The state herald., 1893-07-21
How CITIES EXPAND.

Singular Activity In Real Estate Neae
81. Louisa Quart That Is Not i Quart.
ST.. Louis, Mo-, July 1.-THE diff
Guilty In obtaining loans for large
amounts for speculative purposes has
not had any effect on the real estate
transactions Of st. Louis county. As
is generally known st. Louis city is .
county In itself, bounded on tho north,
south and west by St. Louis county.
In this latter territory the real estate
transactions for the first six months OF
1903 were just double those of the cor
responding period of 1899 and within q
million dollars of the entire total for
last year. Nearly tho whole Of the
activity has been In the district just
outside the city limits, where the low
county taxes have attracted city
people and induced them to erect resi-
dences. The large number of railroad
enterprises, both steam and electric,
through the county hnvc also main.
tanned, this activity and 1t is gener-
ally believed that at m carly date the
city limits will be extended and C dis
trict containing over one hundred
thousand population annexed to the
city. Prices OF real estate In this dis
trict are rapidly becoming us great as
those within the city limits.
1.-The railroad travel between st.
Louis and the Worlds Fair continues
very heavy, and the announcement
that excursion tickets ut one fire for
the round trip would be issued has
been received with a great deal of sat
isfaction. An immense number Of
tourists from the east, and also from
the west and southwest, are going to
the Worlds Fair win st. Louis, pur-
chasing tickets here and then securing
round trip tickets to Chicago. This
arrangement has become very popular,
and Mt present rates does not involve
any appreciable increase in the cost of
transportation.
Although the st. Louis "Browna"
seem unable to regain the prcstige
they possessed when they were cham
pions Of the world, the team this year
Is putting up such heart disease kind
Of baseball game that the attendance
is often very large. No ono knows
what an innings will bring forth, the
Browns rallying in r, mnrkable fashion
at times and then again allowing the
other fellows TO do N little rnllvinR on
Illustration Of the uncertainty OF base
Dds ID lOuuu III tHc luct tu1t Wuitc tHo
Browns seem unable to hold their own
against average teams, they can make
the leaders in tho race hustle and even
beat them right out at times. The BIZ
cycle feature Of the new ball park has
Just been inaugurated and promises TO
prove . most unique success.
Most people are Of opinion that u
quart II two pintx, bnt the courts are
10 be asked 70 decide that In the fruit
trade quart Is basket with q more
or less deceptive bottom. Two whole
sale fruit dealers OF nudoubtcd repu-
tation were detected selling boxes
holding little more than n pint and
calling them quarts, and they are de-
Tending themselves on the plea that In
the fruit business the word quart Is
merely technicalter meaning box.
The case 10 exciting n good deal of In
tcrcst and whatever the decision may
be the majority Of purchasers will in
future ask TO have their berries meas
ured In stamped measures, instead of
taking the box and guessing at the
measure OF Its contents.