St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-05-13
A LIVELY CORPSE.
Third Street Not So Dead as Rep
resented nv the NewsDaDers.

Third Street Not So Dead as Rep
resented by the Newspapers.
To the Editor OF the Globe.
Fox the last six months property own
ers and tenants on Third street in this
city have been accustomed to look as
regularly for the appearance of an ar
ticle in each city newspaper derogatory
to the business prospects of this street,
a. they have for an advertisement OF
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup"
These people have never been diSap-
pointed in not finding what they looked
for. Whenever a tenant left Third
street by expiration of his lease or 9th
erwiSe. the fact was blazoned forth in
the newspapers by dismal jerrymaid,
and dismal bowling over the loss of
business to the street. Nothing was
said when a tenant vacated his building
on another street. This fact was only
10 be advertised when it occurred on
Third street.
noticeable that coupled with these at
tention was called to the disturbances
of Sixth street for retail business, and
a statement made that buildings would
be erected there for whoever would
leave Third street. Certainly no Ole
objects to the owners OF this property
advertising it as much as they please,
either in the editorial columns or other
wise. But the owners of property and
tenants Oh Third street do object when
they couple their statements with false
hood and detraction of this street.
A general meeting of persons inter
eSted i'll Third street was held at the
chamber of commerce about six months
ago to devise measures looking to the
revival CT business in this city
and on this street. The writer
of this stated at that gather
ing that no street in this
or any city could stand the amount of
newspaper detraction that was heaDed
upon Third street. and begged the
newspapers to discontinue it. A prom
inent dry goods merchant denounced
the proposition, and insisted that the
newspapers should continue their
course. At the time was unable to
justify his course; but now he an
nOunceS his intention to remove to
Sixth street, upon property owned by
the Boston syndicate, who act as though
their only means of booming their own
property consisted i'll detraeting some
thing from the value of other peoples.
Perhaps it would be in order for him to
state what, if any, bonus ne gets for
making the change, and who pays it.
Two other dry goods store are reported
to have been r0undly subsidized for
leaving Third street.
And now. after all the lying about
and utilization of poor old Third street,
what are the facts of the case? How
has it stood this unheard-of raid upon
its prosperity? How the business de-
preston and lying has affected Third
street, let the following authentic table
show:
On Jan. l, 1892, there were on Sew
enth street, from Jackson to KittSOn
streets. twenty-siX vacant store; Oh May
IL, 1892, twenty-four vacant stores, a
gain of two stores.
On Jau. l, 1892, there were on Robert
street, from Third to Eighth streets, four
vacant stores; on May II, 1892, nine va
cant stores, loss of five stores.
On Jan. l, 1892, there were on Jack
son street, from Second to Ninth streets.
fifteen vacant stores; OH May II, 1892.
there were thirteen vacant stores. a
gain of two stores.
On Jan. l, 1892, there were on Third
street, from WabaSha street to ROsabel
street. twenty-One vacant stores; on
May IL, 1892, there were ten vacant
stores, gain of eleven stores OIL this
street. ...,-,-
1t is thus seen that while the portions
of Jackson, Robert and Seventh streets
included in the comparison have lost
nine tenants Third street has actually
gained eleven. And yesterday in your
paper you were good enough to ''sound
the khell of Third street."
In the meantime, Mr.. Editor, think
that your fraternity should hold mpet-
ing to discuss the question of whether
it is within the province of newspaper
to single out street in their own city
for dIsparagement to the evident harm
of its owners and occupants and to the
city. Ii the foreign owners of Sixth
street property wish to advertise, let
them do so, but not to the hurt and dam
age of their neighbors.
Then again, an inspection of the
county assessment rolls shows that prop
erty on Third street, between Wabasha
and Jackson streets, is valued for as
seSSment purposes higher oil Third than
on Sixth streeG. This value is assessed
by diSinterested persons. This shows
more lying against the record. Very
truly yours, GIDEON GRIP.
Third Street, st. Paul, May Is, 1892.