The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-20
DEFICIT IS LARGE !
FROM CHOIR i'd
Guarantors of SINCERE /
penses Must Put Up MOI.
Than $4,000. /
YET GOOD INVEsTMrI
Manager Pyper Holds Add,
tislng State Received Is 4,
Great Benefit.
YET GOOD INVESTMFI

That the famous trip OF the t,s..
choir was a financial loss q, .m,
how such q deficit developed ana -
spite Of 1t. the trip was Il hnv,
viewed from a standpoint OF GOOD 49,
plished, was made known yes,.,a,s
George u. Fypcr, manager of n,
prise, submitted his report IN n.
concert COMMITTEES Mt a yncca,
held at the Commercial club
Upon hearing the report. II va,
10 call upon each OF the ll5 bu,,n.,,
who consented 10 place Their name,
the list or Guarantors OF the cboI,,.
penses. 10 share cqUally the by,S,.
the deficit. This Will uecess,s,,
contribution BY each man OF an,-y
mately $40, Most Of the cuarz,,o,pl's w;
agreed 10 this apporLloument o. lhs ~
and little trouble is expected in 49,
UP The choir's financial affair
Expenses Were HEAVY.
The report includes an account ~
item Of receipt and expense Poor
loss statements show that ule cnl,~
OF the trip was St2.6I5 So, au5 n. y
| receipts were So, inclu6,r,
/ $500 raised by means OF the ere,t
coming concert. II Is stated thsi
Items OF debit and credit NAV ~
these figures slightly, but the da,5,5
remain practically the same.
Mr. Pyper attributes the lnane,,l \
ure 70 a. large number Of reasons. ~
he classifies under six heads. as a.
| "Ftrst-The old theatrical reason: /,
did not come.
"Sccond-Thc newspaper h5,.
against the American Land and Irri,s
| exposition, which also Included IN, q,
| Third belief OF many liar
were a boosters choir thus laking n
the artistic element.
"Fourth-Thc present harl tlmu
luclI of announcement 10 strictly ID
enterprises all over the country
"Fiflh-Thc indifference 10 ch0nI !
sic. especially among the people q 4
large cities.
"Sixth-The fact that our tour va
ldertaken during election cNeitemenl N
lmost Of the thea;crs .! the county u
lplayIng 10 empty houses"
Some Good Results.
In tic lsce OF these things, lcp1
with the strong prejudice and cpp@1
that was stirred I'D OH all sldts,
Pypcr declares that the choir ~
ccedipgly we'll What they Old a.
! enumeratcs briefly thur:
I'VE sang To audiences USUALLY II
IL nut into the Salt Lake theaitl, n.
nave crowded il 10 ovcr1oWiug
1--WE came in contact SIth ihsuS.
of people socially and In WAYS ihal
strong impressions upon them thst y
. / ia moi behind in culture.
1--WE distributed tho literature q
state broadcast and placed thousss,>
advertising leaflets in ne hands q
erners.
I'VE SANE at public functions. ioc..
the memorable occasions nj The VA
hotel, battleship Utah. Astor dot
Clark residence, the White Hous. uc
many other public places, ana ste-''
favorable Associated Press nopst .
thousands OF newspapers IN every a'7'
country In the world. r
Forced Recognition.
I'm short. we stirred this cssnlr,
lie was never stirred before oy
g1nisation that calnc from lht -
mountains, We made the cast n
\ that Utah is on the musical map Al q
Even tnc newspapers OF Nasninsl1.
c., admitted that ~c bad given ias'
best choral music ever neafo ,ros.
we sang 10 tons OF thousshe =;
is the unanimous opinion Of opl
and all that are ACQUAINTED wv
, work. including his cxcelency w
crnor. that ;hc tour of The cnon ns
in vain. Not oply the choir bu' 49, A.
OF ouner Utahns, brouSh, Into aeisli
the prominence given the cho'i, ~
early and late 10 impress upon sas
erpers the fact that Utah Is an st-. -.
place TO live in: that FOR climate, -, -
EDUCATIONAL facilities. business cIya''i iv,s
| ties end desirable SURROUNDINGS y -
, no rival on tho face Of the eails
Mr.. Pvpcr includes III hs - ~.
: details OF the advertising Work -
4 advance of the choIr's trip. snonur !.
;. TO no fault of exploitation was ", ID
dchcit due. lie tells OF poYesn !, =
ing against the American Lang =,
,, rIgat tlon exposition in MI ule W.,
offices OF New York because o.
rel over advertising. In cohseq.i.-ss,.
. choir. as the chief feature nusr u,.r5
the exposition. shared In tne soiI, soia-,,
)ence that em3nate6 from INC Mar GJ
, the big datlics cGncc rnlnS ah p"~
q | Dcct-d with the EXPOSITION.