The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-06-05

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ties for success 10 have you surpassed oil Others
| in that success. The words Minnesota and
| 81. Paul" have become over the whole nation
associated with the idea Of the most rapid and
wonderful advancement, II is recorded Of
! Aladlin's father in,law thai when he awokc In
the morning. on the green sward bcfarc his
horse, where ihe night before few sheep gra
1rd, he b,held palace, dazzling his EYES with
its bcauty AMI magnifccnce. 81 Paul has
raliad that vision OF the Arabian, While
the rst Of the world rolled on in their old
career of routine. 10. this great city starts up.
None know whence il comes. But yesterday Il
was not. today It's name Il abroad on the
tongues OF men. and tomorrow none can fore.
tell how Ear il will have alSanccd It's pro
grss has beM iyr Of the progress Of the
! country around IT, To Illustrate iis rapid ad
yancermnt, and al the same time perhaps Ia
amaze you, will give some few statistics
st. raui in ls49 contained fourteen lawyers,
In 1855 she numbered forty, In ls4g she had
two land agents. in 1855 there were fourteen.
in 1919 she had four doctors: in 1883 eighteen.
In lsi9 two newspapers; in 1855 four. In
ls49 twenty-five merchants; IN 1855 6itysiy
III fysyTn 'saa ,srs. ~ sssaY.9sN,., ~
lsl9 one shoemaker; in 1855 thirteen, IN
ls49 seven hotels: in 1855 twelve. In lef9
one harness maker in 1858 five. In 1919 two
blacksmiths in 1858 nine. In 1919 three
painters; in 1855 eight md so on through
every other trade. Besides This rapid increase
within six years there have arisen many occu-
pations which in ls49 had no representatives
in the city, such as bankers, daguerreoiypists.
millincrs, coniectioners, cabinet makers. auction
stores, book stores, jewellers, express agencies,
and numerous others. which grew Up with the
increasing wants OF the place. Neither do the
statistics given above prcscn, full idea Of the
growth Of the place. for in its early days, there
were few journcymeu as each artisan worked
for himself, and in his own name whereas new
the natural result has been that as reGncmcnt
increased il required more knowledge oT the
particular business followed to insure success
and some have naturally fallen into the position
Of employees, and thus their nsmss are lost In
the business statistics Of the town TO exem-
plify by one particular instance the growth Of
the place, VIC will quote the following passage
from Mr.. c. J.. Emersons very excellent pan,-
phlet, The Rise and Progress of Minnesota
Territory" lie says Messrs WiIloughby 4
Powers commenced the livery business in the
Spring Of lS45, with the not very extensive
capital Of two horses and double seated half
bPttik WaStb va Wv NJ PtseSWS
vehicle and run Us q stage This was The first
10 ST. Anthony, and its remains are now at
Long Prairie. In 1850 they procured four
horse spring open carriage which they ran. 10
aud from ST. Anthony Iu 1881 they procured
Concord coaches and established regular daily
linrs to St An'hopv anJ S,iIlyqter. The
business has increased ~ much Of late that q
dissolution Of partnership took place recently
and Mr.. Willoughby took all the livery portion
Of the establishment, while Mr. Powers retained
the coaches Mr.. Powers now runs daily line
to Saltwater, Shskapes. and Taylor's Falls
The line TO Shakopee is u thriving one, anil the
number Of persons going thitl'er has 50 increased
that il is frequently necessary TO put on three
OF four extra stages per day. We would add
that in 1885, the capital and business invested
or transacted in the livcrics Of st. Paul amount
cd to one hundred and thirty thousand dollars
annually, employing forty seven men, one hund
red and sixty-one horses. and one hundred and
forty.two vehicles. Rather surprising growth
from the halfspring wagon Of 1913,
10 fact, We need advance no better eyi,lence
Of the wonderful increase ofSt Paul, than the
one fact that in ls49. the amount VI business
transacted annually did not amount to moie
than 81 81 900. while, in 1853. il hnd reached
nearly $4,000, 200.
Tie increase 10 tie value OF property has, oi
course. KEEP, pace with this advancement. We
will recount . lew instances 10 Illustrate the
unexampled growth OF 81. Paul in this res
pcct.
A gentleman resident al Prairic dn Chen.
two years ago bought one hundred acres OF
land % the bluff immediately west dSt Paul
3 Tor sCJ pr acre. lie eau -'ll the sanW prop
erty now al s+00 an acre.
Mr. Selly. Of this place FIVE year. ago bo I
quantity oi land on the road to II. Anthony
near s.. Paul, for $50 per acre. lie il DOW
selling i, out at the rate oI from 81 500 TO 20,
900 pr acre
. Col Eober,sop Of this place, Eve years ago
lnugLt 100 Eci ou st. Anihony street Tor ~
PER loot. II is DOW worth 800 per lost.
i Dr. spra, Of St IOu,. in 1850, porcba- ed
100 ieei front by 30 deep. at the corner ol
Third and Rol,ri ,treets. for SCOO. lie sold
il thi. Spring, not 10 Strangers, bat 90 resi
,ieuts II long standing for s2i 200.
Mr.. Simon Arnold oi the firm Of Arnold
Nausbaum A NirdIinger. Third street. neat
Arch, Philadelphia. in lsi- bought - acre'
back Of the town iOr ~ PER acre. "" can nov
.ell it for $3.50 ls'r acre.
Only th other day, Mr. John Siningrt, D
this place, sold a piecs Ol land about two mile'
from ,bs city. ior ~ t01o. tar which ote yea'
ago, he paid e. 900
The ssiDe gentleman ai.o. last year iysgii 4
piece Of land. adjoining the city limi's. In
s9,300. iot which he y bow oaered 81 100.
And ~ on. ] might recoant numb'rles, 10
stsnces 10 the ssrne purp~e bave heard d
thOr.apds N other ra~r But i u be'siics
70 enuuerat4 ,ke1a II ia su6t,ispt thai M
only has the town al 81 I'Aal psogress1i IA
prOpOrtionats rate with the 'sntaDees giyei
|. above. hut that the ~holS Territory sr0gDd hs
r grown in Ike propnrtion " - pothini
, strange 10 hear oi men taking mp lsa.i Of tn
4, Goserpmeni pr,re ~ % p>r acre. and s-iiin,
, in one - two years for -, $40. $50. 81 $50 81
; arrs ln surh ius,ancs- tbc whole rOunit,
, abyss- AMI n u tswa plsss, they rae lax
), magic and ,beir praErr-s y a-ton'sai6g. Tsk
ihe Iittle town 4 Hastings lslow ihs- pOiti d
the west side a III river. II - afSai On
> year sn9 Q half OIL anJ town b's sre noe ss
. ing W IL tpr s9yDaso ard o. j0Oo per lot In
! same thing ocrurs 10 Pf'sco;', n " is0ns, an
; IN al the rising town along the fiye' ~ 10
. ame time 81 kinds oi bosiuTes isar nn'f.
pr,portiOn The profit 90 any kind ~ trad
' 90 isbs sre eDorB0as. ard mary eotnfnsnd
z usually ~ high ~ ihrce pr cstt- Pri n0nu
j often hve. and even q. high a eight Whe
y xs oon'ra.. thu thing. With 'h~ way thing
progrs~H IN the Fast ~ are trTDp'sd Ia e's
!, cade that .ll tho viii sasssssu~oi sill i@sd
4 eventual rain and rsvaisi0n. +uch. d.nif!ss
! uon "a t- the result IN any o,hsr country. Ia
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