. Magazine of western history . es of sewage have already beenordered for the present season. Theseimprovements, when completed, will havecost nearly one million five hundredthousand dollars, and the expense is in-curred only upon petition by the property-holders, and is not done by the city with-out their consent. The assessable valuation of the city forthe years 1886 and 1S87 was as follows: Real estate $10,978,377 Personal property 2,655,858 Total $13,634,235 For the years 1888 and 1889 : Real estate $17,374,498 Personal property 3,270,378 .$20,644,876 Increase, $7,010,641, or over
. Magazine of western history . es of sewage have already beenordered for the present season. Theseimprovements, when completed, will havecost nearly one million five hundredthousand dollars, and the expense is in-curred only upon petition by the property-holders, and is not done by the city with-out their consent. The assessable valuation of the city forthe years 1886 and 1S87 was as follows: Real estate $10,978,377 Personal property 2,655,858 Total $13,634,235 For the years 1888 and 1889 : Real estate $17,374,498 Personal property 3,270,378 .$20,644,876 Increase, $7,010,641, or over 51 percent. One of the best indices of the growthand prosperity of a city will be found inthe annual increase in the volume of itspost-office business. The free deliverysystem was not established in Duluth un-til the latter part of the year 1885. Thecomparison can, therefore, be made onlyfor the two preceding years, the figures forthe current year not being yet available. RISE AND PROGRESS OF A GREAT TRADE CENTER—DULUTH. 161. 162 MAGAZINE OF WESTERN HISTORY. From the report of the postmaster to the been cited merely to verify and emphasize department for the year 1887, the follow- the conclusions enumerated in the pre- ing general results are compiled : ceding discussion. They represent only i836. 1887. the modest beginnings of a social and Postal receipts $ 46, .$ 67, commercial movement that is to pulsate Money order business $186, .$250, , j r i-i • u^ j ■ • ^.-ui .,,:_, ^„ o to and fro like a mighty and irresistible Pieces registered mail handled. .15,282 38,608 ° - Pieces handled by ,678,,160,275 wave acroSS the continent and the en-Pieces mail handled 2,678,721—5,036,600 circling oceans, gathering added volume Some indication of the volume of the and strength with the lapse of years, railway traffic handled at Duluth is af- peopling the plains, the forests and the forded by the subjoined statistics of the mines w
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