St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-12
THE HUB REVOLVING.
A Glance at the Growth and
Development Of the Past
Year.
Some of the More Important
Buildings That Have Been
Erected.
Some Metropolitan Features
Which Have Been Intro
duced or Perfeeted
An Outlook at the Future
With It's Assurances and
Bright Prospects.
Special 10 the GlObp

Special TO the Globe.
ABERDEEN, Jan. 11.-Merely glance
at Aberdeen's progress during the past
year shows succession of enterprises
of public Importance brought to success
full conclusions. The capital invested
in business nearly doubled. The addi-
ton of some ten financial institutions.
among which is national bank and pri-
vate improvements in the way of sew
eral large business blocks and handsome
residences innumerable. In a word,
Aberdeen has made the great
DECISIVE STRIDE
from town to we'll developed young
city, and one that will surely push its
way to at least prominent place among
the rivals of the times. The city has
invested some SIS, GOO in public improve
ments, including complete system of
sewerage, large amount OF water
mains, the best school building in Da-
kota. the opening OF several new streets
and the laying of several miles of side
walk. The growth of the city has al
ways been hampered by its very level
site and no natural drainage. This
problem has at last been solved, be it to
the credit of our intensely enterprising
citizens, and the city has now
THE BEST SYSTEM
of sewers west of Minneapolis, The
pumps used are novel affairs, run by
water engines, not motors; the power
being furnished by an artesian well
which has registered force of $50
pounds per square inch.
Among the business blocks costing
over $4,000 erected this year may be
mentioned the Northwestern National
bank block. which is fine structure of
pressed brick and brown stone costing
$4,000; the Day ton block. erected by
l.. G. Dayton, OF st. Paul. which is
very handsome editice and cost about
$4,000. Then follows the Western
costing $4,000; and the McChe sney
sl5G.000 expended on buildings on one
street, in one year. Not bad record
for much older town. All these struc-
lures are put up in the solidest manner
rnd fitted with all the
MODERN IMPROVEMENTS.
Even tins addition to orr business and
aOtfice room does not nearly supply the
dem and, and architects and contractors
are already figuring OH five new and
larger blocks to be erected the coming
sea son The Chicago, Milwaukee 81 St.
Paul railway is building tasty and
passenger depot. The Alb
erdeen Transfer and Storage company
has just completed a fiat house of large
The years improvements
will exceed $4,000. Think of this and
that only eight years ago the
corner stone of the first sod shanty. the
Alpha of the present beautiful city, was
laid in the midst of a wilderness. A
great majority of our business men are
young, braily and brawny. are in love
with and thoroughly believe in brill
liant future for
THEIR CHOSEN CITY.
No wonder the town thriveS when such
men as Frank Hagerty, G. A. Jewett, S.
III. Jumper and c. A. Bliss have charge
forts of the citizens, the important lines
Of railroad have been secured, until
now Aberdeen is the acknowledged
RAILWAY HUB
Of the territory, with new trunk line
spokes being added each year.
The results accomplished SO far have
been by personal effort and without an
of any kind but citizens
club, Or more properly speaking, a
board of trade is being established, and
will be powerful instrument in the
city's future. Aberdeen has never had
a boom, but has grown with
the development of the country
and the railroads acquired. The ter
utory reached by these radiating lines is
large, extending from Minnesota to the
Missouri river, 200 miles, and is at least
l50 miles from north to south, max
ing grand area of $4,000 square miles,
about the size of the state of Indiana,
and comprising the grandest agricult-
ural region in the wofld. This very
area produced 75,000,000 bushels of hard
wheat in 1888. Is it strange that Aber-
leen is growing? The opening OF the
Sioux reservation will add new terri
DRY to its domains ard materially in
crease its business as a
WHOLESALE POINT.
AS an instance of the wholesale bust
ness one grocery house sold over $780,
100 worth of goods during 1888. The |
past seasons bountiful crop gave Cen
raj Dakota and its metropolis decided |
impetus. Business has never been so |
rood, nor money so plenty, as at the |
present time, and as result our peO- |
Die are indulging in more Of the Injuries, |
handsome homes, and beauti- |
ying the city with parks, etc.
Now having tried to give the readers |
If the GLOBE an idea of this h'lstling, |
)ustling business and financial center |
VI Dakota as she now is, we will take a
glimpse at
THE PROBABILITIES
fOr 80 and be done. A strong Eastern |
company is endeavoring to secure the
street railway franchise and will have
is road in operation by June if |
granted. The gas franchise has been
,ranted to Chicago capitalists, among
whom are Joseph Sears and j. p.
JadieuX, and the plant is to be COM
Dletcd by June l.
The Missouri, Aberdeen and Eastern
lanai company has been organized. has
trOng financial backing and will doubt
ess succeed despite De Lesseps' bad
uck.
Three lines of railway are assured by
Iirect agreement with the city; and, in
hort, the coming season. to use the old
hestnut, bias fair TO be one IF wonder
ul progress in the history of the Hub.
GIVE, THEM a CaANCE