St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-05
THE WINTER CARNIVAL.
Important Meeting of the Executive
Committee.

If The Ice Palace and Carnival association
leld a meeting at the Ryan hotel last even
ny. Several matters of Importance were
discussed concerning the amusements to be
provided during the carnival, and com
nittee of three, consisting Of Aid. Van
Slyke and Messrs. Thompson and Shelter,
we're appointed with power to appoint sub
committees and prepare general program
Of amusements for the carnival season.
Several measures were referred 10 the
amusement committee and that body will
10 TO work at once and originate number
Of attractions and entertainments that
are calculated to insure the success
of the carnival and add to its pleasures.
Messrs. George Il. Finch. Dennis Ryan and
ID. r. Noyes were appointed a committee
10 attend to the booths on the palace
grounds and dispose of them to the best
advantage. The secretary of the associa-
ton was ordered to send a season ticket and
prospectus TO every editor in towns and
cities that are directly tributary TO St Paul.
1t was ordered that the price of the litho-
graphs of the ice palace be made 10 cents
each and that they be placed on sale to-day
i'm every bookstore and newsstand in the
city. The subject of advertising being
preached it was decided to send lith-
ographs of the palace to every
board of trade and chamber of commerce
in the country. The general distribution
throughout the United States of Autographs
and other advertising was referred TO the
advertising committee. Messrs. Sommers
and Van Slyke were appointed committee
to attend to the flooding of the skating and
curling Kinks on the palace grounds and will
meet this morning and ascertain the best
means of accomplishing that object.
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The subject of railroad fares was discussed
and Mr.. II. G. Ives, who had been ap-
pointed a committee to see what could be
done in the matter, reported that the roads
i'm the passenger association had de-
cided to make a round-trip fare at one
and One-ffth the regular rate. During
the discussion Of this subject it was ascer-
tanned that Eastern railroads connecting
with st. Paul roads had made no rates, and
several of the committee expressed them
selves rather strongly in regard to it. Mr..
George X. Finch said that the railroads
should be as liberal towards ST. Paul as To
other points where great events had
TRANSFERRED. The railroads all over the
country had made remarkably low rates TO
the New Orleans exposition and to the
Montreal carnival and were now carrying
people to Florida resorts at rate of fare
considerably lower than that which they
offer to st. Paul during the carnival. He
said that the ice palace and carnival was to
be permanent feature and would be held
every year. He demanded that the rail-
roads should deal as literally with this city
as they had done with other points. Mr..
A. S. Tallmadge stated that he had received
letter from a friend in Vermont and
another from Indiana asking whether cheap
rates could be obtained and if such was the
case that it was the intention of
number Of people in each place to attend
the carnival. He thought the railroads all
over the United States ought to make
favorable rate to ST. Paul, as thousands of
visitors would then attend from remote
points. Messrs. Van Slyl1e, Thompson
and Shelter took hand in this discussion
and made pertinent remarks on the subject.
The committee finally adopted resolution
to the effect that the railroads of the conn
try be asked to extend more general
recognition to the carnival and make
as good rates to st. Paul as they have here
totore made to every other locality that in
troduced an important attraction. Mr..
Ives, as committee of one on railroad
rates, was asked to inform the different
roads of the committees action, and TO en-
deavOr TO secure desirable rates.
The committee then adjourned until
Thursday evening.
THE ToBo6GANs.
The Wakouta Toboggan club met at the
Ryan last night for the transaction of regu-
lar business. The committee on member
ship reported the names of MeSsrs. II. ID.
Squires, Leslie Wam. Charles r. Higgins,
Clarence Secor and l.. l.. May. and the
gentlemen were elected members of the club.
The club decided to go to Minneapolis to-
morrow evening, and join the club in that
city in toboggan sports. They will leave
on the 1880 Manitoba train, and every mem
Der will appear in uniform. After the
meeting had adjourned several of the mem
bers carried their toboggans out to the ice
palace grounds and enjoyed themselves on
the new toboggan Slides They found them
TO be excellent in every respect except in
length, and they say in order to make them
first-class they will have to be made some
what longer.
There was an old relic of winter sports
on exhibition at carnival headquarters last
night. 1t was an old toboggan that was
made and has been used by w. III. Adams,
captain of the Wakouta Toboggau club. 1t
was the first toboggan in st. Paul, and has
been used for five years
There will be all Indian village on the
palace grounds during the carnival. 1t
will consist of twenty-five tepees and as
many Indian families. They will have
bead work and moccasins to dispose Of
The work of binding the ice palace has
not begun. and will not be commenced this
week. The contractors are required TO
have it completed I ED. /, and only twenty
days or Whereabouts will be required
Secretary Iallmadge of the Carnival as
fffktaa h.. 80 H.
his firms business envelopes and postal
cards. He has induced other business
houses to follow his example.
Many interesting features will be intro
dnced into the decorations during the car
nival. There will be at least three arches
down town that will be deliberately and
handsomely decorated.
The recent show has added an impetus to
the snowshoe and tobOggan clubs, and sew
eral tailors are enjoying quite a boom on
account of the orders for uniforms that have
rushed in.
The members of all the winter clubs are
requested 10 register their names at head
quarters in the Ryan. 1t is intended to Or
ganize grand regiment of ali the clubs.
A large and magnificent painting of the
ice palace, ten by fourteen feet in dimen-
sion. mas been placed in position in the ro-
tunda of the Merchants hotel.
George II. Finch has sent away . O0a
Autographs of the ice palace at his own ex-
pense. He has mailed theR to every house
he sells to or buys from.
One of the novelties will be several dog
trains. A visitor can get into dog sledge.
and for small fee, ride all over the carni-
val grounds
CHR MEETINGS