St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-11-29
is VERY QUIET.
Realty Dealers say business Will
Be Good With the New Year


The energy displayed by the Rice
Street and Como improvement society
is having its effect. This district is the
most talked of in the city, and the out
look for next summer indicates a very
spirited rise in realty values. The an
nOuncemeht made by the park commits
sioners that sufficient supply of water
had been struck ny the well drill
ers, ami that next summer the lake
would resume its old-time appear
anee, Will, more than anything. aid
to its popularity. The sale of the bonds
for the Improvement of Como and the
bouievarding of the lake is also sig
nliicant sign that from now on this dis
triet Is going to lag no longer in the race
for first position as the most popular re-
sort III the city. There is no earthly
reason why Lake Como should not be to
st. Paul what Lake Harriet is to Mime
apolis. The intention of the Lake
Comedies Is to get it to be so, and if hand
work on their part can accomplish the
emu 1t is certain 10 be attained.
There is very little to say specifically
of the real estate business. 1t is very
quiet, and until the New Year is likely
TO remain so. Citizens are occupied in
discussing the probability of securing
the Democratic national convention,
and the wide-awake realty man is no
way backward in this respect The
holding or the Republican convention in
Minneapolis, and. if possible, the Demo
cratic convention in St. Paul, is
going to be a great thing for the
Twin Cities. The eyes of the whole
country will be upon Minneapolis and
st. Paul, and there is nothing so bene-
ini0 RI, fI,a
Using thus gained. St. Paul will prob
ably gain more from the convention
than Minneapolis, and for this reason:
The cry of the property owners has
been that st. Paul has not been suf-
ficiently advertised. while, on the other
hand, Minneapolis is well known
throughout the East. A st. Paul real
estate man puts it this way: II went
East recently, and was surprised
that while many inquiries were made
respecting Minneapolis, little was heard
about st. Paul" No one will doubt,
when the value of land is brought UP,
that 81. Paul compares more than favor
ably with Minneapolis, and in the
mutual advertising the city is going to
get from the conventions next year, it
will be readily be seen that St. Paul
has more to gain than Minneapolis.
With the agitation of st. Paul for the
Democratic convention comes the old,
old cry for an adequate public audito-
rum. But, from the fact thatthere has
been considerable amount of fogyism
introduced into city affairs, this question
has been repeatedly shelved. There
onght to be no further delay. Whether
or not st. Paul gets the convention.
the best interests of the city call
for the immediate building of a.
large convention hall. The present
market nall is not only an eyesore but
Il serious annual loss to the city. Ii
citizens would only take up this matter
deterninedly. call upon the city council
TO atonce pull down the market building
and erect on the block magnificent au-
ditorum, they would do something for
the city which would quickly be repaid
by the standing it would give it. The
city would gain more conventions,
hence it would be better advertised, the :
result of which would be- all increase of
population and trade.