St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-04-26

| poration April 2, with increased cap
| ital, and report the outlook for business
| most excellent. AS manufacturing
| point they consider st. Paul more favor
ably situateds and offering the best field
| for operations of any city in the West.
| The large increase in the plant of this
! concern means many thousands of dol
| lars additional for our industrial classes,
| and large increase in the amount of
| trade which pays homage to the North
western metropolis.
The st. Paul Brick Manufacturing
Company,
| with works near the river on the West
| side, is one of the coming institutions OF
| the city. Being an ''empire within
ITSELF" why should our city longer de-
| pend upon st. Louis for red pressed
brick? The clay banks along the river
| form an inexhaustible source of supply,
the demand is enormous, and this com
| pany seems to fill a most pro missing
| field. The quality of brick turned out
| is pronounced by competent judges as
! superior to anything i n the market.
| New Clothing Mandatory.
There has recently come into exist
| ence in orr midst. quietly and without
L
terpriseS established in ST. Paul of late
years, namely the clothing mandatory
| OF the Kuhl and Cummings company.
| The company is strong one, composed
| of practical men with ample capital, oc-
cupying the large building. 213 to 217
East Fourth street. They will give en-
| ployment to larger number of hands,
and make themselves felt in the strong
tide which is bringing new prosperity
and wealth to our city.
| Dairy Supplies.
One of the most remarkable instances
| of growth of business is that of the
| Cornish, Green and Curtis company,
| dairy supplies, ETC.. produce exchange,
East Sixth street. They find the North
west rich field, st. Paul the center of
trade, and their business in 1890 was
| five times as great as in 1888. The COM
| pany's works are located in Wisconsin,
but they may soon establish factory
here.
In paints and oils the volume of trade
is the heaviest ever known. Messrs. Il.
l.. Blood & Co. say they are over
whelmed with orders, and that from the
| West, the Dakotas particularly, there
seems a healthy, hopeful spirit, and a
| general revival.
1t is not generally known that st.
Paul is the home of the largest law
publishing concern in America. Such
is the West Publishing company, where
business is increasing rapidly.
Also, it may surprise many to learn
| that the largest known fur coat manu-
factory in the world is ST. Paul lnsti
tuition, that of Gordon q Ferguson.
Stove Making.
In the Northland the heating stove Is
as necessary as the great coat, and
among st. Paul's myriad of new indus
tries two new stove manufacturing con-
Germs are formed, and third reasona-
bly, sure to locate here.
The st. Paul Stove Works company
have commenced the erection of their
extensive factory buildings at the foot
of Concord street, on the West Side
river front. When in full working Or
der some 250 hands will be employed,
making one of the most extensive addi
tioDs to our growing industrial interests
of the bright year Of '91.
The Retort Stove company is strong
corporation, fully organized, which will
make stove of peculiar excellence.
The Watrous Engine Company
are greatly pleased with the future out
look, and their works at South st. Paul
are running to their full capacity. The
fire engines and fire department appar-
atuS made by this company are gaining
rapidly in favor, and entering into sue
cessful competition with Eastern cities,
several of their engines having been re-
Gently sold East.
Eureka Stone Compatibility B.
Curtis reports business excellent With
them. They are materially increasing
the number of hands over last year.
is,,
ton the best paved and SIdewalked city
in the West.
The Union Parlor Furniture company
on South Robert street reports steady
growing businesses, with exceptionally
bright prospects for '9l.
The Mast-Buford- Burrell company re-
port heavy increase In their line, with
very bright future.
McKibben ~ Co. report increased
sales. and have enlarged their factory
plant about third.
Foot, SchulZe u Co.. boots and shoes,
have increased their force of employees
40 per cent the past year.
The st. Paul Harness company is fit
ting up large four-stOry building, and
| will soon have the latest improved ma
chnery to turn out large product.
The various companies making and
dealing in electrical goods report
very rapid expansion of business, and
are adding to their plants.
Moves Bros. g. Cutler, drugs, report a
gratifying increase in business, and
have recently doubled their manufact-
uring facilities.
Ryan Drug company have enlarged
their manufacturing department one
third during the past year, and find
sales fully 1878 per cent greater than a
| year ago.
The st. Paul Foundry company have
largely increased their plant, adding
materially to the force of employees.
The National Syrup company have
about doubled their plant and trade in
year.
The Industrial Suburbs.
On the outskirts of the city there are
| signs of new life on every hand.
At South st. Paul new bridge and a
water works plant are contemplated,
while the heavy industries centered
| there are experiencing great activity
and prosperity. The distilling COM
pany is doing business of some s., $780,
600 annually; the st. Paul Barrel COM
! pany, $3.50, 900; the Hauser Mailing COM
pany like sum; the South Park Bridge
and Bolt works, 100000; the Kansas
| City shops represent million dollars a
| year.
The live stock and packing interests
are enormous. During the past year
the value of stock received was fully
$6,500,000, representing an increase of
20 per cent over the previous year.
For the year ending March 81 there were
received 9,7S9 head of cattle, 800
calves, 1877, AGO sheep, 1897 horses and
mules, 1922, 3SS hogs, the number of cars
being but little short of 10000 The
business of the packing concerns shows
a remarkable increase, that of the Min
nesota Packing and Provision company
amounting to S3,500,0O0 for the past
year. This great concern pays out over
$4,000 annually for wages; employs