The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-07-27
CARNIVAL PROFITS
WILL Be SMALL
Auditing Committee Expects to
Break Even.
REX CROWNED TONIGHT
MIDWAY ARCH BLOWN DOWN
AND WRECKED.

The carnival season viii end prompt
~ at midnight. and this will be the
greatest DAY of all. It will be a great
fellef to the promoters of the street
fair when they count up tonight and
ascertain just where they stand fnan-
claIly. The general opinion is that the
hackers of the project will break about
viii be impossible.
We did not have sufficient BACKING
rom tne merchants" said he Iast
night, and do not see how we can
puI. out anywhere near even. The
carnival from a carnival standpoint.
mas Deen a great success, but 1 am
S,l5 -l,i,, that when We have settled up
we VIII be at least 81, 500 out of pocket
everything viii be paid, however:
IEefe IS no doubt about that"
Inc sources of revenue are various
greatest OF all, perhaps, has been the
proceeds from the bleachers in front
OF the queens throne. Until last night
The admission to these seats for the
free entertainment was % cents. and
usually the stand has been crowded
especially at night. Then the manage
ment gets a liberal percentage from
All the Midway attractions, the ticket
boxes of these shows being turned over
to the auditing committee each night
L
corn, souvenir canes and confetti con-
cesslOns also net a good sum.
But the expenses Of the carnival are
extremely heavy. According to Man
aSer Larry, the financial outlay for the
week on the Midway grounds will
amount to more than $4,000 This in
Guides salaries for the various acts, the
trapeze, slack wire and tight rope per-
fOrmances, the ballet, costumes for the
same, and costumes for the queen and
maids IF honor; the carpentering, cleo
trio light bill, bands and orchestra. In
this estimate is not included the cost
OF the electric fixtures, globes, etc, nor
the payroll for help, cost of floats.
teams, carriage hire and a hundred
other incidentsls.
I will be out $500 personally on this
week" said Manager Larry, land 1
fear there wiz be a deficiency of s1,530
or 81, 600 to meet. We went into It with
as much as we should have had-and
we have worked like TrOjans to make
it pay. If we do so it will be a great
surprise. But nobody whom we owe
need fear that they will not get their
money. Every cent Of it will be paid"
viii Come Out Even.
Chairman A c. Smith of the execu-
tive and auditing committee was in
cIlned to take a more hopeful view of
Tic S1LudLlOU-
If we pull out even,'' Sdid he. Eve
viii be doing we'll, and we hope to do
SO. True, the expense attached to this
fair has been large, but we have had
big crowds and I think by the time
everything is settled up we will be all
right"
All funds are handled by the auditing
committee, consisting of A. c. Smith,
George MulleUt and J. A Graham, and
all bills are paid by them After all
expenses are. paid, those most actively
engaged in the enterprise, including
Assistant Director General Young,
Manager Larry, Secretary Clawson and
members of the active committees, get
a percentage of the remainder-if there
is a remainder. Should there be a, bal
ance il is left in the hands of the ex-
ecutive committee for disposal. Mr.
Smith said last night that il by any
chance there should be a balance of
any size he would vote with the other
mem bers to turn it over to some char
liable institution.
There can be no doubt that the
shows on the Midway have made
money on the week Every one of the
tents has drawn a large share of pa
trOnage, and the really deserving ex-
hibitions have literally coined money.
The management was to have the
privilege of charging merchants for
space in front of their places of bust
ness, but the city council closed this
source Of revenue by granting mer
chants the right to erect booths.