The Irish standard., 1886-12-11

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in the grocery trade. With the most
extensive and best equipped coffee and
spice mills in the West, they are able,
in connection with the low cost of the
raw material, through the advantages
we have just named, to compete sue
cessfully from S.. Paul, for the trade
of the entire West from the Mississip-
pi river to the Pacific ocean, and from
Lake Superior to the Gulf of Mexico.
THE HOTEL RYAN.
Dennis Ryan, Sixth and Robert
streets.-This is one of the largest and
finest hotels in this State, and one that
in size. accommodations and manage
ment, is ranked with the Palace OF San
Francisco, the Fifth Avenue OF New
York, and the Grand Pacific of Chicago, !,
the best in the land. The striking pro-
portions of this remarkable structure
can hardly be expressed by illustrations
upon paper. Constructed at a cost OF
81, 100000. it's special features are the
spacious Office, the luxurious parlors
and the consideration everywhere ap-
parent in it's plan and appointments,
that the chief purpose of it's builders
was to construct hotel worthy the
metropolitan pretentions of the rising
city, and, at the same time to keep in
view the entertainment of the public.
In the latter respect it's management is
quite up to the standard thet might be
expected for so grand an edifice. 1t
has 500 rooms, with estimated accom-
modations for ], 600 guests. Its staff of
employees, 2lO in number is disciplined
for the thorough service of patrons.
Its cuisine is exceptional and is a spe-
cial feature; it's rates the most reason
able-from ESQ to 500 per day.
The building is us by 225 feet, seven
stories high, and is of brick with sand
stone trimmings. 1t is fre-proof. Ev-
cry convenience that modern ingenuity
has devised was put in during its con-
struction, and it is complete in every
detail that can add comfort to it's guests.
The Office is the favorite gathering
place of the business men of the city
in their leisure hours. The grand cafe
is we'll supported by local patronage.
The management is in capable hands.
Mr.. A. j. Keegan is manager; Mr.. John
T.Ford, head clerk; Mr.. 3. P. Emerson,
assistant manager and steward. The
good people of St. Paul take great
pride in this. 1t was built by Mr..
Dennis Ryan, one of St. Pauls mer-
chant princes, who has interests in
mines, lands and commercial enter
prises in every part OF the West. He
is one of the Ryan Drug company of
this city; the largest concern Of the
kind in the Northwest, is di-
rector in the Board of Trade,
and of the Bank of Minnesota,
and is President of the Peoples Bank.
He is the owner of the Bassick silver
mine, has cattle ranches in Utah, 36,
600 acres of timber land, 81 square
miles of wheat farm in Kittson county,
and otherinvestments of that character.
At present he IS engaged in building
the new aqueduct for New York. He
is a man of spirit and energy, as these
great enterprises illustrate, and, as in
the building of his magnificent hotel he
displayed his faith in the future of the
city, is justly regarded by his fellow
citizens as one of foremost men of the
time. He has put his great wealth to
practical uses, redounding to the bene-
fit of the whole community.
M. j. O'BR1EN,
halter, furrier and gents furnisher, 4M
Jackson street. While he was with
Ransom & Horton, before he embarked
in business for himself, Mr.. O'Brien
had large trade personal to himself.
That patronage he retains. Mr..
O,Brien has been in business for two
years. He began as member of the
firm of O'Brien & Kicker, to whom he
succeeds. He is agent for Wilson Bros.
(Chicago,) furnishing goods, and for
Price, Sherman & Co.'S. fine hats, and
he carries fine stock of furnishing
goods, a complete line Of hats and caps
and of ladies and gents fine fur cloaks
and garments, as for instance, hats,
caps, robes, mittens, overcoats, etc.
His trade is both local and country.
He is doing very prosperous busi-
ness.
JOHN DowLAN 8 SONS,
Coal and wood, corner of Fifth and
Wabasha streets. This firm is now
shipping over three different roads, and
has several yards in different parts of
the city. Their wood trade is extern
sive, both in the wholesale and retail
lines. They handle, also, a great deal
OF Lackawanna and bituminous Goals
of different kinds. Mr.. John Dowlan,
senior in the, firm, is the we'll known
City Councilman. He is pioneer of
the wood and coal business here, and
has built up business in that line