St. Paul daily globe., 1890-11-27
THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS.
Something of the New Town on the East
Bank Of Ia Great Harhpr of the
st. Louis River.
One of the Finest Located Cities for
Manufactures in the World---Great
Enterprises Already
Secured.
A Contract Closed With the st. Loui
River Water Power Company for
Electric Power for All En-
terprises.

Eight miles from Duluth, up the St.
Louis river and on the Wisconsin side
and one mile from city limits of Su-
periOr, is the new town of st. Louis,
the splendid property of the st. Louis
Land Improvement company. The
company. starting with a pIIncely capi-
tai of Sl,000,000. has acquired $500
acres of table and bottom land. The
st. Louis company's property occupies
situation having on one hand deep
water navigation, and on the other the
falls of the st. Louis river. 1t lies at
the nearest available point to this
noble water power. The direct appli-
cation of the force of the falling water
to the manufacturing purposes of
man is antiquated. 1t can and will be
used here to generate electricity and
that most potent of all the giant forces
OF nature can run our mills and manu-
factories. From the falls of the st.
Louis electric power can be furnished
to manufacturers at st. Louis at one
half the price that must be charged for
the same power when generated by
steam. And the st. Louis Land I'M
pr0vement company already have closed
contract with the st. Louis Water
Power company by which electric
power is to be furnished at any point in
the town of st. Louis at less than one
half what steam power would cost, and
i'll turn the st. Louis company will fur
nish the power 10 all manufacturing en-
terpriSeS at just cost.
The Location of the st. Louis COM
pany's lands is exquisite. Five or six
hundred acres of bottom lands abut on
taH
that half mile of river affords four
miles of dock front with small ex-
pense for development. From the river
bottom table lands rise by gentle slopes
for two miles up to and beyond the main
line of the Northern Pacific railroad,
The easy grades of these table lands
furnish a natural drainage which is
simply perfect. The high lands abound
IN springs of pure cold water, which
the force OF gravitation will carry
through pipes to the top of the highest
buildings OH the bottom lands.
The enterprises in which the st. Louis
& Superior Terminal company is en-
gagged cannot fail to do much for the de-
velopment of this locality. This COM
pany has been organized for the pur-
pose of securing railroad terminal facili-
ties between st. Louis and Superior.
Money sufficient to build the road has
already been pledged by responsible
Eastern parties, and it will be a reality
In the Immediate future. The line from
the river south to Walbridge has been
located and the contract for the grading
let, and work is now being done. If the
weather proves favorable the work will
be finished this fall. Large terminal
yards will be located on the plateau near
Walbridge. as well as on the bottom
lands near the river.
These are busy days for the st. Louis
Land Improvement company. 1t is lay
ing out complete and elaborate system
of docks, railroad terminals and manu-
featuring sites. Every manufacturer
who locates at st. Louis will have a
track which will connect his plant with
the docks and the tracks of the terminal
company by which he can reach any
railroad at the head of the lakes.
One thing the company proposes to do
that will meet with the heartieSt ap-
proval of all. 1t proposes to give the
working man chance upon his own re-
sponsibility to secure the grand pleas
ure of living under his own roof Four
hundred lots will be sold on building
contracts and time given for the erec-
ton of the buildings until next summer.
To be brief, the st. Louis Land In
provement company proposes to build
manufacturing city. With this idea in
view it will open up opportunities to
the man of millions and the man whose
capital consists of his good right arm
and his honest heart. The St. Louis of
the North is a goal of thrift, peace,
plenty, honest industry and honest re-
wards. Keep watch of it.
Novelties in Brass, Iron and Silver.
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