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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-02-21
THE FROST TRIGG LUMBER COMPANY.

st. Louis is to be the leading lumber
market OF this country for yellow pine.
as 1t long has been for hardwood.
n greatest MISUNDERSTANDING COM
pany in tho Southwest is located here.
and recently st. Louis capital has gone
into one Of the companies allied with the
distributing company to develop a newly
discovered lumber country located in
Union County. Arkansas, and in Union
Parish. Louisiana The distributing cor
poration Is the Frost-Trigg Lumber Conn
pany.
A railroad forty-five miles long is being
built through this country. Already If
teen miles Of track are down. and in a
few days a double band mill, with a cut
ting capacity Of 10000 feet day., or so. O0O. 600
feet a year. counting twenty working
days to the month. will be in operation.
II will employ about $500 men. running
night n day.
IT This ~, mill viii +. be one Of the largest in
hight plant. kilns and planning mill; 1t will
81 n 10. OF 4 Sh'f fere NJ, Park al D. oo JHhns9p
St Louis. is president. He is also
president of the Little Rock and Monroe
Railroad. now building from FelsenthaI,
Bastrop extension. to Monroe, La. It ia
to be a commercial line. though It Is ex-
pected that umber mills will fringe it
Spurs will be run to get out logs.
The city OF Monroe voted a tax Of 10
mills a year for ten years. or a total of
about $150, 600. that II might get terminals.
Felsenthal voted $4,000. The road IL cap
itaiized at N.0O6,GG.
The point where the Union Sawmil
Company mill is located Is not yet named.
Tho company is building a town there. It
will have about 800 Inhabitants to start
with.
The mpan lands extend miles in ev-
cry direction. Eighty-dve to ninety thou
on all the timber mi in sight. The COM
pany IL capitalized at $4,000.
The Little Rock and Monroe Railroad
10 going to open TO commerce the rich
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-02-21
FURGUS0N- MKINNEX, A YOUTH
WITH STATURE OF TRADE GIANT

The Ferguson-McKinney Dry Goods
Company was established in January. 1900,
at Tenth and Washington avenue. Later
they erected their present magnificent
building. at Twelfth and Washington we
nue.. which was the first large building
erected in that vicinity. To-day. however,
the scene is changed: with the new Jeffer-
son Hotel building and other splendid
structures recently built. 1t has come to
be the center of the wholesale district.
In this age of large combinations of cap
ital many people feel that the young man
of to-day has not the opportunities he for
merry had but the unique record of this
new firm has entirely dissipated this view.
and. in fact. fully demonstrated that there
is apparently nothing impossible for The
enterprising young man '!n this fair and
of ours"
The Ferguson-McKinney building is the
largest commercial building in the city. 1t
has a frontage of 212is feet on Washing
ton avenue, eight stories and basement.
with massive outlines, yet an extremely
pleasing exterior. The business the first
year amounted to 100000. Each year has
seen n steady increase until the business
for 1904 is confidently predicted for the
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-02-21

spring hats and to become familiar with
the prevailing styles.
The company has up to the present time
manufactured and trimmed hats in it,
store building. but so great h a become
the demand for space for Its finished
stock. made necessary. by the increasing
business. that 1t is the intention to erect .
the required arrangements can be por.
fected. The stock now carried Is valued
at over 100000. n more space has be-
come imperative to accommodate b
growing trade.
A visit to the t-rimming-rooms Of the e.
Enlistment discloseS veritable hives Of In
dustry. where over 400 young women Pc.
culiarly fitted for this kind Of work, I'M
der the supervision of expert designers.
with dizziness and ingenuity. produce those
stylish hats that have given the Hanlon
guishes them to tho critical eye Of the in1-
tiated.
In order to show the popularity Of Mr..
Hanlon and the esteem In which he 10
held by the community In which he lives
1t may not be out Of place here to recall
the presentation to Mr.. Hanlon Of the
beautiful diamond-studded shield on the
evening Of February 8 at the Mercantile
Club as a testimonial Of regard, made ap-
propriate by his having recently bean aD-
pointed a member of the 81. Louis Board
ment was made by Governor Dockery
without having been solicited by Mr.. Bn-
Ion. 1t emphasizes the sterling qualities
Of the gentleman as a man Of capacity and
integrity. The shield bears ON the r0v0rs0
side the following inscriptions: Presented
to Richard Hanlon February 8 1SoA by
his social and business friends"
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-02-21
Union JOCKEY CLUB RECEIVES 400
APPLICATIONS FOR STABLE SPACE,

Applications already have been received
by the new Union Jockey. Club for stable
room for 400 runners They will a part
in the opening meeting. which will begin
April 10.
The first race Will be the Purchase
Inaugural. The association Ia just sending
out its book: outlining the programme for
twenty-six lays. A total of $4,000 will be
offered IN purses. No purse will be less
than 800. Some will reach $1,000 Mono
will be Of the stupendous size that at
tracts horses only for one race. The man.
agement seeks rather to encourage owners
of horses that will run on the one track
all through the meeting.
There will be steeplechases twice a week.
It Is. expected that unusually fast time
will be made on the fiat: 1t has a san and
clay soil, the acknowledged best corobina-
ton for footing for runners. 1t Is so tiled
that 1t will dry out half an hour after a
rain. Wide stretches and turns, with five
foot elevations. and n breadth of seventy
feet make a track that Is believed to be
without superior. IL with equal. among the
standard track of the country.
The location il exceptionally favorable.
The old Clark estate at Natural Bridge
road and Union avenue. which Mao pug
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-02-21
ARITHMOMETER PARTS. FIT
AS WHEELS OF WATCH.

Some of the most skillful mechanics in
the world are employed by the American
Arithmometer Company in st. Louis. They
work in its big factory at Wash and
Twentieth streets, and no mechanics in
ST. Louis are paid higher wages. Most of
these mechanics were brought here from
Eastern cities. and not only were their
expenses paid, but that OF their families
and their household goods were moved at
the expense of the company.
The work done on some parts of the
wonderful accounting machines that the
company turns out is finer than that done
on most watches. 1t has to undergo mi
crometer measurements to q milliOnth Of
an inch.
: There are 400 skilled mechanics in the
big factory. and eighty men on the road
sell their products. 1t took seven years to
adding machine. Faith and $780, 600 were
about equally exhausted when the final re-
suit was reached. and the American Arith-
mometer Company was put on its financial
feet.
w. S. Burrows. who lived to enjoy some
of the fruits of his genius. had the usual
struggle Of the inventor. Often he dired
by taking in a hole In his belt. He worked
on his machine i'll the little shop of Joseph
Boyer. another genius. on Dickson street.
Boyer was making pneumatic tools. He
took a little stock in the counting machine
as part pay for the use of his shop for the
making OF the first model. Now Boyer is
president OF the American Arithmometer
Company and OF the Chicago pneumatic
Tool Company. which has gone into the
trust. But he is still modest and popular.
though ne lives in Detroit and eats three
times a day-two things very trying to
genius.
Alvan Macauley. general manag Of the
American Arithmometer Company, was
once a Washington lawyer. He was en-
gagged by the National Cash Register Com
pany as its salaried attorney. He became
a member of the Executive Committee.
He gradually took up the general business
eEd and removed to Dayton. o. He yield
ed to pressure in 1901. and came to st.
Louis. relinQuishing his cash register in
terests.
Mr.. Macauley Is a member of the Mer-
camille ard Missouri Athletic clubs n OF
the Business Mems League.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-02-21

goods and millinery lines The nrm hnn
kept the lead II then made 4
n Strauss-Samish Company mAnufh0s
lures It's ready-tO-wear and tailor-mAd6
hats on one entire floor, on which 800 por-
sons are employed. In the season when
trimming Is going on outside help reaches
zoe more.
Mr.. Ben j. Strauss. tho present head oe
the house. grew up with It He began a.
entry clerk. He became q department.
manager and afterwards q buyer. Then
he became a member OF the firm and its
manager.
The fact is not generally known that 81.
Louis sells more millinery than any other
city in tho country. but Is well understood
by buyers. and they are beginning to 6oce
to this market. Tho season began last
week. The Texas, Louisiana and Arkan-
sas trade Is now here. This or next Weeh
the trade from Missouri Illinois and near.
by States will come.
Mr.. Strauss says conditions indicate
tie heaviest trade this year that tho 81.
Louis millinery houses have ever enjoyed.
Crops are good. prices arc high and h
outlook for future crops and prices IL ex-
ceedingly attractive. Individual purchases
are lager than last year.
Mr.; Strauss was the first president q
the International Merchants Association.
that begon Its work Of exploiting the 81,
Louis market five years ago. It secured
rate reductions and brought to the city
thousands who never were brought here
before. They are permanent buyers now.
and are bringing their friends to town.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-02-21

First IN the manufacture Of wire rope
west of the Allegheny Mountains. either
by hand Or machinery. the Broderick &
Bascom Rope Company has ever since
maintained Its premiership. BY its con-
tract In the construction OF the famous
Eads Bridge alone the Broderick & Ras-
com Company's name. and the fact that
this name stands for the most highly SUI
perior quality OF rope. became known
throughout the commercial and engineer
ing world.
Everywhere in the Universe the wire rope
made by this pioneer ST. Louis house Is
used. In the deep mines of South Africa.
IN the Lake Superior mining district. in
the great lumber camps of the West and
the South. on board the ships and IN the
armies of a dozen nations. in vast office
buildings on two acknowledgements Is
this wire rope in use.
The layman will ask. why all this wire
roper
The answer freed from terms Of science,
comes because it is stronger and cheaper
than any other rope"
Wire rope Is a part OF civilization.
When the Eads Bridge was built a piece
of engineering construction which will live
In history longer than 1t stands, majes-
tically spanning the great Father of
Waters, the Frederick & Bascom Com
pany contracted for the entire wire rope
system during the period of construction.
Almost countless thousands of feet of wire
were used IN the swinging of those great
'russeS and .niers and among men of en-
GlneerinG science the accomplishment of
that contract is still talked of. The ropes
used in that wonderful construction work
varied in size from ~ inches in iamet
down to Is of an inch, and in each some
master hand seemed to have inspired a
magic strength.
1t may be interesting to the reader not
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-02-21

ferry canoes dashed together. III new
boat was crushed in the ice in the winter
of 1sai-25. near the foot of Morgan Uhen
Oak) street. Mr.. Virgins then built a
larger and better boat. which he chris
tened the Sea Serpent" OF one-horse
power. and from this until 1s2S all the fer
riase was performed by boats Of this
| class.
In 1853 the Virgins charter. granted In
1919, expired. and application was made
to the Legislature for a renewal with
immense additional powers. They re-
chartered then with a capital Of 81 .0JN.eo roo
and additional powers. and a perpetual
charter granting these powers was given
to the following gentlemen. who had
bought the franchise from Samuel Wig
gins:
Andrew Christy. William C. Virgins,
Adam L Mills. Lewis V. Bogy and Ma
po!eon Mulllken. and Andrew Christy was
chosen president of the company. the first
president Of the Virgins Ferry Company.
In 1865 the average number Of passen-
gers carried daily by the ferry feet to
and from st. Louis was from 1000 to l.
800; transfer wagons. 800 to 800: farmers
and market wagons. 100 to $50: o~mnibuses.
30 10 20.
Andrew Christy was born In Warren
County. Ohio. In 1893, and was reared on
a farm in Lawrence County. Illinois. In
his youth he engaged for n time in teach
ing school near Ridge Prairie. st. Clair
County. III. In 1852. in company with the
a~bove-naIned gentlemen. he purchased the
franchise and boats belonging TO the Wig
gins Ferry Company. and continued a
membpr of tho cOmDony until bfo Soofh
Mr.. Christy was the promoter of many of
the largest enterprises OF ST. Louis to-
day.
The president OF the company. Mr.. Will
liam h kavanaush. who succeeded Mr..
John Scu!lin in that capacity about a year
ago. is a native Missourian and a COM
paratlvely young man. about AZ years of
age. Thu good business Judgment mani
tested previously in commercial and trans
poi tation matters made him the president
and general manager On the company's
reorganization. He has not only served
his company with ability and credit. but
the interests of the manufacturer and
general public as well. Under his man
agement the company has been very sue
cessfui and progressive. his plan being
to get the best service out of each de-
fhA A-S 4 k.c
The Board OF Directors-E. b. Pryor.
Henry Miller, A. y. Dale, W. E. Morse,
W. X. k~avanaugh.
Oficers-W. X Kavanaugh. president
and general manager; Thomas Ralston.
general counselor; George Hannauer. su-
per~intendent; Jno. ]. Bauich, traffic man
aser; J. E. Gathrght. auditor: George T.
Hendricks, treasurer: J.. J.. Long. as
sistant treasurer: H. W. Cox. chief en-
gineer: d. NJ Houghtlin, Jr., general
agent freight department: C. H. Dusgan.
car accountant; C. J. Smell. agent, East
st. Louis: H. z. Watkins, agent, St.
Louis; VIM. Mcclellan. superintendent
river department; W. C. Wilson. general
foreman machinery department: ]. NJ.
Woodman. general yardmaster. Illinois
lines: Frank Click. general yardmaster.
Missouri lines.
Nearly all OF tho officers are practi-
cally young men. They have in their
service about 1900 men.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-02-21

chased by h club for the purposes Of its
organization. Is one Of the highest pieces
of ground in st. Louis. 1t is certain that
visitors to the track will have a cool
breeze on the warmest days The view
from the grand stand will be exception
ally comprehensive.
The Union Jockey Club Association has
a capital OF $2S0,000. 1t Is investing about
$4,000 In lands and improvements. Its
officers are: JOS. A. Duffy. presidents
Captain Patrick J. Carmody. general manr
ager. and John P. Collins. secretary.
The claim Of the association Is that Il
has the finest grand stand in the United
States, ard possibly in the world. It Is
SO feet long. 12s feet wide. 50 feet high
and has a promenade so feet wide all the
way round 1t. The betting sheds under the
stand are 90 by go feet.
Stable grounds adjoin the track. There
are no finer accommodations for racers
anywhere.
Ninety days of racing are certain during
the season. There is a possibility OF
eighty-four more. Zach MuFlhall. the mil
~lionaire ranchman and cowboy. whose
daughter, Miss Bossy. is the champion
roper Of America. Is negotiating for the
use Of the grounds on Sundays durinx the
Worlds Fair for Wild West sxhibttionR
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-02-21
MEDICAL BRIEF is LARGEST
PUBLICATION OF ITS KIND.

The Printers Ink Of January q. 1904.
contains the following in regard to the
Medical Brief OF this city:
IN an extensively printed booklet, the
Medical Brief. st. Louis. publishes por-
traits Of medical writer's. who have con-
tributed to its pages in 1903. Opposite zach
the writer's articles The frontispiece u
a steel engraving Of ]. ]. Lawrence,
editor and publisher. The Medical Brief
claims the largest circulation OF any
medical Journal in the world" Reference
to the American Newspaper Directory for
1905 shows that 1t is credited with the
largest figure rating of any medical pub
LEGATION i'll the United States or Canada
having one-third more circulation than
the official Journal of the American Med
ical Association. Its 1905 rating. published
In the Roll OF Honor, Is $3.50 copies
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-02-21

SO. 000. 900 mark. Besides this largo whole
sale house. they operate six large fac
tories. situated in different parts Of the
city. which give employment to about ZOO
people. All these factories are modern and
well equipped. making ladies' waists, mus
lin underwear. mems shirts. overallS Sus-
penders. neckwear and other staple lines.
They have on the Dad seventy travelinQ
men. covering twenty different States and
Territories all over the Central West.
South. Southwest. and out to and includ-
ing the Pacific Coast. Two foreign Offices.
one at Paris and another at Chemnitz.
Germany. are maintained by the company.
which has also an office in New York.
They import silks and ~velvets. hose, I'M
derwear. dress trimmings and other fancy
goods. The months OF February and
March constitute the early busy season
Spring goods are now being shipped. and
thew are forced to work with all available
help both day and night in order to keep
up with their orders. Tbs company has
a paid-up capital Of 5000 coo. with surplus
of $50. 900. and is composed mostly of young
men. many of whom learned the business
in other local establishments before
starting in business for themselves
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-02-21

A Leschen & Sons Rope Company.
This is the only tramway crossing the
Continental Divide. Neither end is on a
r~ailroad-in fact. the nearest railroad point
is fifty-four miles. 1t is also the only
tramway having double tension stations
In the world. Its elevation above the sea
level Is 1000 feet. the towers highest ele-
walton above the same is $3.50 feet. on
Bridger Peak. while its longest span Is
100 feet. crossing Cow Creek Canon. This
tramway was one Of the quickest pieces Of
work on record, having been built etwee
February and October of 1902.
The officers Of the Company are: Henry
Leschen. president: John O.. Leschen, vice
president; C. H. Tucker. secretary and
treasurer. Their offices n salesroom at
No. $50 and 92 and their warehouses at
920-22-2f-26-93o-32 North Main street, are
supplied with all the latest up-to-date
fXtures; the interior is most pleasingly
arranged, with plenty Of light They also
have offices and warehouses in the follow
ing cities: New York, Chicago. Denver and
San Francisco, the former supplying the
European and African trade. and the lat
ter the entire Pacific and Oriental trade.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-02-21

Donovan Company customers have made
money In grain in the past few months.
Six thousand customers are on the books
of the concern, though its literature tells
them that no one has a patent or system
for beating the market. and that in specu-
lation some men grow rich where others
fail-jlst as they do in the more prosaic
lines of commerce.
Trades are made by the Donovan Com
mission Company on as small a scale as
l.0Oo bushels of grain. and no diScrtmtna-
ton Is shown in its attention to the large
or the small trader. Some If the men who
began as small traders have grown Into
large ones. Small attentions have had
much to do with building up the great
usine that the company says Is without
rival in the West.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-02-21


East St. Louis Connecting Railway. Ioi, s2s
st. Louis Transfer Railway........ 3S,G72
In equipments. the Virgins Ferry Com
pany contains th~ most modern and con-
venient appliances and apparatus of any
similar Institution in the world. Mr.. W. *.
Kavanaugh. president Of the ompan
said In substance:
We have twenty-five engines and three
more will be hero next March. We have
eleven steamboats, in operation. consisting
OF five passenger and wagon ferries. two
freight-car boats. two tugs and one tow
boat. Two freight-carrying barges. Five
boats. fully loaded. could carry $50 wagons
and about 5000 passengers each trip. The
two car boats and tho barges together
could carry forty-six cars. The smallest
OF them carries six cars and the largest
carries fourteen cars. and have a carrying
capacity in twenty-four hours Of about 1.eOO
cars. We operate five inclines. The wagon
ferries have a capacity in a twelve-hour
day Of crossing 1000 wagons. one of the
boats. The Christy." making an av-
erase Of crossing tho river eighty
times per day. Ono line Of ferries op-
crates between the foot Of Carr street,
landing Immediately opposite. Another
line Of ferries operates etwee Spruce
street and lands on the east bank Just
about 100 yards below Eads bridge. We
also operate sectional docks in Carondele.,
which We repair our " boats. and
additionally repair about n~inety-six boats
and tugs annually for the steamboat in
tsrests I n n around st. Louis"
The names of tho steamers are:
eAndHA- rh~fuf,, 49, Ito -
one Of the latest improved type. The
other ferries are the s. B. Virgins,
H. l. Clark. A. C. Church. Napoleon Null
likin. The car transfer boats are the
Henry Sackman. capacity Il cars: George
Madill. capacity IA cars. The barses
arc the Grand Tower. capacity - cars;
capacity 6 cars. The tug. are
the Henry c.. Haarstick and 9. C. Club.
The steamers Christy. Sackman and Ma
I'LL are side wheelers: the Virgins, clark.
and Mulligan have a single recess
wheel: the three tugs are screw propel-
lers.
"Of HI engines that we now have, three. |
purchased within the last three months. |
are OF the largest type Of switch engines, |
equipped with all modern improvements.
The new engines ordered are all of tha
design"
INTERESTING EARLY HISTORY.
On March II. 1918. 1t was announced that
Application had been made to the Legis- |
lature OF Illinois at Its present session for
ne privilege of running a ferryboat from |
he town Of Illinois to st. Louis by steam |
'r one-horse power, and that LEGISLATURE.
with a laudable view Of encouraging use
lul improvements for publfc accomroodo-
lion. have authorized the establishment
Of such q ferryboat.
BeSdes managing the ferry. Mr.. Wig |
gins appears also to have kept a tavern
n Illinois town. and was evidently a |
thrifty and progressive citizen. In 1870
Virgins procured a boat, which was
worked by one-horse power, but still en-
ployed French Creoles from Cahokia to |
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-02-21
MANUFACTURE OF WIRE ROPE
is RAPIDLY GROWING INDUSTRY,

The Frederick 4 Bascom Company and the A. Leschen 4 Sons
Company Have Become the Leading Concerns of the Country
and Their Plants Have Been Improved Until the Output Is
Known Throughout the Commercial and Engineering World.