The Irish standard., 1895-09-21
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he idea Ia perma nent sof q carnlyal
associa tionE In AZ inneapo lis fs receiving
the ndorse1nent OF the large nlarjority
Of the erchants of this city. In fact
no one has vet been heard to- voice q
contrary sentiment At the Invita- ion ct
the commercial club about 80 prominent
business men gathered at that3placei. last
night and discussed pro and con the
benefits to be derived from such an sasso~
sciation. Cox William King was there
and fired every one with enthusiasm with
q few remarks. President CalderWoOd
gof the Commercial club was chosen
chairman OF the meeting and Mr.. 4 George
Nv. Parker was the flrst gentleman asked
to air his views on the subject to cons
slider which they had met. Mr. Parker
confined his remarks to matters pertains
ing to the Northwestern Industrial SEx-
position. which if a1rangemen now UNI
der way were consllnlmated, WOULD .spe
held In connection with the STATE Fair
nextyear. Mr.. Parker did not think that
this would conflict III any degre with the
carnival scheme. 5t q a b
Mayor Pratt was enthusiastically in
favor of the carnival. He thought that
the Investment made by the merchants
Of Minneapolis in the grand display they
made this year was fully justified byjt
amount Of money expended by visitors
during the fair week. Organization was
all that was needed to insure a carnival
every year such as would eclipse any
thing heretofore seen In. this city or in
the Northwest. George r. Newell was
association. Mr.. w. NJ. Regain went into
the matter extensively and cited the
Mart1i Gras at New Orleans, the Yelled
Prophets in st. Louis and many other
attractions which fferent cities througf-
out the country offered as an induce
there with. a first, secondly and thirdly
list Of suggestions, which We're as fol-
olws: $ rs
First The organization Of what might
be called the Minneapolis Amusement
and Festival Association"
Second. The incorporation of such as
association in a way which would Sc
cure the participation and cooperation
Of a number Of local representative bod
las E,lks, Grand Army and militia, be-
turers' Association, Commercial club,
Board Of Trade, Chamber Of Commerce,
city council, Press Club, knights Of. Pyth-
las, Elks, Grand Ahmy and militia, be-
sides having Lake Minnetonka and Lake
Harriet and the Grand, Metropolitan and
Bijou Opera Houses interests represented
in the arrangements. @ #=
u Third. The illumination in a thoroughs
ly effective and very economical manner,
Of the streets in what is generally desig-
mated as the central or downtown por>
ton of the city, this Illumination to be
done mainly by placing incandescent
lights on the hundred or SO trolley poles
within this section, and which would be
on Washington avenue, from Sixth ave-
nue. south to Fourth avenue north; Hen
nepin avenue, from Bridge square. to
Sixth street, south Sixth street to First
avenue, and thence to Bridge square and
the union depot, thence on Central ave-
nue. to Sixth street northeast.
Fourth. The appointment of general
executive committee Of perhaps five men,
with the mayor, chief of the fire DEPART
ment, superintendent of the police de-
partment, and presidents of the CONNER
cial Club, Jobbers and Manufacturers
Association, Board Of Trade and Cham
Der of Commerce acting as ex-offiefo mem
bers Of this executive committee. ;
MIR. Bracket went into details i'll cons
nection with the different suggestions
and thought that all that was necessary
to make the coming year the most profit
able in the history Of Minneapolis was a
little energy, activity and patriotic spirit
manifested by our business men.
The carnival committee has given ex>
preston to it's sincere thanks to the
mayor and city officials, the police, the
firemen, the Jobbers' association, the na>
5tional guard the bicyclists, the mer-
chants and all who aided by financial as
sistance or participation in making the
carnival a huge success, and they feel
that 1t will be bit short time ere the
results will be felt.