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Show CilR HAS LOST . SIWALLJORTUNE That the famous trip or the Salt Lake tabernacle choir was a financial loss of $20,190.01, how such a deficit developed and why, in spito of It, the trip was a succoss viewed fiom a standpoint of good accomplished, was made known yoBterday when George D. Pypor, manager of tho enterprise, submitted his report to the choir cou-cert cou-cert committee at a special meeting helrl at the Commercial club , upon uenring iiiq report it was decided de-cided to call upon each of the 115 business bus-iness men who consented to place their names on the Hat of guarantors of the choir's expenses, to share equally the burden of the deficit. TIiIb will necessitate the contribution by each man of approximately $175. Most of the guarantors have agreed to this apportionment of the deficit an 1 little trouble is expected 'n winding up tho choir's financial affairs Expenses Were Heavy. The report includes an account of ever item of receipt and expense. Profit and loss statements show that the entire cost of the trip was $42,-075.3!. $42,-075.3!. and 'the total receipts were $22,485.37, Including the $3,300 raised bv means of Lhe sreat homocomlua concert. It Is stated that a few items of debit and credit may change these figures slightly, but the deficit will remain practlcallv the same. ' Mr. Pvper attributes the financial failure to a large number of reasons, which he classifies under six heads, as follows: "First The old theatrical reason: They did not come. "Second The newspaper boycott against the American Land and Irrigation Irri-gation exposition, which also included the choir. '' "Third The belief or many that we wero a boosters' choir, thus taking awa the artistic, element. ' "Fourth The present hard times and lack of encouragement to strictly musical enterprises all over the country. coun-try. "Firth The indifference to .choral music, espcclalhvnmong the people of the largo cities. "Sixth Tho fart that nur tour jrfls midfintaken durintr election excitement frhen most of tho theaters of tlwcoun-try tlwcoun-try were playlnq lo empty hffses "' |