Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-10-29
QUE 81. Louis 1870.
rhe city Crowded iiuilding Assoels.
tIon Congress Another Heavy
Subscription Fund

Subscription Fund.
ST Louis, Oct, 5. The fall festivities
reached the climax OF their interest this
week, Fifty thousand stranger,
crowded the streets, aud tried tbs
temper of policemen and car conduct
ors, The exposition was at lis most
attractive point; the turnstiles ont n
the fair ground clicked necessarily;
the gorgeous parade of the Yelled
Prophet and the illuminations BRO.
vided the most brilliant night spec,a-
cles, and all the theaters had strong
bills. The hotels, big and little, we're
all full, and the signs FURNISHED
Rooms" had been taken from tbe
boarding houses within three miles ~
the exposition building. Hot as ,hn
campaign is here, with the State head.
quarters OF the three parties IN Tie
city, the political excitement was not
felt this week in the press OF TIA
throng that cared only Tor pleasure.
and but for the newspapers those out.
side Of political circles could not have
told that fiefceiy contested local and
National election is approaching.
81. Louis owes the rapid settling nn
OF its suburbs 10 the scores Of building
associations, which keep the mcehan.
les at work all the year round. putting
up homes for people u small means.
New associations are constantly being
organized, aud the most solid one>
think that the time has now come Il.
have this system 81 investment prs-
tected By the State like the banks.
Accordingly, convention Of the state
league ot building associations, repre-.
sentiBg 400 Of these organizations, has
been Ia session here most 81 this week.
preparing memorial 70 the next leg
stature, which will ask for the eslab.
lishncut u bureau ~ inspection. and
the exemption ~ association share,
from taxation II those laws are y.
cured, Missouri next year will forge
ahead II all the other States III Tie
MON on the score ~ the Rumt,rr aud
wealth 81 is building associations
For the second time within dive
years, the citizens 81 81. Louis have
put their hands into their pocket, ana
paid for the organization ~ speeiai
sanitary corps, % rc-euforee the city
authorities ia that most important
work ia All great cities. keeping me
streets clean Thc rlty has grown "
rapidly since the timc ~ that frat c.tt,
zcns' committee. that this onc Wii,
have % spend much MORT money ~ "a.
romplish the same object. and as q 3
intended 70 keep the special corp, a;
work all through next year. iii. tue
winter, the cost y ili hardly b. less than
100000 Ent She work win mnkr ~
Louis cleaner city than Washington,
even and o. achieve this result Is s,r,l
worth the money that wjll BE- sp1ut
The streets were made inpaN,Iblc
by the sight.srcrs Tuesday night. when
the prophet and lis rctinur paraIed
with u score ~ tablcaus ON floats, II.
Illustrating tho history ~ the Louisiana.
from which territory Missouri sprung
originally. The twenty SECOND Hgat
the last ia the line. was received
cvcrywhcrr with shouts 81 applause.
II represented a native Ml@ouriau tax.
taking the oath Of office as president
VI t4tN g htAth states IN I'VE AFftE
the parade the prophet and his sui;y,
who had been the figures 10 the tab.
leans, went o. the Merchants ~.
change Hall, where they, stili 10 iiris
quaint costumes, attended the uslli.
which Is the spciui event of the yrar
a good illustration ~ the rapid
change now taking place "a suburban
property, Is given rs the history -
piece 81 land eight miles away ir'm
| the city limits There are eighty acre.
in u. Ten years ago. 1t was such a
productive farm in which % raise sup
plies for the city that the Owner n.
fused $50, 600 for II, It's value as farm.
ing land decreased fast, till tcN
months ago IL was sold for slOu az
acre. The spectators who bought il
sold Il toa syndicate Of city men fos
$4,000 They cut II up into building
lots, sold them at auction, and cleared
$4,000 The electric cars. running
long distances west, have made possible
such transformations