St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-25


tile angles and facing a common center.
Architect Cleveland, who still lives to
enjoy the crOwning glory of his life. ex-
celled himself on the work. and to-day
Triangle park is not only the most
novel. but the most beautiful, park of
its character in the world. 1t was
feared at first that the granger element
in the legislature would defeat the
building of a capitol in consonance with
the greatness of Twineite and of Mime
sofa, by refusing to pass an appropria-
ton of S5.C0J.000. but the bill at length
went through with struggle. and was
promptly approved by Gov. Wilson.
The city and county governments had
already ordered an issue of bonds of two
million dollars each and the formal oc-
cupatiOn of the new city hall and cOun-
ty buildings is of TOO recent date to re-
quire review. The capitol will be dedi-
Gated to public uses by the inaugural
bail tomorrow evening. and on the sue
eeeding day, will occur the inaugura-
ton of Gov. HeatwOle and the remain
der of the state officers elected on the
Peoples ticket last November by such
tremendous maiOrities. Chief Justice
Ankeny will administer the oath Of
office.
The three buildings are very much
alike. and the interesting point is that
all of the material was furnished by
Minnesota. The court house was built
by contract, and the city hall by day
labor, under the new eight hour law,
and the comparisons of the relative cost
of each will be awaited with in tereSt,
as 1t will demonstrate whether the eight
hour and anti-cOntract systems are
to be success. Minnesota marble and
granite are the materials employed and
the great triad of buildings stands with
out rival on the continent. 1t was not
without great Struggle that the people
of Minneapolis were brought over to
agree to the location of Triangle park
east of the river, as they retained still a
little OF the Old-time feeling, but the ar
gument, that once located the park
would be in the center of a new city,
and in neither of the old ones, finally
prevailed; and, with characteristic
magnanImity, Minneapolis waived the
point. There is now-since the compile
ton of the park-no Minneapolitan but
will concede the emminent fitness of the
location.
BEAUTIES Of TRIANGLE PARK.
Beautiful as is Triangle park even
now, yet its glories are only at birth.
The special commission has its room
filed with drawings Of additional lawns.
shrubbery patches. flower beds, prom
enades and statuarY that will,
when carried into execution, fair
ly eclipse conception. Tne
| idea of such a governmental park is
novel in the extreme, and its enemies at
| its inception are its warmeSJ admirers
at its completion. 1t is fairly in the
center of the city. and the great build
| ing boom inspired by its location has
| placed it in the center. almost, of busi-
ness. Five surface electric lines fur
nish communication with all parts of
| the city, and it is proposed to circle the
| park with belt line connection of the
/ Phalen and Harriet elevated road, which
| now has but one station at the court
| house apex OF the park. The navigation
| company has just completed its magnifi-
! cent new club house landing. and after
| today steamers will leave every half
hour. in each direction. Commodore j. G..
| Reno said the dream of his life had been
| gratified. and that now TwinSite could
| properly appreciates the importance of
| the efforts made ten years ago, by the
long-sInce-deceased Minneapolis board
| of trade, to secure the first government
/ appropriation for survey of the river.
| But one cable line connects with the
| triangle, and it is rnmOTed that Senator
| Lowry, as soon as congress adJOurns,
| will consider the adVisabIlity of substi-
tuting for it another elevated electric
line, running the full length of the city
| from Pigs Eye to Medicine Lake. the
| latter town having, much against the
| wishes of Mayor Barge, been annexed
| by the last legislature.
| NO LINE OF DEMARCATTOy.
| The new observatory on Marshall Av-
enue Heights Is not yet entirely COM
| pleted, but GLOBE reporter was yes
terday permitted to ascend to the upper
| platform, and from its elevation of near
ly 200 feet survey the country once the
Midway district, but now the heart of
| Twincite. That vast territory would
never be recognized by those who have
been absent for even a year. What
| were once the distinct settlements of
! Merriam Park. Hamline and st. An
| thony Park have now lost their lines
and identity in the new growth of the
city. Minneapolis has spread out toward
| st. Anthony until there is no longer a
line of demarcation. Smelling avenue
is the center of the residence district,
| and business houses have so filed in
between Hamline university and what
was Union Park that the Twincite Gun
club was compelled to abandon its
| ground and move across the river, where
there was no danger from promiscuous
shot. In fact, the growth and building
have been so great below Marshall ave-
nue. and above Summit that it is probable
! the Twincite ball team must seek a
lew location next season. Its ground
| at Ashland avenue aud the river is now
in too valuable location, and nothing
! prevented remonstrance last summer
but the fact that public inter
! est was so wrought up over the tie be-
tween Twincite and New York for the
league pennant-an excitement which
did not die away until the final game,
| which gave Twincite the pennant by a
| score of 8 10 and nineteen innings.
TwINCrTE's sUPERB PARKS.
From the summit Of the observatory
| the lines Of the leW mark system are