St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-07-04

their own buildings. There are seven
lines of railway 10 Chicago and the
East, four to Lake Superior, five to
Manitoba and the Northwest, four to
the Pacific coast, three TO the South
west. and four to the South. The city
is the head of navigation on the Mlssls-
Sippi river. and canal between st.
Paul and Lake Superior is projected.
81. Paul has always been the leading
jobbing city OF the Northwest, and from
present indications she will always con-
tinue 10 enjoy that distinction. Her
joobing tra0e increases to remarkable
extent every year. aud the panic year of
1898 was no exception to the rule. From
the first years OF its existence as q trad
ing point, 81. Paul has maintained her
prestige as the central distributing
point for the great territory about and
beyond it. Its railroad system, the ever
increasing Importance and advantages
OF lake transportation, the still lmpol-
tant feature of river freig and the
decided development of home manu-
features and direct importations have
all combined to make her, even more
than ever, the most favorable market in
which to buy goods, to sell produce, or
70 seek opportunities of commercial
advancement.
While st. Paul has been best known
as jobbing and wholesale center. great
progress has been made. particularly in
late years, In the development of man
ufacturing industries. The total value
of the product OF the factories OF ST.
Paul was only about S25.00O,C coo in 1888,
while the figure for 1884 exceeds $780,
100000. Thus the manufacturing BUSH
ness of the city has been Quadrupled in
a decade. This result is due, i'll Il large
measure, to the effort of the commercial
bodies and the enterprise of the business
Paul factories is diversified, no particu-
lar line being dominant as in some
cities
The most important event of the past
year in the manufacturing line was the
completion and opening Of the Walter
a. Wood Harvester works. This plant
is one OF the largest of its kind in this
country, covering an area of forty-Seven
acres. About l 200 men are employed
at the works at present, and several
hundred more will be added soon.
ST. Paul Is fortunate IN the possession
of water supply which is as nearly
pure as 1t Is practicable TO obtain, and
1t is i'll no less danger of detlement
from sewerage or other impurities flow
ing into the sources whence it /; de-
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lakes within radius of twelve miles,
Oh the highest lands in this part of the
state. These are all spring lakes and
almost without surface accumulatiOnS,
except i'll the wetteSt seasons.
The superior healthfGinesS of ST.
Paul, which is due to the energy and
efficiency of the health officials, as well
as to our excellent climate and sanitary
conditions, has long been a matter of
general comment. The records of 1893
show that the city continues to stand at
the head of the list of American cities in
the matter of healthfulness.
The introduction treats all tile forego-
ing topics at Length, presenting tables
of official figures that are flattering to
the locality. In addition to these topics,
every department and institution of the
city. including the schools, libraries,
historical society, police, fire, engineer
ing. customs and internal revenues. ETC.,
is treated at length, also with tables. 1t
is an exhaustive showing Of the bust
ness interests aud resources of st. Paul,
and will excite considerable interest
among outside people rs well as citizens.