The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-06

As from the axle of great wheel the
shining stretches Of twenty-seven railway
lines. converged at st. Louis. reach GU,
10 all points In the United States.
What is true Of Port Said is equally
true of Union Station at st. Louis Wal,
there long enough, and the person whom
YOU desire TO see will surely appear.
Daily thousands cross the great traffic
clearing house represented by the Union
Station Midway. bound for all parts OF
the world.
The picturesque cowboy. conscious of his
incong,uity: the stolid red man. striving
to appear unconscious Of the many things
which interest and amaze him; the virile
native OF Japan, keenly alive to the bene-
fits OF high civilization and alert to learn
of al, that he sees. the Chinaman. who
looks with contempt upon a country only
a few centuries old: the high caste Par
see of India. who has shaken of the
tramrnels Of his caste and mingles with
the multitude as brother; the English
man. and the energetic Yankee. all and
many more swarm through Union Sta
,ion. many going to far countries. but
most OF them now intent upon seeing St.
ting the Fair, where the wonders of the
New World will be shown to them
20 some quiet corner of the vast she'd
the paIatial private car Of some great
masRate often rests for days at the time
waiting until its owner. who has been
whiried to St Louis from some distant
point. sees and learns Of things doing in
the st. Louis railway world.
The master of many millions does not
come 10 ST. Louis TO dictate, but to con-
fer. and in these conferences plans are
formulated for changes in the ownership
Of systems extending thousands Of miles
and representing millions Of dollars.
PLANS CONCEIVED IN ST. LOUIS.
While it is true that in many instances
the plans are perfected in the East It is
also true that In many instances the idea
is conceived In St Louis railway Offices
where the officials are In touch w-i.., the
traffic conditions Of the country.
As a result Of these conditions only the
most capable and energetic class OF rail-
way officials are appointed to offices in st.
Louis.
It 10 understood that while ST. Louis Of
fers the widest field In the United States
for railway development and revenue this
condition IS SYNONYMOUS with the keenest
competition. and railway magnates above
all else want results and not excuses.
Therefore. in all departments and from
the lowest subordinate to the chief ex-
ecutive the pick Of railway men are placed
in st. Louis.
As a result the crude cotton from the
South passes through st. Louis to the
v,,IYf TO- ha ovH Gf~tn
turns through St Louis finished prod
uct. the timber exhaling the odor Of the
forest from which 1t has been recently |
turns ready to be placed in the home |
of a millionaire or day laborer.
The knowledge that motion is money Is |
a golden rule to st. Louis tramc man.
ayers.
Rate necessities and changes under all |
possible and peculiar conditions have to
be met and solved: foods. wrecks and
strikes are incidents Of their daily life.
and all must subordinate to the necessity
Of constant and uninterrupted motion.
TRAFFIC TRENDS SOUTHWARK.
Within the last year because Of the 7
conditions seconded by re-
development. the trend Of trafhc
has inclined 6outhward. until traffic ON
Gals confidently predict that It will only
be q matter Of few years before the ex-
ports of the Southern ports as regards
''breadstuffs'' will far exceed the exports
at the Atlantic ports. which are now far
heavier. though rapidly decreasing.
The following figures for ten months this
year will give an idea Of the gains made
by the ports to great extent dependent
upon st. Louis lines: