Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1892-12-10
ouR ST LOUIS LerrER.
The Crowded Period Commencing
Progress on ths Nsw rnloa d. D H.
The Population - this cay.

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Progress on ths SsW rnloa u. p H.
Tho Population - ths ciIy.
ST. Lotus, Apg. 20 Tho festivities
nerr iunuguaratsd the eith by the
/ lighting up ~ thc electric and other
l set pieces on thc streets and by the d.
Illumination ~ over six milrs 81
thoruuglfarrs. The great State DEM
octuslc rally also took place that day
aud the town was full ~ politicians
from All SECTIONS, thC result bciugvsgy
crowded streets aud y general appear.
uncc u bGstle and activity. The iiium.
nations have proved great success
the huge representation % the globe
on broadway being especially grand
The continents aud ib,auds arr dis
tipgulShcd from ths ocean by mass
81 tncaudcsernt lights and the effect Is
very remarkable. especially frugh a d..
taure- The panorama illustrating the
discovery 81 America Is also .
source 81 much favorable comment,
aud the arches and mcdalliohs are
MI success The street cars
have been crowded every evening. and
4 II generally admitted tina, she car
nsval 81 tsBe has been iuauguratcd
Very successfully
When that witty Frcuchman, Max
" Roll, next comes o. - Louis he Will
not bc able 10 repeat mis- Joke ABOUT
~, Louis representing her worst side
first and compelling visitors 10 see the
innrgnc and the iail before they can
get 70 the city. Since lie made this
joke ut the expense OF the city, large
gangs ~ men have been at work clear
ing away the old buildings on the
new Union depot site. which has now
been CNcavntcd and actual work COM
meuced on the foundation OF the
depot, which Is TO cost 81, O0O, 001, and
have iorty-two sets Of tracks leading
into IL This depot will be one Of the
most expensive in the world, and y
VIII have one special feature which
VIII recommend II TO travellers y
viii he terminal or pocket depot, aud
all trains will he baclsed into H. 80
thnt no smoke will got into the sheds
Another great change will be the NOV
ing OF the depot from the L asst desir'
able part OF the city 20 much more
pleasant and better built locality.
Five years ago II was considered
aFlstocratic for st. Louis man 10 live
IN the suburbs, because the street cars
ran such short distance out that ne
had TO keep carriage 10 drive down
town Now. however, the situation
has been exactly reversed The elce'
trio roads run eight, ten and even
twenty miles into the couu rs. and IL
- cheaper 20 raise family in tile sub.
nrbs than In the city As a result
wage and salary earuers are beginning
70 move ont very freely. and tue
Wen ltllicr class are beginning to secure
residences ncnrer the business section
o. The city. Two electric lines arc now
beinR constructed into the chief sec
TONS Of 81. Louis county, and the To-
evitable annexation Of that county BY
the city has been expedited very motto
ably.
The preparations for the November
election now being made In the office
OF the Recorder of voters shows That
there will be about 10, 600 more votersin
the city now than there were when the
census OF 1850 was taken. On the basis
u one voter TO ever five inhabitants
inns VIII give nm increase In population
81 about $4,000 during the two years
Inc records OF the Builders Exchange
seem to show that this Is about the
correct increase. and II this can be
until the next census, the
population in 1900 will he shown TO
exceed three quarters Of million.