St. Paul daily globe., 1885-07-19
tBETWEEN THE CITIES.
The Large Interests Growing Up as by
Magic in the Inter-urban
District.
The Numerous Suburbs That Have Sprung
Into Existence Within Year
or Two.
The Transfer A Wilderness of Tracks
and Buildings escriptioIi of
the Enterprise.
What It's Past Has Been and It's Future
May Be--The stock
Yards.

visited the Minnesota transfer, IN the SeN-
enth ward Of this city, near the boundary
line between Minneapolis and st. Paul and
made trip to the important and interest
ing points that surround it. and in some
ways contribute to its success, have neg
lected something of very great interest. and
can form no adequate idea Of the immense
Improvements that are being made at the
transfer proper. and also at several impor-
tant points within a radius of two or three
miles around. The work that is being done
al these points. and the great changes IN
the appearance Of the country between the
two cities. have frequently been referred to
in the GLOBE. lis readers have in Il gen
eral sort OF a way an idea that out there in
thewOodS certain Improvements are being
completed. and that some settlement of the
territory between the two cities Is being
made; but without personal inspection it is
difficult for them to form an adequate idea
of what is really being done there.
The transfer seems to be the center.
and around it within the range of
a mile or two are circied Merriam
Park. Union Park Prospect Park. ST. An
thOny Park. the state fair grounds. Ham
line. the st. Paul n Northern Pacific shops,
Como the State Agricultural college and
points of interest where hundreds OF thou
ands of dollars are being expended, circle
around the transfer, commencing on the
southeast. forming a circle around to the
west, north and east. The country lies
beautifully throughout the region referred
to. and everything indicates that in few
years from now this part of the city viii
largely add TO its value. and will become
a scene OF busy industry. full OF activity
and thrift. There. are those who even now
predict that the transfer VIII become the
center OF a considerable wholesale trade.
MERRIAM AND UNION PARKS.
Much has been written and published
about these two lovely spots, and yet
candOr viii compel anyone who sees them
to say that the beauty and charm of these
two suburbs have not been eXaggerate d.
ii would be difficult to find two other spots
in Ramsey county rs beautiful as these two
are. They are just enough undulating to
make beautiful rural landscape and to
give a charmingly picturesque appearance
to the lovely cottages and pleasant lawns
that abound in both. and both are well
supplied with shade trees of quite
large size. At present Merriam Park is the
more extensively built up. Mr.. Hinkel
has thirty contracts for the construction Of
new buildings this season in Union Park.
and considerable number are To be erected
also III Merriam Park.
PROSPECT PARK.
This is a new candidate for public favor.
II is a Minneapolis project wholly, and
promises to be Il great success. AS one
reaches point on University avenue about
one mile. OF perhaps a little more, west Of
the transfer, he comes to piece of elevated
land covered with large trees and thick
underground of oak. The topography of
the ground is hillv. At one point there is
quite an elevation, upon the summit OF
which has been erected q lookout about
thirty or forty feet high, on which, when
one reaches the top of il. he is elevated
above the forest trees and can see a wide
eXpanse of country. His eye first catches
the southern part of Minneapolis down at
Mnnehaha, and from there can take in the
whole city to suspension bridge and across
to st. Anthony. or East Minneapolis, st.
Anthony park, Lake Como, ST. Paul and
everything within the range of a great
number Of miles around. The view is very
extensive and will help to render it an at
tractiye place.
ST. ANTHONY PARK.
This is the spot where the largest amount
of work is being done. Several hundred
acres are being Transformed into quite
a large town. Large cuts are being made
for streeTs. some being thirty feet deep, and
the grading is done in finished and Skilful
manner. The proprietOrs put in a large
sewer and drained lake Of about fifteen or
twenty acres. This it is proposed to turn
into a park. The number of acres in this
st. Anthony Park is 445 Although this
park was opened this spring, 1G5 lots have
been sold on the south side of the st. Paul
q Manitoba road. Twenty-Five or thirty
buildings have been constructed and the
foundations of others Will be put in mme-
diately. and tine houses erected this fall \
very handsome depot building has been
erected there, which is much larger and
more graceful than the depot at the foot of
Chestnut street in ST. Paul. The Northern
Pacific road runs through the park. On
the 1St day Of April. little more than
three months ago, the whole terri
tory now known as St Anthony
Park was brush and woods. There is another
small lake of six or eight acres that will be
drained. MesSrs. Hare Il Brace have their
new furniture factory well under way and
nearly ready for the roof. 1t is constructed
of Milwaukee brick, two stories in height.
They are putting in driye-welI and are
now down about siXty-tive feet. \ track
will run from the transfer to the factory so
that the manufacturers can load from their
shops directly upon the cars without any
hauling. This park joins the state fair
grounds ON the west.
THE ST. PAUL & NORTHERN PACIFIC SHOPS
Still further to the east one reaches Ham
line and the St. Paul d Northern Pacific
shops. These shops. with their tracks. etc.
will cover several hundred acres. Over five
hundred acres have been graded.
so that the ground is as level
as billiard table Still more
grading of the same kind is TO be done.
Large groves of trees have been cut down
to make room for these great improvements.
and the stumps are being grubbed out. Be
sides this, fifty or seventy-five acres are
being filled up and graded. A large sewer
is being constructed that is calculated 10
dram all the grounds and all the buildings.
The paint shop of Milwaukee brick is
nearly completed and the roof is being con-
structed now and an immense quantity of
brick is being hauled npon the grounds.
THE MINNESOTA TRANSFER.
This corporation, consisting of the North
em Pacific. the Milwaukee. the Omaha, the
Manitoba road and the Minneapolis
x St. Louis roads. is situated in The cen
ter Of the communities described above. and
occupies a very commanding position for
business. On the north is the st. Paul &
, Manitoba, the Northern Pacific and the ST.
Paul & Northern Pacific roads, and on the
south is the Chicago, Milwaukee IL st.
Paul road, there being about miles dis
tance between them, and in this interme-
diate space is located the Minnesota trans
fer. \ few years ago, when the Transfer
was located there, it was a lonesome
place, but it is now full of business.
1t soon came TO be recognized as q
prominent point Business began 10 gather