St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-23
A FORTRESS FRAPPE.
The Winter Carnival Castle
Will AdoPn the West
Side
In Close Proximity to the
Scene Of the Variegated
Sports.
The Directors Get Down to
Business and Talk Over
Plans.
City Architects Will Enter a
FPee-for-All Race for
Designs.

AT the meeting of the ice palace and
carnival directors held yesterday after
noon at the Merchants hotel. there were
present w. A. Van Slyke, Albert Schef-
fer. w. FL. Lightner. q. II. Ozmun, Gus
tave Heinemann, Paul Martin, Capt. G.
j. Sehotfel, Sheriff Bean. George Bend,
c. W. HOrnfck, w. L. Smith and Whit
ney Wall. President Van Slyke, in
taking the chair, made a short address,
v0icing the honor he felt at being again
selected for the position, and conclud-
ing with the declaration that although
he had accepted under protest, as 1t
were, he would this year. as in the past,
throw all the energy he could command
into the work. The resignation as di-
rector of F. s. Clarke, who will UNI
avoidably be absent from the
city this winter, was read and
accepted, and john Dale. of West st.
Paul, was unanimously elected to fill
the vacancy. A revision of the bylaws,
making all officers and members of the
carnival association who have served on
the board in pastyears honorary mem
berS. and entitled to enter into all de-
hates, and to have all the privileges OF
an acting director aside from voting was
adopted. A communication was read
from the secretary of the Contractors
and Builders association. stating that.
as their convention Is TO be held in st.
Paul on Jan. q, 2S and %. it was very
desirable. IN view of the large number
of delegates who would be in the city at
that time, that
THE FIRST STORMING
Of tho ioa1a chAnlfi nanny l0fnr than
JAN 80. as the delegates could not De
successfully held here more than one
day after adjournment. The matter
was referred for further consideration.
Mr.. H0FRick expressed the opinion that
the time had arrived when a date should
be fixed on for an ice palace bembard--
nieat. and that date sent broadcast over
the country through the medium of the
press. Mr.. Scheffer in congratulate
ing the board on Mr.. Van
Sykes acceptance of the presidency,
said that the president only accepted
the position oil one condition, and that
was that each mar should but his shout
der to the wheel and boom the carnival.
By the existing plan Mr.. Van Slyke
would furnish the brains. and the rest
of them would supply the heels. The
president objected tn the statement that
thought that there were men on the
b ard with ideas brighter. and perhaps
more original than his own. His idea
was for each director 10 keep his brains
working for the evolution of novel ideas
in the conduct Of d winter carnival.
Under such conditions success could
but be the result. Mr.. Scheffer had
mentioned to the board the fact of his
refusal to take the position of PRESIDENT
Oh salary. He desired to repeat. that
nothing could induce him TO work under
such conditions. There never had been
a Salaried man on t e carnival bOaTd..
and he did not want to see any such
there. 4 committee of five composed
of MeSsrs. Van Slyke. Lightner, Martin,
WrIZ and Smith. was appointed to in
veStigate and report at tile next meet
ing as to
LOCATION FOR THE PALACE.
Although nothing definite has at yet
kpen done REGARDING the selection of
site, it seems to be pretty well settled
that the location favored by Mr.. Van
Slvkt, below the Robert street bridge,
Will he the one decided Oil. The adj
vaHtages to be found in locating the
palace at the point named are many.
In favor of the site it is argued
that all the spUrts, horse racing
and other attractions can be got to-
gethpr in the immediate vicinity of the
palace, which is considered to be a
point worth considering, Mr.. Van
Slvke's idea is to erect the palace par
TALLY OH the bank and partly on the
dyke. A free-fOr-atf competition among
the architects of the city will he inau-
gurated, and plans gaiOref for the palace
will he submitted at an early meeting.
The time of meeting will hereafter be
Thursday afternoons at-4 o'clock Inv
stead of FRIDAYS as heretofore.