La Junta tribune., 1912-02-17
La Junta Boosters
Valentine Banquet

aN VI uolHE tHlnEs, anu strange
n say this one per cent may not be
rich and influential men unless
pc men happen To be the ones who
~ always to the front in all mat
tG OF public interest that pertain
eoVhe public good Some few have
tQ4ake the brunt. do the work, while
~ others sit idly by and reap the
bopefit. You have among you tonight
ooDe men who In the past few years
- e spent many days for the inter
- OF the city Of La Junta. but
~ chances are you do not know
W4et they have done. nor exactly who
~ are. and II you do know you do
~ give their services the right
- of recognition.
fhese may seem idle words to you
u try the plan out and then watch
~ 1uta grow. Most of the real at
't1Uoptes Of life are invisible - they
|G1oot be seen. and NO great many
~ say that work for the up-build.
Hpg OF community is a failure; that
~ men who give freely OF their time
5AAte really done no good because the
|fssylts cannot be seen at once. Our
|Wh0le system OF government is based
m invisibility. Religion of itself is
DnVesible. Honor Is invisible. Integ-
k1ty ia invisible. Credit in our fellow
6nan is invisible. and still. without
1heoe invisible attributes. our ma
Hoo would cease to exist. II you
buld get five per cent OF La Junta's
p0ulation no that they were real
/ helpers. instead of u drag. your
~, would BE- the most talked-of
p1.A1st reessd staass:" =,
- tor Kearns then made q report
on ~ proposed auditorium project.
lie fIrSt read . letter from Architect
Walter Dubree. giving \ description
OF the proposed building and an esti-
mate Of It's cost. Mr. Dubree plan
ned for q building - feet wide and
100 feet long. built Of brick with
foundation OF solid concrete. faced
with sandstone. The stage would be
32x57 feet In dimensions. and the
main auditorium 57x62 feet. with
seating capacity for 500 on the lower
floor. balcony with 900 seats and gal
lery Of l5O seats. Mr. Dubree est.
mates the cost of such a building at
$50. 900. Mayor Kcarns made an ad-
ditional report AS to furnishings and
total cost. with cost of operating er-
penses for one year. which is as fol
lows:
Cost Of building. complete. cS-
cluAiye Of stage. scenery
furniture. piano. etc. e. e.. 100000
Cost OF stage. scenery. curtains
and fixtures. complete e.. e. .l20
Eight hundred opera chairs.
sl,o each e. . 90. o.. LOO
Furniture for dressing rooms zoe
Grand plano. cost price %. 500
Total cost Of. o.. o.. =. s33.i20
Cost Of operating per year:
Interest on 325.0oo bonds at
per cent =. e. 81. .. g. N,25o
Manager. janitor. bill poster
ard stage manager. inolud.
Ing tncidcntals required .. 400
LightinE-two year average Of
old theater taken. $3.50 per
HpHtu f-"
Heating. sixty tons coal, city
rate. e3.I6 per ton e. =. ls9
Music. SIX piece orchestra for
forty shows. 3I3 per show $50
Fire insurance. $4,000 rate.
at Si.%S per 500 =. E. .. 200
Total cost Of operating S5.o75
Income per ySsr:
Two year average Of old the
atcr taken :. -. :. :. $500
Deficit between Income and -
operating expense >. :. :. N.t75
In coseiusion Mayor Kearns said:
1T iS NJ opinion that an auditorium
or thsatss run by itself. no matter
how scooe01sally managed. WITH no
ether iaoo0e NJ that derived from
the use q the building will not pay
running sspenscs and interest on .
about the sane help to run Il alone
~ II wou11 70 run \ whole block
with theater combined. but can only
BIZ made . success where run in
connccttoa With . good hotel or with
store rooeno and office rooms"
And thue snasl one Of the most
pleasant ~ successful banqusts ever
given undse he auspices os the L.
Junta in1QDtsial Association aad Il
= hopsl ~ \ VIM bssr frsat