St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-23

Paul 'held It's oWn" ii would be
doing remarkably we'll But the
record of the season just closed
shows that it has done far more than
thlS-that it has progressed in actual
Improvement and in the qualification
and disqualification of its elements of
prosperity to an extent that removed all
doubt as to its permanent success. The
following are among the improvements
made at North st. Paul during 1888:
The j. G.. Earhuff Organ and Piano
company established. occupying five
story brick building which cost $4,000,
employing eighty men, producing eight
organs daily, and using nearly 500, 600
capital in its business.
The North st. Paul Manufacturing
company established, occupying extern
Siyc buildings in the manufacture of
packing boxes, employing $1,000 capt.
al and twenty to thirty men.
The Phoenix Iron Works company, re-
moved from st. Cloud, occupying one and
twO-story new brick buildings, seven in
number, in the manufacture of milling
machinery, with working capital of
about 100000, and employing 50 to 100
men.
Several minor manufacturing estab-
hShmentS, all prosperous and progress
i've.
About two miles of wide and beauti-
full streets in the business center re-
duced to an easy, permanent grade and
provided with sidewalks and cross
walks.
Side tracks laid and grading done on
the tract OF twenty-five acres reserved
for the Wisconsin Central railroad, pre-
paratOry to the erection of its extensive
Shnn1 in thn mt
\ bank established, organized under
the state laws, with S25, 900 capital. A
flouriShing building association in full
running order, and other financial in
StltutionS inaugurated.
A new hotel, the Commercial house,
built by private enterprise and opened
70 prosperous business.
Two apartment houses containing
thirteen tenements and store, con-
>tructed at cost of $4,000.
Work well advanced in sinking an
aTteSian well, with a view of supplying
the prospective city with water, and
contingent possibility of striking natural
gas, the much-SOught desideratum of all
this region.
Extensive improvements on the shores
of Silver lake, which lies embedded in
the northern section of the town site,
and lends feature of beauty to the To-
Caity, which is destined to make of
North st. Paul one of our most perma-
nently popular suburban resorts.
Ten thousand shade trees planted
along the streets and avenues of the
embryo city. adding greatly to its at
tractiyeness.
\ town hall and engine house costing
$500, built and supplied with an eff
feCtye fire engine and complete APP
paratus.
Twelve twO-StOry brick stores. two
story brick printing Office, and fifteen
frame stores built. nearly all two stories
high, and all of substantial construction.
Seventy dwellings built and occupied
hy their owners. many of them. notably
those of Editor Mckinney. of the Seu-
tinel. and DR.. \. 5. Lane, fully equal in
architectural design and finish to the
better class of city residences.
In the new buildings and improve
mentS mentioned in the above sum-
mary. at least $50, 200 in cash has been
expended during 1888. which. added to
the $3.50, 900 expended the previous year,
makes a grand total of about Sl.000.000
actual investments. besides perhaps al
most an equal amount in machinery,
material, merchandise, and other tangi-
vac p4ppSItl' DGSitlCo lItSc cullItlS
new structures, all the previously built
factories. business buildings and resi-
denceS have. of course, been materially
improved during this. the second year
of their eXistence-so that, upon the
whole, the town of North st. Paul en-
tiers upon the new year of 1889 in con-
diti0n of increased SOiidity and pros
perity which few communities can boast
of eXcelling. Its prospects for the future
can be safely measured by its achieve
mentS in the recent past.