Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1896-08-13
What a Kansas City Trust Comp
any and alEGailrop d are Doing
IN Behalf of Southern
DeYeIopmeut.

JQ6 MISSOURI hdllSdS % 4 CAdo 4 1uoJ
Go. and vice president Of tho Kansas
City, Pltt8bmg & Gulf Railroad, and
his associates III these enterprises are
doing a great work for the advance
ment of the entire Southwest and in
directly for the whole South. Look
ing to the upbuilding OF the country
tributary to this railroad system, his |
companies are carrying out active,
broadminded plans that should be |
followed by every railroad and fl |
nancial institution in the South.
These plans are broad enough to
of immense value to the entire
South. In his efforts to awaken a
widespread interest Throughout this
country and Europe in the develop
ment OF direct trade between Europe
and the West via Southern ports,
and to attract men, money and man
ufactures to States through which
this ROAD passess, such rs Missouri,
! Texas, Arg ansas and louisiana, Mr..
Sulwell wrote to the Manufacturers
Record, Of Baltimore, under date OF
July 7, as follows:
awe have watched with interest
the effective work you are doing in
attracting attention to the South, IN
aiding in its industrial development,
and especially the Manufacturers
Records successful efforts to awaken
widespread interest, both IN this
and abroad, In the upbulldlng OF
Southern ports, as outlets to foreign
markets for Western produts. We
, would, therefore, take the liberty OF
, suggesting that you publish a special
: edition, to be devoted to the rela-
: ton Of Kansas City, as the central
point between the West and South,
to the development of direct trade
= through the natural and nearest out
let for Western products. Tnts city
, is rapidly coming to the front as the
? concentrating point for a vast grain
4 traffic destined for Europe through
: Southern ports, and the early com
= pletion of the Kansas City, Plttsburg
8 Gulf Railroad most impor
|, tant line that has been built during
' the late period of depresslon-wil
! turn to the Gulf at Port Arthur Al
q enormous Western export business
and practically begin real reyOlu
n ton in the Southern trend of West
ern trade.
+ eff you will undertake as an i'm
, mediate sequel to your New Orleans
+ edition 'Kansas City and Gulf Is
sue our company will subscribe fol
not less than 10000 extra copies, anC
carefully mail them to leading bust
% ness houses, bankers, manufacturers
! exporters and other desirable classes
. both in this country and in Europe
% This company, on account of its al
, lied railway and manufacturing inter
!. ests to the southwark, desire to hav
" such facts as you would publish
% brought directly so the attention 0
the classes named. For the con
:, struction of the Pittsburg, Kansa
.. City & Gulf Railroad and it's termn
i ais we have financed exceeding SIC
% 100000, and as this great North an
= South air line will open up regio
i OF vast resources-timber, mlnera
i. and agricuItural-and give the Yves
Il the shortest line to the Gulf, we WI
" see that every one of the 10000 ez
a ira copies ordered shall be PIT
a where 1t will do the most good"
l. Accepting this suggestion, th
10 Manufacturers Record will publis
or in September a special edition thu
TO will have the widest circulatio
throughout the North and West an
in Europe. 1t will reach many thor
en- sends of the leading manufacture
c. and capitalists in this country and
be broad, and must prove of very gre;
rs. value to the entire Southwest. M
y, Stilwell and his companies dsserl
the thanks OF all Interested I'm II