St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-10-15
AN ERA OF PROSPERITY.
St. Paul About to Make One Great
Forward Move.
ment.
Ia Coming Growth That Will
Eclipse Former
Records.

1t is becoming evident to the dullest
vision that we are entering on
forward movement different in its
character and greater in magnitude than
ever before known in st. Paul, and the
most conservative now admit that the
city will in the next few years make
growth surprising anything in Its
former history.
Without entering fully into the causes
let us glance solely at the results of the
new industries secured and the enlarge
ment of old in the present season. If
you will sit down and sum up the men
to find employment in the next six
months in the Wood Harvester works,
the car wheel shops. the wire works, the
cordage factory, the brass works, the
new shoe factories, and various smaller
factories, and the additional men re-
quired by the enlargement of the Omaha
shops, the Gotzian Shoe company fac
tory, Hamm's brewery, and various
others, you will find that not less than
1000 men will be required.
This means an additional population
within year of 10000 people, for these
all require skilled work in their special
lines; and even if part were found in
the city, as every man in the city in
every department of labor is employed.
and at good wages, whatever Subtrac-
ton is made in their numbers by their
going into the new shops must be made
good in their present lines.
So the increase of 10000 people must
still be made.
Now, reflect that in 1870 I'VE had in
round numbers 10000 people, ana 0,000
in 1880, and that this increase of 10000
in ten years gave us six years of active
trade in all departments and made
good real estate market, and then con-
slider that in one single year we are
compelled to have the same increase.
and you will comprehend how, instead
of gradually increasing improvement
for several years. we are at once, in
1898, 10 be in the full tide of prosperity.
We are considering now only what
necessarily comes from one source only
the supply of laborerS for Industries
secured. with their plants approaching
completion.
Whatever comes from increase of
wholesale trade, other new factories,
increased force in railway operations,
and all the various forces operating to
increase our population, is left en-
tirely out Of the calcula ton. This in
vicinity of the new industries, means
the erection of 1000 to 5000 dwellings
for the employees, schools, churches,
stores, shops, the grading, sidewalklng
and SeWering Of new streets, extensions
of gas and water pipes, etc, in addition
to the filling OF present vacant houses
and stores; it means the continued and
profitable employment of all laborers
and mechanics in the city and an i'm
mediate and great improvement in the
retail trade of the city.
Visitors to st. Paul in 1898 will see
city with no vacant house, with trade in
all departments active, with its great
new factories in tull operation-with
everybody at work at good wages and
its citizens full of courage and conf
dence, and they will be induced to cast
their lots with us. l thought we would
have fair market for realty next year
little better next year,a SO gradually
growing-but the present condition is
peculiar, as L have before stated and
great results at once seen an inevitable
conclusion. With such start forward
in 1893. what will we accomplish in the
next five years?
A ciear-Sighted man who would now
map out what St. Paul will be in five
years would be deemed visionary to the
last degree. Ii. s. FAIRCHILD.