Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-09-03
OUR ST. LOUIS LETTER.

The Crowded Period Commencing
Progress on the New Union Depot
The Population Of the City.
ST.. LOUIS, August 29.-The festivities were
inaugurated, tho 18th by tho lighting up of
the electric and other set pieces on the streets
and by the illumination of over six miles of
thoroushfares. 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 q gen
eral appearance of hustle and activity. The
illuminatlons have proved great success.
Broadway being especially grand. The con-
Euents and islands are distinguished from
the ocean by q mass of incandescent lights
and the effect il very remarkable, especially
from q distance. The panorama illustrat-
ing the discovery Of America is also source
of much favorable comment, and the arches
and medallions are all a success. The street
it il 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 aid compelling visi-
itors to eco tho 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 tho foundation of the
forty-two sets of tracks leading into it. THIS
depot will be one Of the most expensive in
the world, and 1t will have one special fea-
ture which will recommend it to travellers.
II will be q terminal or pocket depot, and all
trains will be backed into it. SO that no
smoke will get into the sheds. Another
great change will be the moving of the depot
from tho least desirable part of the city to a
much moro pleasant and better built locality.
Five years ago it was considered aristo-
cratic for st. Louis man to live in the
suburbs, because the street cars ran such a
short distance out that he had to keep car
riage 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 for the November cleo
ton now being made in the Office of the |
Recorder of voters shows that there will be |
about 10000 more voters in the city now |
than there were when the census of 1880 was |
taken. On tbs basis of one voter to every |
Eve 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 ID about the correct |
increase, and if this can be maintained unit!
the next census, the population in 1900 will |
be shown to exceed three quarters OF .
million.