Inter-Mountain Farmer | 1902-02-18 | Page 2 | New War on Ragtime

Njw War on Rantlme Cnltni.o mi elclans of tho higher clnsj those who have engugein nln with the 'JliomuB orchestra, theater orchisim and con rt companies uro llscueslng a plan of forming u new organization and seceding from the t hlrngo Fedp. ration of Mimic Inns The reason In the feeling that Interim musicians who Play foi dances ami fo' mono uitlier than nrts sal.r, make up tho body of the fed raMon the athtrs wnnt somu ill tin t ju br'wt 11 th mm who play rjc.1 in and think It Is muelc und tliosa who are called upon to Interpret the difficult compositions of Wagner r. ell Jlascagnl and CJounod There are .000 union musicians In C hlcago and of these 400 or 600 are said to be In sympathy with the movement Chicago Chi-cago Journal