St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-06-15

at what was then considered high fig
ureS, but not as high as farm lands
have since sold for, eight and ten
miles from Kansas City, Omaha, Wich-
tia or Los Angeles.
By degrees the awakening came. On
the outskirts of all large cities, suburb
an towns spring up. There are now
some twenty suburban towns. parks,
stations, ETC., but it is plain to see the
| great growth. and the future great pop
ulation is tending towards the middle
| ground. 1t is estimated there are now
some 10, population in this district,
and the growth has but just begun.
Nor will it end until all the vacant ter
ritory between is thickly populated.
Though the measure excited some
little jealousy at the time on the part of
the Flour City, the annexation of the in
terurban tract by st. Paul some four
years since was decidedly advantageous
to that territory.
To one who has been in other lands
some three years, a view OF the changes
and improvements is astonishing. One
finds it a great railway, trade and
ufacturing center, as well as the home OF
many thousands.
Hamline University was built in a
wheat field some nine or ten years
since. Then the great Transfer came.
leveling and filling a half section OF
land. Country lanes gradually turned
to streets. the railways began
the erection of handsome suburb
an stations, towns and parks were
laid out, the building of homes
went rapidly forward. Good business
blocks and excellent stocks of goods
abound. The water works system of st.
Paul is already extended throughout
Merriam and Union Parks, st. Anthony,
Manchester and Hamline, at a cost OF
S215, 900, and will soon cover the entire
territory. Sewers are being laid quite
extensively this year, and will be rap
idly extended.
The Minnesota Transfer Board of
Trade is doing a splendid work in eX-
tensively advertising the advantages of
the location of the Transfer for manu-
~facturers, shipping, warehouses and
general distributing.
1t is to be hoped a manufacturing
district may be built up, and that the
choice residence sections may be left as
such, and not be invaded by factories
and business.
The streets are very generally lighted.
Gas and electricity will doubtless o 0
be introduced. Two mail deliveries
and collections are made daily; two fire
department stations, costing $4,000,
afford protection against the fiery ele-
ments. The Merriam Park station has
a force of ten men, hook and ladder
| truck, hose cart and chemical engine.
The station at Hamline is manned by
| eight men, and of apparatus has a chem
ical and a hook and ladder truck.
The Merriam Park Bank, H. M. CroS-
by, Cashier, transacts a general bank
ing business, has very handsome quar-
tiers, time lock safe, safety deposit
vaults, etc. 1t is soon to be ~reorganized
| into a State Bank, with scope and cap
ital increased. Telegraph and tele-
phone facilities are good.
A handsome $4,000 police station and
about ten officers constitute the police
! protection.
In the neighborhood of seventy-five
| passenger trains daily pass through the
district. The transportation facilities
are soon to be wonderfully increased,
however, by the INTERURBAN RAPID
TRANSIT lines, now being constructed
by the street railway companies of the
two cities. The new lines will cover a
wide stretch of territory, afford cheap
fares, and be a great convenience to
residents remote from railway depots.
The completion of these lines is of the
utmost Importance to the Midway Sec
ton, and W Ii create activity and build
ing to an unprecedented degree.
Millions of money are being and are
to be expended by the companies oper-
ating the two systems, and much of it
is going into this rapidly developing
district. The following lines are under
contract to be in operation by Nov. 1st
of the present year:
The Selby Avenue Cable Line.
University Avenue Electric Line.
Grand Avenue Electric Line.
Randolph Street Electric Line.
Hamline and st. Anthony Park Elec-
! trio Line.