The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1893-07-14
NOT WORRIED ABOUT FINANCE.
b. LSais Hspssts business Very Good
ihcresaed railroad Facilities.


81. touis MO; July Z, 1s03.--Thc
interest throughout tho cot.ntrH that
aiiaos! tie first question asked OF any
city is, us to hSw ~ withstood the
troubles of tho spring and ear,y sum
mcr. St Louis has every reason 70
eSnksstwlAte itaclf on the result of the
frat six montfic business Of the year.
The real estate trausfefs represented
larger total than for any hulf year
with the exception OF that enditg
June 1892, which was by far the best
ON record. Tho 1893 total Ia far in ex-
cess Of that total Of 1sa; which was rc-
katded rs n remarkably good year.
The bnfik eleurings for the sis months
just ended wSrc the largest on record
and with the exception of the June
fatal each month showed u verv ,urg.
increase o-cr she Corresponding month
flast year, when motley was compare
lively easy. Confidence is d.'ise gen
eral in commercial circles and tie
credit ~ establishments generally has
not been materially impaired.
The arrangement between the rival
bridge companies, whereby IL may bs
made possible TO use the Merchants
bridge and its elevated route for all
passenger trains entering the city
from the East, reserviDg the tunnel
route fof freight business, appears 10
hate been nearly communicated, md
although the details have not yet been
made public the presidents OF both
systems admit that arrangements have
been made. This will lead TO the
traffic being expedited very materially,
and will certainly be beliefs both TO
the travelling aud the freight distrib.
uting public The increase of traffic
this gear, largely in consequence Of
the travel from tht Esst and south TO
tie Worlds Fair, has been h matter
of general comment, and by making
full use OF both bridges and terminal
systems IL will lie possible To handle
the traffic more expeditiously and at
less expense. The bridge across the
river ut Alton Ia being pushed forward
rapidly and this will give another val
liable terminal systcm and entrance
| from tho North.
The success OF the fast mail train
running north has been marked, and
| IL has opened up quite large territory
which. although within two OF t,,rec
hours distance by rail from st. Louis
could not be conveniently reached
from IL except by the morning and
night trans. The travel on the roads
running direct between 81. Louis and
Chicago is also remarkable and II il
getting quite usual to run these trains
in double sections.
The question of extending the city
limits has again been raised 1t Is
nearly eighteen years since the city
limits were materially Increased and
since then there has grown up lnrgc
number Of suburban towns and soc
ti6as with, an aggregate population
considerably In excess of 10000. Sew
crnl OF the 9 districts are supplied with
electric lights from power plants with
In the city and in other ways the see
tions are becoming more and more
urban every day, resulting In quite "
demand for annexation. Almost the
only dra back to ST. Louis county ns
| b resident section 1, the difficulty In
obtaining d goU stppiy Of water, re-
lance having to lie placed In Urge
measure on cisterns for supply. The
progress on the new city water works
has been so rapid that they VII soon
be In n position to supply water 10 over
million people and already npplien-
tions nre coming from sections OF the
county for supply. There are obvi-
Qua objections To supplying generally
districts whose residents do not contri-
butte to the municipal revenue and this
desire for water supply is In tonse.
quence increasing the prosr Gets OF an
hexation.