St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-12-18
TOOK ONE DAY OFF.
The Convention Committees
Rested Yesterday for the
First Time.
Today the Work Will Be
Taken Up With Renewed
Test.
Architects Are Busy Upon
Sketches of the New Audi
forum.
Enthusiasm Still at Full Bent
Upon the Convention
Idea.

The st. Paul convention hustlers took
needed rest yesterday, but activities
Will be renewed again this evening,
when the committee of one hundred
will meet in the chamber of commerce.
Yesterday was really the first actual
breathing spell that the more enthus-
iaStic committeeman have had during
the past months exertions. There has
been no cessation, and there will be
none until the convention is landed.
The canvaSSing committees will
submit their reports to the committee on
promotion tomorrow afternoon at
3 O'Clock in the mayors office. No one
knows Just how much money has been
pledged, for there has been no compar-
Ison of notes. Subscriptions the past
week have been rather slow because of
the misapprehenslon that no more funds
will be needed. The committee feels
that it is the patriotic duty of every
business man to make liberal cOntri-
button. If more money is subscribed
than will be required, only that per
cent of the whole that win be needed
will be collected.
1t is known that at least three archi-
tects are engaged on plans for the au
ditorium building, and these will be
submitted to the joint council committee
for approval Monday afternoon. The
committee will give this phase of their
duty their most careful consideration,
for they are determined that no errors
shall be made. The object is to get the
largest seating capacity and SubStan-
tial and modern structure, provided
with the best acoustics, and all to be
kept within the one-mill tax.
s1T OFT GoA hot ha Hp6 will
be ample" said Mr.. Oppenneim yesterday.
Il have had a great deal of experience in con-
structing buildings and my Judgment is for
titled by the assurances of several reliable
architects. AS have frequently explained,
the auditorium is the only feature Of the
structure that can be considered prior to the
convention. These stores can be put i'll at
leisure. AS told Uncle George Mitsch, this
auditorium will increase all the property in
the vicinity three-fold. The fact is they
could well afford to be assessed for benefits
as is done in the case of building parks and
such improvements. But they will not be.
They, in common with the most remote
property holder. will only have TO pay lit
tie insignificant Onemill tax"
A number of citizens have suggested
that the construction Of the auditorium
should be placed in the hands Of Spe-
cial commission, and it was speedily
found that such 4 course cannot be pur-
sued. The council cannot delegate its
of the legislature. And there can be
nothing raised in objection to the per-
sonnet of the joint council committee
that has been burdened with the duty.
They are practical and shrewd business
men, who hold the interests of the city
paramount to personal interests
A prominent citizen remarked yeSter-
day that in event the national cOnVen-
ton is lost to ST. Paul, which now seems
too improbable to be given a passing
thought, that the work on the audi
forum will not have advanced so far
but the plans can be radically changed.
It is agreed OH all sides, he urges, that
the very best site for public building
of the character is Rice park. There it
can cover the entire square, and can be
made an ornament to the city. He
takes the position that, if found FEAST
bic, the council can sell the market
house corner, together with the i'm
provements that will have been
mada by Jan. %, and the pro-
ceedS can be converted to
magnificent auditorium in Rice park.
OF course legislative authority will be
necessary, but that can be obtained
next winter. Meanwhile, he argues,
the $1,000 can be expended i'll eXcava-
ton and the foundation, and then the
superStructuIe can be put up with the
sale money of the market house site.
But he agrees that there is little likli-
hood of an opportunity fer such
change, although it might be desirable,
for we are going to get the national
convention as sure as fate" he added
with enthusiasm.