Show Prof Prof Stephens tI ov av Till rue tit sj Worlds Worlds Wo Fair Trip The Tue communication from Prof Stephens explains Itself Musical l ms In view of ot to so many rumors being 1 regarding the tho Tabernacle choir and the hue fit St Louis L uis fair many of 01 which are nl misleading nd pro say the Limo least t I 1110 have thought It 1 hue due dle to nil ni concerned to have hare hlo a n straightforward statement of o time Ilia facts fact in hi the tho case CilO made mado to time tho public WHAT WHAr HAS HAB lEI N DONI DO F When the matter males of a 1 competition lint made known to there wad nl knowl to us lS was uvas wasa wasn a n natural desire to out oat tile the tl particulars ulars anil amil also tho prospects and Md pos possibility 11 bi I of ot the choir chol Our nee Keo rotary r wrote rote for full tul par to the time committee on ou music We u ery very courteous reply urging us U to a conic come COlle expressing some very ery sentiment of ot en stating that tho the fame farn anti and 1111 high standing of our choir placed us U among 1011 tho cry ery first of durable or to visit tho fair au At A t time the some Fame allt line through the efforts of another member of our OUI committee our local railroad were reme doing dol III their utmost to iet us as ns low I a rate roto as n possible mid and tho tale commis commissioners MOO sie eO likewise doing all 1 In II their power hewer to encourage us to go so all nil result resultIng resulting Ing In tile expenses for tor tho Ringers ingers be being beIn ing In reduced to a n minimum The chance of or a I side trip trl to 10 Nauvo anti and Ind Carthage niacIn made us mis u nil all ni feel tho keenest desire to attempt the task Still Stil It meant u a 1 matter mater of at tram front 50 I to JiO iO 70 each elch to every Individual singer singern n Ii 1 sum SUI that only n a very try few CO could af nt afford ford forti Cort for tor be bo It I known our singers Ringers are ara generally from the tho humbler walks of at life few tw are nrc there In the choir who could rould bo be 10 called wealthy A general excursIons excursion of oC say 30 memo mem lies bee would mean leal at lt least from O Oto to 0 the one ono to Chicago of ot cost lOst It J was want wal evident to 10 me ate from the first that such auch an In excursion woo out of at the question unless tho the Church authorities thought U it I wise vise anti and nUmbs admissible sible to undertake time the tit entire entre financing of oC It I relying upon whatever wo vu WI might ought bo ho able to refund r run 1 from runs concerts etc elc I I Imade Imade made Ino that statement In time tho News seine sonio months ago ngo t When Whon hen a n reasonably accurate tire te statement could bo be made the moat mat matter ia t ter br was sas accordingly placed pieced before betor the proper authorities with wills the result that it t was WIS bellied d that unless n a I number nay Hay 1 or oi 30 JO good singers enough to creditably give concerts en cn route and from which 10 voices s could be selected to 10 enter Ibis Ilia Ihl contest could be he Induced to risk rl lc the ex cx expenses X nooses nf of o time the trip tho the matter moter had hiatt bet bel better belter better ter be bo dropped Hence lenco in short I consider to all 11 ap appearances It lit is useless to 10 further con consider sider the matter mater seriously Rellous Jt It I Is true that In 03 H we were able with lh almost t superhuman efforts to 10 raise ralsa In all BI about 2000 1000 circumstances aro uro very ven different today anti and vastly more moro unfavorable unC to tho the choir Our re ro remodeled Ie modeled great organ osan has hO not only tak taken en on el the tim choirs place In the attention of at atthe the preen 1 and public for tor the past two years or more but has bias by giving CL free freo rca con on e clous clou 1 tsy and auth occasion raise ralso m minus I It qUie quite uj t su t I I frow nacle nole choir our ou br the t no longer a ae that th the cho h air for tor 1 limItIng UI u th im I two o rz I choir II In 1 th nay or o t them II its liS facts WI I m Iff tol their UPon as ms tie the n es j I Ie We e are help nt at II II in 1 t 1 l annot hold out cut Jr AM i 01 one to aid us t 1 nt f D 11 all 11 lIke to go We re 10 cv Int u invited conditions elf r I at t tInto Possible rt inke Inake I it i I wish to corre correct 1 time tho I have nce In our n I regard record 11 Is So In 11 Into them There h ere rc nr are nrc ni al too to besides huhle Utah and a Iii t r Ingers are ly extremely In n thu for or bringing 1 91 1 III it orlu anemia m from r l point mu u Ii hi i m c tf hl I than Salt Lake J ke Otto one points of ot strength OUI o of m oan OUr oar i j e obliterated by b the Ihu MI nu lowed to tt COl i 1 ithe I I on dt atAr the limo selections irr to bo m tug i 1 ml great pleasure In lii 10 i t uI i IL I win lil WI t kl familiar with them they J are nN ar test teet pieces In ins II every Her tons I would consider Help ting tig ua 10 I nf ot members to 10 Mt visit I lt t r the tho fu air r to th the elusion of or the tha rest rel as ns bo 10 z fl mental to tho the vital ital nl Inu mis tB VL ot of OUI choir as nR a I permanent home lion OB no to 10 bo Le hOle ton 01 out of the tho nue qu U Jt Is greatly to 10 be he j that iii sorts orts of or unfounded nm on the strength of ot our m 11 investIgatIng the hue matter flintIer We W desire fake toke truth ii 13 qUite q enough enough for tor us ua So far ta ns as I an au a h t present there Is no i J Ik 1 h t Of our going to St SI Louis loUi ts a rh ct lS 1 However should hould macu ro m change later on as al they Ih cid c olin almi it t it late Into for tor action acton In the Fair c x I 93 I 1 do not nut wish any nn failure in on oil my part to cause cau o us to t bo unable Un le it tt t give glo a it fair aIr account of our ur Iv i Thi Is IR the tho only olly reason for tor our ri the time selections I wish to IQ thank you OU sincerely for an aU true IrUe kindly mentions of tn the choir choll ta r f when correct they thoy tho have an nn effect on an tIme the members r Hut But we uce e do r I need neeti 11 tuske stories le however kind in sul taking faking Is in the tho lie prevaIling sin simm ln of ot an It I press today In th Ih muk musi puffery Jurer seen l en In the lie of ot masi of at tho tIme papers of tho Iho day |