Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-09-03
A SATISFACTORY WEEK

I'm the Deal which has Dirt for Bass
Increasing Dam and for Propsrty-Some
of the Notable Purchases
60 far as actual transactions are concerned
the real estate market cannot te SAID 10 DC
sctiye. though there is considerable inquiry
and a reasonable amount OF sales. The Trans
actions for the week, as they appear on Inc
records of the register of deeds, foot up Siof'-
ESQ Most of the transactions are still small
ones. and with the exception OF four or nVe
large sales, are for comparatively small
amounts. Holders are very firm, and prices,
generally speaking, are reasonable. 1t Is only
in two or three locations that prices are up to
what they ought to be, and in
those localities where the prices are the high
est they are not up TO what good Judges say
fhey ought to be. 1t seems 10 be The opinion
o: the best judges that the town has just COM
menced to grow. $3.50
There is general sweep Of building, large
heavy business houses, all the way up from
Third street toward the bluffs north of town.
That part of town from Wabashaw to jackson
and from Third street 10 this bluff has been
noted for years as locality where no build
ing of any consequence has been done.J Min.
nesota. Cedar and Fourth and Fifth streets
location in town for the hay market,
and there that notable and loud
smelling institution has for years
been located, right in the heart OF the town
where wears ago ought 10 have been some OF
our best buildings. At last break has been
made into this ancient, and highly perfumed
part of the very center OF the Town and
The four and five story brick blocks are lift
ing up their proud heads all along The streets
that have for years been doomed
to the ignomlnous hay rick
and wandering homeless cattle. Fourth,
Fifth, Sixth, Seventh aud even Eighth streets
are now being adorned with business struc-
lures that should have been erected years ago.
Fourth and Fifth street from Wabashaw to
Jackson streets, are splendid streets and bust
ness is rapidly invading Them and chang ing
their whole appearance.
1t is evident that the prediction of shrewd
business men made many years ago that the
whole basin below the oluf will be mostly
devoted TO business is coming to be true.
Lower Seventh street is going forward quite
rapidJyin the building line, and a number Of
fine large blocks have been recently started
in that locality. While this is the fact Ia re-
gard to lower Seventh street, the upper part
of that great thoroughfare is rapidly coming
to the front, so that from Wabashaw street to
the bridge it presents very active, business
appearance It is hive of industry from one
end to the other Notwithstanding the fact
that Daytoa's bluff is not as fashionable u
part of the city for residences as st.
Anthony hill, and Tor years has been
neglected, yet it is improving very
RAPIDLY indeed, and very large amount of
building is in progress there. What was
few Years ago unattractive rnderbrush is now
converted into handsome streets lined with
neat and peasant residences. Take it for all
in all there is not in the outside portion OF the
city any locality that has been more changed
h., . II ,.,tf' and "a
of the fact thatst is not regarded as SO deslr-
able for residence property as st. Anthony
hill, still it is dotted all over with beautiful
and attractive building sites which furnish
very enchanting views of tie city, its bluffs
and its picturesque seer cry. VI course, st.
Anthony hill, or what is known as the "west
end" OF town is the lo"ality for desirable
places on " hitch to construct awelllpg houses.
1t always viii .e The garden spot Of
the CITY AID is icing improved
at a wonderful rate. The architecture
is varied in thousand different ways. Each
man that builds, and every architect that plans
adwelling for that locality, seems possessed
with the idea that something different from
anything ON the hill IL ust be produced, aud
the const quence is, that The structures ON
that plateau, are Lot only very handsome,
but there l. an Immense variety 10 style. This
is one of the striking features OF the nil, aud
helps to make Ii very noticeable and attractive
all VINO WISH ina lDcTc
seems 10 be no end To Tie building up there.
Dwellings are springing up every day, aud
new foundations are gong III now just as
rapidly as at any previous period of It's won
derful growth. 1t wall not be long before the
Reform school and the old driving park will
be reached by The outspreading civilization
that is covering that whole space with beauu-
full homes, pslatla residences and broad aVen-
ues, that will soon transform the beauti ul
prairie into the garden spot OF the city.
Building is also spreading oit across the
country in the direction OF Lake Como. One
of the largest purchases recorded This week is
that of the we'll known Aidrich property, on
the west side of toe lake. The sale of this 10
Samuel NJ Magoffin was recor led yesterday.
The tract prises about fifty lone acres and
the price paid was $22 500. In the general
building operations and real estate transactions
the picturesque locality of West st. Paul must
not be forgotten. Property here is being very
rapidly imprl we'd and the day is not distant
when the lofty anc striking bluff, on the OPP
poslte side of the river will lie one CT the most
attractive in the city.
While all This is transporting in the suburbs,
the inside property is being equally as ra oidly
improved DR.. Stewards residence, GA the
west side OF kice park, is assuming shape
that begiDs 10 reveal lis elegance. When this
is completed, he will commence the erection
of another block ON the south s0e of he park
100 feet on Fourth street. 1t is understood
that Judge Hale, who owns 100 feet south of
Aliens drug store, Mr.. McAllister, who owns
Nfty feet adjoining Mr.. Hale, ani Mr..
Richardson, who owns twenty five feet
adjoining McAllister, making us feet, are
making arrangements to erect Oh this us feet
q large and elegant business block. M. DIT
man is preparing to erect block of six stores
on the corner of Sixth and Minnesota streets.
One fact may be mentioned which shows the
comfortable circumstances of small buyers.
Mr.. 81. 8. Fairchild, who has great expert
ence in real estate business, has recently had
several sales on Dayton's bluff. The terms
advertised were one-third cash, but when the
sales were made the purchasers invariably paid
cash, and insisted on doing so. Whole blocks
have neen put up for sale over there on the
bluff, on Mondays and sWednes0sys, and all
were bid off in the same way, by men of small
means who desire to secure homes.
Altogether the real estate market in St.
Paul was never il more solid firm and healthy
condition than it now is, and it is wholly
without anything bearing the semblance of
boom.
The following are the recorded transactions
for the week:
James P. Gribben to William Thorn, lot a..
block 8, MackuDiu q Marshall's addition, S25U
Aphonse st. Pierre to Michael Stygar, lot 6,
block %, LafOnd's addition, $780,
James G. MURRAY to joseph Aupe iot