St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-11-16
PICKING UP.
The Demand for st. Paul Real
Estate Livelier Than
Last Week.
And Will Undoubtedly Increase from
Now On, as 219 Has Been
Officially Declared.
West St Paul Fast Becoming City, Of
Which St. Paul Proper May Well
Be Proud.

heai eeLaLc maLtere continued raLncT Qulcb
in St. Paul during the week. Sales were
slightly better than they were during the pre-
ceding week, and inquiries were more num-
erous, still there was no great activity. So
far as can be judged there are no indications
Of much change before the winter is over.
About all that dealers expect is a steady, well
sustained and fair trade. The effect of the
excitement consequent upon the presidential
election has not been favorable for business
and the result of the excitement win be fel.
for some time longer, especially
If they do not soon get
through the counting Of the votes n New
York. This event serves TO prolong the ez-
element, and while there is no reasonable
doubt as TO the result of re election, the
fact that the count is disputed serves TO at
tract the attention Of the public 10 1t and in
excitement, just enough TO annoy people and
in degree, to draw of attention from bust.
ness. The transfers have been only moder-
ate aud tend TO indicate rather quiet mar
ket A considerable portion of the sales
have been for outside acres picked up around
in the vicinity OF railroad Improvements,
which it is intended In due time to cut up
into lots. In this way 1t is expected that
large money will be made. considerable
slice out of what is known as the Desnoyer
estate was sold by w. r. Merriam to p. T.
Kavanagh for $4,000. The property
includes an interest In 800 acres
west Of ST. Paul, and in
one or two lots in st. Paul 1t is not known
what the intentions are in regard TO this
transaction as all engaged in it are very quiet
about 1t. So far as can be learned no i'm
mediate Improvements are contemplated.
Blocks and in Hersey & Woolsey's adj
dition we're sold to A. Il. Rogers for s14,-
000 These two blocks are located south of
Como park, directly east Of Hamline univer-
sity and north of Midway, or the old Driving
park.
Reports still prevail that certain parties
from Chicago are negotiating through their
agents in st. Paul for large tract out near
the transfer for the purpose OF large manu-
factory. So far it has not been possible to
ascertain just what is to be manufactured.
G. B. Penrose has sold TO Michael Lein-
niger forty feet on Seventh street, between
Fifth street and the Seven corners, for SILL
900 cash.
A. Ames has sold to Il. D. Mathews the
lot on the northeast corner Of Fifth aud
Wabashaw streets for $4,000
Geo. w. Cross has purchased from f. d.
Hsger, for $50, 400, and from S. NJ. MagoHin,
for $50, 800, two tracts Of land near Lake
Como.
The stone work on the Seventh street ill
is expected to be finished by the Goth inst,
and 1t is expected that If the weather holds
on as favorable as at present the contract
will be completed withiA the stipulated time.
The bridge over the st. Paul 81 Manitoba
tracks is going forward rapidly.
One of the most attractive parts OF ST. Pau
at the present time, in q business point Of
view, is West st. Paul. In no way does this
fact manifest itself more than in the public
demand for easier, speedier and more abun-
dant means of access to that part of town.
West st. Paul has increased vastly in popula-
ton, wealth and business within the past
two or three years. The increase in popula-
ton is manifested in the largely increased
number of votes cast and in the increased
facilities demanded for accom- modating the
pupils In the public schools. AS to business
there can be no room left for question. Two
or three years ago nothing but a few frame
buildings Of q very unpretentious character
were TO be seen there that were devoted to
business. Now when one looks across the
river large number of brick blocks are dis
covered, already completed and others in
process Of construction. Let the
Wabashaw bridge be INSTRUCTED for the
period of one minute, and one will then be
convinced Of the immense travel over that
structure. 1t is thought that it win be suf-
fcient for the amount OF travel that It will be
required to accommodate for two or three
years longer and then it is expected that an
other bridge viii be indispensable. This be-
ing the situation, many business men declare
that we cannot get to work too soon at an
other bridge. They say that it win require at
least two or three years to build it and that
we cannotget it finished moment too soon.
There can be no doubt that more facilities
will soon be required for crossing the river
and the only matter left TO consider is as to
how much should be put into such structure
and now the general public can
be best accommodated. Such a rapidly in
creasing community as that of West st. Paul
cannot be ignored. 1t will not be long be-
fore it will contain larger population than
St Paul itself had few years ago, and it is
regarded as poor policy to attempt to with
hold from it all necessary public means and
facilities that are prudent and judicious for
tran sactipg that blu siness
The election of Cleveland has not had a
very depressing effect on St. Paul realty,
judging by the amount OF business done bv
our friends, Messrs. Fairchild & Davidson.
They have within the past few DAYS made
following sales: one for $4,000, one for
81, 400, one for $4,000, one for 81, sos. one
for $4,000 and one for $50, 500. This does
not look as though the country was going to
ruin.
The Transfers.
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