Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-06
STEADILY INCREASING.

The AnnW&I Report of the Board of Health
and Chamber of Commerce.
The annual joint report of the board of
health and chamber of commerce has at
last been printed, from which the follow
ing is copied:
"No other year in the history of Mime
apolis shows such rapid and truly wonder
full development, and on SO solid and sure
foundation as the one just closed. The
extraordinary increase in its populations
the rapid advance in value of its reality;
the number and value of new buildings
erected; the astonishing growth of both its
retail and jobbing trade; the constant yet
rapid extension of its manufacturing in
dustriss, and its marvellous progress in ev-
cry department of business and social life,
are facts which, unsupported by the solid
array of absolutely reliable statistics here
with submitted mightwell challenge the Gre
dulity of those not personally familiar with
THE PHENOMENAL GROWTH AND PROGRESS
of Minneapolis during the year of 1882.
The transactions in real estate, which
reached less than $8,OOO,OOO in 1881, rose
to the grand aggregate of $18,701,2 56 in
1882. Our building account of $5,065,50O
in 1881, was swelled to $8,375,075 in 1882.
Our wholesale trade has mounted up-in-
Guiding the sale of -four, grain and lumber
to the enormous amount of $97,000,000,
an increase of nearly $14.000,O00 over
1881. Our manufactured products-not-
withstanding the large shortage by reason
of the partial failure of the wheat crop OF
1881, amounted to over $43,000,000. Mis-
cellaneous manufacturers have increased
in equally rapid proportion. Our educa-
tional interests have kept even pace with
all others, as the gratifying reports of our
university and common school authori-
tiles will show, and III all the varied de-
partments of the material, social and NOR
al interests of society, the progress of
Minneapolis during the year 1882 stands
without a parallel among the cities of our
country"
The secretary thinks that the claim of
"a still greater and more rapid increase
for the coming year cannot be doubted
by the most cautious and conservative of
those who watch the thickening indica-
tons of that incoming flood Of prosperity
which is destined to carry Minneapolis
forward in business achievements at a rate
never before attained in her history during
the coming year. Railway construction
from the falls of st. Anthony into the
fertile empire which stretches away to
the north and west of US, still continues.
Tens of thousands of sturdy pioneers are
pouring along the lines of these new rail
roads to occupy and put under contribu
ton that rich territory whose products are
to come pouring down upon us to swell
our trade and meet the demands of our
great mills and manufacturing establish
ments.
The West hotel, the railway extensions
and other important enterprises are re-
ferred to in the report of the secretary,
and then follows the review.
TIFF WHOLESALE TRADE,
which reached $97,OOO,OO0 in 1882, comes
frat. A prediction is made of a vast in
crease this year. The report says: 'The
strong and commanding position, and the
| close and intimate relations Minneapolis
now holds by natural laws and influences
to that fertile empire whose products and
trade are being SO rapidly opened up to
her manufacturers and merchants, are
| coming to be widely understood by the
whole country, and the result is already
seen IN the large number of jobbing
houses which have already been established
in our city since the beginning of the pres
ent year, as we'll as the number of those
which are to be opened this coming
spring. In dry goods, boots and shoes,
hardware, drugs and medicines, our job
bling interests are to receivs strong and
valuable accessIons this present season,
and the growth of this department of our
city's trade for the year of 1888, promises
to be proportionately larger than that of
any other branch of business"
THE RETAIL TRADE
for last year is estimated at $4,000, 900
an increase of $10,000,O00 over the year
preceding.
MANUFACTURING.
Speaking of our great manufacturing
interests, the report says:
standing at this gateway to that great
northwestern empire which she can almost