The Detroit times., 1912-07-15
.CAOILLAQUA PLANS ARE
PUSHED WITH A BIG DEFICIT
AS ONE OF MANY HANDICAPS
Officers Salaries and Promotion
Have Used Up $4,000 Already
of $4,000 Paid In
DISPLAY TO COST $4,000
Membership of 1000 Claimed
Originally Brings Up at Only
$500 $40 Subscriptions

Unless the citizens of Detroit rally
TO the Cadillaqua festival, which has
been arranged under the management
Of highly-paid bureau appointed by
the Board of Commerce, with con
siderably more enthusiasm than has
been displayed up TO the present,
there Is every indication that the
magnificent water fete planned viii
fail TO come up TO expectations.
According to statement purport-
ing 70 be official, there has actually
been subscribed to the Cadillaqua
fund only $4,000, of which about
$4,000 has been paid In.
IEasmuch as the estimated expenses
of the affair are SIS, 900, there is an
awful deficit staring the management
in the face with the date for open
Ing the carnival only l. days away
According 10 an unofficial estimate
there has already been spent about
$4,000 in salaries and promotion,
and there are further Obligations
which VIII bring the expenses well
above the present assets.
The CaGillaqua officials are not very
communicative on the subject OF
finances
In the early days OF the project they
We're considerably more ready TO talk,
and 100000 was the original estimate
OF the amount that the members OF
the Board OF Commerce and other
gIt rF l.,
TO put up for the privilege OF witness
ing the grand water fete. Members
came In thick and fast on paper and
the figure was placed al 1000 mem
bcrs before the membership campaign
was month old
From a statement which has recent
~ appeared there are only about 2,500
VINO have been willing TO part with
SO for the privilege OF wearing a
Cadillaqua button.
We are working on deficit" said
George r. Moody president-general
Of Cadillaqua and il will be the
fault OF the city OF Detroit as much
as anybody's If Cadlllaqua is a failure
Director-General Conant had Moth
Ing 10 say whatever referring his in.
quirer TO Mr. Moody
Behind the difficulties which the
Cadillaqua boosters have been having
70 raise money for the celebration,
lies something more than lack Of en-
thusiassl on the part OF the citizens.
There is deep-rooted Idea among
many situations who are able TO give
literally 10 any cause which they be-
iieye - be for the benefit OF Detroit
lnh do 70
the dignity OF the city Many OF the
people who were approached had not
forgotten the awful fizzle OF few
years ago when water-pageant was
attempted, much to the discomfort OF
everybody who tried 10 see II. The
experiences OF the city during the
Elks convention In 1910 were also re.
called, including the 100000 appropri-
alton for the permanent improve
ments which are now decorating an
amusement park on Lake Orion.
To me- II is utterly foolish TO think,
of a city OF the size OF Detroit at.
tempting TO put on circus" said
a prominent Detroiter
The refusal Of the council to give
the $4,000 appropriation upon which
the promoters had confidently count
ed, was the first big encouragement
The aldermen heard from their con-
stituents upon the proposition and the
people did not seem to want to be
taxed to support the big entertain
ment.
Another disappointment was the
grand prize contest. In spite Of the
fact that the first prize was an auto
mobile which Is 10 be driven at the
mead OF the automobile parade and
five other good prizes were added.
there we're only about 35 contestants
ont for It and the amount OF money
raised by them was small
So far there have only been % en-.
tries in the float parade. but enough
more are expected to bring the total
mp TO 80, though It is getting rather
late for the manufacturing concerns
to appear Several had decided upon
elaborate floats, but gave up the idea
when they learned that the parade
was TO be put on at night, and there
was little chance OF getting any adj
vertising returns out of the expend-
lture necessary.
Andrew II. Green, Jr.. who succeed
ed Joseph l.. Hudson as chairman Of