The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-07-09
NEW CITY DIRECTORY SHOWS IN
CREASE OF OVER 5000 IN
POPULATION
VOLUME Is A REAL MODEL
Wonderful Growth, Resources and
Prosperity of the Saint Told
in Comprehensive
Style.


the advance sheets Of the directory at
once discloses the fact that it is to be
| the most compreh enSive edition ever pub
| lished. 1t not only contains a perfect
| detail of the names, addresses of citizens,
I business concerns, organizations, etc,
| which furnish the prime function Of d.
rectory, but presents 4 we'll written mar
ration of the growth and development Of
| the city. The enterprise displayed by the
| compilers Of this progressive volume is
| entirely commensurate with that which
! has characterized the progress of st.
! Paul since the time Of issuing the first
| directory.
! Some extracts from the Introductory
of the directory will be read with gfeat'st.
interest. They are therefore reproduced
| here:
FIRST DIRECTORY IN 1856.
The first ST. Paul City Directory was
| was estimated at $500. The directory was
| published at irregular intervals there
| after until 1873, the only editions 8, being
those for the years 1858, 1850 1868, 1861 1856,
1859 1870, 1871 1873. Since the latter GATE
| the directory has been issued annually,
excepting the year 1875.
This volume, therefore, is the thirty
seventh edition of the ST. Paul City Di-
rectory and the twenty-third annual is
sue compiled by the present manage
ment.
During all these years the directory,
like the city, has been improving ana
growing in size and in popularity. Each
| has passed through a regular period of
evolution. The city has progressed from
frontier village battling with the alb
original savages to the commercial, man
ufacturing' political and social metrop
oils of the Northwest.
The directory has kept apace with the
city and has steadily improved, until cow
1t is equal III every respect to the largest
metropolitan directories.
The st. Paul City Directory contains a
larger NUMBER OF names in proportion to
the government census than any direct
ory in the United States This is par
TALLY due to the fact that the thickly
settled suburbs Immediately adjoining,
are included, and are to all purposes "a
part of the city. This volume contains
se2 names more than the 1900 edition OF
the directory, making a total of 80, 12S
names. II we should apply the multiple
of "a which is the lowest figure use5 in
any American city for estimating the
population from the number of names in
the directory. we should have a popuIa-
ton of 2l4,038 for st. Paul and its sub
urbs. And this is not far from the ac-
tual population for the area embraced III
the directory.
td1lT5d 1925 names, and the government
census taken at the same time declared
a population of 163O65. @''.'
The same ratio, ~, applied to c5,12s,
the number of names in this volume, W. Il
place the population within the city lin
its at l66,474, an increase of g. 400 inhab-
itants.
This is not equal to the growth Of boom
days. but it is a natural, healthy GROWTH
from which there will be no reaction as
1t; Is merely keeping pace with the groWt1l
of the entire Northwestern country, from
which the city derives it's support. MN
CITY'S GROWTH AND PROSPERITY.
Following the above references to the
directory, the authors point out some Of
the factors in the growth, advancement
and general prosperity of st. Paul In
this connection they say: i
st. Paul has an exceptionally favorable
location k2c3ttJ'1. at the gateway Of the great
ton of the greatest river on the globe
1t was selected by the. Indians and the
first white men who visited this section
as natural trading point. 1t has been
described by poets and leading writer's Of
the nation as the paradise of the tourist,
for-more tESecl quarter of a century.
st. Paul has long been known as the
great railroad, commercial and political
center of the Northwest and is fast be-
coming famous as musical, educational
and social center, and as a most health
full place for residence.
The last year has seen greater in
crease of commercial prosperity than has
ever been known before. fs'~
Wholesale and retail business have
greatly increased in volume. Our ban1-
ing Institutions are on a basis of endur-
the BurAgton, Cedar Rapids 6. North
ern, has been added 20 the city's trans
'portation facilities, already most album
dant. This railroad will give ST. Paul
merchants control of a large market in
the southern part of the state and fur
Their south.
Passenger traffic has increased so large
ly as to compel an addition of so per cent
to the trackage area Of the union depot
and the carrying trade has so far out
grown the facilities for handling freight,
as to make an increase of accommoda
lions absolutely imperative in the near
future.
AS manufacturing center st Paul
has advanced, due to the addition of
many new concerns, until the city occu-
pies a pre-eminence in the Northwest for
the great variety of its manufactures
Their steadily growing output is a source
of great qualification to the citizens
CIVIC AND COMMERCIAL LIFE
The volume deals extensively with the
various elements of the city's civic and
commercial life. The nature and plan
of local government is outlined; it's
financial status is reviewed, showing the
amount of its bonded Indebtedness and
pointing out the fact that the assets
more than surpass the city's Liabilities;
the assessed valuation and tax levy form
the subject for brief commentary: the
fire protection facilities and the excellent
service of the department are dWelt upon
and the ctty's source, cost and supply
OF water Is given in few paragraphs
Thls subject alone might well furnish
matter for two such articles, as no city
in the country can boast of more ade-
quate system. The pure water CONSUME
ed In this city IS one essential element
of the notable healthfulness of the nu-
nicipality. The system is what is known
as high and low service. There are five
pumping stations, located at Lakes Nc
Carron, Baldwin and Vadnais, West 81.
Paul and Centerville, and near the north
ern city boundary Is located the high
pressure reservoir.
MOST HEALTHFUL CITY.
The police regulations of the cit,-
the street railway system. interurban
parkways, the postoffice facilities. GUS
toms and internal revenue affairs, the
public libraries and public charities are
not overlooked in the accurate accounts
OF the city at large The pride of the
city. its forty-seven beautiful parks come
in for a share Of the space, and the ex9
ceHent churches, the citys public schools.
IT'S great Wholesale interests and banking
concerns are described. OF the vital sta
tlstlcs which place St Paul in the fore
front as the center of health, the dfrec-
tory says:
Pure air. good water and unrivaIe1 oIt
mate. assisted by perfect sanitary con-
dittons and a vigilant board of health
combine to make st. Paul the healthiesf
city In the country: A magnificent public
bath house recently erected on Barriat
island, within ten minutes walk from tho