St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-20
ST. PAUL INDUSTRIES.
Bradstreet's Correspondent
Indites a Comprehend ID !
sive Review. d; '', q.
Manufactures, Present iand1
Prospective, Touched pnrozi
Briefly.
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The City's Main Branches oY'
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Production as Staple assfd'
Wheat. II
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Natural Advantages Of Loea-
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The following article, from Braas
streets of Dec. II. is so appropriate at
the present time. and so interesting iii
its statement of facts, that the GLOBE
feproducrS it in full:
Though St.-Paul has been widely
known for years as large jobbing CELL
ter. its reputation as a manufacturing
city has been more recently estaD-
lished. Its manufactures Oh large
scale are, with few exceptions, of re-
cent growth, but the progress which
they have made during the last five
years may be matter of surprise to the
country at large. 1t is to the citizens
themselves. Prominent among the in
1luences which have been brought to
bear has been the Business Mems union,
an organization composed of the lead
ing jobberS and others interested lin
developing the trade of the city. BY
combined movement OH the part of
business men, and the liberal support
of capitalists, a large number of indus
tries have been started, and others
which were formerly in operation have
been enabled to enlarge their plants
and extend their business generally.
The country at large has been quicklto
respond to the action of the city, traders
throughout the Northwest having read
lily perceived the advantage of having
Primary Harriet
for as many commodities as possibelat,
the center where they do the bulk of
their business, and have given their
patronage to Northwestern industries
wherever these have been able to com
pete successfully. Though much has
been done by organization. the efforts
of the citizens have been materially adj
vanced by favorable conditions. An
enormous iobbing- business already
firmly established, some 1900 miles or
mere of railroads triiverSing territory
which has for years looked to it as the
distributing center, unsurpassed ship
ping facilities, and widely circulating
and influential daily press are among
the forces which are making ST. Paul
what it is rapidly becoming-a great
manufacturing point.
The, development from distributing
to manufacturing center is proceeding
along lines for which the opportunities
and resources of the city best adapt it.
and as it is found that a vast amount of
articles entering into the daily needs Of
the people can be made as economically
here as elsewhere, enterprise and capi-
tai have not been wanting to take adj
vantage of the situation. Among the
Oldest Establish ed Industries
is the manufacture of boots and shoes,
which assumed considerable proper lions
a number of years ago, and has since
developed to such. an extent that the,
total output of the factories bears large
proportion to the entire quantity ans
nually sold in the Northwestern States,
The manufacturing of clothing is Of.
more recent growth, but has been car
ried OH lately with much success. and
the possibilities of largely extending OPP
erationS are recognized by those engaged
in it. In the Manufacture of fur goods
st. Paul has for years held the, SUI
premacy, these being made in much
larger volume here than i'll any ether
city, and are, shipped to every state
where they are used. The annual out
put exceeds Sl,5OO.O00 in value at manu-
facturers' prices. With these and some
other exceptions, the class OF goods
which can be brofitably made, and to
which the attention OF OuI manufact-
urers has been mainly directed, are
those which are bulky and costly to
toned structural iron, agricultural i'm
plements, wagons and other vehicles.
stationary and fire engines, boilers, Ger
tain classes of machinery, gas and
water pipes, office, school and some de-
scriptions of household furniture, show
cases and stoves. Such articles as these
are made because the raw materials are
more easily brought here than the man-
ufactured product. But there are
Other Branches of Industry
Of which st. Paul may De called the
natural seat, such as sash and doors,
GASES, tubs and barrels, creamery but
ter, cheese, packed meats and pro-
visions, and fur goods. The annual
output of these goods is very large, and
the city is at considerable advantage in
the production Of them, as materials en-
terng into their composition are the
products of this region. An industry
new to this locality is the manufacture
of cOrdage and Irvine, which has been
undertaken by company with ample
capital and under the direction of men
in whose hands the works are calculated
to become an important factor. 1t is
expected that the opening will be fol-
lowed by other works for the inanufact-
ure of sacking, bags and other articles
into the fabric of which fax and hemp
enter. The culture of these products
by the farmers of the Northwest is
likely to receive an impetus by the
establishmentof>th these Industries.
Attracted by the growing demand for
agricultural implements in the North
west. and by the conveniences offered
by this city for reaching every section
of that region, an Eastern concern. long
established and backed with large Cap
ital. has located works here, and while
this is. the most recently established
industry, it is recognized as second in
Importance to none. These WORKS will
employ not less than
Fifteen Hundred Hands,
and are controlled by company whose
business is established throughout the
entire Western country. An industry
so extensive cannot fail to attract, to.
this point many customers and large
amount of trade, not only in its own
but i'll other lines, which would other
wise be diverted elsewhere.
From the foregoing it will be seen that
the manufactures which have been es-
tablished have grown naturally from the
needs of the community and the con-
venience of trede. The class of goods
made is of two kinds, first, those which
from an economic standpoint can be
made to better advantage here than
elsewhere, and, secondly, those which
can be made here cheaper than they can
be bought elsewhere and then trans
ported. In either case the industries
rest on sound basis, and there growth
can only be limited by the capacity of
the people to buy. BY the advantages
of location and economy in production
the manufacturers of ST. Paul are able
to supply the needs of the people of the
| Northwest as cheaply as they can buy
| in any other market. st. Paul's manu-
| facturers feel that if what has been ac-
| compIished is an measure of what may
| be expected the close of the present dec.