out the Carnival Deficit
 Partially Reported Upon.


 through its executive committee has about concluded the adjustment of the affairs of the late carnival. All bills have been received and with but four or five exceptions. been paid. When the unpaid bills have been paid the finance and auditing committee will make detailed report showing every expenditure and receipt which will be printed in the daily papers. The pub lie can then form an idea of what the money was paid out for. It is to be re- gretted. for many reasons. that the carnival closes this year with a deficit. After careful figuring the committee makes the following abbreviated re- port:
 Total expenditures of the car
 nival.... ...... .... .............. $9. 2.324 Total expenditures of the car nival last year.. ................ S.l5OOO The carnival this year lasted for six days: that of last year. four days. There were at least double the number of events given this year over last. The subscriptions this year amounted to the following sums
 City and council ...............$ 6O000 Merchants subscriptions ..... 3.242.25 The subscriptions of city, county and merchants last year amounted to about $7OOO.
 Total subscrip ptiuns this year amount ed to about one-half of the amount subscribed last year.
 Tn summtnr up the deficit the com mittee report is as follows:
 The bank. for which the committee has guaranteed the payment $1,01112. The bills still unpaid amount to $107.3S. making a gross deficit of S1.77S.5O
 There are unpaid subscriptions to the amount of about $4O0.
 When this is paid as it ua- questionably will be, as it is due the T carnival association from honest bus mess men who set their names down on 1 the subscription list with the idea of paying the amounts if need be, the en- tire net loss will be $1.3S9
 There is on hand a present a con siderable quantity of valuable mer- chandise and fixtures. which include 1900 incandescent lamps. 1.5OO sockets, chairs. office fixtures. etc. which al low estimate. amount to over $500. This will all be disposed of in the next few days and will reduce the deficit to about 1000.
 The executive committee. the direc tor general, the manager and all con cerned in conducting the carnival la bored hard and to the best of their ability skill and practical knowledge to make it a success financially and otherwise. There is no question in the minds of all fair people that the carni val was a beautiful affair: that it sat 1sfied the visitors present and in mak ing the name of Phoenix known throughout the country. nothing could equal it as an advertisement.
 Every number and promise of the programme was faithfully carried out In this respect the fair name of PhOe- nix was made to shine more resplen- dent than ever. The mistake the com mittee made was in not soliciting and collecting $2.000 more revenues. which would still have been less than last year. There would now be no deficit and there would be no question of this nature. Every man who has placed his name on the subscription list owes it to the carnival committee to prompt ly send in the money he agreed to give. The executive committee has now to discover the ways and means to cover this deficit. It has been suggested. and approved by Director General Lewis and President MeCowan and members of the executive committee that several entertainments in the form of benefits be given. the proceeds of which will be utilized to pay the de- ficiency.
 The committee has discovered that the best work of the carnival was per- formed by the ladies' Their various parades coronation ceremony. child ren's fancy dances and receptions were splendid In every detail. It has there fore been decided to call upon the best women of Phoenix to come to the front and give a grand Lady Minstrel Show" In the opera house. Invitations have been sent out to prominent la dies of the city to meet at carnival headquarters at 7:3O D. m. this even ing when members of the executive committee will be present to discuss matters relative to the minstrel show, All members of subcommittee in the women's department should come without fail to the meeting and assist
 The executive committee before clos ing it's session yesterday passed hearty and sincere votes of thanks to The Re publican. Gazette and Enterprise fol liberality in news service. the Los An geles Times and Herald. through thei1 local correspondents. for their splendid articles descriptive of the carnival: tC the county and city officials for theiI subscriptions; to Dr. J. NJ Ford fol the use of his room for headquarters; to the Postal Telegraph company fol the special wire to Washington, D. C. to R. Allyn Lewis. director general; l. w. Buckley, manager, and c. A. Mauk