St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-04-12
Wide-Awake Dealers Realty and Rental Lists

lies on the surface. The impressive
lesson of every business depression has
been that the farmer alone achieves a
prosperity, that, although rarely bril-
liant, is almost unaSSailable. So long
as the farmer retains his farm, he is
rich, though poor for he posse ;ses the
greatest boon that wealth can give
1.-The glorious privilege of oeing inde-
pendent." In times chat ire hard i'll
the <itterest sense, the wage Gamer
the man of salary, drops abruptly
from comfort to lestitptiUn, from inGe-
pendence to abnegation, from tranquil
hope to sleepless anxiety. The cal.i.al-
list whose funds are in Utmost ans bust
ness enterprise, almost any class Of
stocks or bonds, repeats the lisaster @!
the salaried employee, arc feels his
descent the more because his loss is
greater and more nearly rreparable
Even the owner Of city real estate, l.
though assured Of its future value, is
by no means as fortunate as the man
who can retain his Farm Turing IL
period of depression. the raplietor Of
city lots frequently finds them a source
of more expense, turing sI.h tiles,
than of income, while the farmer, with
most moderate holdings N a region
blessed with good soil and climate, can
rarely fail to raise food for himself.
MS family and his stock, and to secure
a small surplus of the staple farm
products, by selling which he can OBJ
tain money that is really needed He
mas made concessions, but to himself
alone He and his family suffer no
destructive revolutions in their mode
OF life. His living is assured, and he
is still independent. Impressed with
these facts, those that have suffered
the most from a commercial upheaval
and whose continued disabilities are a
menace to the renewal Of prosperity,
seek naturally for the relief to be
round in the country alone. The la
porer leaves the town, idleness and
starvation for the farm, work and a
living. The capitalist buys what can
not ruin him, at any rate, and what
Will probably enrich him through it's
increased valuation following an in
creased demand. Non-productive ele-
ments being thus transferred from
where they oppressed the community
to where they will assist it, the height
ened prosperity of the country quickly
results in a renewed prosperity of
the city. This process of regeneration
began months ago in the Northwest,
and its existence is cogently demon
strated in the statements made yester-
day to a G. ! o b e reporter by E. H,
Hobe
E. H. Hobe, the Swedish and Norwegian
vice consul and agent for large tracts OF
Minnesota and Wisconsin lands talks en-
couragngly of the demand for land, especial
ly farming land.
There has never BEFORE" said Mr.. Hobe,
been such an extraordinary demand for
farming lands in Minnesota. The demand not
only far exceeds anything in nv own ex-
perlence, but it's way beyond the records and
memories Of other agents. Every dav eet
a quantity Of letters from Norway. Sweden.
denmark, Germany and the Eastern states
pennsylvania seems to be especially inter-
ested. ANY number of miners there write
that they are tired Of working under tbo
ground on reduced wages, or idline above
ground on no wages at ALL and they want to
get ever SO little land so long as it will en-
apie them to gain living in the open air. I
get somewhat similar letters. too. from
FACTORY operators in other Atlantic states.
Ihese people have saved little money. and
IN making sales to them right along ne
Inc tenor Of most explanations made by
purchasers in this country IS that a good
farm nowadays offers the best chance for
man VINO is willing to work hard If onlv he
can get paid for his work.
me foreign demand is not confined az n
USED 10 be- to the people of the Scandinavian
countries with which I'm in official connec-
cion put as said, much Of the inquiry comas
from Germany, where it's only known that
nave Minnesota farms for sale. No 7 can,t
say that the big crops of last year have had
much OF an effect abroad. Minnesota bas
!ohs had an established reputation there for
Hs productive soil, splendid climate ana
other advantages. OF course, the crops NJ OK
nave served, especially in this country. whore
ny were Ihe most noticed, to emphasize the
possibilities for the farmer of the Northwest
1t was only yesterday that 7 sold . 1no
acres OF land in Southern Minnesota. and 7
peieVe the activity is surely begun. You
KNOW that this is very early for the annual
movement In farm lands to develop. When
things get fairly started 1896 will prove a
record breaker for country real estate.''
Kingsley G Williams, architects have nro-
pared plans for two-story brick store and
apartment building to be built at Minnesota
ana Fl1th streets. 1t will cost S.. 600.
Lauer brothers have begun work IN the
IounuaCion Tor the Prendergast and Fitz
patrick buildings on Sixth street hetweon
CEDAR and Wabasha streets. Each buiIdng
VIII be 25XlO0, three-story and basement and
each will cost $4,000. William Porten has The
contract for the brick work.
Joseph M. Dickson has begun work IN 4.
tWo-story frame dwelling on OsceoIa avenue
between Victoria and Avon streets. If viii
cost 81, 800. II VIII
Inc st. Paul Foundry company secured III.
contract for the alteration of the RYAN store
buildings, Seventh and Robert streets. MOD
ern electroplated metal fronts are bain,
USED when completed they will be the hand.
soonest fronts in the city.
Inc BOARD of education will erect an e;gb+
room school house at Weyzata and AIho-
marie streets, instead of the proposed annex
TO the Morgan school, The cost will ho
$15, 900. '' VIII De
work has been begun on the Catbcart res-
laence on Goodrich avenue. E. KInkerfuse
6lS East Fourth street, has the general con,
tract. The cost is placed at S., 1000.
Z. Rowland obtained a permit Yesterday +o
erect a $4,000 frame dwelling on Lincoln
avenue, between st. Adams and Grotto
streets.
Real Esate Transfers.