St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-08-17
ST. PAUL REALTY.
Improving Demand for Both Bust
ness and Residence
Lots.
Building and Business on the Great
Retail Thoroughtare.
Brick Making Becoming Very Large In
dustry in the City.
Record of Real Estate Transfers During
| the Last Week.

Some improvement in the tone and con-
dition of the real estate market has been
observable during the past week. Prices
have not advanced, though they are very
| firm and more liable to go up than down.
There has been more inquiry and the num-
Der of sales are somewhat larger than last
week. Besides this more inquiries have been
made and more people Shave been looking
around examining property than there has
been for some time before. So on the whole
the market may be said to be upon a more
substantial basis, with an upward tendency
| Those who are looking for property are
divided pretty equally between residence and
business locations, both of which are in bet
ter demand than they have been for some
time.
The weather has been very favorable for
building operations, and work has been
crowded ON all structures under contract,
and so far as can be learned, work has
been SO satisfactory that all structures are as
far along as they were expected to be at this
season of the year.
Among the many industries that are de-
veloping in st. Paul is that ofbrick making
The large amount of brick used here in the
city is making it necessary for brick makers
to come to ST. Panl, or, at least, very near
to it in order to compete with those already
here. One brick maker found that he could
not make brick in Mankato and lay them down
in st. Paul at the same price that makers in
the city can. The freight was too much for
him. The consequence is that he has moved
to st. Paul, where he is now in business.
are five brick yards close together, and a
short distance off three more have been con-
structed, making eight in all in full blast,
and all of them are having all they can do.
On the Sun Fish road there is another. All
through the Sixth ward is body of clay that
is regarded as very excellent for the purpose
of makiag brick. On Dayton's bluff also,
there is an immense quantity of good clay.
This is one of the most useful industries that
is being developed here.
Seventh street from one end to the other
shows increased activity and hustle. AS
one stands at the junction of Wabashaw and
Seventh towards Dayton's bluff he will get a
good idea of the business done on this street.
The business of this thoroughfare is not
limited by any means to the eastern portion
of it, but extends as we'll to the west far out
through what is known as old Fort street
towards Fort Smelling. This has for years
been one of the most neglected parts of the
city. But. a few short years ago it was dull,
lifeless, lonesome part of the town. Now
it is taking on great activity and
business is rapidly flowing in upon
it. Along each side of the
new made business thoroughfare are being
erected suitable business blocks that give
the street a wholly new appearance. This
building seems to be catching, like the small
pox. Wherever one person builds others
seem DESTROYS of clustering around. Tt is
noticeable on the upper part of West Seventh
street that on both sides, back from the
street, people are erecting dwelling houses.
Quite large population is going in, and
cross streets are being cut through, graded
and macadamized. About that whole sec
ton of the city there is an air of thrifty
energy and prosperity that is really notice
able, especially as for years that part of town
has been so neglected. This incr ease of the
business of West Seventh street extends
far out beyond the point where the Short
Line crosses West Seventh street.