St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-19
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Col. r. N. Newport, the wellsknown st.
Paulite who is identified with important
Northwestern enterprises, returned recently
from Europe. where he enjoyed trip on the
Rhine, in addition TO his usual foreign pro-
gramme. and closed some very satisfactory
negotiations relating to the business of his
firm here. When he went away business was
quiet in Minnesota. No flattering prospects
presented themselves. But on his return he
found that the great crops were gathered,
sand knowing from what he had seen that
Russia, Germany, France and England sadly
needed great importation of grain from
this country he felt that another tide of
prosperity would have its favorable effect
upon the business of the Northwest. That
condition now exists, and every interest of
ST. Paul will benefit thereby. He said Satur-
day:
New Workers are learning that business
and money centers are here. and that the
West is not as wild and woolly as many east
ern people suppose. / met well-to-do gen
tleman who had been examining the pictures
of Twin City architecture in one of the
magazines, and he expressed his great sur
prise at the elegance of our buildings He
had had no idea of their stability and beauty,
and met more than one traveller that spoke
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They had viewed its handsome residences
and its splendid scenic attractions Publ
cations and news matter concerning St
Paul, Minneapolis and the Northwest do
vast amount of good, and should be extern
sively circulated in the East
Ex-Ald. Henry Weber has returned from
business trip to Chicago. He says it would
surprise one to see the hustle and hustle
down there, although he has been there
dozen times before. An ordinance is now
before the council to prevent buildings going
up higher than ten or twelve stories, whiah
is a good thing for that city and for real es-
tate owners. The board of health says the
rooms are unhealthy and dark and the ele
vators overcrowded. 1t is common thing
now to see fourteen-story building, while
many are eighteen and twenty stories high.
Chicago has taken into its embrace all of the
suburban towns for over ten miles from the
center in every direction. Henry says he
went out to visit friends towards GracelanG,
and it took him three-quarters OF an hour by
cable cars. THE people seldom croak," he
added, ''but use their influence to bring cap
ital there from the East. even if some are in
limited circumstances themselves; and if
they have good credentials and enterprise
they are brought to the front on short no
tice, the same as In other enterprlslng west
ern cities. In st. Paul we have many
broad, liberal business men and other
capitalists called the non-pushers, but
rich in purse and property, who
do nothing but complain of hard times and
ask how this and that man got his riches and
criticise him besides They also speak of
other cities being much ahead, etc. No
doubt the young, enterprising element may
get better backing elsewhere, but they say st.
Paul has the money. 1t is the young enter
prising element that came from the East
several years ago that did the biggest portion
of what st. Paul is to-day, and the non-push-
ers also got the benefit therefrom, aud now
these non-pushers do nothing but talk, and
don't open their purses. l have had per-
sonal experience with them. If everybody
were like them their belongings after their
demise would not be worth looking at. Peo-
pie may speak of Chicago. Minneapolis, etc.,
but l am st. Paul boy from childhood, and
intend to be unless driven away. We have
large wholesale houses doing quite well, and
need many more, as well as manufactures.
to keep our capital at home, and after tine
worlds fair we will be way ahead of to-day
and compete with Eastern cities.''