The Minneapolis journal., 1901-06-01
Lack of Schools.

One Of the difficulties in the way of ad-
Vancement up here has been the lack of
school facilities east of Central avenue Pres
colt school had seven annexes. in all sorts
of rooms and places. The capacity of this
building is being doubled which will add a
great deal to the advantages Of the North
east side
Fifty neat new houses could be rented
inside of thirty days up here and I don't
know but 100 could The calling" distance
for the 500 line is down to Nineteenth ave-
nue., and men anxious to find houses within
this distance and cannot, go down town at a
great disadvantage. More houses are needed
for families within this zone who are con-
nected with the Soo We have all the priyi-
leges we want in the way of churches of diff
ferent nationalities and denominations. All
are represented. Social conditions are we'll
established and when people get to living
here they are well satisfied with the locality
We are well provided with bicycle paths.
Central avenue affords good riding and a path
is built on Monroe and one on Fillmore
street.
F. l.. PaImer's Statement.
F. L. Palmer. another Central avenue
real estate man, talked In similar
strain. He told of man who said one day
In his office that he didn't see how any
one could live SO far out of civilization.
After he had been taken in a carriage
he said that he must beg the pardon of
then New BOstonites for the unintentionaI
reflection upon the neighborhOod Mr.
Palmer said:
In regard to the rental situation, persons
In the east who have old houses taken on
foreclosure forget that they have not fixed
them up since they came into possession;
they are run down and getting old, yet the
owners think they are the same as when
they took the property
We have had to garnishee only one man
Two families are slow, but are catching up
The class renting houses is very good In
side property is selling at better prices but
outside it will be some time before better
prices prevail there is much vacant resi-
dence property in this part of the city. I
don't think prices will go up to where they
were several years ago and I hope they
won't. This is the working mans part of
the town and when they can get a lot for
$500 up, and can build modest homes for
81, 600 to 81, $780, they can better afford to own
that home than to rent it. If they put their
money in a bank it cannot net over per
cent, while they would be paying s12 or SIS
a month rent, which would be large interest
on the same amount of money. We shall
have to double our population before the
present vacant property will be filled / be-
lieve to-day that could rent fifty houses
If had them. A demand exists for modern
houses to rent. have FIVE families waiting
for others to move. There is not a desirable
vacant house over here to rent Here is a
field for the contractor and builder who has
money. l have had at least fifteen calls
for houses to rent to-day from good people
whom l have never seen before. Some saw
they came from st. Paul, or have a posi-
tion with the 500 or in the sash and door
factory, or the mills. Some two years ago
We had to give tenants two or three months
rent to get him into the house That time
is passed. The increase of population over
that OF 1890 has taken place, 1 think, within
the last two or three years
good deal Of property has changed hands
up here recently, not at an advanced price.
but the demand is a good, healthy one. and