The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-02-28
THE TWIN CITIES.
THE RIVALRY BETWEEN ST. PAUL
AND MINNEAPOLIS.
Loftie-, scorn on thf One Hand and
seathing severity ON the other
The Matter of Hotcls-Pcr-
mancn. Prosperity.

ts, PAM I.ttar IN Nov, yo,a T-i,,.s1
Almos, cvcrybodv has soeu rlaotv os az.
,mnl,,s of ,ha viy,iry which IL I,opu3 to
,nrilo mn etwaan gr,,no G. c.tie. wbich arc
.,tuat,1 anv,yhe,e near go ~ otbar lat a.
olAervn the tbin,, in IL ni,be.t dev,lonment
! ono INNS, ipysds tho nortl' vost and ;na,oc,
ST PAM and Minrcanolis 1ho attitnde of
Cbicap, ona - Iouis to,,,,l coch ,.har a.
tue mer.st child,s MAY hv c,,nnar,scn with
what is Going ON M NJ the head Of Mis.is-
si,,ri nayi,,at;on /, ;s a nocr and .n.cr ,.,c.,
bat,ynn, tbcso two no,tLarr citias 81 e,a.a
togetbar that tb.e almost cl. ~ banIs thav
have boon struggI;n, to ontrea' a e.cb oti,cr
eyer since they were first Ia a,el mud
neither ono Inn IA royv gairad ,h, sl;,ri,
est nrr,o,n,,t l. s,d,,oN. .yor ~, r.rol I'M.
~ PAM ,,s,, r....t. i, .....,;tit., 81 esi,a
ean5is win Tia N.,.a-
apa'is m u u.....s... tt.a,rs ,.rai,f
81 PAM win ,ca. a..rt. s
neonle declor. that,t. wbof. aii,,.at.,4.
is lnilt MN, more, lnaneI bv the former
CITY. wlich profcsses 10 have n mo,trov,, On
the whole concor,s Ask nnvbojy i'm Minne
onoli how IL is that st Paul manage. 70
exist And vou will liza toll, that IA IL sim,Iy,
becauso the ira Ia of Minneanolis rasses
throuyb The othor ,.tv
Although only ten mAs intervene he
tween thes, two mcst 'srful centers of
tho north tbera is n m 4nde3 icnoranca I'm
eocb ploce concar,in,, what n..sez in tia
otLer mat is sjmnv nnroarions \aserveL
Sneak IN. n Minnaannlis citiz,n veIl.
known member cf the onnosition com,m,yitv
and be will storex>>xou In an iuouiri,y wav
which saws very plainly that until now he
has never heard the name Il is imm.nse
inst now there is nm anprv discuss;on goiny,
On through the newspapers of the two c,t;ss
Is to which Mace has the LARGEST nupb,. of
school children 10 road the long EDITORIAL.
,olemnly written ON this ,pic one would
think the fate OF nations hung unn the out
-, 'o So o
son'' ohe oi'y loih's WIN lpne 10 tne
''''S ~, i' u,oeO''Y ."i'".,'s 'iie 'n,@o
~'N'''oa ~ ~ "as"ei 70 wa. tue nun VINO
No'hpf'ou 'he ,oluine n'' eiaineh' guns as
writer o, hction' bnt SiHail regard Tor the
ui"'resSeo truth 20 IL GOES aii tue uhie' ana
ei"uei Guy couiu @oAoiuuiy prove that "
Ia" ou'ero"h NS helShoor oy i,ow SOUS,
."e'e "uui' u" coii"i'ioh vi siiiV'y peatihc
Joy ia ,hat particular ihaftcr
ih'S not ri'airy uet"een .ne piacs named
PiooucN,t vi many tu'hSs wnich are
ii'a'hiy nenehcia' to oo'h citle. whenever.
III one Oh the TWO cehters, capitalist builds
structure hher than any tlnt has pro-
Viousiy been erected. some other capitalist
| III the oeher city imneiIateiy sets out 20
'op MN ne "af'aIe Is Just now closed Ia
upon TWO hiii''rise hoteis a niihonaire
iE'theu Nes' n'ihs IN mihhef pons, ana de-
SIRIUS % PeipetuatihS his name starter In
upon 'he CONSTRUCTION oi hagmhcent pile
"hieh Will "hen mTlefed, nave cost
eooi n,i'ioh "na naii' ~ hes Just peen
opened, aithougl u Is by no means finished.
anu IL Is uhquestionnuy the most paiat'al
plnce utNDlpu 10 tbis pun pose the hole
World IL has some oOp rooms, and such OF
'beH as are furnished at all are
solefoiy go.'eh up. EVerything Is done
i uion seie tnat appears TO re
| tha middle of tho bousa 4. yast and ,,,,,,,.
inc CARRIAGES drive nm to ,ba ao,r nndsr a
tremendons and massive arch of white mar
b,c And in s,i,a az tba foe ,b,t the bo.,sa
is hardly opened and has but little trada ms
yet tho clerks will mt yre,ts o,, the ton
floor with tha same ufIexible .ouanimitv
which Won have nrobabIv noticed in ol,,.r
and more crowded communities Tho ,ulin'y
nassion il strong even in new hotels Tbe,s,
il not tho SLIGHTEST nrnha hility that tho vask
hotel will nav il. ou,. exne,ses for ION vs,,s
tn come The cost of runnino II il yo;ng In
! be iunense Wban tina millionaire wno
started the scheme had il we'll under wav ba
died and lett n 10 his nepnew. who already
owned one hotel Young Mr. West doc, not
appsar to la particularly ploased with tIa
/ uift of his uncle. and bs Is freeI, deeIo,ia.,
! that unless the citizens subscrit,a a hand.
somo amount To enable him IN carry IL On
tba hons, ba will oloeo II M H.. 20 no, iiLot,,
49,, 80 - ~. o noe iiAoy
- "t'''ou1 i,, 'I'' No''' oVVauS' s.io
Miiiiietpo1i' peopio WIN hsVer coh>ent 10 DO
sneerei at py the ~ fanl pcplisco as hav-
| ing made q failare.
! am thus free in the description OF the
hotel because il rllu.t,Yte, tho conn,o, saaI-
! n,y hetwa,n the tyo citias II yould ,,o,,,~
da ,or 80 pa,l =, -. ;..,s s'm ,,,
nI. ~. va ,"ii Deniha
Mihheapois III iEc Iiatter oi notet, ana thus
IT came about tnat nillionalrs OF this place
/ uIrose and girded up his loins and went ont
| 10 do the other money. king mortal battle III,
| st Paul mans name is RYAN. and his barr,,l
] il spnarentlv very deem and v,.rv well lo,d.a
20 aee Ai'u .e'v ".n i,auSu ~
present Oh iafge pioe OK ian ana no pr
ceeded To build his hotel. II Is not ya.
finished bnt tho building tx enormous. |
/ believe il rs ,luch bigger team the Minneapolis
estab;i hnlent, and the contracts ,royide that
! Il shaii co.t s,vera, b,,dra ! t,onsand doilar,
,,,,,r, IL -, tya h'.,'a =, 49,. - -
10 ''"u 10 We "'u'e ~ '',s o'ner CITY.
Az % %" "ai Tue haiie Vi '.e puiioef, una Mhi
De big enough 10 do the entire hotel business
III the city IN which it stands. Thay do not
! expect To open the building for the recept.on
| OF guests until the Fourth Of July
| aR,t " oIs,,v.s IN. antb,siac,;. G, poni-
TO ais -. ,,,,I;a - 80. 49,.
Ne' a. '"ee un"eaione i"iAs 'n'"A 'a'f
are a2ns 10 GOWN US Ihey are very muca
mistaken.
guess they are. This spirit goes through
the Whole NE up mere 10 I, productive OF
magnitcent Business blocks. two theatres
which are not aqualei for beauty and CON-
Tort ia any o'nef city out Oh Now forS, and
( lnercisl sentiment which kees everything
going at hve,y gait IEere appear to be
feasIhs . why oo9n % t1ee org e'.iss saouli exit
Ju1' % - aha ,h - ;,si;,, oo ., .a0
G1"r. bas a nos tinn which i. inn,r,nrt ~ bs.
ship,,ing interests. Minneapoiis ,,o,,cs,'s ) !,
magnificent water power. and is thu,
the natural point into which ihe