St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-01-08
VI Chicago. on this subject has the fol-

OF Chicago, on this subject has the fol-
lowing:
Nearly one-seventh of all the track
laid during the year was put down on
the extension of the Great Northern rail
way from the previous years terminus
at kaliispel in Montana, westward 566
miles, across Idaho via Spokane, and
over the Columbia river, 10 a connec-
ton with the Seattle d Montana road.
owned by this company, thus complet-
ing great tranScontinental line from
st. Paul to Puget Sound, 1,S26 miles in
length"
Mr.. Folsom has engineered a great
deal OF effective advertising for the road,
especially among Eastern people, and
he says the large number of inquiries
indicates that the immigration from "thC
tates" to the West will be large next
eaSon.
I'm Wholesale Circles.
The mercantile report that 1872 was
THE most prosperous year ever known
in business" is generally accepted as
correctby the wholesalers. They speaE
very encouragingly of the prospects tol
this year. The reports are:
Rudolph RoSsum, Scheffer u Rossum
Wholesale Saddlery, Hardware, Leather
Etc.-The new year opens pretty well
Travelling men all say they are gettlns
a good many orders. Our collections
during December were very good.
The lumbermen are making the larg-
est cut ever known in the Northwest
and the snow during the week Will as
sist their operations greatly.
William Faulkner, Manager FAR
banks. Morse u Co., Scale Manufacture
err, Water Works Builders, Etc.-Oul
business showed an increase OF about 81
per cent last year, especially in the wa
ter works department. Although oW'
ing to the very unpropitiouS early sea
son for that class of business we DULL
one-half more water works plants III
the Northwest last year than ever be-
fore. These were at Montgomery. Mon.
tevideo, Mapleton, Tracy, Renville and
Fairmont, Mimi; Rice Lake and New
Richmond, Wis; Orange City, Fla,
and others. The conditions in wheat
reduced the building of some elevator
lines that were in prospect;but, taken
altogether, the scale trade was ahead OF
any previous season. =
Z. c. Bohrer, Bohrer, Emerson &
Co., Produce Commission-Our trade
ran about 80 per cent better than that OF
the previous year. OF course it was
only our second year III this location,
but the results have been very crafty
Ing. The fruit business was very good.
George NJ. Lucas. Lucas Bros, pro-
duce COMMISSION:
Our trade showed gain of fully 70
per cent in 1892 The business is estao-
iisbed substantially now i'll this Sixth
street district. and together with my
brother we start the new year with the
new firm name instead of the Potter
meas company. The prospects are
very good, although trade is naturally
little quiet now following the holidays;
Gen. J. w. Bishop, president st. Paul
Trust company:
There is not much to say on the imam,
cial Situation except that it looks. all
right. and as though we are on the turn
for the better In real estate and Oh lhe
grain situation.
NJ. A. Gedney Picking company:
We had an increase of 1878 per GEM
in our business last year, and are well
pleased.
The Beaupre, Keogh & Davis whole
sale grocery house have decided 10 re,
linquish the general lines and deal IN
syrups, tobaccos, cigars and special
lines of goods. They will thus be able
to hold their trade in specialtles better
than ever.