The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-04

NumDer OF important improve
ments Are Either in Their Pre-
liminary Stages, or the Subject of
Thoughtful Consideration - Price
of Building Material Factor.
Among the important Industries OF ST.
Paul, and one of which little is heard
save as it impresses those who come in
contact with 1t of It's reliability and en-
terprise, is the firm of Hart & Murphy,
wholesale manufacturers of fine cigars.
who have but recently moved into their
new factory and office at the corner Of
Eighth and Jackson streets.
A little over a decade ago the firm
was established by John Hart and d. A.
Murphy. Since then the house has taken
place among the most progressive bust
ness establishments In the Twin Cities,
and has Herewith secured a trade which
we'll merits the position which 1t oc-
cupies among the st. Paul jobbers.
Shortly after the first of the year the
firm moved into its new establishments.
fitted in every respect to accommodate
the peculiar needs of its business and In
a sanitary way the manufacturing de-
partment is all that could be desired The
factory and offices occupy the whole of
the -four story structure formerly called
the Standard club building. but rebuilt
last fall, so that it is scarcely recognized
as the same building.
The firm some time ago outgreW it's
| quarters 1888 Jackson street, and, since
it has occupied its new building, the
daily output of the manufacturing de-
partment has amounted to 10000, or an
annual production of 100000 The firm
] no haG oil fnp poSfl
average as it chooses, and is contemplat-
ing the largest business in its history dur
/ ing the current year
| The raw material is stored In bales
in the basement. The floor area is flood
! ed with light let in through prsmatic
! glass. The bales are sorted out and rep
| resent a very large amount of money.
| Duty on single bale of wrappers
amounts often to as high as $500. 1t costs
! $3.50 to bring a pound of the thin silky
| leaves, suitable for the cover of a cigar,
! into this country. The duty on the fill
| ing" Is great deal less. 1t is of
! coarse grade and correspondingly cheap.
The various stages through which the
! tobacco goes before 1t comes out on the
! top floor, neatly made into cigars pack
! ed into small boxes, is an interesting
study. In the basement the tobacco is
! soaked In water on the next floor, and
on the next floor the hands are sep
Grated and the leaves sorted out. On this
floor some genuine Spanish cigarmakers
have their benches. They are especially
proficient and manufacture a very fine
line of goods.
The third floor accommodates the work
men. A score of girls strip the central
stem from the leaf. In the neighborhood
| of l25 cigarmakers work on the cigar
that finds Its way into the drug store
! and other public places. a large air shaft
| he
venience for the workers is provided from
we'll equipped wash rooms to a lunch
room.
The company has it's Offices on the
first floor, which are very complete, light
and attractive, finished in Old English
oak, brown marble and Oxidized copper
| In the rear Of the Office Is a store room
| which will hold 100000 cigars.
|
March winds have no terrors for St.
| Paul real estate men. Dealers in local
1 dirt know that this manifestation of ma
| ture augurs we'll for the future, and that
| spring will open up the doors to what
easily promises to be one of the busiest
| seasons enjoyed for several years.
One thing that has made business some
| what backward is the existing high price
of all building materials, as we'll as labor.
| Resulting from this many who had plan
ned to put up new buildings have decd-
this condition has had little or no effect
| on those where firms are to put up new
| buildings TO accommodate their business.
Rumors of several very notable i'm
! proVements are in the air, and a G o b e
| representative was told by several prom
inent real estate men yesteday that they
| had large deals on which they expected
! to be able to say something about within
| a few weeks
Material is now being put on the
| ground for the new apartment house at
| Summit avenue and st. Adams street by
| Mr.. KretZ, which, when completed will
cost in the neighborhood Of $4,000.
|
Rumor has It that A. II. Lindeke is to
| build a new warehouse and business
| block on his property on Fifth street be-
| tween Rosabel and Broadway. The prop
erty belonged to H. ]. Horn, but was
| bought few years ago by Mr.. Lindeke
| Plans are yet immature, but if Mr..
Lindeke builds this year and 1t is gener-
ally regarded that he will, the firm will
occupy their present quarters until some
| time next fall.
A manufacturing establishment now 10
Gated on Fourth street, that wishes its
name withheld until the deal is completed,
| is figuring upon a tract in West st. Paul
| for a factory site AS soon as the prop
erty has been purchased plans will be
drawn for a new $4,000 factory and ware
| house.
H. c. McNair is building a new home
on Holly avenue.
| A persistent rumor says that a twelve
| fiat apartment building is to be built on
Walnut street, between Seventh and Ex-
change street.
Wild lands that were placed in the mar
ket ten years ago at S. and 81 are today
cultivated farms, worth $50 to $35 per
acre" said A. Boedigheimer to the
G o b yesterday. THAT think shows
what sort Of an investment farm lands
are. I am interested In Otter Tail and
Todd county, and it has been my expert
ence that these lands will double and
treble in value within very few yeors
We find many buyers on the road scat
tered all through the State. Land seek
ers are coming to Minnesota in large num-
hers from other states, selling high-priced
land and buying cheap Western land that
is well adapted to all sorts of farming"
c. o. Searle, of Searle & Sanford, re-