Show THE CHOIR TO CHICAGO the entire community we think will rejoice in the fact that the going of the tabernacle choir to chicago IB being favorably considered and add all will hope that the necessary arrangements can be made As to the latter much will depend upon the rates the promoters of the project shall be able to secure from the and much upon the generosity and material friendship friende hip of the public vve ive believe we can promise that so BO far as pertains to the raising of means by popular subscription every reasonable expectation will be Wi fulfilled filled while an to the railroads and their willingness wil lingne to give reduced terms we are sure those with which we in this territory have to deal will exert themselves to the utmost to do whatever is required require dg realizing that the advertisement to them and the increased business resulting will be worth far mure more than the cost of any reduction they will be asked to make every citizen of the territory especially of this city la is proud of the magnificent choral organization to which we refer the choir and its gifted leader have been the recipients of the highest praise from tourists and musicians and critics of discrimination both at home and abrea abro aj and there have beba innumerable expressions of genuine surprise that the divine art bad found such admirable exposition in these recesses of the mountains mountain these compliments reflect upon the whole community for only among music loving and an appreciative constituency can music itself make headway the proposed tour would therefore be a progress in which every resident would be directly interested its triumphs would be triumphs in which we all could share of course it will not do to ignore the expense of sending so large a body such a distance nor to underestimate the skill and proficiency of those with whom our singers would come into competition As to the former there are plenty of men not rated as 0 over ver sanguine either who vouch that the fund can be raised la in short order As an to the latter the members of the choir chair and their friends should take example from the calm confidence of professor stephens who like a doughty knight of old with trusty lance in rest announces himself ready to enter the list hate against all comers for any event barring of course such as require the use of a foreign languages language particularly the am welsa I 1 I 1 I 1 what say you good people shall we pull ourselves together and send fortu forth our champions to victory and world wide renown |