St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-09
Not Like an Ohio City.

Akron (O) Beacon and Republican.
ST. Paul is strong, sturdy city, built
upon rock literally, and reminding one
some way in its business sections of
the lower part OF New York city. 1t
has many magnificent Office buildings,
several of them owned by Eastern par
ties, and among them five Il think that
is the number) arcadeS. The Pioneer
Press office is the business center, and
Il far finer newspaper building than any
thing else this side of New York, while
the GLOBE. not far away. has build
ing much sIrpaSsing any Chicago news
paper office. even those just built or
building. Hotel Ryan. Il very large
house, was headquarters for the ma
tioual editorial convention, but great
number of delegates we're Quartered at
other hotels particularly the Windsor,
where the Ohio people were made
at home more heartily than is com
mon these days in great hotels.
One agreeable and useful entertain
ment was the ride about the city the
first afternoon. This gave all most
favorable impression Of st. Paul, and
surprised the visitors, who came from
every state, with the number of beauti-
ful homes not grouped III any single
section or street. but 10 be found In all
directions While Minneapolis is main
IN level. ST. Paul is very irregular in
contour. However, it is not built upon
one bluff above the river, although that
description might answer FOR the old
city, the business part, but hnS spread
back over hills hig her thanAkron knows,
and sometimes nearly as steep as
those of Pittsburg, atfording an
abundance OF slightly and pictur-
wi nnflnAl.S 20
across and down the Mississippi, no
mean stream even here. $500 miles from
its mouth. Gov. Merriam and his father
have magnificent mansions in one
region OF beautiful homes, while away
across town in another section of stately
structure Mr.. WheelOck, of the Pioneer
Press, has n fine residence tlanked on one
side by the great stone house OF PreSi
dent Stickney, OF the Chicago, st. Paul
X Kansas City road. and on the other by
the still larger stone house which Pres
ident Hill, of the Great Northern Man
itoba) road, is just completing at cost
OF halt million dollars. The hillside /
here is so steep that the stables, finer
than many costly city houses, in the 4
rear of the lots, are hidden from
the finest views. Even the
plain stone wall ON the alley side of
Inns house cost $4,000, it is so long 4
and high. ST. Paul has lSS churches
and Minneapolis l6i, or one for every
200 people, and many buildings are
very handsome. st. Paul has 10 public
schools with $4,000 pupils. aud AS pri- /
vale and parochial schools; while Min
neapoliS has 50 brick school buildings
ond four high schools. with $4,000 pu-
pills; and In the state university, near
the Midway district, there are 1900
students and over hundred professors
St. Pauls beauty is her high, irregular
surface that gives an increasing
variety of pictureSqueness at every
turn. while Minneapolis is favored with
ten beautiful lakes (St Paul has three),
several larger than any around Akron,
but more wisely used, because the
city limits have been extended rs so 10
include them in the park commissions
control, thus making them part of the
boulevard system that will include Min
nehaha Falls and park aud Fort Shell
ing, doth practically in the Midway
district and naturally join In with the
good work of the same kind that st.
Paul is dong. ST. fauls city hall and
court house cost 81 ,0li, 900, and while we
were there, Minneapolis laid with Ma
sonic ceremony the corner stone OF n
s.. 900 building for the same purpose.
The costliest buildings In the two cities
are the West hotel In Minneapolis. cost
ing $2,000,000, and the Northwestern