St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-02-03
An Experts Views on the Re-
sources and Future of the
Capital.
Sta tistics Of Population Far
in Advance of Pioneers
Predictions.
Arlington Hills Wants a Bet
ter Connection With the
Business Community.
An Excursion Over the 500
Which Will Boom Suburb
an Property.

are frequently asked by strangers,
sWhat have you in st. Paul to back up
city of 100000 inhabitants, and cause
il to grow until it reachs the high water
mark of 500, 600, which it is claimed st.
Paul will reach some dayH Only few
years ago st. Paul had commercially
tributary to it little over 100000 square
miles, with population of about 1,00O,-
900. To-day there are over 100000
square miles tributary. with popula-
ton of nearly 9,00O.000 of the most act
i've citizens to be found in any part
or the world, with productions amount
ing to Sl25, 100000 or S150.000.000. We
now have over one half billions an
nually produced wealth tributary to
our prosperous city. st. Paul has adj
vanced about one-third of the speed of
tributary territory. Why should it not
continue to improve? There is no rea-
son to think that the vast empire back
of st. Paul should fail to contribute to
the material advancement of the city.
The resources of the country tributary
to st. Paul are so varied that failure
of crops in one section of the state can
not seriously affect US. A city that is
wholly dependent on an agricultural
country. Or on manufacturing, often re-
ceiYes baclISets. but st. Paul is supported
by such varied and numerous resources
that 1t speaks well for the future of the
CITY that those who will look these queS-
tions up cannot doubt that st. Paul has
q wonderful future ahead. Many old
residents predicted for st. Paul 100000
population i'll 1890, and they were con-
Sidered as eXtrlvagant figures. But in
1889 we have over 100000, and now it is
thought that by 1900 we may have $780,
II IL nj
probable, that these figures will be
greatly discounted, and that 100000 will
be nearer the correct ones. st. Paul is
a conservative city. Its real property
is held down. prices have not been in
flated, and its credit is second to no
Western city. Its bonds are rapidly
taken by capitalists. With so many in
dications of greatness about us. why
should we not make the world better
acquainted with our city?
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Tuesday morning the members of the
st. Paul real estate board and invited
guests will make the long-talked-of eX
cursion over the 500 road. 1t is claimed
that the country through which that
road runs is excellent suburban resi-
dence property, and peculiarly adapted
for residences. Besides this, it is com
the reach of men of moderate means.
and enables all such to secure a home
stead. The eXcursionists will visit the
stock yards in Ramsey county, north of
the Minnesota Transfer, There has
been talk of extending the Transfer
north. Sc as to form connection with
the stock yards. Those who are inter
eSted in the stock yards are very en-
thusiastic about them and the growth of
that part of the county between the
Transfer and the stock yards. If the
stock yards prove success they will
have good deal of effect upon the peo-
pie and business, both of Minneapolis
and st. Paul.
An effort is being made to have q
bridge constructed across Phaltn creek,
to connect with TruXton and Maria ave-
nueS. 1t is claimed that if it is done it
will place Arlington Hills and Dayton's
bluff very close together and be of de-
cided advantage to that part of the
town, by giving it connection with
the city through Seventh street. The
people on Arlington Hills claim that
they have never asked the city for any
thing of consequence, while at the
same time it has been part of the town
that has grown more rapidly than other
parts of the city. 1t is quite manu-
featuring portion of st. Paul. and is
crowding to the front in regard to pop
ulation and business. The people of
that section claim that they should not
be even partially isolated from the cen
ter of the city, as they desire TO be near
enough through suitable avenues of
travel to participate freely in the bust
ness affairs of the city.
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The commission men. who for some
weeks have been considering plan for
raising money and buying tract of
land at some suitable part of the city
for locating the commission houses, have
not yet accomplished their object. They
have been incorporated, and have
looked at several pieces of real estate,
but have not decided which one to Sc
lect. They look most favorably upon a
piece between Seventh and Eighth
streets having frontage on Wacouta
and Rosabel streets.
Stone & Morton lost week sold 90 feet
on Mount Airy street for $3.50 per front
foot.
Bushnell & Bushnell report renewed
inquiry, and that they sold during the
week realty to the amount of $1,000.
principally on St. Anthony hill and in
the Midway district. A part of the prop
erty disposed of was five lots at North
st. Paul at $500 each; also three lots at
lnver Grove at $500 each.
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Quarry property in st. Paul is in de-
mand. Pat Keigher and James Kava-
naugh recently bought of ii. 5. Fair
child $4,000 worth of quarry property
in block 81. Stinson, Brown d Ram
sey's addition. The amount of build
ing and the number of sewers con-
Structed III st. Paul have depleted the
stone QuarrieS. and the value of what
remains unquarried has advanced con-
siderably.
J. W. Ham states that business for
The past ten days has been good. He
made one deal in East st. Paul for
50, 800. and sold lots as follows: One lot
in j. w. Hams addition for 5000, and
one lot on Dayton's Bluff Tor $1,000.
The outlook for February is good.
Mcguire Bros.-During the past week
there has been a constant inquiry for
property in nearly every quarter of the
city. Prospective purchasers are on the
lookout to secure the best bargains Of
fered before the spring activity sets in.
realizing the fact that then they must
pay higher prices.
- The Record.
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