Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-14
CITY OF ST. PAUL
Prof. S"ensberg Describes Its
PnnoeIy Beauties
Interesting Data Coocernsnx lts He
RAskAbis Proxre~s--Ob~sssvss sons
On Grand RspssiA.
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Saint Paul. the queen city 81 ths
unrth, IA situated at the head Of the Mis
ssss1pps AMI lot n Minnesota river
steamboat navigation. The queen
tooke.i its best at our last Wait. Com
nsrcs sat sniling!y a. her feet The
great number u iron highways. with the
30 daily trains and numerous steamers.
sse eli eager - ID her bltifs Tor the
commercial and heavy lobeins interests
Of ,hs great north ~e-t.
Her sister city. Minneapolis. called
sP.d City OF Paalvilie. during the cen
sus taxing - -. has joined IN the race
Or supremacy mot altogether N a
friendly way for commercial h"nors
Their merchandise - q an entirely II
frrrnt nature, being wheat. Hour. logs
snd lumbcr.
The light between these tao citics has
been in prCgccss for YEARS IL has been
sharp. aggrvs.sis, and -omesha bitter
ia is nature. Especially was Il >" on
tae rHuuirrafion question. each CLAIM
ing AZ ttr f.mr that tho other BAL given
~ thr n4rse- - the dead Their visit
ing frirrd= are -aad 10 have been nu-
Elerogs AZ thar particular time and they
Wrfe counted la.
Tha-, " -u hal ~ children made II
convenient 20 supply their places 10y
giving The nafu,s - their horses. their
o. -. their cats AMI their pct hir'ls "a
ufmbsrs = The famtll'-. The tao
ciiies have been growing toward each
other IN a warliAe spirit. some tank
TIA. thrs would On tIfn, consolidate INTO
one great cify. tut In this ra-e new
uaf.r would have a. - substituted. a.
nrithsr one a uii consent o. live under
the prcssrnt name - the other. " nat
the happy loint name ~ the tao cities
uouid te gsrr ttvs . unite m mar
ag,. na one IS able 20 say hat remssties
..rr sometimes brought about IN a uys
trsious ny. They art Row called Twin
'tissS ant appropriately. too. but have
d4-claIued relationship.
Fad anal Pat
~ Paul r,tap;ize,i his SISTER and calls
her lad titV. and ~ turn the sister
r~hapt,sed her brother and called him
- Tat These two names suggested
o. "a a half Way between name and the
same was proposed "a the editor - the
IIoueer Ire-s Or calm consideration.
The neW name a. suggested AZ the time
should the two cities con-olidate. - 81.
Tat City This would gave ~. Paul "A
part Il rs original pct name. which
IL Saint and Minneapolis the
name given II by her brother
- Paul. which ia Pad city
Fad. in the new version. would
- divided between the two. one half -
IL being given 10 each. This would
Seen % be a fair and equitable division.
Hur this IL simply suggestion Tor
future consideration aud for adoption
In case satisfactory 10 MI concerned.
Great improvements are being mace
IN both cities. Public buildings. high
strong costly and beautiful are being
erected. business blocks. Crane anal
massive: private residences ~ tho latest
architectural beauty. state house. city
hal, opera house. huu.eyar,l-. parks
street,. sidewalks and street raj vays,
all - which ars ~ such symmetrical and
durable construrtiun "a "a attract
Strangers investors and homo seekers al
sight Their Improvements are made
permanent. for futi.c. ~ costs more
al present. hu' a j. a money saving
practical bustnsrs way Of doing things
Tbs j. Nhat briugs capital and a de-lr
able class q people % any cIfy. II
iriug- rich aBd popr bat they are 81 the
desirable. pr -rssstye class who vii
telp - eicy st- any communitS IA which
a.. 1--we TIE people are not Irnurt
Gus. thcy 10 not stand IN the Nay a I'M
yrorrm"u's. thes hoiIeve ~ future soi
ihsr city. Everything Is done " such
way "a 20 attract capital from The
rtet sni foreign countries
Extensive improvements.
Nsny Hn~ ard substantial improve
r1euts are teag made alon., tho river
ipiTs b, The bWiHus 20 massive stnns
walls costing thousands - dollars
1ta olives emg ymont o. thousands II
rirn Large. wide stone aud iron
hodges arc beng built across th'
N..irp river and the Valley
taerraf Aauetiucts and yIaducts arr
lesrg eo instructed ar great Gust. morrl
tc-rg brought from the east and paid +
rerisnicz arl lahoriuc men. viii
Ntieh they tUiL tine houses Tor ,hem
selves.
oar Sat VISIT O. - Paul wss - th'
r'r,sn ~ - ~ then bat about 500 IN
lafifauts We were there again n -
theu tn IA During these three wears d
b. uatir 49, vaF ~ 20 9.sN We wer'
thee again in ~ Bv this time rh'
chtIt hal reached ~ years p rsaturiiy
Wheu 80 rsf'ect over ths ps@t ard 81 nb
90 th@ many wonderful changes ,hs'
have rame WITH tlns .o this rouler'a
otis. when "a louk upon "a pre-.' n
magnificent proportions and careful
compare fhe sane with TIE Iast thrr
az seems e. "a ike dream We stu