The daily union., 1856-11-01

We extract The following from the Minnesota Pioneer
and DemOcrAt:
THE GROWTH OF ST. PAUL AND bayfield,.
The growth Of ST. Paul in population and in those ee-
meats Of wealth and prosperity which constitute four
shng city has been truly marvellous during the present
season
greater number Of buildings have been erected this
year than In any two years preceding.
The increase in population has been very great Our
city ~ the present time firmly believe contains popu-
lAton Of twelve thousand souls In l649 il did not
tain i've hundred inhabitAnts
During the present eastern capital amounting 70
hundreds Of thousands Of dollars has been prohtbly and
judiciOusy sTPended Large and elegant warehouses,
stores and dwellings have been erected By hundreds
Labor Of all kinds has been in demand throughout the
season Mechanics and day-lab0rers have commanded
what Wouia seem TO the class Of population in the
East enormous wages.
presume there Is no city in this couny-I might say
in the world perhaps-thAt has increased in the
pace Of time in everything pertaining substantial
growth and prosperity than has St Paul the present
son.
The emigration the Territory has been steady and
cEeang the whole season great indeed has been the
increase that people beginning seriously TO
entertain the idea Of applying for GdiGson the Uson
a. STATE, our population numbering now il Is thought
Reary tbro hundred thousand SOULS
word two in regard 10 Investments and loans as
all business particularly desire 10 be posted these
subjectS
viii briefly enumerate one or two modes IN which in
my opinion money be invested in this direction
great advantage In the FIRST place then, city property
ID other words property in round ST. Paul- regard
the safest and most udicous investment that be made
Il may prove Immediately and enormously profA-
be perhaps some points, wild land, lin
Guiding under that head all land subject entry and
under cultivation but in these there is less
risk while Investments in property here regard sound
and safe TO the fullest extent have known Of instances
this season Of property towns outside and the ant ad
joining advancing in few months since April last in fact
al the rate ofourteen fifteen hundred per and some
great deal more property in bayfield, for instance
city Lake Superior Wisconsin, started in April last
said possess the finest harbor the whole lake having
also grant Of land for railroad purposes made them by
Congress part Of the Wisconsin grant with Bay field
the terminus Of the road and likely be large city
Land has sold high 600 and $4,000 per and
property just outside adjoining the cly limits At over four
hundred This IS striking instance Of the rapid
OF property sometimes in the West and in this in
the investment regard safe one because in all
human probability is TO make very consid
erabe point The enterprise is headed by Of position
and influence OF untring energy, and abundant
and prove successful At the bead of the list stands
present delegate in Congress Hon Henry ~ Rice,
western pioneer OF great shrewdness and foresight
in building cities particularly, and whose Judgment
since have known anything Of him has never yet failed
in solitary instance; he has done build up ST
Paul than any other in the Territory He has been
instrumental also in starting Superior city situated At
very considerable point
The company making improvements there Of various
kinds buding piers hoes kc and have erected steam
mill IN operation costing from $4,000 TO Sl5
Ooo The town IS progressing finely, and with the fund
reserved By the company for improvements decidedly
rank with Superior ST Paul and other young and Vgo
rous cities Of this rapidly growing region Of country.
Wagon-road from Bayfield, ST. Paul has been completed
and in for three months, which post
has already been established In view Of the early
development Of this point many prominent parties have
made desirable locations in the immediate neghborhoOd
sentative from South Carolina Hon Jesse D. Bright Hon
John Breckinridgs Hon Hiram Walbridge and others