St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-17
Another Good Week in st. Paul With a
Healthy Demand and Good
Sales.
No Boom, But Solid Demand at Firm
Prices--West St. Paul
Growing,
SIore Manufactures Coming One
located at ST. Anthony Park Looks
Like Business.
Minnesota Transfer Property Look
tngup--The City Growing Faster
Than Ever Before.
Growing City.

prices are hrmer WIN SfoIlS lOliu0iiNJ -
some quarters to advance
1t is no eXaggeration to say that never III
the history of St. Paul has there been such
a deep. solid, irresistible, forward move
ment in real estate. in all kinds OF business
and in the general growth of the city, as
there is now. Nothing approaching II mas
ever before been known. 1t is not the re-
sult of artificial measures taken to Doom
fine city. On the contrary it is nothing more
or less than the city itself, in It's growth
and from the positive necessity OF lis exist
ence breaking through and away from all
tine old conservative ideas that have hereto
fore bound it in, and striking out 1or ltSelt
into the country where it can breathe more
freely and have an opportunity to grow. 1t
was but a very short time ago that
WEST ST. PAUL
was a poor and tritiing village. Now II
numbers its inhabitants by the ten thousand,
and is erecting hundreds of dwelling
houses for the accommodation OF its rapidly
increasing population. Railroads are run
ming into it, manufactures are being estab-
lished there, and in all respects it is asSunl-
ing position of importance and weight.
MERRIAM PARK.
Two or three years ago not man or
woman in St. Paul would have deemed it
possible that in the next twenty-five years
there would be any number of people living
at Merriam and Union parks. To-day
there is a large and Increasing population
out there, and some of the handsomeSt
houses and grounds in ST. Paul. Even at
Union Park, which is younger than Mer-
Ram Park. there are being built houses that
will cost when completed not less than $780,,
600. with churches and school houses. All
these changes have occurred within two or
three years Around the Transfer is the
same evidence of rapid growth. There is
quite a town there to-day, and still further
out, where
ST. ANTHONY PARK
is located. another town is coming with
great rapidity into existence. A large num-
Der of residences are approaching compile
ton there and the foundations for others
are going in. All along in towards town
there are similar evidences of growth and
prosperity At St. Anthony Park MeSsrs.
Hall d Brace of Rochester, n. Y, have
purchased a tract of land upon which they
will locate furniture mandatory. This
is oniy the beginning. 1t is now admitted
by many that that part Of st. Paul known
as
MINNESOTA TRANSFER
is TO be the great manufacturing center OF
the city. 1t was explained last week in
these columns why this is SO. 1t is for the
simple reason that large amount ofmOney
can be saved by being near the Transfer, to
which the goods manufactured can be sold
TO be shipped Immediately without being
transferred from the Transfer to the rail
roads that carry the freight. In other
words if a manufacturer is located on Jack
son street, st. Paul has manufactured
hundred cases of boots and shoes which he
desires to ship to st. Louis and several
other points he delivers these cases TO the
Transfer company in st. Paul, which takes
them to the Transfer and there delivers
them to the different railroads for trans
portation to their destination. Now if that
factory were located near the Minnesota
Transfer it could deliver those goods direct
to the railroads and thus save the money
that now has to be paid the Transfer COM
panv Some of the best business men in ST.
Paul to-day consider that the location now
known as the Minnesota Transfer is to be-
come the great point and center of the great
bulk of the manufacturing and numbering
interests of st. Paul. The considerations
in regard to freight above referred to, de-
termined MeSsrs. Hall 81 Brace. These
gentlemen have been here in st. Paul for
several weeks looking for suitable lOca-
ton. One of the points examined was near
the harvester works, and they were strongly
tempted to locate there, and would undoubt-
edIv have done so but for this c0nsidera-
ton of freight. 1t is reported that one OF
two other manufactures are contemplating
locating there. From StAnthOny Park all
the way into town Improvements are to be
observed. A large force of men is at
work on the
STATE FAIR GROUNDS
grading them and getting them ready for the
buildings that are to be erected there, while
teams are engaged hauling in the lumber
for the various structures. East of the fair
grounds, and between them and Lake
Como. beautiful little town has been laid
out that will be gem in itself. Coming
further east one reaches Lake Como. A
considerable part of all the grounds around
this beautiful lake have been purchased by
a syndicate of wealthy gentleman who will
improve them and place them, or a portion
of them, on the market. All the way from
ST. Anthony Park around to Lake Como
there is continuous activity, and one i'm
provement after another is going On rap
idly.
Between Como and Hamline, on the
southwest, the st. Paul q Northern Pacific
road has large number of men at work,
and we have the statement of the gentle
man who has the matter of building those
shops in his charge, made to the writer yes
terday, that within two weeks the road
would have over 700 men at work there.
This road has several hundred acres lying
nearly north of Hamline. 1t is upon this
land that the men are now at work
grading, leyeling and preparing in
all ways for the erection of the
shops. 1t is around these shops that
large and industrious population will soon
be gathered and there between Hamline
and Como will be built up town of thirty
ing and prosperous people, full of industry
and contributing their share towards the
general prosperity.
RICE STREET.
From Como and Hamline toward the city
through the Fourth ward, past Elevator b
through to Rice street, is to be observed a
portion of the town that is rapidly filling
up with houses. stores. shops and all the
thOusand-and-One indications of a thriving
and rapidly growing community. Out to the
north is the location for the iron foundry
which will furnish employment for a large
number of men. 1t is around this foundry
that another town will grow up, and around
which will gather another community From
this point across to the eastern part of
town, to
ARLINGTON HILLS,
are to be seen new houses springing I'D, and
notwithstanding the fact that jackson.
Robert and Minnesota streets are none of
them cut through the hills that form such
barrier to rapid and easy communication
between the business portion of the CITY and
the district lying north of it, this northern
part of town is surprising all expectations
in growth. When one reaches the high
point of land in the northeast of town