Kansas City daily journal., 1896-12-09
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could be manufactured in Kansas City to
advantage is agricultural implements. Lo-
Gated as she is, in the midst of the grand
est agricultural districts of this great ma
uon, and controlling, as she does, the
trade on all classes of machinery used in
modern agriculture in this vast district.
the question that naturally arises Is: If
Kansas City is the largest distributing
point for agricultural implements in the
world. as it is. why are not more of that
class of goods made here?
Simply because her people have not yet
awakened TO her great possibilities in that
direction-but it is bound 10 come. Illinois
is known as the greatest manufacturing
state for this class of goods Has she any
advantages that We have not? Decidedly
not. There is no state on this Western
continent that has more natural advant-
ages, and offers a brighter future to the
manufacturer, than the grand old state of
missouri, and no city in the West offering
better advantages. better shipping faciii-
ties or better markets than our own KaI-
sas City.
THE great wheat growing West IS dotted
with -four mills, and as the years TOLL
around, hundreds Of new ones will he Te-
quired, and the machinery in old ones must
be replaced by the latest improved, con-
sequently wouldn't the manufacture of mill
machinery pay here2
Il am told that there are many gentle
men Of means in this city willing to invest
in manufacturing enterprises, but as a rule
they are not willing to take much chance
On the future. Capital doesn't usually deal
in that kind of futures. The monthly bal
ance must show on the right side. usually,
slSpre capital is willing to invest, and
Elly when factories reach that point
zl8lr stock isn't on the market.
''rhere was for a time considerable talk
rtF
There must be some good reason why this
cannot be done to advantage or some of our
enterprisinS firms, controlling the many
thousands of hides deaiIy prepared for
market in this city, would add this to their
list of auXiliaries. But if it could be found
advisable and profitable. what inestima BILE
value such an enterprise would be to our
city, thereby opening the way to the
establishing in our midst of innumerable
factories which would use the product in
stead of shipping the raw material East 10
be again purchased in the manufactured
state. We could then supply the great
and growing West with a superior article
of leather goods of our own manufacture.
Not long since, as l was one evening
passing along a street in St. Louis, 1
noticed a large number of people of both
sexes and all sizes coming out of Il large
building. They came in pairs, groups and
dozens, and it seemed even by companies.
Being curious, 1 asked and found them
to be employees of one of the largest shoe
factories of that city. 1 thought then, IS
think now, what a grand thing factories
of this kind would be for Kansas City!
kansas City is located at the very gate
way of the greatest mining district of the
United States-possbly of the world,
district requiring the use of many thou
sands, yes. hundreds OF thousands of dol
lars worth Of machinery for the taking
out and treating of the large quantities
of precious metals mined annually. This
machinery IS made entirely in the East
and in reaching its destination passes
through our city.
Then. too. in this era OF good roads. why
not add to our factories one for building
improved road machinery? The subject of
irrigation is also one of vital Importance in
the district west of US ard the district ly
ing directly tributary to us. There is a
constant and growing demand for maChin-
cry necessary for this purpose. This trade,
and this class of trade belongs to US. and
yet there are but one or two firms in the
| city who have taken any steps in this di-
rsctiCn.
''If l am correctly advised. there is no
malleable iron foundry west of the Missis-
siupi river until the Pacific coast IS
reached. and vet il is likely that no day
passes without some business house OF rail
road in this city ordering these goods from
the F-dsnJ-SLllu We SnOulL make our oN VII anu
supply the trade for the Western coun-
Try.
a paper mill should be able to be oper-
ated here with profit to the mana gemcu7.
Some classes Of the raw material neceS-
sary can be obtained here at a. very tritiins
/ cost
There are many lines which We are
located SO arivaTtdgeouSly for the manu-
facture OF mat I Will not tax your pa
tience longer to eaUmCrate them. except
one: While in Chattanooga n few days
ago. I found war relios for sale. fC1Nld on
the famous battle-ground near that city
1t Is related that short time ago
lady was slightly injured while stepping
from an electric car in that city. \ gen
tieman who witnessed the accident said to
the conductor: That was yOUr fault sir,
entirely your fault and Madam. if l can
he of any service to yOU. command me-
And he handed her his card. on which was
printed his name and showed that he was
a member Of a firm in Cincinnati engaged
in the manufacture Of war relics
We talk some Of exporting articles Of
Kansas City manufacture. This can be
done and Is now done in n limited way
Some goods of Kansas City manufacture
have been exported to Mexico, Brazil Ar
gentine Australia. Prussia and. possibly
other countries but this class Of trade
was never secured by poorly made goods
but goods OF the best of their class. mjxod
with plenty of hard work. Let US strive
to get factories. hut while doing Sc let US
look into the merit of the goods them
selves, ana if they are worthy then let
us all join in lending. all possible aid in
fostering the infant Industry and then
watch it grow.
Il hope to see the day when Kansas
CITY will increase her purchase Of raw
material thousand fold and give ON
pIoymeut to all who seek it. ana by heir
efforts. aided by modern machinery, turn
II into the finished article. and to see
factories dotting the landscape from Ar
Centine to Independence, and wnen that
time comes may Kansas City be known as
the manufacturing city OF the Nest, as
well as a good place TO live in"
OstcopHthy.
Drs. Barber, Cormack and Barber. Of the
a T still school have located at Il