Show A MUSICIAN he H discusses the status of musical affair in in ogden EDITOR HERALD I 1 write the tile follow ing as an attempt at answering fogie on tho the important luef why i our city so far be hindin annd in ability T if indeed it ia Is bo I 1 would offer as a humble mule ian the foeloa following ing reasons ro aona ast 1st lack of unity in action 2nd and lack of enthusiastic sup support lor l or t and I 1 might add 3rd ard lack of bread broad and butter tor for tho the musical worker to support my assertion let rue me lay before quid fogie and conr other readers interested in tho the advance inert of the divine art a little of our musical history for the past three or four years 5 ears many doubtless remember that about four years ago a musical boom struck ogden en an able class teacher having been induced to come hero from bait salt lake and charo with us the musical benefits tho the metropolis was enjoying and is yet ct of ci having haing people taught to read A X number of our leading men joined heartily tor for once in in working up the project our musicians ians nobly threw jealousies ask aside e and the assembled 00 at the first meeting witnessed so man many of them present in in happy union that we thought the year of jubilee had armed arrived an and of mu achins would nar war no more the tile result of tins this unit was a sonie some 1 voting people darted arteil st to study music the I ile neat next stela stel a most praiseworthy ono on the part of the teacher was an effort to make the classes claws self sup porting by giving a couple of mammoth conj concerts orts the proceeds to go to a clane clam fund which A would release relea 0 o the tile indents students from froni oven men paying p the small tuition fee if it the project met with s success it was understood that tile ath of july was not to bo be rene generally rally celebrated eliat year ear by w any public do inga eo that da day was ettlel upon asa 4 opp opportune time to rho kaethe ill 11 tills this inus leal treat end and the I 1 it financial start every pal w as made when suddenly ogden decided on a grand celeb celebration ratio n the th very P dersons supposedly interested in in tile musical home scheme vere ft ere also 1 interested in the celebration that must kill it want of anit unity in action as well as enthusiastic oil putting it in the mildest phase ph ase Ite sult three hundred undred li children who ho had studied enthusiastically and with r splendid results discouraged by an apparent lack of a appreciation ci by empty benches and a small enthusiastic but saddened audience alie highly enco encouraged lir teacher as a revard for hie ills extorts to enable our children to pay july their own way wa wal riven given to unde under r tand stand f that as ai it had been hoped tile people would hae have made it ra pary q by their patronage patron a ge to c barge harge in di I 1 nals tuition fee lo 10 for the next lerm term and now that they hadnot had no tile people should not be disappointed and an ho ile should continue teaching that now discouraged clise without pay until fhe eollo people chope chose to flit the tile treasury the adult class 1 fared only a little buryi better iter have that they insisted upon full tuition fee and the pa ing a lea leading saying ing mu iciano remained nef nobly together gertherin ge therin in the e class for two term terms after M aich must have con consoling consolin tot lie teacher though ak we a doubt if suf anciently MI bo to induce him to inaugurate to another boom in ogden at any price of 0 course what v hat promised to be and md I 1 might ht have been a conti continual nt inual nuil of progress for mu music ic in ogden val thus wrecked rec ked in leaving I 1 i us tile baht ait act of this wage teher teacher tehi vas was to recommend rei to ue us Prof emor i 1 ae tle man who could it we 11 a permitted r ayi d do the hobt for conr general nera I 1 1 e I 3 mui u al atod 3 r 0 r essof of any 0 one no I 1 lie relner kenw of vi herein lie has jan been encouraged what lias has bo he not do done nea chero encouraged hero he le is not encouraged ft hat can call lie do count coun up liis his ou euc cefes es count up his I 1 failures fai luren it if lie hae has wade made any and honestly ly trace up the cause A musician n ie not t quack c k doctor d octar to etan danl I 1 I 1 chiai on the street ifft comer corners qua to up his own i ability y or t to 0 be b e forever r tap tat bine bing A nea ne newspaper A ila r man to write him up ill 11 0 or r to aar apr implore ore the community to let him organize societies etc to show ft bat hat 0 lie can do they nia may blow their own horns but indor ciani are not made ot of brams it ie is sufficient if N when hen musiu lovers solicit their professional lalor labor to aid in in tile p progress ress in the divine art they aro are ft re illing ili and roady ready to RI their time and balenta t n for f reasonable consideration art must have oread you yowl k ickow now I 1 it t ie is in more 0 re than sufficient if they propose inaugurate and carry through projects for the improvement of tile poor 10 di lev ir ben they have good reason to t believe the public or per sons of public spirit will ft ill aid them in in so doing when ivien they cannot oven even hope for tins thin it is ie expecting too much of them that they keep the musical life of a town from ebbing if ogden I 1 lias flag eo PO much musical talent going to waste let those interested not of the tile profusion sion gather them together and place see them under tinder a capable man and if they be lovers of music alie result will amply repay them restore that lmh of action that did so much before and avoid that death dealing blow that L shattered ehatt h ered tho the structure eo so nicely started arted et tabi tune time As man ml n talented ta anted in especially to the creative faculty of the composer is soon wearied of coaxing and persuading the public to partake of hie his mus musical ical offerings Wit ith lithe the temptation ever before him of spending every moment m 0 m t possible in that intense delight lei i 1 cleathe cli that athe ho feels when putting ghis lua musical thoughts into form ho lie is easily dieg disgusted diegus led with the hampen hampe rings i of bu sinews tile way of teaching tho tile indifference of the tile public peor deorlo le n ho like fogie are evidently eager that the masses get the bencat cafer of alie 11 labor of aitch meu men and that the irple 11 adi advance aice in music remember r thu and lise their influence to remove remon e all obet obstacle acles from tho the way ft ay and reel seek to rally the inimical people of the town to an united effort efort to encourage mu h men to lead ie id them ther up mardan M ard and donward conw ard put the horse and the cart each in in ite its proper place for once and instead of ailing asking 1 hy 1 y due he not bring ue tra together can lie ile do not do to it jet get together and hen then fray my to our musical man manor or men hero ve e am at your command conduct ua that we e may improve 1 rove and wo we ailt ft ill see that you ou will not lo bo 10 the ioor for it thel let all do their beet tor for their own cm n sakes it is is not na the tile one man that you ou need it in IN the unity of the lie many tiling without tile necessary nece enar hands or force to put it into vee use one mn man cannot build a city As mr Ed eddards I 1 tards mentioned a t boned I 1 bould bugby BUg bt that lie ie bergiven given a chance to do son in fit addition t to 0 m what hat lie ie is doing where be lie is em plo ed in ill I 1 which w if lie it position exit I 1 ion he be ie is we believe giving full satisfaction belore before a doubt be cast upon hie his grip or ability as a finician muril in ician cian of superior talents and if be he prove equal to directing musical musically ly to adv wi vantage all the corces that ogden city can muster muser er we e will confess that abe oden is far ahead ili her demands of 0 any other utah town toan or city and the pro fessor had better yield and ud quietly retiro tiro to salt lale lake city or elsewhere vi hero here novices can hold their own and prosper A I 1 |