St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-31
The Mighty Mississippi Looms Up
Once More as an ImpOr-
tant Factor.
Manufactures Following Naturally in the
Wake Of Finance, Commerce and
the Progressive Railway.
Actual Facts are Sufficiently Flattering.
Hence Need of Boom"
Figures.
4 Long and Varied List Of industries
t0Ittch IncrsaSln0 ia Both
Size aud SaDt6er.

| The hum OF IN dustry has long been heard
to reyerberat= with no uncertain sound 10
st. Paul, though it nas hitherto not attracted
the attention that II deserved. Neglect
however, did not silence. It's euphony. As
bees seek clover, so do the magnates OF
finance and the knights OF labor gravitatr
toward this favored locality, aud they arr
continuing to gather here. This city, tie
/ acknowledged railway ceater, commercial
center aud banking center has Que more
claim which must be recognized. st. Paul
Is the great manufacturing center Of the
1orthwest-there is no question about Il.
There was a time when water power WAS be-
lieyed 10 be prerequisite Of city of i'm
portanee in regard 10 manufactures, but that
time Is past. city will out
grow q water power mpany-inslancc
our neighbor at the Falls OF 81. Anlhuuy,
where steam is being introduced Us a motive
power in almost every factory and mill. 1t
is with profound respect and admiration that
the name of Minneapolis is mentioned, for
her accomplishments have been great aud
out of proportion ~ her natural advantages
''Where Nature docs much, men are APT 10
lean too much upon their bcnefaclrcss,"
must be Admitted 10 be a remark pertineuttO
the present theme. But, though euterpris
| and energy have made deserts 10 blossom as
the rose, realms have been dried up To des-
erts. Nature wins in the end. 81. Paul, as
manufacturing city, is the present topic
An anecdote will illustrate the aboriousness
of her advancement in this respect: ST.
Paul box manufacturer removed 10 a neigh
boring city, but sought ST. Paul rs a
market for bis goods, and Though il cyeutu-
ally ruined him) found customers here by
selling bis boxes for less than the cost Of the
raw material In trying TO compete, the
home producer was told that lac would have
to do much better than the visiting trades
man, or the goods would be purchased out
side. Driven - the exp.dient OF meeli n
his competitor upon his own ground, The St.
Paul manufacturer went to Minneapolis aud
tried 10 sell boxes, but wds told by The people
that they would rather patron We home indus
try, so long as they could do 40 Iut as well a
home as abroad. All that is past nov, and
there is q growing disposition being shown
by ST. Paul johbers TO help st. Paul manufac-
| turers whenever they can consistently do so.
This is made easy by the high grade which
now characterizes almost every line of goods
made here. The great variety of industries
in operation-many of which are moving
on gigantic seale-is the strongest argu-
ment in support Of the premises Of this ar
ticle. These industries are stea lily growing,
and the list is being heightened every year,
thus demonstrating that where commerce,
capital and transportation lead the way, man
ufactures will follow. Tue Mississippi river
must always remain an incalculable advan-
| tage to St. Paul. AT low rates OF freight,
| fuel and crude materials are brought by
water 10 the very doors of the factories. SD
that when the railroads grow unreasonable,
the river furnishes an outlet TO the manu-
! lactured stocks. The river banks will ulti-
nately be lined with factories. During 1885
/ there will doubtless be started here steel
works, tanneries, canning factories, smelt-
ing works, stove works, cordage works. glass
works, match factory, starch factory aud
paper mill There are splendid opportun-
tiles for investments in these and many
other lines. The GLOBE has taken pains tu
make an exhaustive inspection of leading
industries, and the condensed result is APP
pended.