The Lamar register., 1893-07-15
NOT WORRIED ABOUT FiNANcs
St. Loui. Reports nusiae.. Very Good.
Increased EziiroAd Facilities.


Increased E.iiro.d Facilities.
ST. LauIs No, July :, Iss3.-Ts
financial p-obicm is exciting SO mus
interest throughout the country M
aim II the first question asked OF an
city Is, as to how IL withstood M
troubles of the spring and early sur,
mer. ST Louis has every reason ,
congratulate itself on the result of M
first six months business of the yea,
The real estate transfers represent4,
larger total than Tor any half We.
with the exception of that endinl
june 1882, which was by far the be-
on record. The 1893 total Ii far In e,
cess of that total of isy. which was n
garded rs remarkably good yea1
The bank clearings for the six mont \
Just ended were the largest on reeod
and with the exception of the Iuu
total each month showed very lara
increase over the corresponding mon
last year, when money was compar1
lively easy. Confidence l. quite gel
cral in commercial circles and ~
credit of establishments generally Id
not been materially impaired.
The arrangement between the riv1
bridge C mpanicS, whereby IL may \
made possiole to use the Merehan1
bridge and its elevated route for u
passenger trains entering the ed
from the East. rcserytpg the tunn(
route for freight business, appears I
have becs nearly consnmmated, an|
although the details have not vet bed
made public the presidents of TOD
systems admit that arrangements had
been made. This will lead to II
traffic being expedited very materially
and will certainly be u benefit both 4
the travelling aud the freight dis;ri(
uiing public The increase of trad
this wear, largely in consequence I
the travel from the Hast and South 4
tee World Fair. has been n matt}
OF general comment. and by maxi I
full use of both bridges and tcrmiaj
systems Il will be possible 20 hAnd(
the traffic more eSpcdiiiously and I
less expense. The bridge across I
river Al Alton IS being pushed forSa1
rapidly and this will gir. another
liable terminal system and cntran(
from the North.
The success of the fast mail trao
running north has becn marked, Il
IL has opcurl up quit. large icrrito(
wht b. ALL ough within two or third
hours' distance by rail from ST Lou|
could not be convenirntly rcaeh(
from IL except by the morning Il
night ira mr. The travel ON the road
running direyt between ST Louis a
ChicAgo ls also remarkable and Il
getting quite usual TO run these tad
IN douOi- s~cticp>
JhcNquest ON OF extending the a
limits has again been raised IL
nearly eighteen years since the n
limits were materially increased a
sines then there has grown up lar(
number of Suburban towns and -
tols with an aggregate popuiaii@
eonsidrra bly, in excess of 100, 90. u
eral OF thee districts arc supplied W
electric lights from power plants wi.y
in the city and In otncr ways the 4
tions are becoming more and Eaq
urban every day, resuiting in quite
demand for annexation. Almost I
ouly dra wbacix To ST; Loais coanty |
q resident section /, the difficulty
obtaining geo supply of water,
lance having to he placed in In
measure on clsterrs for supply, II
progress on tue new city water w1r
has be,n 30 rapid that they Will sc<
b. In position 10 supply water TODD
a million people and ALREADY appliJ
tons are coming from tections o.
county for supply There arc obl
ous objections to supplying general
districts whose rcsiC eats do not cont
bute to the municipal revenue and q
desire for water .uPply u in on
Gusnee Increasing the pEoSl Gets Oi
nesAtion-