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

| PNPNi"NAOA las CACSCucQ Tic dQtlciDdIi0nS OF
the most sanguine, and is without prece
cent In our history. The statistics fshow
Ing our growth is embodied in our ANNUAL re
port now ready for distribution, and a. few O
them, in connection with our report for 1850
aud statistics and estimates for the presen
year, are summarized as follows, viz:
ST. PAULIIN 1882.
1880. 1852.
reputation. ........... 5000 81 ,00(
Wholesale trade. 800. $40, G00CJ0 SEC, 0GO, OOt
Value OF manufactures. 100000 10 Coo OOi
Assessed value Of prop
erty ................ 2s.OOO,OOO 10000, OOt
| Average attendance of
| public schoOls...... 5000 47O(
| Loans and discounts of
our banks. .........s 1905, 900 81, COO, oOc
Exchange sold. ....... 5l,000, 600 $4,000. OC
Deposits in banks. 6,500,000 $4,000, 0G(
| Cost OF new buildings. 2,000,OgO 5000 OO(
General postoffice bust Estimated
ness: ............... 365.79S 1,0OO,00C
The lumber sales increased Al per cent, and
| now reach about 81 LOCO, 000.
| The general statistics show that but sever
cities in the United States have as large q
number OF hotel arrivals as st. Paul.
THE SCHOOL ATTENDANCE.
We have no other official statistics tina,
demonstrate so clearly our growth in popula
ton as the enrolment OF our school children,
This enrolment in June, 1881, showed 4,SSl
enrolled the preceding year, while the enroll
rnent for 1882, Just completed, shows 6,522,
or an increase in one year of 1880, or 80 per
cent.
Our enrolment in 1889, when by the fedora
census our population was about 43 900, was
4,33S, and ii 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 that
our VIII ole population has increased in greater
ratio, and it will probably be fair 20 estimate
our present population at from 20 900 to 75,.
600, instead of 67 900.
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, 900, eco to S55, 0OO,-
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 aud as
many miles off 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 iraips 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
transportation, and the Northern Pacific will
soon open to our city the business of Montana
with Its 100 600 old and wealthy population,
whom we greet and welcome as friends and
allies In peace and war.
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.
Daring the year that has passed the cross
ings 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,
ton, new capitol approaching COM
pletion, and court house and
city hall authoriZ ID 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 viii be needed as soon as
ready, and will be ready about as soon as
absolutely needed.
The SIPS that have been taken by the board
to improve the facilities for transactug the
public business and 10 give our merchants an
equal opportunity with those of other cities 10
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-
lshes 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 great bur-
dens to the owners OF private property, is the
part OF thoughtful consideration, and should
engage their best thoughts and constant at.
teDtion.
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-
auts.
Extensions of the varions lines of street
cars have been projected and in part con-
Structed. and companies have been formed and
provided with capital to build and furnish on
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
issippi river during the year that
has passed, and seems in all its branches
to have fixed purpose TO carry forward
the work uatil 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 inllu-
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 Davi-
CATION than all the appropriations made for
that purpose can do for its promotion and
Improvement.
Special attention must soon be given to the
subject of public parks. While larger por
ton 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