St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-09
A BIG AUDITORIUM.
Great Scheme Suggested to
the Property Owners of
Midway.
st. Paul and Minneapolis to
Build a Great Public
Auditorium
Between the Two Cities and
Boom the Twins for Big
Conventions.
Tho Pno1fu nation ond
The Realty Situation and
Latest Talk Among the
Dealers.

Dealers.
, While there is so much said nova
days about the union of st. Paul and
Minneapolis. it is surprising that the
holders of Midway property are not act
ing more aggressively in the matter. If
the two cities are united, the district
which will receive more benefit than
any other will be that of Midway. The
increase in its land values will be
simply enormous, and it is passing
strange that the owners of property
do nothing more than merely talk
what should or should not be done. 1t
is more than possible that healthy and
pertinaciOus agitation would secure the
location of the capitol in Midway. But
the citizens should not stop with that.
They should interest themselves i'll
securing the erection of a large
auditorium in Midway. The greatest
need OF st. Paul is an auditorium, and
one of the great needs of Minneapolis is
a properly equipped public building.
Minneapolis citizens are just now en-
gagged in an effort to secure the national
Republican convention for 1892, and 1t
is barely possible may secure ii. All
doubts in the matter would be removed
if, midway between the TWO cities, a
large public auditorium were erected;
for then st. Paul and Minneapolis
would continue in the attempt to secure
the convention. The building required
could be erected for say 100000. The
property owners of Midway could 40
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neapOliS and st. Paul share the remain
sarily follow that a building of
but one huge hall should be erected;
but, in addition, there might be two
smaller halls and a large suite of
offices, and probably a museum, art
gallery. library and readiug room. The
building. erected by the public, should
be essentially for the public. and to-
wards that end every inducement could
be offered by the two cities for the
holding of conventions therein. Another
thing: the offices could be rented free
to national associations of one kind or
another as headquarters. For instance,
at the late convention of the editorial
association one of the questions dis
cuSSed was national headquarters.
No pl~c was selected. Imagine, now,
neapolis and ST. raul to have located
midway between the two cities the
headquarters of the National Editor
ial association. along with others of
a similar character. The scheme is a
feasible one. The only thing wanted is
a body of men from the two cities with
ability and determination enough to in
augurate and carry it through.
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A new manufacturing corporation has
just been organized at North st. Paul
which begins under the most promising
auspices, as it is started with local cap
ital and managed by men already
abundantIy successful in precisely the
same line. The Luger Furniture COM
pany now employees over 15O men, man
ufacturing only chamber suits, tables
and Office desks. Desiring to restrict
their line of goods still further, new
company has been formed called 1.-The
North St Paul Table company" which
will devote its energies exclusively to
making that article in many varieties.
The veteran John Luger will be the
manager of the new company. which
has $1,000 capital. and will begin with
40 to 80 men as soon as the required
machinery can be put in place. 1t
will occupy fine plant already built
the main brick building, three stories
high, 42X100, with an annex 42X1l0 and
a warehouse S0xS0 feet. The ineOrpo-
raters of the company are all solid citi-
zens of North st. Paul. John Luger, G.
K. McKenny, DR.. Y. s. Lane and j. g.
Earhuff. The names of w. A. Somers
and j. j. McCardy, of St. Paul, appear
in the first board of directors.
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A good inquiry, a heavy mail and
fair number of sateS-Such, in line, is
the weeks report of the local realty
market. There are just now no large
deals impending. The great volume of
realty business is being done i'll odd
lots, and that largely i'll suburban prop
erty.
1t is surprising the demand expert
enced for suburban lots. and in few
weeks, if the present inquiry continues,
a regular boom is quite within the
bounds of possibility. There is no de-
nying the fact that the prices now
asked for outside property is much
below what in a few months it will
command, and the fact is leading num-
Der of local capitalists to buy largely III
the Midway districts. One of the best
posted real estate men said yesterday
that for investment purposes alone the
Midway property would easily produce
10 per &c Mt on the outlay. and much
bigger percentage if held for few
years. Midway property is just now
commanding the sole attention OF capt.
talists There is natural drift of the
population towards Midway.
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There is a fair increase shown in
other sections, but not so great as be-
tween st. Anthony hill and University
avenue. The West side-the Sixth
wards the only portion of the city
absolutely at standstill so far as popu-
latiOn is concerned.
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An old real estate man said yesterday:
'For Investment purposes the Midway
district IS the best place that know of,
and this opinion is strengthened by a
tour throughout the country" There
are MANY other realty dealers who sup
port this view of Midway property, par
ticularly Alvin r. Bushnell, whose firm
/: is and has fol- some time been doing
large business in tie district. The nat
ural advantages of Midway have pre-
viously been noted in this journal. To
all intending investors and home seek
ers it is but necessary to say: Visit the
district aud make your own conclusions.
Building Permits.
The following building permits were issued
YESTERDAY:
John NJ Carlson. repairs to stone dwell
ing, Richmond. near Superior st......S1 900
Five minor permits. ..... 800
Total six pprmifs 81 900