St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-16
IN REALTY CIRCLES,
Healthy Inquiry, Heavy Mail
and Business Deals on
the Way.
Disappointment Over the
Stoppage Of Work on the
Broadway Bridge.
Midway District Now Gener-
ally Favored for Location
of Factories.
Work TO Be Done by the New
ly-0rganized Industrial
Union.

Local inquiry healthy, heavy mail
and some big business deals in an en-
bryo state is, in a line, the report of the
real estate market for the past week
The action of the federal officials has
doomed the building of Broadway
bridge for 4 time, and interested par
ties on the West side are raising ter
rible howl. The delay in the building
of this bridge is regrettable; but are
not the city officials somewhat blama-
BILE? 1t was we'll known that the sane
ton of the war department was neces-
sary before the bridge could be
erected across the Mississippi. and yet
the city engineer placed himself on rec
ord as saying that the permit of the
national government was not worth
worrying about. They would go on
building the bridge; the war depart
ment was of no account. Unfortunately
for Mr.. Rundlett, the war department
has proved itself of different ealiber.
Whatever may have been its policy in
the past, there is now displayed an evil
dent intention to protect the powers
with which the department is vested.
1t was all the more necessary for the
city to have submitted the plans of the
AJIboohfA9 DliI-O 4Ot OLlC 4RdoOilf
the fact that part of the ground
proposed to be occupied by the
structure was claimed as the property
of two railroad corporations. There is
no need to enter into the claims of these
companies, hut is 1t not possible that
they have been largely instrumental in
setting at work the red tapeism of the
war department? The demands of these
corporations ought to have make it the
absolute duty of the city authori-
ties to have complied with the laws gov
erning the navigation of the Mississippi.
They failed to do So---arrOgantly, fool
ishly and stupidity setting themselves
up against the governmental officers.
The result is natural. Six months or more
We're wasted in deciding whether the
bridge should be high or low. and now
probably year OF two will beconsumed
in securing the sanction by the war de-
partment TO Its erecton-a matter which
should have been completed before the
contracts were let.
There is no doubt that the suspension
of work on Broadway bridge will have
q bad effect on West side property,
which, up to last week, was being
eagerly sought after. The proposed
utilization of the West side levee for
factory locations is also nipped in the
bud, and the promoters of additional
factories for the city will have to
tions. Eyerthing is working in
favor of the Midway district
1t is the one point where property can
be secured at low rates and where
hundreds of artisans employed in the
manufactures to be shortly located
here can find suitable houses to rent
cheap. as we'll as rapid transportation
into the retail business section.
Important business is to come before
the Industrial union at its meeting to-
morrow night. The members of the
union will decide upon some definite
action. There has been sufficient talk
and the union will now cease to emu
late the chamber OF commerce. 1t is
manufactures in the city are to
be strengthened by the addition
Of more capital and the scope
of their business correspondIngly
enlarged. a great work can be done in
this direction, but the Industrial union
will not stop here. Some very large
business establishments will also be re-
moved to the city at the earliest possible
date. Members of the union are az
grieved at the opinion going outside the
city that this agitation for factories in
1ol. raul was because LDeTe were pfac-
ticaIly none now located here. As
every one connected with the city, or
who has been in it knows, there are
scores of big manufactures in st. Paul;
but that there is plenty of room for
more. There is no reason why the cit
liens should purchase their supplies
from Eastern cities If the articles can be
manufactured more cheaply in their
midst.
NOTES.
Hiiliard & Burton sold five lots on
Thomas street for 81, 100 each, one lot
on Ellen street, near st. Adams, for
1920, and one lot on University ave
nue., near Milton. for 81 400.
Smith & Taylor report a good week.
Bushnell & Bushnell sold several lots
in the Midway districts.
Capt. Sim nton says the loan and
mortgage business is very brisk.
Excavations for the Metropolitan
opera house, on Sixth street. will be
commenced this week. Bids for the
erection of the structure were opened
Friday.