Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-08-19
Think the Boston and Butte Band
Should Have Got First Prize.
SALTLAKE Is ROASTED HARD
disappointment Leads 60 the Deciar'
alton That This CITY Proved It.
self 20 be a HoIdup Town.

l Idllufo OF lHe boSton o oiVh'""~ 49,"
to get away with the first prize In the
band contest. and the disappointment
seems to have soured the copper state
| stomach like NORWOOD. State Grand
Lodge Deputy W. u. Chamberlain
| breaks loose in the Helena Record IN
Wild paean Of painful discord IN
which he says. "There wre 1900 Elks
at the session and about $1,000 visitors
| and the grafters were out with the big
mitt all over the city. We entertained
ourselves principally and II there was
any particular general effort in that d.
rcction by the people of Salt Lake
overlooked It. Everything was raised
on us and We had TO pay five prices
whenever we looked around. The no.
tells raised rates to the sky and $40
day was the modest figure which one
hotel asked for room for man and
wife. Three dollars for three blocks
was the price we paid for hack, and
! paid lust $50 for a tallyho coach for
one hour TO take the ladies Of our party
about the city. demurred some but
the stableman went to his books and
pointed out where he had soaked some-
one else Of the visitors for the same
figures and | passed out. a meal for
myself and wife cost from $3.50 TO a.
three times the regular figure when
Salt Lake Is not entertaining visitors.
For two cups of coffee and two sand
l.lxa 4 halI 4 xtfh m
bill OF fare the price was printed al
80 cents
"'rhe main man Of the citizens com
mittee, who was supposed to make
things pleasant for the visitors, was
saloonman, and he doubled the price on
his drinks the moment the Elks struck
town. In the Elks' club. a place where
one would hardly expect such action,
beer jumped from cents TO 10 cents
per glass with our arrival and on every
corner about the city the grafters were
waiting to impose on the visitors In
every way OF the $4,000 visitors each
man must have averaged $50 spent In
the city at the four prices so that Salt
Lake was not anything loser on US.
Many OF the citizens did all they
could TO entertain u.s. but the majority
were about the chilliest lot have ever
met at any grand lodge meeting of any
kind and compared below zero refrl-
geration-they were too busy adding to
their price listg"
In the matter Of the band contest Mr..
Chamberlain weeps, and like Rachel OF
old, refuses TO be comfOrte. He means
as follows
1.-THE Denver band went out to play
al Saltalr, but our band did not, and
the Denver band was given 81 900 for
first prize. The judges gave the con-
test 70 our band, but the citizens COM
mittee Insisted on using us as an at
traction to boost for Saltair and we re-
fused to stand for II and our first prize
was given the Denver band. We had
taken so much that the salt Lake peo-
pie thought we shouldn't kick. and we
are not making any big kick. exCvS
that We should have Deen given what
was coming 10 us after We had won IL
fairly, squarely and according to the
rules laid down by the parties having
the contest IN charge"
The Helena Independent has the fol-
lowing grain OF comfort for Salt Lake.
There was simply nothing to II but
Montana" said a returned member OF
the Helena delegation last night. I'm
Salt Lake there are many people who
formerly lived In this state, and that
gave US a good start, and at no time
We're we without all the friends we
needed. II was IN the big Elks day
parade that we made our great hit"
After explaining the ms and outs OF
the band contest, the speaker added:
al any rate we We're satisfied. and
come to think OF Il we got enough
prizes TO satisfy an ordinary crowd.
Just the same. we had the finest time
that was ever conceived and have all
voted to attend the next grand lodge
session which Is to be held In Balti-
more next year. Yes, Wen go i'm
body and Wen take the Boston & Mon
tana band along with us"
The sudden rise In Salt Lake prices
here occasions further remonstrance
In Denver where a returned delegate
said In the Denver Post. "They didn't
do a thing but bleed us at Salt Lake
city. They simply stuck prices on
thicker than Jam. know several of |
the boys who paid So a day for a room
worth about 81. And the saloons-they |
were awful We only had 10 nav % |
cents for a glass OF beer and 81 cents
for cocktail"
The Denver Times has this TO saw,
There Is some complaint from the |
Elks OF the eNtortionate prices thev |
mad TO pay hi Salt Lake. Ii is claimed |
that restaurants, hotels. rooming. |
houses and cabmen were out for |
money, and the charges were high. |
However the Elks are loud IN their |
praise OF the general reception by the |
salt Lake people, and declare that II |
was one OF the most successful meet- |
ings the grand lodge has ever held.
The san Francisco Chronicle inter. |
viewed some OF the Cotton Pickers" |
who took a trip to the coast. and re- |
marks.
Among the delegations that reached |
town yesterday were the members OF |
the Greenvllle (Miss) lodge, who like |
TO be distinguished as the Cotton |
Plckers.' Each member OF the Green |
Vile lodge wears ribbon on his hat |
bearing that inscription. The Cotton |
Pickers won the second prize for the |
most unique costume worn I'm the M |
rade at Salt Lake, and have come /
away from the Mormon capital feeling |
that they should have been awarded |
the first prize. SO, at least. declared |
Exalted Ruler j. NJ. Hutsell Of the
Greenyllle lodge, last evening. He |
added. however, "The Cotton Plckers
are not permitting their dissatlsfac. |
tion TO spoil their outing festivities"
The Montana Elks win have photo
graphed the $1,000 draft given them for
the best street display and copy Of
the photo sent TO each lodge IN the |
state. The money win then be turned |