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Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-01-01

they meet all corners and get their share
of the trade.
ments is one decided feature of the trade
here that is attractive to the purchasers
for all orders received in the morning are
1illed and delivered TO the railroad the
same day. 1t takes from eight to ten davS
to get a shipment from St Louis TO the
! average Kansas point while three days
~suficeS when the goods come from Kansas
City. This fact has been used by the mer-
chants here TO aid them in developing their
trade and it has given good results. They
have prepared themselves with ample Stock
10 supply all demands made and have gone
after the trade of the country with the
characteristic Kansas City spirit
The trade here in all the departments
of the hardware business is stronger in vol
ume than last year and this too without
the development OF any new territory. The
increase represents simply the increased
demand of the old territory made possible
by the increased purchasing power of the
people under prosperous conditions.
There are five houses now handling the
hardware and heavy hardware trade of the
city but two of them confine their attention
almost exclusively to the straight hard
ware trade and in that line do almost 81
900. $50 per annum. The hardware special
ties and heavy hardware trade handled by
the other houses amounts to almost as
much more each year. so that Si,c1D.HN may
be taken as the approximate trade in
hardware and kindred lines of trade an
nually. There is located in Kansas City
the largest plant manufacturing tinware
"tsl - III ~ 1890 ~ ~
mands of the trade in that line make that
trade one of constant growth The com
plete hardware stock now includes so many
different articles and in so many stages of
completion from the raw material TO the
finished article or part that the trade
is certain TO show a constant increase in
the future as the sale of repair supplies
grows in the retail department. The trade
has been increased here the past year ny
the location of a very large firm that han
dies everything in the line of house fur
niShinC hardware and tinware specfalties
which it manufactures at the parent plant.
This line of trade has been cordially re-
ceived and has added its influence TO the
volume of trade shown in the CITY.
The outlook for the future in the hard
ware line Is good. The people of the ter
ritory supplied from this place are well
provided with cash and are purchasing the
many articles that enable them TO handle
their work with greater ease. Kansas
City's superiority as a market makes it
certain that the trade in the hardware
line here will show a very fine growth
during the coming years
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-01-01
GREATLY AWAKENED INTEREST
SHOWN HERE.
is A LIVELY INFANT INDUSTRY.
MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION HAS
BEEN FORMED.
Lines Represented Here Are Numer-
Gus and Many Other Lines
Could FiGd a Fine
Field for Invest.
menf.

There has been a closer attention given TO
the manufacturing interests in Kansas City
during the past year than during any
previous period of time in the history of the
city. While there has for many years
been a very large sum invested in manu-
featuring plants of many kinds in the
city, there has never been the attention
given to the promotion of that industry
that has been given to others and people
have been poorly informed as to the real
Importance of the interest here. The first
step ever taken TO the development of a
deeper public interest in that matter was
when the Home Products show was given
over a year ago. At that time every
manufacturer in the city was asked to
make at the show a display OF what he
manufactured, and its best qualities. The
result was Unexpectedly large and there
was shown q display of valuable articles
manufactured here involving the invest
ment OF a sum and employing labor far
greater than any one had ever supposed.
The one surprising feature was the great
diversity of articles Of home production.
From that show the era of development
of public interest in manufactures at home
dates. AS a result of that a manufac-
turers' association has been formed in
which there are about 300 members whose
ksAhc anu SdpIldl die employed IN some
line here. A permanent headquarters has
been opened in charge of an active secre-
tary who is devoting his entire time to
promoting the interests of the members
of the association and trying to interest
outside manufacturers in the advantages
this city possesses as a place for the loca-
tion Of plants OF all characters. There
have been splendid results already secured
and the future bids fair to produce many
other excellent things for the manufacture
ing interests Of the city. Scores of in
quiries are coming in since the organiza-
ton of the association from owners of
plants all over the land who have had
their attention drawn to Kansas City and
are figuring on a location here.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-01-01
100000 IN HAY PRESSES.
This Gigs Output Largest in the
Country and Growing Still.

The distinction of being the greatest
manufacturer of hay presses in the world
belongs TO Kansas City and annually there
are shipped from this place all over the
United Sttes and to many foreign lands
the presses that are made at tie factories
here. Duiing the past year in addition to
sending item all over the and shipments
were made 10 South America. France.
GERMANY Holland and England. Fully
half the Product of the five factories that
are operated here are sent to markets
east of The Mississippi river. This too in
the face of the fact that the first factory
that ever made that article is still running
in New Ybrk. The superiority of the Kan
sas City Product IS the fact tina: has sold
houses wherever they have met.
The annual output of the city Ia that
line amounts TO about $4,000 and is in
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-01-01
BOOTS AND SHOES.
Trade shows n Gain of Is Per Cent
and Is still Growing.

There are seventy men continually on
the road from the boot and shoe houses
of Kansas City throughout the West So
Letting trade and their work has been
effective in advancing the sales of tha
houses here about 10 per cent over the
record OF 81. That year was estimated
to be about . per cent ahead of any pre-
ceding year so that the figures show the
trade in tina line here to be in a very
healthy condition. The territory covered
from the houses here has been materially
enlarged during the year and statesmen
are now found in Dakota and as far west
as the Rocky mountains and down to the
Mexican border selling the product handled
through the houses here
This makes a very wide and valuable
territory and while the representatives
from other cities are working it in the
same Jealous manner as those from this
place, the trade that comes to Kansas
City annually is growing larger and larg-
er. 1t but emphasizes the Importance of
the city as the natural distributing point
OF the entire West.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-01-01

lGea OF the Importance of the wholesale
distribution that Is carried on here each
year. The figures are given as the opinion
Oh leaders III each liie of trade mentioned:
Agricultural implements. vehicles and
farm machinery. si6,ooo."o TO s1s.0o0.Io.
81. HEO. go.
supplies. SIS. 900. coo.
Boots and shoes. S,0S1.OI.
~ardwa builders supplies. machinery
ana novelties belonging TO the trade and
tinware, s6.NN,O00.
Lumber, brick. stone and necessary ma
'eTIaIs IN construction. &.nr1.0S.
Heavy machinery. engines, fittings and
machinists' supplies, ~s5.GO.oo0.
ooai OF all kinds. S2,J1.Uu-
Wood and other fuel supplies, 100000.
uctS. $3.50. ~.
Drugs, specialties and sundries. 81. 900. 90.
TIlgars and tobacco. Si.eO.V0.
JtwelrE OF all kinds. S3.JII.Gfr.
Liquors. wines and beer. $12,Ic0,c'.
Mlil!nery and womcn'S articles. 81. 1I1.hNo.
Notions and novelties for department
store, toilet accessories. 100000.
r fa, ! oiis' yarniSh, etc $1,000,
frlnterS stocks and supplies. s., 10000.
Furniture of all kinds. SS.S0.oo4.
hats. caps, etc, $4,000.
Vehicles of finer grades. 81. 0CO. eco.
fhyslcianS and dental supplies. 100000.
mold novelties. SI.uD.G-u
Musical instruments. 100000.
Toys ana season novelties, $4,000.
HAY and feed. $3.rD. OtJ.
confectionery Of all kinds. SS0o.0J.
photographers supplies. SS".OfO.
Art goods and supplies, S3o0,QN".
Ice. $4,000.
Soap of all kinds, $4,000.
Oils. s.. 500 CO..
Flaming mill products. s.. $4,000.
Fine mill products. $ioo0.01.
Flour. meal. feed. SI0.p90.Co.
Saddles and harness. S2.5oo.00o.
In addition to the wholesale houses now
doing business here. there Will be opened
mere during the coming year another big
wholesale dry goods concern and Il very
large wholesale boot and shoe house. both
with ample capital and fully able TO handle
a Very large volume of business. Both
have already determined on this as a To-
cation and will open in time for participa.
ton in the seasons trade.
a feature of the wholesale trade of Kan
Sas city is the active manner in which
local firms import their goods directly from
the foreign makers. The custom of pur-
chasing from other importers has been
almost entirely stopped and such goods of
foreign make as are required in the trade
Of the West come directly to the customs
office here. This has caused 4 very de-
c!ded increase. in the customs receipts here.
as is shown by the following receipts by
months for 1895.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-01-01
FURNITURE MADE HERE.
The Amount Is Growing but the De-
mands Grow Faster.

One of the largest furniture plants any
where in the West is located here in Kan
sas City and for ten years has been splen-
didly supported by the Western trade. In
addition 10 the largest plant there are
half a dozen smaller ones that do a lively
business and contribute their share to the
growth of that industry at this point. A
conservative estimate of the furniture
manufactured here is 100000. nearly two
thirds of it being the output of one big
plant.
This furniture is sold to a fair extent
in Kansas City and the remainder is scat
tered all over the West. There is a nice
field here for other manufacturers of furni-
ture to fill here and with the splendid
business done here by those in business
the location of others here is fairly well
assured.
The furniture tobbers here have done a
f1ourishing business the past year and have
made strong gains in volume and territory
covered.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-01-01
BIG GAIN IN HARDWARE.
Greatly Increased Demand for All
Kinds of Goods il Thu business.

No branch of business represented IN
Kansas City has made more significant
growth during the recent years than the
hardware trade. This ia true not only Of
the shelf goods but of all lines of heavy
hardware and all hardware specialties. \
few years ago the retailers of the great
West looked upon Kansas City hardware
houses as Il sort OF convenience hut lid
their trading in st. Louis and Chicago.
To-day Chicago is practically shut out of
this territory and ST. Louis gets only a por-
ton of the trade and has 70 fight for it ct
every point. The hardware firms of the
city have pushed their way into all parts
of the big territory tributary TO the city and
from the Mississippi river to the Rockies
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-01-01
LIVELY RETAIL DEALERS.
Good Management and Enterprise
shown in all Lines In the City.

In the retail trade Of the city can he
found representatives in every line of trade
who push their business with character
istic Kansas City spirit and who achieve
success commensurate with their enterprise
and spirit. IL has always been the proul
boast of the city that in her retail trade
could be found as euterprisinS and success
full men as any city could produce. The
retail trade embraces every line found in
any first class city and many novelties
that are not found ~eIsewhere The past
year has been a successful one for the re-
tailers for there have been remarkably
few failures and many of the houses have
enlarged their lines. increased their bus
mess and purchased their own property.
The retail trade outlook is considered fiat
tering by all of the leaders in that line.
They sell at a low profit. but the volume
of trade and the easy sales make the
years business quite satisfactory.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-01-01
WH0LESALEGR0CERS PLEASED
The Years Trade Has Been Good and
Collections Easy.

Wholesale groceries have kept pace with
the increase in volume of trade in the other
lines at this point and the trade for the
past year was about p per cent better than
any previous year although the continued
tendency towards lower prices possibly re-
duced the profits and required a very much
larger trade in volume to represent the
cash sum. 1t is estimated hat about s14.-
000,e0 worth of wholesale groceries and
sundries dealt in by the trade was handled
through the six wholesale houses here the
past year. The ability of the firms here
to handle whatever the trade requires has
been splendidly demonstrated and the en-
terprise and extent of the firms here would
be worthy of a city of half a million peo-
nile
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-01-01

Kansas City manufactures so many diff
ferent articles of general utility that the
and unnecessary. With the largest smell
ter in the world. handling millions of dol
lars annually OF gold, silver. copper and
lead. drawing trade from Mexico to Canada
and all over the West. there is no reason
why allied interests should not be To-
Gated here. There are thousands of tons
out each year, and the manufacture of
lead products ought to be successful here
from the start. Silver by the carload from
the ore TO the refined product passes
through the Smelter and some utilization
of the raw product ought TO be made. and
doubtless will be in the near future.
Half the zinc output of the world m
from mines within 200 miles of Kansas City.
and the prduct could be handled here with
q wide field for profit The enlarged use OF
zinc in all lines of construction makes the
field doubly attractive.
This is the greatest jobbing center in the
world for agricultural implements and no
good reason exists why a very large
portion of the supply should not bear 4
Kansas City brand. and the plants here
now increased by twenty or "A hundred
fold: The timber supply is close by. the
and the opportunity inviting.
The packing houses produce hundreds oil
thousands of hides ANNUALLY and they
M na red 9 tnr msrE ken m serrn 'Ac and the
product sent back here for sale. This Is
all wrong from a business standpoint. as
there Is no valid reason why the Western
hide should not be tanned and made into
leather goods for Western sale by Western
workmen and at Western shops. Ultimate
~ that will he done and the pioneer in the
business will possess a great advantage
over the late conner. This is one of the
fields that promise most for the city. The
Increasing supply of hides could be largely
supplemented from the other Western
slauShtering points and a supply for a
large plant easily obtained.
The construction of freight cars used
gn tho AA-nG EnIf1H h t-arN- r~a1N- IN
creased. Kansas City has an established
business in that line and is getting n nice
share of the trade but it ought to be en-
larged many times. All of the lumber is
in the territory near the city and much
for the Eastern factories is handled
through the city. 1t should be handled
in Kansas City.
The very wonderful patronage that has
been given to the well conducted manu-
featuring plants in the city and managed
fiom this point ought TO be a very great
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-01-01
THEY PLAN FOR OTHERS.
City Is Well Supplied With Architects
of High ii

Thirty architects find profitable employ
ment in Kansas City and their business
is increasing each year. Several of the
firms have established regulations over the
country for the excellence of their work
and their skill and much of the time they
are scattered over the West superintend-
ing work for which they made the
plans. Many of them frequently compete
for work in the big cities of the East and
they have always been able to divide hon
ors with all whom they meet in their line.
The splendid buildings in Kansas City are
monuments of their skill and genius and
besides these they have some of the best
in all of the good cities over the great
Western country.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-01-01
POULTRY FANCIERs ACTIVE.
First Class Poultry Show Is Held Here
AnnunlIy-Fine Birds shown.

For five years Kansas City has given a
hearty support TO a first-class poultry show
that has operated TO greatly develop and
materially enlarge the business done by
the poultry fanciers in and about the city
and has given it a great prominence as a
poultry market Thousands of fancy birds
of splendid breeding are owned in and
about the city and returns to the fancisrs
have been very generous since the shows
have awakened the deep interest now felt
in hat line. The past half dozen years
have greatly enlarged the demand here for
live poultry and the better returns received
from the sale of the finest breeds have done
much to make handling of poultry remun-
erative and have opened a new avenue for
an income to many people. There are Il
great many imported birds owned and
shown here and shipments of birds and
eggs 10 all parts of the country are usual.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-01-01
Numerous Expert Accountants.

There are fourteen firms located here
who do work as accountants and experts
on books for firms and corporations
In a city where there is such a great d.
versity of business as is represented here
and where there are so many branch
houses there is always a big line of work
in this branch of business. There are ex.
perts here who are fully worthy the title
the West.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-01-01

creasing each year. The largest plant en-
gagged in the building of that sort OF ma
chinery in the city covers nearly four acres
of ground and has done as much TO spread
the fame of the articles made in Kansas
City as any establishment located here
a nice Increase over that of the previous
year. although 1897 made a very fine show
ing and one far ahead of any previous
knnr
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-01-01
MADE IN KANSAS CITY, U. S. A."
The Label That Will Soon De Placed
on All Goods MANUFACTURED
I'm KausnS CITY.

The organization of the Manufacturers
Association and the awakened interest in
home manufacturing has led to the agi-
tation for a brand to be attached to every
article produced in Kansas City that is
offered for sale anywhere. The pastors
are for the purpose of advertising Kansas
City and Kansas City goods. 1t has met
with popular approval and bids fair to
prove a valuable aid TO the manufacturing
interests.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-01-01
F~raternnI and secret Orders.

All of the Leading fraternal orders anG
secret societies are represented in Kansa.
City by thriving lodges that have a very
liberal membership. Nearly all OF ths
traternal insurance organizations in gen.
eral existence are represented here. fra.
the citizens.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-20

ing gave way to the "Dieux Temps and
other dances.
The band played at Capitola to-day.
Two buses conveyed the twenty-five mu-
slclans to the summer resort and on their
arrival the men rendered an excellent
programme. The band afterward went to
Hotel del Mar for lunch
Companies II and NJ went to Capitola
to-day and were royalty treated by the
natives The boys sang their original
ditty, How I Like My Bolo," and made
quite hit. Captain Mcintyre leads the
companies in the singing and has them
wind up with a refrain
J. Ignacious Fogarty, prominent mem
Der of the League of the Cross Cadets,
dropped into camp yesterday and was
nearly put into the guardhouse for not
saluting an officer Fogarty went back
to his tent at Ben LOmond a disappointed
man. He had a number of gilded bricks
to dispose of, but found no buyers. Fort
unately for Sergeant Ben Mckinley, he
was out when Fogarty called.
Father Dempsey, Captain Hopper and
Lieutenant Steele journeyed to CapitoIa
to-day and afterward lunched at the Del
Mar.
Sergeant H Kane. Sergeant c. Owen.
Corporals ]. Marron and Finnigan asd
PriVates Farre, McGill, Finnigan and
Masterson of Company l., and Privates
Campbell and Kenner of Company G. were
the guests of Miss Raymond at Capitoa
last evening.
Following is a complete list Of tent
names printed on the ridge poles of the
various canvas homes throughout the
camp: The kissing Bug" Company N;
THE Four Devils" Company H The
Insane Asylum Company H; Angels
"Pawknbrokers," Company NJ; PIE Face
Five" Company F; -Four Sports" Com
pany F; Dewey Heroes" Company c:
-Four Ice Creams" Company G; 1.-TWO
Black Sheep" COMPANY I; Evil Ones. -
Company I Rough Riders" Company e:
owls" band; Owls" officers; Jolly
Four "Rovers," hospital; "Medcosh .
hospital; -Four Greenhorns." Company
H; Three Pie Crushers." Company n:
Two Lonelys,' Company N; The I'm
knowns." Company n.
Fat" Smith of Company d faxed sick
ness to-day with a view to being relieved
of guard duty, but with little success. He
was taken to the hospital by Captain
Dwyer and DR.. Sullivan disregarded the
youngsters knowing winks and pro-
nounced him we'll For this little crime
Fat" was given twelve hours in the
guardhouse by Colonel Sullivan. There
Private DumOnt of the same company
who was acting as guard informed Fat
that the colonel wanted to see him at
headquarters. Smith reported to the com
mander of the cadets, by whom the joke
was not appreciated. as he gave Smith
twelve more hours of solitary confinement
and Dumont twelve hours extra guard
duty.
The officers on duty to-day are: Officer
of the day. Captain A. S. Mcintyre; off,
Ger Of the guard Lieutenant p. Steele; su-
pernumerary officer, Lieutenant G. A
Flynn.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-20
SEEK DIAMONDS
AND FIND DEATH
Four New Workers Per-
ish in Alaska.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SEATTLE, Wash, July 19.-Out of a
party of five which left New York five
years ago in search Of a mythical dia-
mond mine on the western coast Of
Alaska, but one has returned. He is II.
c. Hoffman, a machinist, formerly in the
employ of the Baldwin Locomotive
works. Three of the party-Walter Dodds
of Paterson, n. j., James La Belle of
Canada and a man named French-died
of disease. The fate of the fourth mem
Der, Henry Martin of New York, is un-
known
According to Hoffman's remarkable
story the party left San Francisco in
June, 1894. in a small trading schooner
bound for a district lying between the
Kuaboo and Ikpikfung rivers, known as
the Black Hole, where the richest dia-
mond mind in the world was said to ex-
ist. They had two years provisions. At
Kaakak, La Belle died from a disease re-
sembling smallpox. Dodds and French
were stricken with the same disease
Rather than suffer as La Belle did French
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-20

back, William CoTneIl George 9H9pEr F.: Ga ga
cauley, Joseph l. Macy. Joseph Mitchell,
James Mprray Pansl Raa6 4el7aaf Pan Rybey 5Gnn
Clair Winford. Thomas Andrews, Charles
F. Finn Otto O. 5P2d G1Gh GuTfaye Rasse HaaKe Ps4cy
A Rublin Joseph 1. Simpson. Joseph
Stein, A Delgrubb, Frederick Adams, Ar
thur J. White, Fred l.. Grenor and FREQ
McGonigal, Presidio-
Recruit Michael J. Neidert, now in con,
under iiIid false pretenses will be discharged
without honor from the service or the
tinted states on receipt of this order by
the commanding officer Of his station ton o.
Pensions: CalfOrnia-Original- phen
Maroney, Sacramento, $12; AbiJah 7.
Hudson, Stockton, $12; Stephen Bowers
Regina Drescher Nicolaus, s..
Oregon-Original--K G. Hollings-
worth, Newberg, $S
Washlngton-Origin riginal-William ]. Gal
braith Colville, Sc; Berge O. Lee, Flor
Thomas F. Hallam, Boundary, s6. In
crease-Emuel W. Carson, Spokane, $40
n S12