Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-07-19

the most saDguine, and is without preee
| cent In our history. The statistics Tshow
Ing our growth is embodied in our annual re
port now ready for distribution, and few O
them, in connection with our report for 1850
and statistics and estimates for the presen
year, are summarized as follows, viz:
/ ST. PAUL!IN 1852.
1850. 1852.
| IOpulatiOn. 40,OCU 61,OU
Wholesale trade. $3.50. $40 ,0OO,cJO sec, O0O, 90
Value OF N anufactures. 100000 10000. 100
| Assessed value Of prop
erty :......: 2s.oOO,oOo 10000, 90
| Average attendance of
public schools...... 5000 40
4 Loans and discounts of
1 our banks. ......... 7,000, 900 S12 GOO 90
Exchange sold. ....... 1000 600 $4,000, OC
Deposits in banks. 6,500,000 $4,000, 0G
Cost OF new buildings. 100000 5,eOo,OO
| General postoffice bust Estimate,
ness. 365.79S 1000, 00
| The lumber sales increased fl per cent, and
now reach about $4,000, 900.
| The general statistics show that but seye,
cities in the United States have as large
| number of hotel arrivals as st. Paul.
THE SCHOOL ATTENDANCE.
| We have no other official statistics tina
demonstrate SO clearly our growth in popuia
tiou as the enrolment OF our school children
| This enrolment 10 June, 1881, showed Ass:
| enrolled the preceding year, while the enroll
ment for 1882, Just completed, shows 6,522
or an increase in one year of 1850, or 80 pei
cent.
Our enrolment in 1880, when by the fedora
| census our population was about 43 900, was
4 1888, and il this proportion still remains our
population is 5000 only, although an in
crease OF 5000 population is shown the past
year.
Our most conservative men consider thai
our VIII ole population has increased in greater
ratio, and it will probably be fair TO estimate
our present population at from 10000 to rs.
600, instead of $4,000
Our careful and conservative assessor in
forms me that If property was assessed at the
present selling prices and improvements not
more than 10 per cent less than cost, instead
of valuation for immediate cash, the valua-
ton would reach from $50, 000, 600 to S55, 0O0.-
600.
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS
To accommodate this immense increase in
population and business has required large
public improvements and heavy expenditures
In their construction. During the past year
sewers were constructed in thirty-three
streets at cost Of 100000, and eleven
miles OF streets were graded and as
many miles of 4 sidewalks laid, and railroad
and other corporations made immense i'm
proVements 20 meet the rapidly increasing
demands OF business.
Through cars on night and day trains now
run from our city to the commercial and
political capitals of every adjoining state and
territory, So that no city can boast greater
facilities for business or greater means of
trans portation, and the Northern Pacific will
soon open to our city the business of Montana
with its 100. 900 old and wealthy population,
whom we greet and welcome as friends and
allies in peace and war.
A rapidity OF growth is here shown without
any precedent in the history of this city, and
with but few parallels in this country.
THE RAILROADS.
During the year that has passed the cross
ipgs of the various lines of railroad that cir
cumscribe the city have been improved and
changed, SO that in most cases they are now
made above or below the grade of the rail-
road, and In other cases are guarded by watch
men with automatic gates, and travel on the
public streets has been free from accident
from railroads. Improvements have been
made on all the highways leading to the city,
but great room for Improvement remains, and
the roper authorities should at an early
day settle upon system and policy that viii
place all these highways in the best possible
condition at the earliest time practicable.
With the new market house completed,
high school building in process of cree
ton, new capitol approaching COM
pletion, and a court house and
city hall authorized and about to be com
menced, We can safely leave the matter Of
public buildings in the hands of the authori-
ties authorized to construct them, with the
feeling that they Will be needed as soon as
ready, and will be ready about as soon as
absolutely needed.
The stsps that have been taken by the board
to improve the facilities for transactiug the
public business and 10 give our merchants an
equal opportunity with those of other cities TO
compete for contracts for furnishing supplies,
have not been without avail, and officers of
all departments have learned that we have the
enterprise and capital requisite to meet any
demands, whether OF corporations or govern
ment, state or national.
THE LOCAL NEEDS.
The demand and necessity for local improve.
ments, grading, sewering and paving OF streets
laying sidewalks and opening new streets, sur
passes that of any previous period. The
growth of business and population admon
ishes us that in all these matters we must
make haste, but we should keep in mind the
maxim, "Make haste slowly To determine
how many of these improvements are requir q
by our increase, and can be made to the ad.
vantage of the public, without too crest bur
dens to the owners OF private property, is the
part of thoughtful consideration, and should
engage their best thoughts and constant at
teDton.
The city authorities, with the aid and ap
proval of the chamber, have purchased water
works and projected plan for their enlarge.
ment and improvement commensurate with
thu requirments of city of 1000. 900 inhabit
ants
Extensions of the varions lines of street
cars have been projected aud in part con
structed. and companies have been formed anC
provided with capital to build and furnish or
large scale, comfortable tenements at low
rates for the laboring classes, and nearly every
step necessary to rapid growth and improve
ment seems to have been taken.
THE ENGINEERING sAwDUsT.
The general government has done much to
improve the navigation of the upper Miss
issippi river during the year tina,
has passed, and seems in all its branches
to have fixed purpose to carry forward
the work until the demands OF commerce are
fully met. The legislation so essential to pro-
tect navigation from the obst acles formed
from the vast deposits of sawdust and slabs
from scores If not hundreds of saw mills run.
ming night and day through the year has not
been secured Diversity of interest and inhu-
ence has had its usual effect upon our public
men, and divided their Strength ard prevented
that vigorous and united effort to secure that
legislation, which alone can insure success
Energetic and continued effort will be re.
quired to induce the general government to
restrain this action of private parties, which
seems TO do more to impede and destroy pavi
CATION than all the appropriations made fol-
that purpose can do for its promotion and
improvement.
Special attention must soon be given to the
subject of public parks. While larger por
tion of all the land about the city has been
open and common to all, the question OF
parks was OF no immediate importance.
Conditions are fast changing, and the time
Will soon come, If it has not already arrived,
when parks for the convenience and comfort
of our population will be absolutely required
This, with all matters of public importance
affecting our city and state, will engage your
Attention during the wear. and hu timelv and