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

In the Deal which has Dirt for Bass
Increasing Demand tor Property-Some
of the Notable Purchases.
So far as actual transactions are concerned
the real estate market cannot he said to be
active. though there is considerable inquiry
and a reasonable amount OF sales. Ihe Trans
actions for the week, as they appear on The
records of the register of deeds, foot up Slof,-
ESQ. Most of the transactions are still small
ones, apd with the exception OF four or hVe
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 10 what good judges say
they ought to be. 1t seems to be the opinion
O: the best judges that the town has just COM
menced 10 grow. -.
There is a 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 TO tbs bluff has been
noted for years as a locality where no build
ing of any consequence has been done. Min
nesota, Cedar and Fourth and Fifth streets
have been mostly noted as the most suitao,e
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 years ago ought 10 have been some of
our best buildings. AT last break has been
made INTO this ulcient, and highly perfumed
part of the very center OF the town and
the four ana five story brick blocks are lift
Ing up their proud heads all along the streets
+hat her
10 Inc ignomirous hay ilck
and vance ing homeless cattle. Fourth,
Fifth, Sixth, Seventh aud eycn Eighth streets
are Row being adorned with business slruc-
lures that should have been erected years ago
Fourth and Fifth street from WaDashaw to
jackson stree.s, 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 msde many years ago that the
whole basin below the ulutf will be mostly
devoted 10 business is coming to be true.
Lower Seventh street is going forward quite
rapidIyiln the building line, and number of
fine, large blocks have been recently started
in that locality. While this is the fact ia ,e
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 II presents very active, business
appearance. II is hive of industry from one
end to the other Notwithstanding the fact
that DaytoA's bluff Is not as fashionable a
part OF the city for residences as st.
Anthony hill, and for years has been
neglected, yet it is improving very
rapidly indeed, and a very large amount OF
building is in progress there. What was a
few years ago unattractive underbrush is now
converted into handsome streets lined with
neat and pleasant residences. Take it for all
in all there is not in the outside portion of the
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and improved tnau has that bluff, and i'll spl te
of the fact thatsit is not regarded as SO desir-
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 scenery. VI course, st.
Anthony hill, or what is known as the "west
end" OF town is the locality for desirable
places on which to construct dwelling houses.
1t always VIII .e The garden spot of
the city and is being improved
at q wonderful rate. The architecture
is varied in a thousand different ways. Fac b
man that builds, and every architect that plans
a dwelling for hat locality, seems possessed
with the idea that something different from
anything on the hill must be produced, aid
the const quence is, that the structures on
that plateau, are bot only very handsome,
but there is an immense variety In style. This
is one Of the striking features of the hill, aud
helps to make IL very noticeable and attractive
to all who visit thai charming spot. There
seems o be no end to The building up there.
Dwellings are springiDg up every day, and
new foundations are going in now just as
rapidly as at any previous period of its Won
deTfui growth. 1t will lot be long before the
Reform school and the old driving park will
be reaG had by the outspreading civilization
that is covering that whole space with beautl-
ful homes, pelatlal residences and broad aVen-
yes, that wlll soon transform the beautiful
prairie into the garden spot of the city
Building is also spreading Out across the
country III the direction of Lake Como. One
of the largest PURCHASES recorded this week is
that of the well known Aidrich property, on
the west side of the lake The sale of this to
Samuel NJ. MagCff1a was recor led yesterday
The tract Co mpriseS about tfty-One acres and
the price paid was S22, 500. In the general
building operations and real estate transactions
the pi lures que locality of West st. Paul must
not &c forgotten. Property here is being very
rapidly improved and the day is not distant
when The lofty and striking bluffs on the op.
poslte side Of the river will be one of the most
attractive In The city.
While all this is transporting in the suburbs,
the inside property is being equally as IA pidly
improved. DIR. stewards residence, on the
west side of Rice park, is assuming shape
that be gins to reveal its elegance. When this
is competed, he will commence the erection
of another block on the south side of the 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
fifty feet adjoining Mr. Hale, and Mr..
Richardson, who owns twenty-five feet
adjoining McAlllster, making us feet, are
making arrangements to erect On this us feet
large and elegant business block Mr.. 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.. II. s. Fai-chlld, 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, aud insisted on doing so. Whole blocks
have neen put up for sale over there on the
bluff, on Mondays and wednesdays, and all
were bid off in the same way, by men of small
means who desire to secure homes.
bAltogether the real estate market in St.
Paul was never ia more solid firm and healthy
condition than it now is, and it is wholly
without anything bearing the semblance of a
boom.
The following are the recorded transactions
for the week:
James P. Gribben to William Thorn, lot "a,
block s. Mackubin & Marshall's addition, $3.50
Alphonse st. Pierre to Michael Sugar, lot o,
block IS, Lafond's addition, $500.
James G Murray to Joseph Auge, lot 4,