St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-02-27

igeXhauStible mines. Within three
miles of Sioux City are the limits of
Southeastern Dakota, with her wealth
of soil and abundant crops OF grain; OH
the opposite shore of the Missouri the
rich. sandy loan lands of Nebraska lie,
while back of her are the immense corn
fields of Iowa, the pride of the state and
the wonder Of the world. To the west
and northwest are the great cattle
ranges OF Dakota, Montana and Wy
oming territory.
With such an extent of territory. COM
prising belt 100 miles long and 200
miles wide. covering 100000 square
miles. all of which depend on Sioux
City for an outlet TO the great markets of
the world, why should this not become
a large and prosperous city?
While nature has thus demanded that
this should be the spot selected for a
great city. capital has not been 10th
TO lend helping hand and scatter
broad the requirements of the increaS-
ing demand. Although the growth of
Sioux City has been rapid and prosper
Gus for the past five years, the most
marvellous increase has been within the
past twelve months. The enterprise
and capital were not lacking here TO full
ill such requirements. The immense
corn fields of Iowa are immediately
tributary TO this city. The best corn
fed hogs and cattle of the world are
raised and fatted here, and the great
herds of range cattle from the West are
brought here to be cOrn-fed and pre-
pared for the Eastern markets. In
order to keep up with these interests,
large packing houses were necessary to
prepare the hogs and cattle for market.
Stock yards had TO be established. and
railway facilities were necessary to
carry on the business. Alive to their
Interests. the citizens of Sioux City did
not delay in getting all these require
ment>. The Sioux City & Pacific
was the first to give an
outlet 10 the east. The Illinois
Central was the next to reach here.
Then came the Sioux City Il ST. Paul
road. which is now the Chicago, st. Paul
IL Omaha road, and part of the great
Northwestern system. This road has
extensive shops located here. The Chi
cagO. Milwaukee & st. Paul were the
NcXt to strike this point, making extern
size and far-reaching connections, pene-
trating Il vast scope of beautiful and
productive country and affOrding easy
and rapid communication with st. Paul
and Chicago.
1t would require more space here than
can well be given it to state at length
the advantages of the coming metrOp-
oils of the great Northwest, as the
worth of a city is TO be taken from what
she has accomplished, SO brief state
mcnt of what Sioux City has accom-
plished Within the past year will ell
able the reader to judge of her actual
worth. and from ii her prospects The
population of Sioux City to-day crowds
10000 very close. She has quadrupled
her population in five years, and accom-
pliShed alone in point of population what
no city has ever done in the history of
marvellous developments. During the
past year over $1,000, 900 alone was spent
in new business acquisitions. In city
improvements s., 902, 2334 was expended.
III 1856, for the same purpose, but
81, 4jf,S was expended. From this
alone can be judged her marvellous
growth. No other city i'm Iowa ac-
compiished such results. In new resi-
denceS, $iiS.450; business blocks, S775,-
$50.
In Tie matter of city improvements
ten miles of Waterman and eight miles
of street curbing have been laid.
Added TO this four and a quarter miles
of street paving and more than 100000
cards of grading, and the record is as
consisting for Ii city of the size of Sioux
Eity. One thing is to be said to the
credit of the city, and that is that she
pays cash as she goes now, and her war.
fants are at par.
In the iobbing trade last year the sales
3yefe S1,6l3, 600; the average stock car
fied was S2,057 500, and 104 travelling
men were employed.
In real estate no city in the Union.