St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-25

eity's historical tablets Minneapolis is
city of records. Good. bad Or indifferent,
the results are recorded. and stand always
ready for comparison. These results OF the
doings of 1856 are so eminently satisfactory
that the loyal lovers of Minneapolis feel,
as usual, like calling them out from the
housetops, though the time when the
records have not been satisfactory is not
known to the oldest inhabitant. But in
1856 everything has improved grown larger
OF grown better. The city has spread out
in every direction, increased her popula-
lion, added to her beauty. expanded her
Trade, swelled her manufactures. adver-
tised herself far and wide over the land,
and has apparently increased everything
but crime and death. For the last, the
salubrious climate of Minnesota is to be
blessed and for the better, with much more.
thanks are due a vigorous Democratic ad-
miniStratiOn.
THE COMMERCIAL AFFAIRS
of the cirv have prospered in way that is
beyond question. The retail business has
added 10 per cent. to its volume, and the
territory of the iobber has been extended
beyond the most sanguine hopes. Manu-
featuring has increased in its output.
nearly Is per cent. This is exclusive of
the milling industry for the -four output
separately
include the numbering. which shows fall
ing off as the result Of short season. Bus
mess. generally considered, felt the benef
Gent effects of plenteOuS harvest and a
leniency of the Eastern money market.
Failures were comparatively much fewer
than ever befOre-only 26 as compared with
81 in 1856 and were as follows:
In January there were two failures, liabili-
ties S25, 100. assets $4,000. In February, no
failures, March, six failures, liabilities $780,
COO. assets S54 900; April. five failures, liabili-
ties S43, 900, assets SO, 900; May, four fail
ures Liabilities So, 600, assets $1,000; June,
no failuees; July, two failures, liabilities
5000, assets $4,000 August, no failures;
September, onel failure, liabilities Sl,4OO;
October four failures, Liabilities $4,000,
assets 5000; November, one failure, iiabili-
ties $4,000, assets $4,000; December, one
failure liabilities $4,000, assets, $1,000.
Total number of failures twentY-six, total
liabilities S2S1, 800, total actual assets
$162,OOO.
The number of new houses is also
greater, propOrtionately, than shown in any
other one year. There were 265 new firms
enrolled, which number does not
include any changes of firms or
simple changing hands of any
business, but is only the list of entirely new
ventures. as follows:
Groceries. 50: boots and shoes, 10; clothing,
IL: saloons. 25; confectionery and cigars, 90;
drugs. Z; millinery, 6: dry goods. 8; whole
sale cigars, 4; wholesale confectionery. 2;
tailors' trimmings, 3: tailors, 8; wall paper,
J: CARPETS l; installment houses, 8; wholesale
LIQUORS, /; ladies' furnishings, ]; furniture, g.;
furrier l; tinSmiths, .; stationery, 3; storage,
2; banks, =; gas fixtures, 2; pawnbrokers, 4;
hardware 3; stoves. 2; light manufacturing,
1; gents furnishing, 2; fuel, 3; novelties, 2;
srockery, 3; creameries, 5; pictures, i; lamps,
TrfT
wholesale boots and shoes, /; cotton batting
factory, l: telegraph company, L; truss man-
ufactory, l: knitting companies, 2: scavenPer,
L: bird store l; fax and linen factory, l; fence
manufacturing, /; rubber stamps. L; electri-
cal goods, /: hay and grain, l; fish and oys-
tiers. 8: favoring extracts, /; lumber, 8;
plumbing. IL; restaurants, g.; jewelers.. D;
commission houses, Is; paints and oils, a;
hotels. 8: mill supplies, 3; undertakers, 2.
Total number of new business houses, 200.
There are in addition number of small
business ventures which are not presented
in the foregoing statement, which includes
only legitimate business houses.
MANUFACTURING
has enioyed boom in nearly every branch,
keeping pace with milling output, the great
feature of the city's producing power. The
wheat receipts increased until they led New
York by six or seven millions; the -four
outnut was increased by half million bar
rels and all other manufactures kept step.
The saving of lumber fell off somewhat as
fine season was much shorter. but the log
cut will be immense this winter-375, 900. =
OOO for local booms-and next years cut
will break the record. In manufactured
lumber the year was by far the heaviest
ever known, and other lines report cor
responding condition of affairs.
FIGURES FOR BUILDING.
In the matter OF record breaking the
building figures lead, as usual There are