St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-10

could exhibit his samples and ship direct
from the warehouse He said that If he did
that he could undersell the wholesale deal
ers in the city every day in the year, owing
to the fact that he would have no transfer
charges to pay. AS it is now, if whole
sale dealer in st. Paul sells a bill of goods
to men in st. Cloud, Faribault, Fargo,
Chaska, Pennington, these goods have to
be loaded onto the Transfer cOmpany's
cars here in the city and transported to the
transfer, where the goods are taken out of
the Transfer company's Car and separated,
after which they are shipped on board of
cars for their different destinations. These
charges by the Transfer company for NOV
ing the goods to the point from where they
are to be transferred amount to very
considerable sum during the wear, provid-
ing the firm is doing business of any account
and the cutting off of these charges will en-
able the man that is located at the transfer
to mdersell, by good percentage, the
dealer in the city, who attempts to stay here
and compete with him. The same
gentleman said there was another
point OF advantage. AT the transfer a
lot for warehouse or store can be bought
for $500. In the city lot would cost $780,
600. Everything is in favor of the l0ca-
ton at the transfer grounds" he said, and
you will see that it will not be many years
before very large part of the business OF
st. Paul will be done right about the trans
fer. There is no reshipment. When you
want to ship bill of goods from that point
you can send it direct to the car from your
store or warehouse, and you are wholly re-
lieved from all these exchanges. 1t is
around this transfer, in my judgment, that
before many years you will see many OF the
manufactures and lumber yards of your city
gathered. You look surprised to hear ME
say this, but come here stranger. lsee,
as a business man, where the trade now is,
and l can see where it is likely to go better
than you gentlemen who reside here in st.
Paul and see the indications so frequently
and so gradually that you are not struck
with the Importance of them"
THE THIRD STREET BRIDGE.
= The city council has ordered the corpora
ton attorney to draw up contract with
the ST. Paul & Manitoba and the st. Paul
q Duluth Railroad companies, and the
Union Depot company, for building the
Third street bridge. More than a year ago
all the necessary steps were taken to con-
struct this bridge, but some OF the property
owners on Third street were opposed to 1t
and got out an injunction. This injunction
was made perpetual by the district court,
and on being taken to the supreme court
the action of the court below was sus-
tanned. This, of course, stopped the build
ing of the bridge. Special legislation
was obtained last winter authorizing the
council to construct bridges and railroad
tracks in street. whether the bridge con-
e., 10 oo4o ahoI do nnf Tho
council can change at will the grade of any
street to make it conform to the passage
way over the bridge, the damages are to be
assessed by the board of public works.
When such bridge is ordered no petition
of property owners or reference to the
board of public works or any preliminary
proceedings are necessary; nor can any
claim for damages or proceedings to assess
the same delay or suspend the prosecution
of the work. The bridge will be built from
the west line of Kittson street easterly 597
feet, its southerly line being Identical
with the southerly line of Third
street, and will be thirty-six feet wide, with
roadway twenty-four feet and sidewalks
six feet in the clear, and is to be of iron. 1t
will be completed by Oct. 1. The contract
will contain proviso that after five years
the railroad shall widen the bridge to the
full width of the street. The railroad will
build the bridge and the city will construct
the approaches and. structures on the east
and west ends. The approaches will be
long and will be supported on trestleS. 1t
is estimated that the approaches will cost
S14, 600.
MISCELLANEOUS.
On Wednesday last two hundred and
fifty lots opposite Cottage Park station at
White Bear lake were placed on the
market, the scheme being that purchasers
of lots should draw for choice of location,
paying one-fourth of the purchase money
down and the remainder Oh long time.
Messrs. Horton, Alban and FauntlerOy
conducted the drawing, which was quite
successful, about $25, 900 worth being sold.
Thirty of the purchasers will Immediately
erect cottages ON their lots, and stock
company is to be formed with capital of
800, 600 to erect hotel on the shore of the
lake. 1t will be frame, four stories in
height with frontage ON the lake of 4s5 feet.
The north half of block A, Brown &
Jackson's addition. has been sold for
50, 600.
Lots and 10, in Hyde Park addition,
fronting on University avenue and running
through to ST. Anthony avenue, between
Lexington ana OXIOrQ avenues, nave Do0n
sold to a Wisconsin man for $12, 900. They
contain ten acres and are to be plated.
Dave Burk is excavating for new livery
stable ON Robert street between Seventh
and Eighth. He proposes to have fine
one.
North of University and west of Como
avenues great many workingmen's cot
tages can be seen.
Mr.. Daniel P. Simpson will erect resi-
dence at Union Park this summer that will
cost SIS, 900. 1t is to be two stories and
half with a thirty-foot tower. The hall
way will be thirty feet from the floor to the
ceiling.
1t takes piles fifty feet in length to touch
bottom at the corner of Seventh and Cedar
streets.
At the last meeting of the council a large
number of orders were passed looking to
the paving of Eighth street from Wabasha
to Locust, and the paving of a good many
others besides.
The Record.
SUMMARY OF THE WEEK.
No. Pieces. Value.
Monday. ......24 SAT, $3.50
Tuesday .. 23,365
Wednesday. 1876
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