The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1892-09-02
OUR ST. LOUIS LETTER.

The Crowded Period Commencing
Progress on the New Union Depo,
The Population Of the City.
ST.. Louis, August 29.-The festivities were
inaugurated the 18th by the lighting up OF
the electric and other set pieces on the street.
and by the illumination of over six miles OF
thoroughfarea The great state democratic
rally also took place that day and the town
was full of politicians from all sections, the
result being very crowded streets and gen
eral appearance of hustle and activity. The
illuminatious have proved a great success.
the huge representation Of the globe on
Broadway being especially grand. The con-
tiuents and islands are distinguished from
the ocean by mass of incandescent lights
and the effect is very remarkable, especially
from distance. The panorama illustrat-
ing the discovery of America is also a source
of much favorable comment. and the arches
and medallions are all a success. The street
cars have been crowded every evening. and
it is generally admitted that the carnival of
1892 has been inauGurated very successfully.
When that witty Frenchman. Max OReil.
next comes to St Louis he will not be able
to repeat his joke aoout st. Louis represent
ing her worst side first ard compelling WISH
itors to see the morgue and the Jail before
they can get to the city. Since he made this
joke at the expense of the city, large gangs
of men have been at work clearing away the
old buildings on the new union depot site.
which has now been excavated and actual
work commenced on the foundation of the
depot. which is to cost s., 0OO, 600 and have
forty-two sets of tracks leading into it. This
depot will be one of the most expensive in
tho world, and 1t will have one special fea-
ture which will recommend it to travellers.
1t will be a terminal or pocket depot, and all
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smoke will get into the sheds. Another
great change will be the moving of the depot
from the least desirable part of the city to a
much more pleasant and better built locality.
Five years ago it was considered arlsto-
cratic for st. Louis man to live in the
short distance out that he had to keep a car
rage to drive down town. Now. however,
the situation has been exactly reversed. The
electric roads run eight, ten and even twenty
miles into the country, and it is cheaper to
raise family in the suburbs than in the city.
As result wage and salary earners are be-
ginning to move out very freely, and the
weather. class are beginning to secure resi-
dences nearer the business section of the city.
Two electric lines are now being constructed
into the chief sections of st. Louis county,
and the inevitable annexation of that county
by the city has been expedited very notice
ably.
The preparations Tor the November cleo
ton now being made in the Office of the
Recorder of voters shows that there will be
about Il, 600 more voters in the city now
than there were when the census of 1890 was
taken. On the basis of one voter to every
five inhabitants. this will give an increase in
population of about $1,000 during the two
years. The records of the Builders Exchange
seem to show that this is about the correct
increase ano if this can be maintained until
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be shown to exceed three quarters of .
million.