SAINT PAUL 



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SAINT PAUL 



the Federal building and a United - 

 tomhouse. Among a number of beautiful 

 places of worship are the Cathedral (H 

 Catholic), conspicuous because of its huge cop- 

 per dome, and the People's, Park Congrega- 

 tional, Central Presbyterian and First Baptist 

 churches. Commercial, religious, secret order, 

 social and athletic organisations own and oc- 



THE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT 



;th Saint Paul 



-t Saint Paul City 



3. Edina Village 



4. Saint Louis Park 



Village 



cupy club houses throughout the city. Wil- 

 low Brook, one of the best-equipped state fish 

 hatcheries in the United States, is east of In- 

 dian Mounds Park. 



Institutions. The libraries and museums of 

 Saint Paul include the public library; the li- 

 brary of the State Historical Society and the 

 law library', both housed in the capitol; 

 the Public Art Gallery and Scientific Museum, 

 both a part of the Saint Paul Institute, housed 

 in the Auditorium; the Art Collection of the 

 Minnesota State Art Society, in the Old Capi- 

 tol ; and a private art gallery, part of the estate 

 of James J. Hill, containing what is considered 

 the finest collection of the works of the Barbi- 

 zon school in America. Educational advantages 

 are offered by Concordia College (German- 

 Lutheran), Hamline University (Methodist), 

 M -ic i!> ~tcr College (Presbyterian), Saint Paul 

 College of Law, Saint Thomas College (Catho- 

 lic) and the state agricultural college, a part 

 of the University of Minnesota, the main build- 

 ings of which are in Minneapolis (see MINNE- 

 SOTA. r.MVKusiTY OF). The state fair is an im- 

 portant exhibition, held annually on grounds 

 adjoining the city on the northwest. 



The principal hospitals and charitable insti- 

 tutions are the city and county, Saint Joseph's, 

 Saint Luke's and Swedish hospitals, the Scan- 

 dinavian Orphan Asylum, Home for the Friend- 

 less, Magdalen Home and the Women's Chris- 

 tian Home. 



Industry. Saint Paul contains some of the 

 largest wholesale houses and the largest indi- 

 vidual horse market in the United States, while 

 its annual trade in cattle approximates $40,000,- 

 000. As a center of the manufacture of shoes, 

 grass carpets, refrigerators, machinery, beer and 

 fur goods, and as a publishing center, it holds 

 a foremost place among American cities. Its 

 varied industries represent a total capitaliza- 

 tion of $80,000,000, and their annual output is 

 valued at $75,526,000. The city is the port of 

 entry for the Minnesota customs district, re- 

 ceiving imports sent by rail from Canada and 

 the Orient. Imported teas are inspected here. 

 At South Saint Paul are large stockyards and 

 packing houses, and the city has long been an 

 important market for furs from the Northwest .. 

 A new industry, that of the cultivation of 

 mushrooms in caves along the river, is reach- 

 ing considerable dimensions. Saint Paul is an 

 important transfer point b*oth for freight and 

 passengers, and the erection of a passenger sta- 



THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL 



tion and terminals to cost $10,000,000 was be- 

 gun in 1917 to accommodate the heavy traffic. 

 In the city are the main offices and shops of 

 the Great Northern, the Northern Pacific and 

 the Chicago, Saint Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha 

 roads. 



History. Father Louis Hennepin visited the 

 site of Saint Paul as early as 1680. Traders 

 and trappers passed over the site at infrequent 

 intervals, and Jonathan Carver came there 

 from Connecticut in 1766. In 1805 Lieuten- 

 ant Zebulon M. Pike was sent to explore the 

 territory acquired under the Treaty of Paris, 

 and at this place he made a treaty with the 



