Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-02-26
TIE TWIN CITIES.
THE RIVALRY BETWEEN ST. PAUL
AND MINNEAPOLIS.
Iofiir>t >corn on the One Hand and
scaihing severity cn the Other
The Matter of Hotels-Fer-
manent Prosperity.

Almost everybody has seen plsnty Of eK-
amples Of tie rivalry whic! Is bound 10
spring up between growing cities which are
situated anywhere near each other, but t.
observe the thing in its highest development
one must invade the northwest and inspect
ST Paul and Minneapolis The attitude Of
Chicago and 81. Louis toward each other IS
the rrerest chi,d's play by comparison with
what is going on up at the head Of Missis-
sippi navigation IL is IA neck and neck race
between these two northern cities. SO cio-e
together that they almost clasp hands, they
have been struggling b. outrench each other
ever since they Mere first located, and
neither ono has up 10 now gained the slight
est apparent aaaiway over Its rival Thu
81. Paul man refers to everything in Min
neapoliS with tbs HOTTEST seor1i. The Mime
apois man speaks Of the entire contents u
81 Paul with scathing severity. ST. Paul
people declare that tie whole Of Minn-a polls
Is built upon money loaned by the former
city. which processes Ia have mortgage on
the whole concern. Ask any body in Mime
aI,olis how If is that 81 Paul manages Ia
exist, and YOU will BE- told that it i simply
because the trade Of Minneapolis passes
through the other city.
Although only ten miles intervene he
tween theSs two most wonderful centers OF
the NORTH there is pretended ignorance IN
each place o,necrning whit passes in the
other that is simply uproarious to observe
Speak toa Minneapolis citizen Of well
known member Of the opposition community
and he viii stare nj ycu IN an inquirIns way.
which says very plainly that until now he
has never heard the name. II is immense.
Just now there Is an angry discussion going
On through the newspapers II the two cities
as "a which place has the largest number ~
school cklllren t. read the long editorials
soleunly written on this t1pic one would
think the fate OF nations hung upon the out
come. one city points win pride 10 the
fact that its directory contains tue most
names. The answer = that the man who
compiled the volume had eminent gifts as a
writer 81 fiction, hut small regard for the
unires>ei truth - it goes all the time. and
if either city could absolutely prove that II
had outErown lis nsiShbor By 1000 souls,
there would H. condition OF simply beatific
JOY in tina; particular quarter.
This hot rivalry between the PLACES named
Is productive of IIany things which are
MAINLY bena;lcial To both cite Whenever.
in ems vi ire two cents-s, carftziist builds
a structure finer than any that has pre-
yio,islv been erected, some other capitalist
in the other eity Immediately sets gu: u
~top" him. The warfare l. just now CLOSED in
upon two immense hotels a millionaire
named West, living IN Minneapolis. ard de
sirUJ,s q rcrpetuatng h.s naIie, started IN
upon the construction Of n magnificent Pile
which VIII when completed. have Gust a
cool million and bali. Il h2s JUS; been
opened, although il IS by no means finished,
and il Is uEque,tionaLly the most pa!stial
place devoted 20 ;his purpls. III The " hole
Nurid IL las some SO rOOm-, and such 81
them IS sre furnished a; ali are
superhly gotten up. Everything is doue
upon sale tia; ailSars to te
simply recSiess Tie refunds. which + in
the middle " the house, = vast AMI impos-
inc Carriages drive 10 ~. saonr IInis-