Previously dozing in patriarchal silence, many cities of Siberia awakened. Railway revived a private initiative and had a certain influence on the industry of the region.
Although a significant majority of Siberian factories and factories remained small institutions, the number of these enterprises increased. If in 1880 there were 35 enterprises in Omsk, then in 1910 there were already 130 of them, and in some cities industry began to emerge from the former artisanal type.
The economic autonomy of the Siberian city gradually weakened: the improvement of transport capabilities brought the cities of the Siberian province with European Russia and among themselves. By rail to the east of the central and western provinces, a relatively organized mass of immigrants moved. In connection with a sharp increase in the influx of population, the growth of cities, even if spontaneous. A particularly large construction revitalization was observed in those cities that stretched along the railway line or were in the field of its economic impact.
The extraordinary of the transport and geographical position of many old cities has become even more profitable and also acquired some new features. In a particularly favorable position, cities located at the intersection of the latitudously running railway and current meridionally shipping rivers and located among the main agricultural areas were at the intersection of the intersection. They became large fast -growing shopping centers for the export of Siberian raw materials, pulling off bread, butter, wool from peasant farms all of Siberia, delivered to them in various ways and means. Only from 1895 to 1913, the housing stock of Krasnoyarsk increased by 4 times. The average population growth in cities reached 6.7% per year. As a natural addition to the main trade and transport activities in the cities, various enterprises appear. There are bakery, insurance offices, enterprises for the sale of agricultural inventory and vehicles, banks open.
The largest city in Siberia at the turn of the century was Tomsk. With the opening of higher educational institutions in it, Tomsk not only becomes a university city, but also receives a number of institutions and organizations related to higher education. The University Clinic, a bacteriological Institute, organized the Siberian Engineers Society, opened. The second largest city is Irkutsk. Due to his trade and economic activity, he becomes one of the most lively cities, and in terms of population he almost caught up with Tomsk. The large administrative and church center of Western Siberia was Tobolsk, the residence of the Siberian metropolitans.