The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-29
HAD TO CALI IT OFF
CARNIVAL DIRECTORS HAVE TO
GIVE UP THE EVENT THIS
YEAR.
NOT ENOUGH COLD WEATHER
TO MAKE ICE WITH WHICH To
BUILD THE PROPOSED ICE
STRUCTURE.
PROSPECTS WE'RE NEVER BETTER
Except That the Weather Failed tn
Cooperate With the Citizens
of ST. Paul.

The weather king could not be an
peased and consequently the great car
n1Val project for 1897 has been officially
declared off by the executive commit
tee.
The action was taken yesterday at
the noon meeting Of the committee. and
the announcement will cause regret.
The conditions which made the aban
donment necessary, however, were
such as could not be obviated. The
soft weather Of the past three weeks
has left the site for the proposed car
nival festivities in a miserable con-
dition. There is much water over the
spot. There has not been sufficient
clear ice formed with which to con-
struct the palace and the other ice
buildings. The committee therefore de-
c1ded to return all the liberal subscrip-
lions which have been made to the
carnival fund and to pay for the ex-
penses already incurred The beauti-
full plans for the Parthenon prepared
by Read & Stem win be preserved
until another year, when it is hoped
the conditions will be more favorable.
Chairman Bowlby, Of the finance
committee, presented a very fattering
report 1t showed that the7c had been
an unusually generous response and
that the funds collected would have
been amply sufficient to carry out the
most elaborate winter programme. The
total subscribed was greater than that
OF any previous year. 1t was shown
that thfrty-flve or forty DAYS of hard
labor in very cold weather, would be
needed to complete the great enter
prise, and there is not sufficient time
left to do the work, even if the weather
should become favorable The project
In it's entirety was immense and quite
overshadowed any attempt ever made
in this country, and probably in anv
other.
outside OF the beautiful Parthenon
which was to be rooted and f1oered. so
that masquerade balls, band concerts
ana other entertainments might be
given therein, there was to have been
trottlng track, twelve toboggan
slides, corso, where the parade of
equlpages was to have been held a
grand stand, with a seating capacity
OF 10,00O, the largest skating rink ever
built in the Northwest, a football field
on ice, polo and hockey Kinks, a midway
pa1sance, with all the latest novelties
and portions of which were to have
been taken by charitable institutions
with full display Of handsome wares:
and the directors also had the
refusal of a trained moose from
the Dakotas, which, as it's master ia
cet1ously put it, was ready to trot
against any horse in the world for
money, marbles or chalk"
A most elaborate plan for ilIuninat
ing the grounds and palace had been
arranged, thanks to the st. PauI Ci+v
Railway company. Owing to the fact
that the carnival was to be held down
town, the money flowed in more freely
and more promptly than ever before.
and, so far as the funds were con-
cerned, there was absolutely no uncer-
tainty. Between Third and Eighrl
streets, on Robert street alone. the
committee raised $4,1O0. which is de-
serving of the highest terms Of praise
for the public spirit shown by the mer
chants
The fireworks were to have been more
elaborate than those Of the two other
carn1vais combined. All the attend
ants on the grounds were to have been
dressed In Greek costumes in keeping
with the structure. Eighteen clubs
have been registered, and any number
Of suits have been bought and ordered.
Chicago, which has been watching the
costumes worn here in winter carni-
walls, sent for a series Of suits, and
they have been sent and will be worn
during the winter festivities in that
city.