The St. Louis Republic., 1901-11-22

The Southern element predominates more
in St. Louis than any other Western me,
tropolis. no doubt on account OF missouri
having been slave State and was classei !
among the commonwealths of the South
before the commencement of the CIVIL war.
There are also in this city many natives
of Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee. Georgia.
Mississippi and from all States that once
comprised the Southern Confederacy.
Since the close of the civil War the pop
ulation has been largely increased by ma
tives of the New England States, and the
st. Louis of to-day has the especial features
of a cosmopolitan metropolis.
Another characteristic is that the provln-
cjaI cities and towns of Missouri have con-
tributed to a much greater extent to the
population of st. Louis than the provlnclal
towns and cities of any other western
state have contributed to the population OF
their leading cities. Native Missourians are
TO be found here from most of her ia coun-
ties who are prominent in all branches
of business. and the same may be said
about the professions. There are other cltl-
zens who are Missourians by ADOPTION; VINO
The Missouri county that has furnished
the largest number of citizens to the popu-
lation of St Louis is buchanan, of which
st. Joseph is the county seat. ST. Joseph
itself can boast of an existence or over
sixty years 1t is the third largest city in
the State.
Cities Closely Allied.
No two Missouri cities are more closely al
lied in business and social circles than st.
Joseph and st. Louis. They are noted for
wealth and for the resources of their busi-
ness men. The annual traffic between the
two cities is very extensive. ST. Joseph
has contributed to st. Louis Il large number
Of men prominent in railroad. manufacture
ing. mercantile and professional circles
Iames Claiborne lincoln. the general
freight agent of the Gould system OF rail-
roads is practically a st. Joseph product.
80 10. hos
attained prominence in the railroad bus-
ness. He was born on a farm near Liberty.
CLAW County, in 1862. and removed to St.
Joseph with his parents at an early age
10 complete his education. He entered the
railway service In le.t ana since that tline
ls76 TO 1883 he was clerk in the car serv-
ice superintendents office of the general
81 1oseph and Denver City Railroad. which
Is now the st. Joseph and Grand Island
Railway. From 1SSS to 1889 he was COM
merciai agent of the Missouri Pacific at
Atchison Kas and in 1880 was clerk in the
freight traffic department of the same road
in St Louis. He was assistant general
Iani,ary /, 1890, to March Is. 1897. From
isg7 to 1899 he was first assistant general
freight agent of the same road. and on De
freight agent of the Gould system.
Thus it will be noticed that Mr.. Lincoln
has climbed up the ladder step by step
until ne mas redCHtu lbt up anu lie ut-
serves all of the credit himself, for he has
worked his own way.
other Members of the Colony.
Another prominent member of the st. Jo-
seph colony in St. Louis is J. E. Smith.
second vice president Of the Simmons Hard
ware Company. Mr.. Smith was connected
for a number of years with the Wyeth
Hardware Company in st. Joseph. He is
also chairman of the Electric Committee
of the Worlds Fair. He is a member of
the MONDAY. st. Louis and Mercantile
clubs and second vice president of the
business Mems League.
Charles n. Markell was educated in st.
,o1eer ,n that CITY Mr NsrteI was horn
in Ohio, but removed to st. Joseph with
his parents when only years of age. He
entered the Wyeth Hardware Company in