The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-07-10
CITY DIRECTORY FOR 1898
ADVANCE SHEETS OF THE
WORK ARE ISSUED
The Book Will Be Ready for Distri-
Dut1on This Week - Contains
Several Hundred More Names
Than Last Years Publication
Some Facts About the Growth of
st. Paul That 1t Contains.

The st. Paul directory for 1898 will
be printed Tuesday and will be ready
for distribution within a few days af-
ter The volume will be the thirty
fourth of its kind, and the publishers,
II. l.. Polk & Co., state that it will lie
the best one Of the thirty-four edi-
tions
1t will certainly furnish more read
ing for those who are addicted to the
habit Of perusing directories as there
are nearly a thousand more names in
the volume than in the one issued last
year. In addition to the mines of all
the Inhabitants Of an age sufficient to
entitle them to a place in the book,
there is fund Of valuable informa-
ton concerning the growth Of the city,
its interests and advantages, which
are attractively and readably grouped
in the Introduction.
From the data which have been gath
cred the following extracts are taken:
There has been no phenomenal
growth in the population Of st. Paul
during the past seven years, but there
is continuous increase in the number
OF people who are coming to st. Paul
to engage in business and take up their
residence, and with the tide Of pros
perity, which is already perceptible, a
new impetus will be given in this di-
rection.
This volume contains $3.50 names
which Is an increase Of IT'S names over
the 1897 edition. This is the largest in
crease in names in any one edition Of
the directory since 1898, as shown by
the following table:
Increase.
1894 ....... .531 names
1895 . .... 76O names
1890 ........ ......... ..4Sl names
1898 ....... ........ ........ ......Uo names
The most conservative estimate Of
population that may be made from
this volume is 100000. The district COW
cred by the directory, however, extends
beyond the city limits and embraces
South st. Paul and some other settle
ments Immediately adjoining and prop
erly belonging to the city, and which
the next legislature should annex to
st. Paul.
The present prospects for this city
are unusually encouraging. Business
generally throughout the city is good.
The large amount Of paving and sew
err construction. together with the new
street car lines that are being built
seem to provide employment for an
army of laborers; in every direction
about the city streets may be found
occupied by large numbers Of laborers
and mechanics putting down asphalt
pavements or large sewers or building
extensions to street railroads or re-
pairing and improving others; and st.
Paul has become one Of the best paved,
best drained and most beautiful and
healthful cities in the world, and the
immense growth Of the entire North
west, together with the abundant crops
which will soon be harvested must
bring about highly prosperous con-
dition.
There are less vacant dwellings now
than ever before. and, in fact, there
are not sufficient number to accom-
modate the growth Of the city, and the
building of dwellings will soon be very
profita BILE business in St. Paul.
The financial affairs of the city have
been most carefully and economically
administered in all departments. The
total bonded debt Of the city, Dec. 81,
1897, was $S,324600; Of this amount,
s., 460, 900 are water, and $5,S64,6OO are
general bonds. The assets are more
than commensurate with the liablll-
ties The water works plant is valued
at 5,l2y,77u, the city's one-half interest
in the city hall and court house at
$500 the public school properties at
S2.286675 and parks and other city
property bring the total assets to
SIS, $50, 602. The total liabilities are es-
timated at $l0,062,S4S, making the ex-
ceEs of assets over liabilities $5,7S7,754.
That the total debt has been reduced
from $10, 1856, AGO in 1892 to $9,441. 100 at
the close of the year 1874 decrease
OF $1.557, 300-is a source Of just pride
to all our citizens and places st. Paul
as one Of the most conservative cities
in the Union.
Commenting on the subject Of banks
and banking, the directory says:
During the period Of financial and
industrial depression which prevailed,
no city In the United States weathered
the storm in as good shape as st. Paul.
While several OF the banks we're COM
PEELED to suspend, the solidity of the
others and the confidence they en-
joyed was such as to cause no incon-
Venience to the vast commercial inter-
ests Of the city. Three Of the suspend
ed banks have resumed business. The
mutual interests OF the banks, the COM
mercial houses and the citizens are
such that 1t would require more than
an ordinary crisis to bring about
general disaster
The directory makes some favorable