St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-28
A Committee Appointed to
Size Up the Problem of
transportation.
What This City Wants Is an
Extension of Street Car
Lines.
Many Of It's Most Beautiful
Spots Are Now Practically
inaccessible.


the principal topic of discussion. 1t
was apparent that all real estate men
recognize the imperative necessity for
reaching a uniform basis of values, and
the discussions on the subject will re-
suit in the greatest good to all property
owners i'll and around the city. The
meetings of the board will henceforth
be held every Saturday morning at III
East Third street. All the members
urge the Importance of full attendance,
so that the information disseminated by
the discussions may be as widespread
as possible. Another topic which was
recognized as of great Importance and
called forth considerable expression
of opinion was the necessity for more
rapid transit. 1t was regarded by the
majority of those present, that st. Paul
was retardlng her own progress by al
lowing the business of transporting
passengers to and from different parts
of the city to be left solely in the hands
OF one man. A plan to counteract this
difficulty was devised, and a committee
appointed to Investigate the workings
of city transportation in other places,
with instructions to report with as full
statistics as possible, at an early date.
IL is proposed, by certain individuals, to
have bus lines started, and run, not in
competition with the street car COM
pany, but on streets that are not
this action was well brought out at the
meeting yesterday morning. 1t was
shown that many parts of the city are
practically inaccessible, while others
have only become accessible in the last
year. The latter have shot ahead in
the building line, and the prices of lots
have increased so rapidly as to demon
strate hey Ond the peradventure of
doubt that the extension of the street
car lines or the opening of new railroad
lines has caused the increase in pros
perity. One locality in particular shows
this in most marked extent. That is
diately beyond the Arlington Hills.
Up to last summer there was
nothing out there, for the simple
reason that there was no way of getting
near the property except by driving.
When the Payne and Greenbrier ave-
nue. car line was extended to its present
northern terminus an era of activity set
in, and since that date over 400 houses
have been built, and quite a populous
district has grown up. 1t is thought
that few bus lines. equipped and run
in firSt-claSS manner, can be made
not only to pay, but to greatly benefit the
SUBURBAN PARTS OF THE CITY.
The scheme for the improvement of
what is known as Summit avenue south.
which runs from near the western end
of Summit avenue around the edge of
the bluffs, is attracting considerable
favorable comment. This can be made
one of the most beautiful DoulevardS in
the world, and every one hopes the
scheme will go through. Another thing
Is needed for this part of st. Paul, and
that Is some means of access. If car
or bus line can be run out between West
Seventh street and Summit avenue, it
would help greatly to build up the most
delightful location for residences in
Minnesota. From this part of the city,
as yet almost untenanted, there is
view unparalleled in the state. Mime
apoliS and st. Paul can both be seen
lying OH either side; the grand MissiS-
sippi lies at the feet of the spectator,
curving around in great horseshoe Fort
Smelling is visible in the distance and
a charming vista of the Minnesota river
is obtained. Several brokers report
sales of property in Reserve township
and the surrounding sections. This
activity only dates back a week or two
and is very promising sign. The in
v
ing into sales and becoming brisker
every day. and those who are buying it
are in almost every instance residents
OF st. Paul. The past week has been
one of quiet, though strong stitfening
of values. A prominent real estate man
said yesterday: cit is easy enough to
secure buyers, the only difficulty being
in dealing with owners" 1t seems that
those who have shown tendency to be
weakened in the past are bracing up,
and when approached about their prop
erty can not be touched with ten-foot
pole. There has been very marked
tendency on the part of owners to put
prices up, which has given healthy
TONE TO THE MARKET
Buyers have begun to notice this up
ward tendency, and have very naturally
come to the conclusion that it is about
time to buy before the lots get out of
their reach. The inquiry has been
firmer during the past week than for
very long time, and has been for prop
erty of every description. 1t has come
from st. Paul parties principally, but
that from the outside has kept UP in
most reassuring manner. The impress
sion that any st. Paul property is good
value to-day seems to be spreading. and
1t cannot be long before the GLOBES
Oft-reiterated prediction of substantial
advance in prices is realized. The time
will come before most people expect,
and those who want to get in on the
ground floor should waste no time be-
fore doing so.
The proposed extension of rapid
transit by bus lines will undoubtedly
have marked effect on suburban lines.
Values of downtown property are an
uncertain quantity, Liable to change at
any moment. The erection of a large
business block, the paving of street.
the extension of cable car lines.
etc., are all factors which affect the rise
of values. For instance, the erection
of the Noyes Bros. q Cutler block has
stimulated values in its neighborhood
to a very marked extent, and there are
numbers of men anxious to buy prop
erty near the corner of Broadway and
Sixth streets. 1t is understood that a
big deal SOr such property is likely to
go through in the next thirty days, and
that another massive block will shortly
rise there. The same is true of prop
ert in the neighborhood of all the large
blocks which are so rapidly rising all
around.
DEALERS SMALL TALK.
A few opinions of brokers gathered at
random may be of interest as an indica-
ton of the feeling:
Bushnell & Bushnell-We have all
the business we can attend to. and con-
slider the situation more promising than
for many months. We sold a fine lot in
Summit Park addition, west of Victoria,
for s., 500, and number of lots at Inver
Grove for $500 apiece, and can say that
the sale of suburban lots is very salts
factory, indicating healthy tone of the
market.
Egbert G. Handy-1 am selling lots in
and around Arlington Hills very fast.
This is most beautiful property, second
only in point of attraction to that around
the Reserve township. All we need in