St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-08-05
A Good Deal Of Complaint
About Seventh Street Be-
ing Crowded.
Efforts to Relieve 1t by Open
ing Grove Street to
Bradley.
Eighth Street to Become a
Great Retail Dry Goods
Mart.
Shrewd Buyers Picking Up
All the Desirable
Realty.

Business Oh Seventh street, especially
South from WabaSha street to Trout
Brook. has increased so rapidly that it
has become clear to everybody that
some relief must be furnished. 1t was
bad enough before the street railway
was laid; now, however, with the cars
running, there is hardly room for the
passing teams. Especially is this the
case at the street crossings. At the
Junction Of Seventh and Robert streets
II is not an uncommon thing to see
teams, street ears, and men and
women wedged i'll in such man
ner as TO produce suspension of
trade. 1t is almost or quite as bad at
Wabasha and jackson streets. Lower
down Seventh the trouble is not quite
so bad. The difference is Ow-
ment and population are not quite so
extensive on the side streets i'm lower
town as they are higher up. Even on
lower Seventh street everything is
crowded. and i'll short time will be-
come as much overloaded as it is now in
the vicinity of Robert and jackson
streets. 1t is merely a question of time,
as business on this thoroughfare is in
creasing very rapidly indeed. The same
may be said of all the streets that cross
it, each one of which is momentariy
feeding into this main avenue OF trade
lis quota. 1t is to-day in many places
too narrow for the proper accommoda-
ton of the street cars, business teams
and private carriages, and every day
delay, danger and inconvenience are
caused 10 people that are on that thor
Cughfare for business.
EIGHTH STREET.
For some time efforts have been made
by the city authorities to study up some
plan by which relief could be afforded
to overburdened Seventh street. The
most feasible plan seems to be to have
Grove street, i'll connection with Eighth
street, bridged over the ravine to con-
meet with East Seventh street at it's
junction with Bradley street. If this
should be done, as it most likely will be,
petition now being before the council
for this purpose, it will be prac-
tically the extension of Eighth
street across to Bradley street, and
will add greatly to the value and i'm
portance OF that splendid street. 1t is
certain that no street cars will ever be
placed on Eighth street, as there is no
point to run to, and besides the cable
cars on Seventh street will render it
unnecessary for ears on Eighth street.
1t is the belief of Il great many business
men that Eighth street is destined to be
a great retail dry goods street. 1t is
quiet and attractive, pleasantly and
centrally loo ated, and runs through a
well settled part of town, and, when
the Improvement referred to is com
rleted, Will be much longer than it is
now. 1t reaches Grove, and if Grove
is carried over the ravine, the improve
ment will simply serve to lengthen out
Eighth street and render it more
desirable. Quite number of
people have for some time recognized
Eighth street as one that was likely to
become one Of the most important thor
OughfareS in st. Paul. These parties
have been trying to pick up all the real
estate they could, while those who are
III the secret, and who own property on
that street. will not sell at any price.
One great advantage that Eighth street
has exists in the fact that it is not built
up to any extent, and consequently it
will not be necessary to phil down any
valuable structures. The readiness
with which the stores in the new block,
erected by William Dawson on the cor
ner of Eighth and Jackson streets
have been leased and the high
rent obtained for the stores i'm
mediately on the corner, has demon
strated that there will be good de-
mand for stores all along the street at
good rents. A large part of the
business of Seventh street would 20 to
Eighth street, providing it were built up
and ready for business, and thus Sew
enth street would be relieved of its
already overburdened trade. 1t is now
settled that the cable line from Waba-
sha out East Seventh street is to be
built. Col. Barr has ordered the ma
tcrial for the line. and the surveyors
have already commenced their work.
and will complete it as soon as possible.
The constructing Of the cable Will take
quite long time; probably the best
part of year. In the meantime Sew
enth street will be more or less torn up.
and travel Will be very much interfered
with. BY the time the cable line is
completed it will be overburdened a
great deal more than it is at the present
time. 1t must have some relief, and
business men think that relief is in
Eighth street.