St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-19

half. This central part of the city is al
ready occupied as the homes of the more
well-to-dO citizens, and with the
growth of the town these will push on
further and further towards the north.
The conformation Of the ground gives
perfect drainage, and in most cases good
grades. The nature of the soil makes
grading both easy and cheap.
The streams have in ages past carved
the highways for the entrance of the
railroads. The flats between and around
the hills give ample room and verge
enough the commerce of an empire to
prepare and handle, while the slOping
hills and wooded bluffs furnish home
sites salubriOus, convenient and plctur-
eSque.
The staid man of business looks and
is convinced that here is the location
where men after his own heart have
laid the foundations of a mighty city,
and are fast building its superstructure,
while the varied topography furnishes
forth, at almost every corner, a picture
that stirs the poets fancy or charms
the artists eye.
HER POPULATION.
The census for 1880 places her popu-
lation at 1866; the census of 1885,
1860. To-day, Judging as other cities
do, and multiplying the names i'll the
directory by less than three Il believe
that st. Paul multiplies by three
in making her calculations, | find
that Sioux City has a population
of 80, $50. Since that directory was got
ten out several hundred families have
moved in, and when her packing houses
are finished they will bring several hun
dred families more. In 1890 | would
not be surprised to find $4,000 people. In
fact, | would not be surprised at any
thing Sioux City does, Judging from her
past record.
RESOURCES.
There are not sufficient capital and
goods here to supply the demand, and
that says considerable. She draws
from an extent of territory comprising
number of counties in Northwestern
Iowa and Southern Minnesota, and a
belt through Northern Nebraska and
Southern Dakota, 200 miles in width, eX-
tending to the Black Hills and WyO-
ming. A trade area 200 miles wide and
700 long, equal to 100000 square
miles, or more than the area of
Iowa and Nebraska combined. She must
be the entrepot for this great country.
She has 10 other rival. Her greatest
resources are in the production and mar
keting of grain, cattle and hogs. The
last are fed from the great cattle ranges
of Wyoming, Dakota and Montana.
Coal has lately been discovered in the
neighbOrhOOd, and minerals are found
in abundance in the Black Hills.
HER BUSINESS.
Always a jObbing center, to-day Sioux
City has not houses enough to supply
the demand The total sales in the gro
Gerry jobbing trade alone average 5000
900 and employ thirty travelling men.
In dry goods the sales average $1,000,
600; in hardware, S1,200,000; in drugs,
$1,750,000, and other business in pro-
portion. l must not pass on without
mentioning the mammoth oil mill which
handles the flax crop of large number
of counties, and shows an output of oyer
half a million year.
This oil mill has the greatest capacity
in the world. 1t is a company with a
capital OF 100000 and large surplus
consuming 100000 bushels of flaXseed
yearly and producing 100000 barrels
Of linSeed oil and 10000 tons of oil cake.
For any single establishment she takes
the cake. 1t is the most complete of
its kind in the United States. Messrs.
Hubbard and Gere are the able proprie-
tors.
HER RAILROADS.
Handicapped in the matter of not
having bridge across the Missouri, an
objection that is now being removed,
Sioux City has to-day an almost perfect
system OF railroads. Only few weeks
ago SIZE voted $4,000 for road to be
called the Sioux City q Northern. The
Jim Hill and Stickney systems are both
making for here, and as soon as the
81. 50O,000 bridge across the Missouri is
finished, will enter, it is generally con-
coded. To-day she has five great trunk
lines, with eleven roads and branches.
Twenty passenger trains daily leave the
city. The railroads, exclusive of the
different shops here, employ over 500
men.
BANKING.
She has a banking capital of 50, 100000,
and that is not half sufficient. Seven
banking houses-three national, two
state and two savings banks. Among
the most prominent bankers, as well as
the most prominent men of Sioux City,
is A. s. GarretSOn, manager OF the
Sioux City National bank. The eX-
changes in this bank alone last year eX-
ceeded $21 600, 900. and the other banks
in proportion. The name of ID. /.
Hedges is ever connected with Mr.. Gar
retsOn in all that is for the good OF
Sioux City.
PACKING INTERESTS.
AS packing center she stands next
to Kansas City. Yet, as | am taking up
too much of your valuable space, | will
have to press on. When | tell you that
during the past eight months Sioux
City has acquired four large packing
houses, and that previous to that time
the Union Stock company, during
1856, handled stock TO the amount
of S1,2OS.977, | give you faint
idea of her interests. She stands
next to Kansas City as a packing
center, with q total capacity OF
14,5OO hogs and 1900 cattle day, the
Silberhorn house alone having capac-
ity of 5000 hogs and 1000 cattle day
Mr. w. E. Hampton superintends this
building, and is an expert in his bust
ness.
HER EDIFICES.
For city of this size Sioux City has
larger and finer buildings than any in
the state. or, in fact, than any town OF
it's size that ] know of. For instance,
the Garretson hotel is conceded TO be
the finest hotel in the state, and under
the management of Mr.. Williams is OBJ
tanning an enviable notoriety.
Another fine building now about com
pleted is the new Peavy Grand opera
house, which will be opened some time
in the summer. Contracts have already
been let for buildings to cost over
$1,000, 900, upon which work will be com
menced as soon as the frost is out of the
ground. There is an unprecedented
demand for houses for rental, and the
supply falls far short, Notwithstanding
which fact rents are comparatively low
A new union depot to cost 5000 will
be built in a few months.
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS.
AS visitor said in my hearing to-
day. II never saw such young town
with such a number OF well paved
streets" This is explained when it is
known that last year alone over $1,000,
600 was spent in city improvements, and
still the city warrants are worth dollar
for dollar. As much more will be spent
this year.