The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-09
IN QUEST OF FACTS
COMMERCIAL CLUB INVESTIG ALTON
COMMITTEE GOES AFTER
INFORMATION
WALKING QUESTION MARKS
No One Knowing Anything About
Auditorium Building Will Es-
cape the Quiz-WiII Be En-
tertained in Good Style.

An investigation committee consisting
of twenty-five members of the CONNER
cial club left last night over the Omaha
for Kansas City and Omaha to study the
methods employed there in securing the
funds for the construction of the audi
forums in those places. The party left
at $40 last night in the "Marias," a
Great Northern car that was rendered
them. The car will be taken by the
Omaha as far as Council Bluns, where
it will arrive at $50 this morning.
There the car will be turned over to
the Burlington, which will haul it into
Kansas City at 4 o'clock this afternoon.
Besides the members of the Commerce. al
club z. A Whitaker, of the Omaha, and
Eugene Valentine Of the Burlington,
were in the party.
The headquarters of the delegation in
Kansas City will be the Baltimore hotel,
and they will be in charge of the Kansas
City club, the members of which will
take them through the city and endeavor
to answer all the questions that are ask
ed. The Kansas City World has provided
to take the party to the Orpheum theater
in the evening, where boxes will De n
readiness.
There will be a reception at the Kan
sas City club Monday, when the st. Paul
delegation will be presented to Kansas
City. The programme for the reception
ceived by Secretary Slime, of the Com
mercial club, yesterday, informing him
of the fact and asking him for list of
names of those who would be present.
After the delegation learns everything
to be found out in Kansas City, they viii
leave for Omaha at 9:35 Monday night
arriving in the Nebraska metropolis at
6:15 Tuesday morning They win be met
at the depot by delegations of the Omaha
club and the Omaha Commercial club. In
Omaha the headquarters will be the
Her Grand hotel. The party will leave
Omaha for st. Paul Tuesday evening
and arrive here at 1885 Wednesday morn
ing. Breakfast will be screwed the party
in the Commercial club rooms
The delegation left st. Paul last night
filled to the brim with business, and each
member had resolved to constitute him
self an active Interrogation point during
the entire journey. A long list of ques-
tons was prepared before starting and
every member was given copy with the
information that he was expected to use
his own ingenuity in finding out any de-
tails that might possibly have been over
looked. The facts that are to be ascer-
tanned are, the size Of the ground for the
building, the cost, the cost of the build
ing, securing a diagram Of the building,
the changes that would be recommended
If new building was to be erected the
VI Scouting COUIT1DuClOQS, what
particular lines of business contributed
most towards the erection, how much did
they give, what are the names of the
donors of the largest amounts how is
the board of directors or managers con-
stituted, the details of the general man
agement, the compensation for the gem
eral manager, is the building and prop
erty taxed, what does it cost to maintain
an institution of this character, is it heat
ed during the winter and how, what is
the average revenue received per annum.
were articles of Incorporation filed, secur-
ing a copy Of the articles, was there any
stock issued, how is it held, did the rail-
roads contribute to its construction. Sc
curing a copy of the subscription blanks
used, statement of the benefits t4Eet are
derived by the city from the institution.
all other information that may be of use.
The delegation will get together upon its
return and formulate a statement in the
nature Of report which will be con-
sidered by the auditorium committee OF
the Commercial club, and the proper
action will be taken.