The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-10

ness. and she can easily send or brinl
money across the water.
The Rothschilds are still powerful. blu
their power is on the wane.
Frankfort has long been noted as a inan
cial center.
1t has more banks In proportion to It
population than any other city Of Europe
and 1t has been a school for the bankers o
the world.
There are many bankers in the Unitet
States who have come from here: and, in
deed. II is said that II you find A Germa!
banker anywhere on earth you can scratcl
his back and the Frankfort eolors will ap
pear.
This town Is substantial.
It Is noted for its rich men. and 1t has s
score or SO of niliionalres who live on theli
Incomes. and WHOSE investments are scat
tered all ever the world.
Frankfort looks wealthy and modern.
1t has wide streets lined with new build
fhgs, notwithstanding 1t was an important
point at the time of Charlemagne and .
Roman military station nineteen centuries
| ago.
In the middle ages 1t was a great fat
town. and II was then that it probably fell
into the banking habit which has paid sr
well.
DIR national capital Is interested in It's
new union railroad station which Is to cos;
millions.
Frankfort is only a financial capital. but
II has already a railroad station which coz,
81 800. 600.
II has a new Post Office, new theaters. a
new Stock Exchange and a large number
of new hotels.
Its finest streets. the Zeil and Kaiser
strasse, compare favorably with those OF
| Berlin and Cologne, and 1t Is noted for its
parks and public gardens.
HEADQUARTERS FOR THE
AMERICAN INVASION.
On account Of It's wealth and business
connection Frankfort forms a good head
quarters for the American invasion. Many
kinds OF our goods are sold.
The Deering Harvester Company has an
office Tn Kaiserstrasse. and the McCormicks
have also their agents here.
American typewriters. sewing machines
and desks are found In different parts of
the city, and there is one large store which
sells only American shoes.
|. During my stay | have called at the Of
| fees Of the Leopold Casseila & Co. Dye
| Works. which are among the largest Of the
| world. and had a chat with its manager.
While there I was taken through the
| counting-room. containing hundreds Of
| clerks.
In each room were desks from Grand
| Rapids and Attached 10 each desk by q
| hinged shelf so that 1t could be showed aside
| when not wanted was a well-known Ameri-
can typewriter.
! The classification Of the correspondence
| was in file cases from Cincinnati. and the
manager as he showed them to me said he
| could not see how they had ever been able
to do business without the American file
system. Said he:
''Yeu Yankees are wonderful. You avs
! tematize things 80 that one man can do
the work Of three.
We formerly kept our letters IN oopy-
books and spent hours in looking up one
| series Of correspondence.
Now the original letters and the comics
| OF our answers are flied away together in
one Of these cases. and We can ind the
whole thing at once.
1t was through this man that I vaa AHA
to 60 through one Of the great dye fac
tories Of Germany.
Leopold cassella q %: have q big dye
fort.
Their factories cover many acres and they