The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-08-10

60 the Zenith City" Duluth, at the
head Of the Great American lakes. but
the attractions of these hustling towns
We're so great that four days were prof.
fably and pleasantly spent amid the
two In securing memoranda concerning
them and the great northwest. These
two beautiful and enterprizing cities.
which have sprung up side by side on
the banks Of the great Father Of
Waters" are the pioneer cities of Min
nesota. and worthy of extended men,
tlon.
The good-natured rivalry which ex-
lists between them Is more noticeable to
the visitors even than that of Tacoma
and Seattle. These cities are progress
sive In every respect. St Paul appears
more like New York In tone and style
and Minneapolis more like New Eng
land city. with the push and bluster
or Chicago added. These cities, to-
gether with the great Northwest. owe
their development In civilization and
property to the two great railroads
the Northern Pacific, the pioneer road
and latterly. the Great Northern, their
eastern terminus in each instance being
ST. Paul. where their general offices are
located. To the Northern Pacific espe-
ciaily does the great west owe a debt Of
gratitude. more than all other influ-
ences combined. Through the courtesy
or Charles S. Fee. general passenger
agent or the Northern Pacific, We are
able to traverse the entire line of that
road. and visit the various beautiful
resorts and interesting places. and be-
sides gather much valuable data, which
the public can rely upon.
We are also indebted to former Scran-
ton and Honesdale friends. now living
at st. Paul. Thomas Dickson. of the
Northern Pacific. and W. II. Howe,
assistant auditor of Chicago, Milwau-
kee, st. Paul and Omaha railway. for
much valuable information and polite
attention.
Hustling st. Paul.
st. Paul is directly located on the
Mississippi river. nine miles below the
famous falls of St. Anthony, and ten
miles from It's sister city. Minneapolis.
IT was long an Indian town. visited by
Father Hennepin in 1880, but previous
there was temporary settlement Of
Jesuit missionaries and Catholic mis-
sion called ST. Paul. hence the
name of the city. St. Paul Is eleven
years older than its neighbor and rival,
Minneapolis. 1t is one of the hand
soonest and most substantially built
cities on the American continent. As
she sits enthroned upon her hills. she
can be appropriately called the Ter
race City, because the occupation of the
series of sharp bluffs which rise from
the present and ancient bed Of the
Mississippi give her the appearance.
when seen from a distance. of having
been built upon a series of terraces 1t
Is In very truth founded upon rock.
as the underlying strata of limestone
amply attest.
St. Paul covers an area of So, 4S2 acres.
lying in the form. in rough outline. of
a seml-circular, amphitheater or success
sion of steep rolling terraces, breaking
here and there into bold. rocky bluffs
of sufficient height, say 200 to 300 feet,
and affords a commanding and compre-
hensive view not only Of the city itself,
hut of the broad river at its feet. These
picturesque bluffs extend away to the
southeast, and farther up the river are
crowned by the frowning battlements
OF historic old Fort Smelling.
The business portion of st. Paul Is
confined principally to the lower ter
races-near, or at all events, not very
remote from the river front; while the
higher benches" that rise above the
older part Of the town are the favorite
residence districts. In no city OF the
Union that we have yet visited are the
business quarters more solid ana SUD-
stantial-save, perhaps, Minneapolis
and residence architecture more attrac-
tive. Nothing Is crude, nothing tenta-
tive. nothing TRANSITIONAL The visitor
Is filled with surprise and admiration
as he views the stately piles that give
evidence of great wealth and prosper
ity.
The City's Growing Industries.
st. Paul Is a great manufacturing
center for furniture, carriages. poots
and shoes, clothing, foundry work,
brass goods and farm implements. 1t
Is also a great cattle market; over
million head Of cattle have been han
died here yearly since 1890. st. Paul IS
a railroad center; some eleven roads
meet here Some idea Of the rapidity OF
its growth In wealth may be found from
the fact that In 1881 1t manufactured
nearly SIG, 5000 worth Of goods. In
1890 1t turned out $62,000.0O0. and this
amount has been increased yearly since.
1t Is undoubtedly the most prosperous
city in the state, and one of the most
important commercial points in the
northwest owing to its position at the
head Of navigation on the Mississippi,
and as the focus OF the railway activ-
ity of the northwest commands for 1t
an extensive wholesale trade, which In
1894 amounted to $150.O00, 900. From sta
tistics the board Of trade furnish we
learn that st. Paul has 1852 churches. 46
public schools. 63 select schools. semin-
aries and academies. and colleges. 12
state banks and national, daily
and two weekly pagers, 10 public IL
braries and 27 social clubs, and among
its prominent buildings are Al hand
some apartment houses. st. Paul has
forty-six miles Of paved streets Of
both macadam, asphalt and cedar
blocks-the latter being used in the
lower terraces-also 1888 miles Of i'm
proved streets. 100 miles Of electric
railway and 6h miles Of cable railway.
1t has also over fifty bridges Of various
lengths and heights, reaching from
blum to bluff. One Is over 1870 feet
above the river bed. Its peculiar loca-
ton, crescent shaped, requires frequent
bridges. The location of st. Paul also
insures perfect sewerage, and its sys-
tenn comprises 146 miles. much Of 1t cut
through solid rock at great expense.
st. Paul boasts of its water supply.
which comes from a series Of natural
lakes from five to ten miles distant
from the city, brought in mains five
feet In. diameter and also tunnels cut
through solid rock. The most promi-
nent lakes are Phalen and Tadnais,
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