St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-25


houses of still more costly character will
be erected there, until st. Anthony hill
WILL BE MORE CELEBRATED
and attractive than is the well-known
Euclid avenue in Cleveland. Those who's g
business pursuits and habits are such that
they seldom have an opportunity to go over
the territory stretching out between the two
cities lose great deal. All that territory
west from Rice street and Western avenue
has beensflled up within the past five years
with very large population, and thousands
of buildings are now to be seen in every di-
rection. These structures extend even be-
You'd the transfer and give unmistakabie in
dications of what ten years from now will
do in the way of bringing the two cities to-
gether. 1t is the definite and we'll
settled conclusion of good business
men thatathe transfer is destined to be the
center of very large population, and that
by and by very considerable part of the
business transacted in St. Paul will be done
in and around the transfer. The location
of the Manchester college, though it now
seems to be good way out, will have a
strong tendency to draw population out
there, and that too of the very best quality,
and. generally speaking, class of people
with means. 1t is clear from the present
indications. that building in that locality
will be very rapid indeed. The location is
pleasant, the surroundings attractive. and
everything appears to be very favorable for
a. rapid growth. Those who claim to be
able to forecast the future do not hesitate to
say that Smelling avenue will, before many
years. be an
ACTIVE BUSINESS THoROUGHFARE.
ST. Thomas college and Hamlne univer-
sity will also aid very much in building up
the region spoken of. There can be no
doubt whatever that if st. Paul increases
her population during the next five years as
rapidly as she has during the past five. the
region around the transfer will receive such
an addition as will render it very impor-
tant and numerically very influential por-
ton OF the city. This result can not be
avoided. The transfer is peculiarly located
and the nature of the business transacted is
also peculiar. In the nature of the case the
business belonging to the transfer must
be very largely increased. AS the rail-
roads centering in st. Paul continue to
multiply. as they certainly will. the transfer
of freight must very largely increase. The
two parallel lineS-the Milwaukee and the
Manitoba roads-give the transfer posi-
ton between that cannot elsewhere be
eaualed. 1t is practically monopoly of
that business, especially as the Milwaukee,
the Manitoba, the Northern Pacific and the
Omaha roads are all in it, backed with all
the capital that can be asked for or that can
be needed. Its capacity for business is I'M
limited, and as the population and business
of tile Northwest increases. just in that
proportion will that of the transfer in
crease. This is the business aspect Of the
case. If we look at it in social and edu-
cational point Of view, it has advantages
that are fully equal to its
BUSINESS SUPERIORITY.
Manchester college is on the southwest, st.
Thomas on the southeast, Hamline ON the
northeast, Merriam Park and Union Park
close to it. St. Anthony Park on the west,
the State university and the State Agri-
cultural college on the northwest All these
institutions will necessarily have great
deal of influence on the incoming popula-
ton that will locate around this great BUSH
ness point, and we may confidently look to
the location in that section of the city, at
no distant day, of large. wealthy and in
have above, some of the changes
that have taken place during the
last five years, it may also be
stated that with all the increase in the BUSH
ness of the city. our educational interests
have not been lost sight of. Notwithsrand-
ing all the efforts that have been made to
afford adequate facilities for the increase of
the number of pupils, the board of educa-
ton has had its hands full. and sometimes
little more. Five years ago the eXpendi-
lures in st. Paul for educational purposes
were $40. 900 or $4,000 per year. possibly
little more. This year they will probably
go over 5000, 600. Six large school build
ings have been erected this year in different
parts of the city. besides number of addi-
tons that, have been made to some of the
old buildings. These structures are all
built of brick and are from six to eight
rooms each, and every one is supplied with
all the modern appliances known to educa-
tional management. All are well heated
and ventilated and everything has been
done by the board of education that can be
done to cause the schools to be successful.
No one thing in the history of the city
more clearly demonstrates the wonderful
progress of wealth and business than does
the history of the public schools.
In brief, the progress of the city in all
respects from 1880 to the present time is
such as to cause every citizen to feel sur
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