Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-05-14
A vOICE FROM DAYTON BLUFF.
A Call for Justice from that Much Neg
lected Region.

A Call Tor d useiC0 from tnat Mucn Neg
lected Region.
To the Editor of the Globe.
I know full well that the welfare of
the entire city of st. Paul, with which
you have cast your lot, lies nearest to
your heart. The GLOBE makes no dis
tinction of locality, race, color, religion,
poverty or wealth.
You know full well, as it has been
painfully obvious to all denizens of this
city, that the beautiful suburb called
Dayton's bluff has always been, to this
very day, sighted, neglected, him
dered, hemmed and circumvented,
to become, for what nature has
evidently designed it, the most beautiful,
healthy populOus suburb of all the sub
urbs of st. Paul being with all the beau
ties bestowed upon it by nature, now
also the only real beauty of suburb
nearest to the business center of st. Paul
and at the same time as quiet and free
from dust and smoke and noise of our
roaring young giant city, as if it was 10
Gated miles away in the sylvan solitudes
of our primeval forests. Our magnifi-
cent suburb of Dayton's bluff, being 10
Gated 100 feet above the level of the city,
and within fifteen minutes walk
from the Merchants hotel; hid
ing among its romantic hills
and valleys 10000 people, who freely
carry their wealth to the Golfers Of the
CITY and her merchants, has been shame
fully neglected and maltreated, as far as
public improvements of all descriptions
are concerned.
By whom? By those men, who, spring
ing into power and influence by our own
votes, and who are called ''councilmen,"
aldermen, ''clty fathers etc., but who,
from time immemorial, with honorable
exceptions, of course, have justly earned
the title of "members of the common
The beautiful and populous
suburb of Dayton's bluff is separated from
the main city of St. Paul by an insigniti-
cant creek, Phalen's creek, which, despite,
it's minute weakness in volume, has dur
ing countless ages succeeded in washing
out and down the old Mississippi very
considerable ravine, Or valley. This re-
vine or valley has always been and still
is the curse of Dayton's bluff suburb.
The old, wooden, rotten bridge on
Seventh street across this ravine was
built of pine lumber over ten years ago.
1t has long been land is becoming daily
more so now a threatening deadfall
for men and beasts. Having been by
authority long since declared
unsafe; the fire engines of the city being
forbidden 10 cross it; heavy teams OF busy
citizens being warned off officially, even
foot passengers preferring the dangerous
crossing over twenty railroad tracks On
Third street, this horrible wooden, rotten
bridge is, nevertheless, nearly the only
chance for over 10000 people of the
beautiful and nearest suburb of Dayton's
bluff and the vast and rich country back
of it, to enter the main city, whose mer-
chants and traders of all descriptions
live to large degree upon the profits on
purchases by our naturally so much
favored, civilly so shamefully neglected
and abused citizens. With the
old council there always was
p prejudice against any and
all improvements on or for Dayton's bluff
suburb, mainly because some Of the alder
men had their interests IN the west end
of town, and money and (hOrra6ige dictsl)
influence enough with their otherwise
very respectable colleagues to Illustrate
any scheme for the advancement and
of the beautiful and popu-
lous suburbs of Dayton's bluff.
Mr. Editor, those obstructlng and evil
willed. basely selfish members of the
council have been weeded out, thanks to
the voters all round), and hope again, in
her fair raiment, fills the hearts of the
people of Dayton's bluff, because fair
min ed and Just men have taken their
places.
1t is not necessary to dwell upon all the
phases of the "Seventh streetimprove-
ment." Everybody is conversant with
the matter. But, Mr.. Editor, permit me
to personally and in the name of all the
inhabitanes of our beautiful and populous
suburb of Dayton's bluff appeal through
your liberal collfmns TO the remodelled
council of the city to give us what we are
by common justice as citizens and tax pay
ers of st. Paul entitled to, ''the Seventh
street improvement" including grade OF
SAID street and substantial work of ap-
proved kind. to bridge The yawnlng
chasm, Phalen's creek ravine, which
now so effectually sewers us land to
the whole city's great damage) from the
city, and allow US, in the course of events,
the great boon of line OF street cars, TO
the use of which the 10000 people Of our
beautiful suburb anxlously look forward.
Very respectfully, your subscriber,
W. F. Won DEYN,
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