St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-22

market during the week closing on Inc lfLu
inst abated considerable last week. The
surly March winds were altogether too for
bidding to people who wished to look at
property, and the consequence was there was
a great falling off of nquiries and curtail-
meut of business when there should natur-
ally have been an increase. It's wonderful
how much pleasant, bright sun can do for
the real estate dealer, and that is what they
are all praying for now.
RAILROAD SURVEYS.
Some DAYS ago it was mentioned in the
GLOBE that certain parties had purchased
several large tracts out in the region Of Nc
Carron's lake. good deal of curiosity has
been manifested in regard to the purpose the
parties had in making the purchases. They
are located in a section that IS not IN the
line of any improvement at present, and
some distance from the heart of the city.
Attention was drawn more particularly to II
few DAYS ago by the circulation OF state
ment that forty acres had been given as a
onation to a grand foundry that was to be
established on or near these purchases.
The real estate thus bought is what is
known as the Litchfeld property. One piece
is the west half of the northwest quarter Sec
ton 10, town 90, range %. The other two
pieces are the east half OF the northeast
quarter of section "a, and the southeast
quarter of southwest quarter section Is, both
in town 20, range %. Rice street runs be-
tween the two first described, which are about
a quarter of a mile south of McCarron's lake
The supposed reason for the purchase OF this
property begins to come to the surface now
Ac il KIM
the Wisconsin Central road and the Chicago
Freeport & st. Paul have been heading for st.
Paul. Tney have final cot 50 near tn Ithe r
engineers are actually putting in the STAKES
within the CITY limits of 81. Paul. The Wis
consin Central in coming across strikes the
st. Paul Il Duluth road on Frosfs
farm. mile and half north of the har-
vester works and runs along just north Of
Lake Phalen to the half north and south see
ton line Of section II, in New Canada;
thence to the northeast corner Of section 10.
from which point it will 90 straight to Min
neapolis. The other road, the Chicago Free
port 81 St. Paul enters st. Paul just
south OF Tanners lake and is placing the
stakes with great rapidty. The line runs
along through Hennessys farm and thence
follows the creek emptying Beaver aud
Mud lakes, and crosses the Omaha
at the Ames farm, runs through
the harvester works property; thence
northwest to the little lake on
the New Canada road just north OF Brain
erd's residence, and keeps right on west till
it reaches the Northern Pacific road. 1t is
also reported that a road from Brainerd is 10
be constructed to st. Paul Immediately, and
that it will also come right down through this
property or very near it, Now, whether these
guesses and suspicious that those who bought
this property had in some manner obtained
information as TO where these roads were TO
be located is correct or not is a question OF
some interest, and it must be confessed that
if the location Of these lands was accidental
the accident was very, very fortunate one. 1t
would have troubled the owners 10 have Sc
lcctrd more judiciously had they known just
where the roads will be built. II is possible
that the suspicion that the purchasers knew
about the location OF these roaGs is not wei
founded, but those who talked the matter
over think they got the inside track in some
way and took advantage Of their knowledge.
Whichever way il may be it looks as though
they had made very fortunate move. Now,
if they will 90 TO work and get car and
railroad shops established there, and
will get the railroads TO put
in one or two millions of dollars in improve
ments, they will DO something that will be
worth recording aud Of great benefit to the
city as we'll as to themselves.
MISCELLANY.
Recently property was sold to the amount
of $50, 600, including two tracts at $50, 900,
two blocks in Chute Brothers division of the
Syndicate addition, one at 81, 900 aud the
other at Sl2. 800, fine acre piece near the
Old city line at $1,000 and one block in Her
sey ~ WooIscys addition at 81, 00O. all within
the area bounded by Dale street and Como.
Lexington and University avenues.
The c. y. Nelson Lumber company has
sold its lumber gard in St. Paul to the Bohn
Manufacturing company, the price being
$l45.0 This yard l. located IN East II.
Paul and consists of seventeen
acres in the southwest quarter Of the
southwest quarter of section %, town %,
range 22 This is done in the pursuance OF
4 plan formed and expressed about two years
ago. AT that time the company decided that
il would be more advantageous 10 the COM
pany 90 ship from its mills on the st. CrUiX
and al Cloquet than from the yards here. 10
pursuance OF this plan they have sold. The
Headquarters OF the Nelson Lumber company
viii st.l be in 81. Paul the same as hereto
fore. The purchasers will at once erect one
Of the largest sash, door and blind factories
in the Northwest
Mr.. Sloan, agent for Mr.. Stinson, sold last
week three blocks for $29, 600, besides sew
eral lots in Stiuson's Rice street addition.
Mr. Sunson has had the grounds occupied
by the base ball club Last wear plated and
will put the same in market Immediately
An excavation has been commenced for a
two-story brick store on the corner of Tilden
and Rice streets.
Yesterdays TRANSFERS.
Rudolph Grosenbach TO H. J. Peters, part
OF lots and 10, block So, West st. Paul
proper................................s1,aoO
Il. =. Peters 10 John Fisher, part Of lots
aud 10. block So West II Paul proper. I 200
Il A. Merrill 90 Anton Schmidt, lot -,
block g. brakes Encouragement OF Nc
Leans reservation .................... 275
William Hendricks 20 E. r. Uuhbel. lots
9 and 10, block IL, MarshalIs addition. i,5Oc
!. ]. Buckhout 10 \. VI. LAYTON, part Of
b ack a.. Brown s Jackson addition. 800
A NJ. Lawton @ r E. Tamau, part Of
lots g. and 5, block lO,. West 81 Paul
proper. .......... -..--.....-.. 7. $50
Severe Gcrvais 20 Joseph u. L&mber. one
and three-touyths acres in sections and
5. town 81. range Observation-Disclosures. rs
DAVID Burke - A. II, Wilder. lot 3, block
;. Whitney & smiths addition .........ls, 600
Caroline Halter 20 r. C Bril- lots - and
IS, block :. Bersholtz subdivision Of Ba-
Eills $ addition. ,.................... 1000
Charles Ne son 10 Frank Robert Ir.. lot Is
block ., NscSuau a Nsrshalrs addition ! 80
RIB Wheeler ct ST. to James L. Nckelvev.
lot -, olocS H. Esstgiae heights addi-
ton OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. rs
svNsAEy OF rNAN>rzss
Monday. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT SIs,sO1
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