St. Paul daily globe., 1892-02-01
A FIFTH WARD SITE
For the Harvester Works Urged
by the Ward Union,

Every citizen OF the Fifth ward and
every member Of the Fifth Ward Citi-
zens' union should attend the meeting
this evening at c. S. p. S. hall. corner
West Seventh and Western avenue.
Many local questions will come up, as
we'll as reports on propositions submit
ted to council for action on several i'm
portant improvements, but the main
question and one which is of vital
interest TO the ward is the prop
oSition to take a hand in the
harvester site fight. and if prop
erly handled the Fifth ward will
stand as good show of success as any
of the locations that have been men
toned, as the objections urged against
all others are easily overcome, and all
differences of opinion could be put in
the shape of happy unity of compro-
mise between Interested parties. The
site which the Fifth ward has to offer is
what is known as the Crosby Bottoms,
and consists of nearly 500 acres of as
good land as can be- found anywhere
within the city limits. The objection
urged by many leading capitalists and
some of the stockholders in regard
TO suburban site, or what some
call the Farming District,' is here
plainly overcome, as it Is within fifteen
minutes ride from the court house and
twelve minutes to half dozen connect
ing car lines, including the Interurban
line. The location of this site is along
the river bank, and the great waterway
could be utilized tn many ways to ad-
vantage, more especially that of barg-
ing coal and other fuel to the works.
The amount of land is unlimited and
the cost of erecting buildings on it
would be much less than any
OF the sites mentioned, as the stone
necessary tor the construction of
foundations is near at hand and can
easily be quarried. No finer site is to be
found in the city for the securing of
cheap homes for the employees. Back
from this immense tract of land are two
benches, on either of which residences
of any kind could be erected, and there
are at present many good aud substan-
tial homes located there. People living
in this vicinity would have easy access
to any part OF the city. as Que of the
best car lines is now running through
this district way into Fort Smelling,
and the street railway company
would undoubtedly build another on
Pleasant avenue, which interSectS West
Seventh at the very point where the
homes of the employees would be
located, and this line would connect
with the Grand avenue and Manchester
lines at Ramsey street. The next i'm
portant feature that must command a
site to the Wood people-that of rail
road fncilities-is comparatively easy of
solution. Two important roads
are within half a mile of
two weeks could build as many spur
tracks to the works as could be desired,
while one of them, the Omaha, is directly
across the river, and by building a rail
road bridge, which at this point is
very easy matter, they would establish
connection with every farming state
toward the southwest or North. The
land in question and the railroad tracks
leading to it will overcome another
objection that has been urged 1t is as
level as Dakota prairie, and all switch
ing could be done rapidly and quickly,
and at nominal cost compared with
other sites.
The location of the harvester works
at this point is one which should invite
the attention of every merchant in the
city. The fact of establishing the works
at an out-of-the-way place which has no
Immediate connection with the heart of
the city, and thus creating q sort of sep
arate and individual community which
would be peculiar to itself alone. and
from which the city would derive no ben.
eft whatever, is here entirely out of the
question. 1t wOald certainly create the
of many minor business
enterprises, which is only natural, but
each and every resident of this district
would be a citizen of the city proper,
with the Interests and welfare of the
entire city thoroughly at heart. Another
point which would come up in the
future. in case the works are located at
this point, would be the oupstion of
dividing the Fifth ward. As it stands
at present 1t is the third largest ward in
the city, being only slightly behind the
two leading ones. The immense in
crease OF population. added to what the
upper end already contains, would make
1t imperative to create another ward.
and thus the city would reap a benefit.
scarcely to be thought of in connection
with the other sites, owing to the
peculiar geometric boundaries of the
present Fifth ward. The selection OF
a site is Still ten days off, but with ear
nest work Oh the part of the Fifth Ward
Citizens unionand the laying before the
board Of directors of the Wood Haryes-
ter company the advantages of this site.
as we'll as the material benefit that will
accrue to those whom they employ 1.-The
now soaring bird of victory" as an en-
thusiastic member expressed it, '.will
perch on the Fifth ward banner, and
from the cornucopia of plenty will strew
flowers of prosperity throughout the
land that was first selected by the early
pioneers as the site of the future manu-
facturIng metropolis of the Northwest"
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