Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-09-27

IA That the Elks' carnival has been {
f financial success from the start Is pat
lent 10 evryone. II has been wei man.
81 aged and launched forth after an ener'
n getic campaign that would have beer
worthy Of a general election Fp %
VI two months past Director General Stoll
" and a stenographer have been work
ing hard to make the occasion an un-
II qualified success. How well Capt
" stoll has succeeded can be understood
z when the announcement is made that
y the Elks club building on State street
q will shortly be numbered among the
4 prominent buildings OF this city. Work
i upon the building Is to commence
& within thirty days and the club house
z will be ready for occupancy by April /.
IA With the object In view of ascertain
n ing whether the fair had come up to
& expectations, Director General Stol,
Exalted Ruler Freed and George ia
bour OF the Jabour Amusement COM
pany were seen this morning and in
terrogated. The story they told was
one OF full Golfers and general citation.
WILL CLEAR $4,000.
Director General stoIl was the first
man seen. OF course he was busy;
that goes without saying. He was
eating his breakfast that had been
brought 10 his canvas Office down on
the grounds by a messenger boy. Be-
tween gulps he was giving Charley
Mack, the Indian chief. some good ad-
|-yice and was at the same time order
Ing chicken and various dainties for
4 the redskins from a puryeyor who
stood at his elbow. Then the phone
rang and Capt. Stoll held a piece Of
succulent steak poised on a fork In
mid air while he talked 10 the man
at the other end and implored him to
send In his bill so that he could pay
u. We have money TO burn" he
faid by way OF explanation. "and we
want to get all our bills cleaned up"
Then he disposed Of his tlt BIT and
made an inroad on the coffee pot while
he dictated a letter TO his stenographer
and told the Indians in the office that
ne would try and buy a
drum for them 10 take back
to the agency. Poor 10 then
vanished with divers grunts of an
proval aimed at the big white chief.
The next instant an employe came In
ana said that the Tintic goat was eat
ing up all the bunting about the place
tnd defied capture. The goat was dis
posed OF and Capt. stoll made an ef-
Tort to secure second cup. but the
telephone headed him or.
Never too busy to talk 10 the
News, said the director-genera as
ne kicked some rubbish on a chair and
pushed the seat forward Then in am
swer to question he rellnquished the
butter knife and selling a pen made
some rapid calculations. at a con-
sentative estimate the building fund
viii be enriched anywhere between IS. |
COO and $4,000 by the time this carnival |
10 over think that can safely say. |
however, that II viii be nearer the |
$4,000 mark Before we opened the |
Carnival we contracted debts and OBJ |
legations that reached sli.eOO. but this |
money was practically covered by ts.. |
geo that had been subscribed BIZ The /
citizens and Elks, and the $500 which
covers the letting OF privileges. con
cessions and rents for booths
oh, yes, II Is success all right. but
Salt Lake does not realize that this is
a mere drop In the bucket TO what viii
come on next August when the Grand
lodge comes TO town. Purple day next
August will see over $4,000 Elks in line
from every part OF the United States.
AS u was last night We had represen-
tanves from every lodge west OF Dem
Yer ana east OF Portland in line The
uoings here during this week will look
very small when compared with what
VII come on next summer. As II Is