St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-18
THE NEW DIRECTORY.
Figures Showing the Healthy
Growth of the City.

Figures Showing the Healthy
Growth of the City.
The advance sheets of the new city
directory, by r. l.. Polk d Co., have.
been prepared. and the directory itself
will be ready for distribution in 4 few
days. The new directory will contain
SO.4O3 names, an increase of 2.122 over
last year. Using the low multiple of
215 to estimate the population of the
city will give the population of St Paul
as POI .003. The serious and widespread
monetary depression of the country
and the drouth in the Northwest made
no untavorable effect upon the jObbing
increased S13, 900, 900. The jObbing trade
of the five preceding years was as fol-
lows:
1886. .Ss4, 1888, OOOI1ss9. .SIO9, 126, 500
1887 ......, 10l, 025, 800 1890 " 80. 122, 22304S
1888 ......1 LOO, 076, 8S0
There is a substantial growth shown
in the manufacturing industries, as will
be seen by comparison of the follow
ing table;
1886. .S31 043 O0O18S9. $40, sos, 1914
1857 37, PSI 600 1890. ..... 81, 10, 5g5
1SSS ........ 30, l1+,1Sj
This shows q gain of 300 per cent in ten
years, Notwithstanding that prices generally
have declined considerably meanwhile.
The condition OF st. Paul's sixteen state
and national banks is about as follows: Cap
ital SL150 COO: deposits SIS f0 $50; loans,
$50. 394, Isl: surplus earnings, S1.425, 900; I'M
divided profits, SL373,36 exchange trans
actions, sol, 55l.2l4 This was a summary of
the statements at the close of the year, since
when no material changes have occurred
other than the usual gradual increase of
business.
The clearanees of 1890 exceed those of the
previous year by S1j, 155 5l5.s1, the gross
amount having been S225, 564, 1864.
The values OF dutiable goods received last
year were $685., 49, 50, about S5l, 1917 less
than the receipts or 1889, but the duties col
lected 1906, S7S.60) exceeded those of the pre-
eeding season by $40. 1872. 48. Free goods i'm
ported reached S434, 9S5.2S, as against S372, 37Z
in 1889 The domestic exports to foreign
countries recorded at the st. Paul custom
house were valued at LIB 907.
The business of the postofice for last year
exceeded that of 1889 by Sl4, $3.50.
II is claimed for ST. Paul that her street
railway system is equal to that of any other
city in the United States, if not III the world.
both as to its extent, relatively to the size of
the city, and in the character of its equipage.
on Jan. l. 1891, it comprised two lines of
cable having an aggregate length of fifteen
miles and ten lines of electric motors, of
which the combined length is eighty-five
miles, One of the electric lines. the inter
urban. is a continuous road from the business
IL.
lis. a distance of more than ten miles, and
Bffords connection with all the lines of both
cities. Forty motors and coaches were regu-
larry employed on the cable lines, and 106 on
the electric lines.
The public libraries are shown TO be in q
healthy condition There are g, SAG bound
volumes, showing an increase of 5.456 dur
ing the year, of which all but 2OS were
donated. The receipts for the library fund
were Sl4, 966.5S.
Ae 70 The fire danertment the falloui,, o.
statements are made: The organization at
present consists of a chief l first and sec
ond assistant, l superintendent OF fire
alarms. ! master mechanic, 2 blacksmiths 3
operatives in the alarm department and 1877
fremen. The apparatus are Il fire engines,
ordinary mary trucks uc' chemical a engines !
8 hose wagons. four-wheel hose car
riages, 1 two-wheel hose cart, $4,000 feet
hose 116 horses, 20 supply wagons, 5 chiefs
wagons, harness and supplies. The total ex-
pense Of the department for 1890 was S238, :
965, 63. There were during the year 425 alarms
for which the department was called out
The total losses by fire during the year were
ST. 6SS 32. 81 or 81 427 065. 20 less than the sum
OF the insurance. The office of the fire war
dens having been abolished this spring. their
duty now devolves on the captains of the fire
department, each captain attending to the
district in which his mpany is located.
The report of the board Of public works for
1890 shows that there were during the year
81. miles of streets graded. Is miles paved,
POI miles Of sewer constructed, 1863 miles
wooden sidewalks built, 3.5 miles stone and
cement sidewalks laid, 90 miles streets
sprinkled, 1875 miles streets opened widened
and extended; that street grades changed
cost S35, 494.e4; slopes condemned, g., $50. 40:
and bridges built S174,591.H. Making total
Of 81. 049, 62211. OF this amount $3.50, 2SS. So
was paid from bond funds and the balance
was assessed on property specially benefited.
In other words, about three-fourths of the
public improvements for the year were paid
Tor as the work was done. The city now has
Ala miles of paved streets; 81 miles of
graded streets; 476 miles of wooden side
walks; 81 miles Of stone and cement side