Bisbee daily review., 1909-01-15
FOR
 |CE CARNIVAL
 FALL THROUGH
Hopes of Many Chicagoans 0ashed-Three New Sub- ways For Windy City--News From Pork Metropolis.

From Pork Metropolis.
 CHICAGO, Jan. 14.-The final pass | ing of waat was once one of the most picturesque features of winter life in
 many of the northern state from New
 York to Minnesota Is foreshadowed
 the announcement here that plans Ter revival of the Montreal ice car nival. which was one of the most ia nous on the continent, are about to Tall through. Twenty years ago St. Paul, Albany and score of cities had their annual winter festivals, but one by cae they were discontinued. with their picturesque palaces, snow fights
 nd skating contests, because 1t was thought that the events gave rise to erroneous or exaggerated ideas con
 Nern ng the eoldness of the climate and checked the coming of new citi- Sens and settlers from other parts. 5incc then, however, the verdict of facts has overcome the bugaboos of popular superstition about the rigoIs or the nortl. In Canada in particular The enormous yield of the western wheatfields alone has disproved this In Quebeck, Ontario and the western provinces the winters are cold, but no colder than in many places in the United States, and in Alberta the warm ''cainoDH' Milnds temper the rigor of the air and produce mild cquable climate. Hence the people of Montreal thought it safe to revive the old festival and thousands of cut door lovers and devotees of the win ter sports in the United States were cheered at the thought that the day of the ice palace and is accompanying festivities had not quite passed. Now comes the announcement that the Ca. nadian railroads are stin doubtful Of the result and that the carnivai win probably nave to be abandoned. Here Is the wording of the decree of the Eastern Canadian Passenger associa- ton waich will probably settle it's fate: Whereas. the extensive adver. Using of unusual and novel features required to attract any considerable number of visitors to winter carnivals Or similar winter events creates wrong or cNaggerated ideas regarding winter conditions in Canada and therefore tends to iniure the best in. terests and permanent growth of the country, it is resolved that the lines in this association will not make or participate in any special reduced fares for such undesirable enterprises CT otherwise encourage them"
 The City Of Chicago is considering building three four-tr;lck subways to relieve the present congestion in the business district, which has now reached alarming proportions. The cost of the system is DJt at SJ0, ,OOO.- 006 ana is estimated that the sub ways would pay for themselves as they are built in sections, permitting tlC operation Of each section to pro. vide funds for the construction of the next. In a report which has just been submitted to the city council, City Engineer Ericson urges the adoption of this plan, as the only solution of present and future difficulties The repcrt k the result of months of iu- vestgation into the transportation situation and throws much light upon some of the present-day problems which confront Q big city. IL shows that the subway may be built at d cost of from S2,0O0. 900 to s5,OO0, 900 n year until the worK is finished. Three iorcs are recommended. one connect ing the North and South sides from Chicago avenue to Twenty-second street and the others running to the West side. Street car traffic in- crcases out Of proportion to increased population" says the report Prom statistics on increased use of water ia the downtown district it is to be fr44a Zen, fvH-- the traffic Tn the business district will be at least four timUs what it is now and will increase. The aim is to make the building of a subway as lit- tie burden on taxpayers as possible, and for this purpose money is being drawn from the fares which will pay for tIe subway and maintain il. It is only necessary that the city lend it's credit to the undertaking. The subway will eventually be owned in fee by the city" The report says that subways will tend to diminish traffic over surface lines in the bust ness districts. but win increase it out side of that district. so taat in general it would increase tho value of the properties of the traction companies.
 The West s Sf50 .000, 900 annual con- tribution to the insurance funds of tbe East and of Europe at last has be come the subject of anxious thought by western business men, the Chica- go Association Of Commerce having decided to see if more than the pres cnt one per cent Of that total of pre- miums cannot be retained here.~ where it will be more available for financing western projects. Inc seeing" promises to be energetic. The subject has been under inyestiga ton for two months, being fOrcib,y brought under consideration by an address to the Association members by Robert E. Armstrong. formerly as- sistant secretary of the Treasury. who cited figures to show why New Ycrk has taree-fiths of all the actual money in the United States. figures which he said prompted his company. the Consolidated Casualty Company, to decide on Chicago in the mid western field rather tan an eastern city. "An this great healthy heart Of America. the middle west that sur ronnds Chicago, sends over $400, ,0Oo,- 900 each year to the East and foreign countries for insurance" he said, 4af-f now t0 ha acrad r1nor euor5fv