The St. Louis Republic., 1904-11-20
Personal, EXPENSES.

PERSONAL EXPENSES.
Still another great sum has been ex-
pended directly. for immediate d!s;ribu-
tion in St. Louis by Worlds Fair visitors.
In the shape Of money paid out for their
personal EXPENSES. Worlds Fair visitors
have remained in the city from one day to
several weeks and even months, their per-
sonal expenditures amounting from 81 or
s. to hundreds of dollars. Considering that
IL great ma jority Of them have come COM
paratiyely short distances. and assuming
that the average visitor has remained
three days, at an average daily expense
(not counting Worlds Fair admission fees
aand money spelt OH the grounds) Otto
be conseryative-I. it will be seen that
sl5.0Co,OO0 or more has thus been added 10
our circulating medium. finding its way in
TO every branch OF Industry and stiEru-
lating the general business activity OF the
community.
But it is not SO much from direct. i'm
mediate results as from the indirect re-
suits that the commercial interests OF the
city will be permanently benefited by the
Worlds Fair. Two years ago America
had two cities that were known in all
parts OF the civilized worid-New York
and Chicago. To-day St Louis. tho fourth
in size. has become the third great Aueri-
can city III commercial importance.
1t is but natural that investors and
manufacturers, perceiving that as a re
suit OF the tremendous amount OF sdVer-
tising given to the city all over the
world. and Of the large number Of friend
" impression Is made upon large numbers
of foreign visitors, tie scope OF this city
commercial territory must be largely eI-
panded, pushing out into parts where abe
was previously practically unknown, have
turned their own steps IN this direction,
openings for the establishment OF their
Industries. Thus more than si0N.oJo OF
new manufacturing capital has been in
vested in ST. Louis during the year, whiie
tr1c IN q
or q much greater amount In the near fa-
ttre. We have thus reasonable assurance
that very sooR we shall have outstripped
our nearest competitor and the probabill.
quarter OF a century s.. Louis will. as the
commercial center of the great and rich
Mississippi Valley. take up her position as
the second city OK America
MAKING COMPARISONS.
In .he matter of statistics, showing
comparison between trade in all commod-
tiles during the ten months OF 1901 end
the same period OF last year. We are LEFT
largely to approxiInates. The various sta
tistical bureaus have Il custom OF prepar-
ing their compilations for delivery IN De-
ceinber and the carly winter. for puoica-
ton by the Merchants Exehanse in
March following. 1t is believed. however.
tcat the wholesale and jobbins business OF
ST. Louis has advanced over last year
fully 10 per cent. and the retail business
be considered perhaps chiefly due to tie
worlds Fair, but the advance in joboins
lines. while partly due TO the same
cause, is chiefly the result OF natural
and the years after that the jobbing trade
will reap its chief share of Dement'S de-
rivable from the Louisiana purchase TX
position: This is because; aided 10y, ey ,e tns
have extended their acquaintance, acquir-
ing larger connections than they have ever
enjoyed before, and are now preparing
for the increased trade certain to follow.
The season Just passed has been one
during which the smiles OF hehisn
Providence were plentiful The city mas
escaped any considerable or Serious Visl.a, s,o1,
which We draw the most OF our trade has
been blessed with fertile crops and free
dom from excessive drouShtS, noods OF
other years in the recent past. This has
been TO the advantage of large numbers
of new comers. who have settled IN the
towns and country of the MISSISSIPPI Val
ley and the West and Southwest. strength
ening these communities greatly and add
ing to the certainty of our future trade
and future prosperity and commercial &C
tivity.
In nearly every line of wholesale ba5.
ness an increase over the business OK lys
snS only s,ees eem ,rsde
and the marked stable increase in jobbins
values has been generally beneficial to the
retail trade Our q, PSPula9n 1s @ hss i
creased to 10000, and it Is reasonably GER
tain that on January 1. 1875. with the
floating population disappearing with the
close OF the Worlds Fair. St. Louis. will
have a stable population of 5000 people
INDICATORS OF PROGRESS.
Those certain indicators of progress. the
figures showing the amount Of freight
handled by transportation agencies in and
out Of the city. and those showing the
bank clearings, sustain the claims made
In behalf OF the year 1901. Last year the
railroads and rivers brought into St Lou
and took out g. .le4. .is3 tons OF freight of all
kinds Applying the rule OF 10 per cent in
crease admitted by all bureau chiefs to
be conservative, We have an increase for
1904 to 3s.s7e. SO tons. compared to 29.Sl7.57l
estimates include raw material for fac
tories. the finished products Of local fac