The Minneapolis journal., 1905-04-29
MIDWAY ITS FUTURE IS BRIGHT AS AN Fs5sse1 sgssa
INDUSTRIAL. COMMERCIAL AND HOMIE CEN7El

The teachers are boasted Of by Midway
residents as being more efficient than
those of the schools located in the
hearts Of the cities. The Midway pub,
lie schools have spacious grounds and
well-kept lawns, thus being much more
pleasant to the eye than the smoke
colored schools Of the cities, crowded
blade of grass that ever attempted to
sprout on their limited surrounding
grounds, has long since been trampled
down by the pattering feet Of the
romping school children.
Tie Midway is also the home Of many
pretentious higher schools. Chief
among these, no doubt, is the state agri-
cultural college at st. Anthony Park.
a. nice edifices to cost $225,000, which
will be a welcome addition to the pres
ent group Of buildings, now overcrowd-
Anthony Park is also located the
seminary of the United Norwegian
Lutheran church, magnificent new
brick and stone building, directly on the
C0mo-H Harriet car line.
Not far from the picturesque build
ings Of the White Enamel Refrigerator
occupying a group Of stone buildings,
versitv ~ avenue, on Syndicate street. :.
At Hamline is located Hamline uni
versity, the great Methodist school so
favorably known thruout the northwest.
This is an Institution of enyiable
standing Mel ATTENDED and naag growing IN
Not far from the river bank, a short
distance from each other, are three
other well-known colleges: Manchester,
large Presbyterian school; st. Thomas
| college, and St. Paul seminary, the lat,
ter being at the extremity Of the Grand
avenue 7St. Paul) streetcar line. . The
| crosstown streetcar line being built on
Smelling avenue will make all 8 these
Eschools much moro accessible to all the
4 Midway district. j.
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS.
adamizing am @ Of University Univ Itys avenue as "a,
] out as Prior Merriam Park or i
4 Minneapolis will join in making a mad
4 adam road into the -four city, as far a.
/ the Minneapolis city limits. City En-
| gineer Rundlett, of ST., Paul, has al
I ready prepared estimates Of the ex
i pense. TO maca danaize as far as Prior
would cost $4,000; as far as the Min
meapolis city limits, 100000.
The. city Of st. Paul has just spent
i $OU,UUU IN DulluluS d HILL so0W0IG II iOil
:. St; Anthony Park to the river on Som
| erville street. Arrangements are nov
Ebeing made to place sewers all thru TIT
|principal streets Of the park at an ex
pense of. some $120,000. Most Of tht
1 other. suburban districts are already
supplied with sewers. St. Anthony
Park has nd gas system, but it has al
electric light plant Of its own: Merriam
Park has gas, and electric lighting i
being brought into the park by line
from, the St. Anthony Park plant.
s The city of ST.. Paul is also planninf
some three miles Of gravel macadan
road, to extend along Marshall avenue
from the present end Of the paving il
the city, to Merriam Park. This plan
lif carried thru, will mean an outlay O
: I$12O,OOO. The board Of public work
i has it under advisement.
4 The st. Paul and Minneapolis par]
boards are doing much to aid Midway
J, more, every year. Boulevards are KEEP
Il up thruout the intercity district, an
A the little parks are ever maintained il
excellent, attractive form.
MIDWAY Y. M. G. A.. ..
y At the corner of University an