St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-11-03
THE WINTER CARNIVAL.
Steps Taken Yesterday which Ah-
sure Its success.

THE WINTER CARNIVAL.
Steps Taken Yesterday which HI
sure Its success.
The scheme for the new ice carnival
gathers fresh impetus on each succeeding
day. and with each advancing step the pro-
moters of it see new indications OF certain
and boundless success to increase tnelr en-
thusiasm. On Yesterday a permanent or
ganization was effected, men being IN front
whom all know to be the careful, consery-
alive business men of the city, who, when
they are satisfied they have projected a
GOOD ENTERPRISE. never look back for an in
stantuntil it is perfected. There is now no
such thing as drawing back. and the prof.
ect is certain of cOnsummation.
After the adjournment of the chamber OF
commerce yesterday morning, the winter
carnival committee appointed at the Ryan
on Saturday evening met the champer OF
commerce committee. The location OF the
ice palace at Central park was approved
and a plan of organization agreed upon,
which was presented at the evening meet
ing, and Albert Schetfer, e. Il: Flnch,,
George Thompson, w. A. Van Slyke and
H. s. Fairchild were appointed a committee
to canvass for subscriptions.
EVENING NILE I1-Nu.
At the meeting in the evening IN the
ladies' ordinary of the Ryan hotel there
was large and representative attendance
of st. Paul citizens. VINO were
called to order by Mr.. Tallmadge, who
related the general result of the commit
tees labors. The resolution that the st. Paul
Ice Palace and Winter Carnival association,
with S15, 900 capital paid up and non-assess-
able. in shares of S25 each, the corporation
10 have no debts until the stock is paid up
in full. the railroad companies to be limited
to twenty shares each and all other parties
TO ten shares each. The following were
the officers which the committee had
chosen:
President-George R. Finch.
Vice observation-disclosures Thompson and
W. A. Van Slyke.
Secretary-J. W. McClUng.
Trcasurer-Albert Schefer.
General Manager-A. S. Tallmadge.
Attorney-H. f. Stevens.
Directors-Col A. Allen, d. R. Noyes. X.
Manufacturer, l.. II. Maxfield, Il. L. Schur-
meier. Dennis Ryan, w. A. Van Slyke, Fl. 5.
Fairchild, George r. Finch, j. w. McClunG,
A. s. Tallmadge, Albert Scheifer.
Mr.. Smalley expressed his approval OF
the selection of the officers. Some discus
sion followed on the fact that the committee
had nominated but thirteen instead OF tif-
teen directors, and it was finally decided to
let the board Of directors as at present con-
stituted fill out their number by electlng two
or seven railroad men, or two citizens not
connected with the railroads.
Mr.. Thompson moved that a committee
of three be appointed to wait on the rail
roads as early as possible. The motion pre-
vailed and Messrs. Finch. Fairchild and
Thompson were appointed as the commit
tee.
MIR. THOMPSON'S EXPLANATION.
Mr.. Thompson was asked to state some
of the plans for the work. In answer that
gentleman stated that the carnival would
undoubtedly be a great drawing card for
st. Paul. The impression has gone abroad,
he said, that st. Paul, while good place
to spend the summer. is a bad winter home.
A successful winter carnival would do more
than ANYTHING else that could be thought OF
to disabuse the public mind OF that I'M
preston. and also to induce st. Paul citizens
themselves to stay at hQme l rs 5'''
of. tlRfJir the general idea of the project, he
said that the palace would be a magnificent
structure of ice with 4 tower about $50 feet
high. Around it would be a driving track.
which would be walled in from the outside
by an ice wall. In one end of the building
would be an ice rink, with band stand.
and at the other end floor for dancing
From some good point in the vicinity would
start toboggan slide; and there
would also be grounds for snow
shoeing and lacrosse games. 1t was con-
templated to give excursions to different
Minnesota cities, part of the receipts for
those days to be devoted to some charitable
object in the cities so invited. The palace
itself would be brilliantly Illuminated by cleo
tricity and among the plans was one to
have places rounded out in the walls
where incandescent lights would
be inserted, which would shine
through. 1t might be well, as they do in
Montreal, to assault the palace on the OPEN
ing night with fireworks, making brilliant
display. The building would be heated by
stoves. The cost of the enterprise would
come within the price of the capital stock.
A bid had been received to construct the
building according to the fine plans which
had been submitted for SO, 800. The ac-
ceSsorieS would cost about 5000, and the
remainder of the money could be used
for the salary of an expert from
Montreal. In that city, continued Mr..
Thompson, in four years the ice carnival
hadnetted $50, 900 profit, and he considered
himself safe in promising every stakeholder
return OF 100 per cent. on his investment.
The sources of income would be the sale of
admission tickets to the grounds
and to the rink. The adj
mission fee would be slight
on ordinary days, with an increase on days
when there was a special entertainment.
There would also be an income from the
rent of booths, skates and tobogganS.
This explanation was regarded as salts
factory and the meeting adjourned. The
board of directors remained and transacted