The Bessemer indicator., 1893-02-11
81. LOUIS EnrERrslskl
Wire. to 90 tens.r Grouna-Hot.l
Buiiding-Trade OF Indian T.,ritory-
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Wires to 90 teuS.r Ground-Hot.i
Buiidins-Tr.de OF Indian Territory
Atb,ary Fsataes, Etc
sT. LOUIS, ren alt seems now as
II a million dollars or 80 I'm he spent
by the electric companies in laying
eonduits In St. Louis this year. The
Bell Telephone Company and one OF
the largest electric lighting companies
have already applied to the city for
permission to put down conduits, sud
another telephone company, which in
tetids ~ compete with the Bell and
lower rates Is nfking the Assembly TO
give it a franchise for The sur,c pur.
pos5! The new telephone compaty has
bought condai. already laid in the
streets, and the systems planned by
the Bell and the lighting company viii!
cost each over a half million dollars
even though the first conduits are in
tended to occupy only the business
streets.
Most of the trade of the Indian Tar
ritory is directly tributary to st
boais, and the city is consequently
taking the lead In movements that
haze FOR their object, the opening of
these lands .or settlement The mcr-
chants here, however, GO further than
any proposition for the opening OF the
Territory that has vet been advanced.
They want the whole Territory
opened, tho Indians who own the
lands TO be given their pas at once by
the United States, and d c5uTcrtiun If
Western business men is now proposed
| to take steps to carry ont the I | m.
'rhr convention will be held here, and
proba bly, aaos,t the time the new Con-
gress assemblies.
The public library Of this city, which
is one Of the largest in the country, is
| at las - bn made free library. 1t
now belongs to the scliool board and
that body will be glad to get ria ot 1t
If the city will undertake the cost of
its maintenance, which is considera bic.
1t is not intended to pvt it into the
hands OF the municipal officers, but to
endow it by subscription, and at q
meeting of the most wealthy atid pub
lic-spirited men of the city the other
day, il. r.as decided that this should be
done this year. The library has just
moved into 4 new scven story build
ing which cost nearly half Il million
dollars, and is most modernly apr ointed
With the first thawing touch OF
spring on the frozen streets, hundreds
OF pickaxes vii, be sunk into th'
ground for the track-laying Oh tire
new crcss.town lines of street rail
ways. The city has now enough
/ EDd f.,y MI frn
the river to the Western suburbs. l
only needs more lines to cut these u
right angles particularly over til,
rapidly growing western part of th'
town.
1t is really becoming difficult IL
count the new hotels which arc in
tended to be finished in St Louis by
next fall. If the builders carry out
all their contracts. and from the ntim
Der of mon working at foundations
down town. there seems to be reason
TO think they will. the city will be
abe to provide half million people
with rooms by next October, when the
crowds begin to rush in to see the fall
festivities, So far, all the hotels pro
jccted have been located near the cen
tcrs of business down town. hut this
week the contracts were let for an
other one, an eight-story building di.
rcctly opposite the new Union depot.
This hotel will be intended principally
for those who want to stay here only
between trains, and its rates will
probably be very cheap, while the
other hotels going up are for the
travellers who want the best of every.
thing and arc willing to pay for it