St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-12
A Demand for Property That Actually
Increases as the Usual Dull Sea-
son Draws Near.
Some Reasons Why West St, Paul Prop
erty is Still in Such Lively
Demand.
Manufacturing Growth In the East
ern Part of the Cfty--Raii-
road Facilities,
The Record of Week in building
and y--Miscellaneous
Transactions.

cry active through the past week without
Ibatement, and sales have been numerous
md heavy in almost all directions. The
Iading in realty seems to have broadened
but. and some dealings have been for i'm
mense tracts of land. These large transac-
lions are generally carried through by syn
dicateS who pick up acre tracts, and by
subdlviding and plating dispose of the deal
in lots. One of the largest of these deals
has just been carried through in South ST.
Paul. and the deed was to have gone on
record at Hastings yesterday.
WEST ST. PAUL.
1t would be a remarkable real estate
article that should omit to mention the
Sixth ward. The growth of this part of
the city. that commenced several years ago.
has so far surpassed all expectations that
people now look on in wOnderment TO see
how the ward continues to grow. 1t was
but few years ago that lots that are now
worth $40. 600 and SIS. 600 could have been
bought for $500 or $500. When the ward
first started in its forward movement it
was thought by all to be a very
temporary affair, and no one could see
anything In the location of the ward to make
the growth permanent or OF much eOnSe-
Quence, while there were many things con-
necJed with it which seemed to condemn
that part of town to neglect and to make it
a most undesirable place in which to invest
money. A large part of it was fiat and
low. and almost every year the fiat part was
OverfOwed with water to the depth of six TO
eight feet. That part that was out of water
was so high and so rugged that it seemed to
he nf fba rna0h of rp0la IN al finn ann
doomed to be forever deserted. This was
but few years ago. Now the whole ward
is all hustle and animation. Its streets are
being graded and opened, its crooked places
being made straight. and there is hustle
and activity there that astOnishes even the
Oldest resident. Its population of few
hundred has increased to over twenty
thousand, and at the rate it is
now going on it will soon be
over fifty thousand. This proposition is
not exaggeration. Money and population
are going in south of the river at a much
more rapid rate than people generally know
of, and it is confidently predicted by the
best business and railroad men that the
railroads on this side will be compelled to
find their way across the river. The popu-
lation that few years ago found abundant
room in which to live and transact what
little business there was TO be done. within
a very small circle around the foot of the
WabaSha street bridge. has now swelled
and crowded back from the river till they
have extended out over the bluffs into Da-
kOta county, so that it has become necessary
to consider very seriously the desrability
and necessity of bringing within the city
limits consider able part of that county.
This will have to be done sooner or later.
inf hold
in West ST. Paul about a week ago,
there will be very strong objections urged
against being brought into the city. The
strongest argument in opposition to being
taken into the city limits. and that urged
with the greatest force, was that of the in
creased expense. The people out there in
the country, even the most intelligent and
best informed, fear the assessments caused
by opening, widening and extending
Steeets. the putting in of sewers. water
ETC., and they therefore object very siren
uously. and so far have done so success
fully, to. annexation. How long they will
hold outf lisa Question. 1t is thought that
when population enough crowds in there to
make police protection necessary people
will change their ideas. At this time. how
ever. as was manifested at the meeting re-
ferred to, the people are opposed. They
will not hear to it at all.
THE EASTERN PART OF THE CITY.
While the Sixth ward has been growing
thus rapidly other parts of the city have
not been standing still. The eastern and
western portions of ST. Paul have both been
following after the Sixth ward. Manu-
featuring seems to settle down more natur-
ally in the eastern part of the city than
elsewhere and number of manufactures
have been established recently on pretty
large scale at Posts Siding, near the
harvester works and near Lake Phalen.
There are many indications that that dis
trict lying along on both sides of Seventh
street, out to Lake Phalen, will be largely
devoted to manufacturing. This district
seems to be the most naturally adapted
fur this line of business of any
in the city. There is now pending pro-
iect which will do much to help this part
of the town, and which involves the sale
and purchase of large tract of land. Ii
carried through, as 1t undoubtedly will be
IN a short time an industry will be estab
lished that will give employment to large
number of men, and will constitute of itself
and its employees a town of no small pro-
portions. This territory out around Seventh
street and Lake Phalen is in the line of the
railroads coming in from the north and
east and is well suited for manufacturing
purposes. Its railroad facilities could not
be surpassed. and all the accommodations
that could be desired for the transformation
of all manufactured articles will be offered.
During the fall there has been a growing
and largely increasing demand for property
all through the northeastern part of the
Fifth ward, extending nearly out to
PhaIen. Back of Arlington Hills there
has been a great deal of build
ing, and large population has filed into
this territory. These people have been
tempted out in this direction on account of
the moderate prices asked for lots, and the
prospect now is that those who have pur-
chased will largely increase their invest
ments. During the past year the Fifth
ward has very greatly increased in popula-
ton, and very extensive public improve
ments have been made there. This is largely
owing to the instrumentality of the citizens
union. The gentlemen composing this or
ganiZatiOn are practical. intelligent gentle
men. who look after the interests of the
whole ward in large way. These gentle
men are governed by policy that cOmpre-
bends the whole ward. and wherever an
imprOvement can be made in the ward, that
Improvement has the united support of the
vhole union. The result will surprise any
one who has not been out there for few
months. drive Oh the bluff will reveal to
the observer the fact that miles of streets
have been opened and graded where but a
wear ago stood trees and heavy underbrush.
Water mains have been laid through many
of the streets. and hydrants are as numer-
ons as they are in any other part of town.
The street cars have done much for Day
TOMS bluff and will do much more, and in
dications point to the idea that it Will make
a close struggle for the supremacy of popu-
Iation over the Sixth ward.
,r1urrN TUE TWO CITIES