The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-13
ST. PAUL'S PROGRESS
III. 2. HALL DESCRIBES CITY 8
PROGRESS IN NEW YORK
TIMES
A BIG BOOM IN BUSINESS
Six Thousand More People on Man.
ufactuPers' Pay Rolls Than
Year AgO-SOme Sam
PIE Figures.

III. p. Hall, secretary of the Jobbers'
union, contributed an article on St.
PauPs progress during 1901 to a review
of the commercial and financial condi-
tons of the country appearing in the
New York Times Jan. 5. His article in
full is quoted below:
In the history of st. Paul there has
been no more prosperous business year
than that of 1901. After the panic Of
1893 there was depression for several
years here, as in other parts of the
country, and then gradually recupera-
ton. The year 1900 was counted by
our business men as the banner year,
but 1901 has far eclipsed it's predecessor.
The crops have been bountiful, and new
railroads have added a large amount
of new territory tributary to the city.
Beginning with the crop year on Aug.
1, 100000 bushels more of wheat have
been received at the primary markets
of Minnesota between Aug. 1 and Jan.
1 than for the corresponding period in
1900. Placing cash receipts Of the pro-
Queer at so cents per bushel, which is a.
very low average this has given US
ST., 000,0 coo more FOL our wheat than during
the corresponding five months in 1900.
There is not q prominent wholesale
house in the city which has not during
1901 enlarged it's premises by remov-
old ones. These engagements have
been absolutely forced by the increased
volume of business and tell the story Of
progress in most practical manner.
There have been corresponding increases
in employees to meet the demands of the
country.
Boom in Manufacturing.
In the manufacturing industries there
has also been great advancement, and
$500 more people are on the pay rolls
today in manufacturing establishments
than there were on Jan. 1, 1901. The
DEVELOPMENT in all lines Of trade has
been phenomenal, and matter of sur
prise to the Oldest of our business men
st. Paul has eleven independent rail-
road systems, which. with their re-
spective divisions, give us practically
twenty-three separate railroads. The
Union Depot company has expended
over 81, 600 900 in charging its facilities
and Its railroad yards, which has in
volved the construction of an increased
levee on the banks of the river for a
mile and a half, to obtain more room for
railroad tracIage. Extensive additional
railroad shops are in progress OF con-
struction which will give, when COM
Melted in the spring, employment to sew
eral thousand men, to meet the demand
Of increased railroad traffic.
There has been an increase of 5000
emploves during the year in the two
items alone of manufacturing ladies' gar
ments and mems underwear and furnish
ing goods Our boot and shoe factories
have added several hundred employees,
and every week in the year have manu-
featured and placed on the market over
GO GOO pairs of shoes. The American Grass
irvine company, which transforms the
heretofore supposed to be worthless
swamp grass Of Minnesota into high
grade furniture has increased its work
ing force in st. Paul over LOCO.
I give these figures merely as samples,
which apply in greater or less degree
to all branches in industrial and mer-
camille pursuits.
New Buildings in Demand.
The building record of the city for 1901
exceeds any year for the past twelve
years in our history, and every new
business block has been promptly rented
as soon as the architects plans were
placed before the public. The demand
for homes for our increased population
has caused more apartment houses and
residences to be erected in 1901 than dur
ing any previous year in our history, and
their needed occupancy has been only
limited by the supply. Numerous as our
apartment houses were, the numerous
new ones erected the past year has more
than doubled the capacity of the city for
supplying these popular homes
Paving and street improvements have
kept pace with our progress, and the
city of st. Paul concludes the year 1901
with the brightest page in its history
in the form of commercial and indus
trial advancement. There are no idle
men, unless frcm choice, and general
happiness and prosperity pervade the
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1902 will take no second place beside the
year just, concluded.