The St. Louis Republic., 1905-01-01


SsW.OU.O00 worth Of mineral wealth has
oeen taken out OF the States mines. and
the development has only Just begun IT'S
mineral output exceeds that of California,
and Its yield OF lead and zinc alon. Is
greater than the total Of. the silver
product Of Colorado. In Cne Missouri
county. Jackson. are more macadanniz-,I
Roads than n, any other county in ih.
United States. An extended crop season,
unexampied fertility OF soil ard wide
spread and adequate railroad facilities
give Missouri ner high rank among the
slO axains, G3 cents in Nebraska and =
cents In Illinois and Iowa. The negro pop
u:atioH tS only !. per cen; of the total. Th'
average mean Temperature II ~ degrees
Its death rate IL lower than the average ~
the United States. pnr-thi:d more deaths
occur annually In the other States of th'
Union In pIopurt'on tn population than y
Of yielding varied pr,siucts more largely
than the soil Of any country In the world
and there - room AMI wealth for millions
more of people.
PART THE RAILROADS. PLAY.
The par. which the railroads PLAY in
the settling and developing Of the great
Southwest il the part which they nave
played III the development Of the United
States. They have MADE it what it Is. and
are making il what ii will BE-. Without
railroads. all sections Of th. earth. but e>-
pAci:iiiy those SECTIONS "f almost Ihlift
exIpInSs. would show but slow progress IN
growth and development. The railroads
have always been the for-rUnners of SET
tiement and :ApinSiCn. but never have
they been u more Indispensable ia't"r IN
than they ar. to-,:.S. And n" section OF
the United States has been 81 fortunate
in this RESPECT As tn. xr~dt soutHW">''
Its development has happened Z" DE- c"ihcl-
dent with the great railroad -ra-an era
which has seen net only immense act'SitS
in railroad construction. but the acme g,
progressiveness I'm railroad methods anu
system Our grandfathers blaZ"d tf" tran
In tn. far West with the prairie schnon"rS
Their sons extended II turth.s by raI-
roads. II Is true. but by railroads thai w-ir
INADEQUATE and insufficient and conatctrd
on a plan. which. compared 10 IN. Ne~'ht
day system. Is about what tn" sailing snip
afty years ago WIS to the mammoth Ntr'
steamship Of to-day.
In their relation to iminigrativii. I" NM
ING applicable and profitable. !oca'ic'i~ Tor
settlers. to advising prospectivc n!'ni,
grants wisely. in transporting th'ui an!
their belongings safely. and III prov .hiis
facilities for marketing their cf'ps rna
frav~rsi3x the fer;i1. sections OF tnr
So, thwest hav. developed a wsil-nish pr
feet system in k..pinG with the pr"Sf'
made. in nearly all other hn"S "i DuS,
ness ,ud human cnG.avor. To tn" we'll
established freight ard passenger ""nat,
ments the modern raiir";t'i sS-trfn an ;
d.partmrnis Of hieraiur" am thti'.!s i'",'i .,
and from them ..inanate informati"f' am
u,lyir. respecting sections. crops am. h'''S
If .m,l,nym..nt. ba -s.,i on praCtl,ai 49,.
..u-,. which ease tn. way or t''
,,,uc.. ih.. chances which II" tah.'~ ~
s.,.tr, n.v tr.stiona and prptTdllE as
-u,, him success -Four great raif"'iH -
TENS gridi.on the S"uttweSt anu
system presents AMI makes thr n',>' W
.,pporiunitisS .,p peculiar u Tue -f'N'
tisrS il sravcrsss.
THE LINE OF OPPORTI NlTf-
TN. Rock Island system. whose mileage
II, the Southwest exceeds 3.jSo miles. Is
know As the lin. Of opportunity Ihere
Is moi much speculation involved IN SET
thing along the Rock Island iin~S. a. the
,,rirripI. .. this company has always been
Il, Investigate. ard choose We'll IN" nv
sections developed by II before foau cil.u
ing. and the high stat" To which Ks I',it
tory is developed shows pretty vii VIII
,.,n h.. done with the und"S"lpped p"r-
tionS. -. -, 81.
.nuntry arr. RAISED in Rock Island Stitr-,
mi vi this read reaches the largest AREA
nf unimp,,y,d land yet r-maiHIiiS m tN|
United Sta,.S. And stil' tn" Kyck l'Ia,." 'i,..
does not possess an acre oi IAN" ~,
Mich Oi its work III prntt"tinS ifnniis'a-
ti.n and developing the country ai"AS "
lines is hy a system peculiarly H> "M u.
S..ryin. NOR. towns :" p'n.i'a' - -
,rnunJ .,..N Ieup.- than any western
r,.,I /, ,in.iS opportunities IN Mis-.ifi'
arkan.as Kansas. oklahoma. in'ilin i'r-
ri,oTy ani Texas for thousands "i pr"i,
sional men. manufacturers. me- ''i" ..
m,,Lanics. farmers. orrhir'iisi> ana 90
,I..r,,.u N.u are wanted tn develop thr
r.s,,r,,s and establish the In't"-tih.'
plants required in the towns "t.n 80: -,
along its lines which iiicihhe . -
ard gas plants. Isl.ph"n" "NrilihS'~' -
brick and br,,otn factories. "ii ni'i.H. ppt
ter'es. hotels. cream. ri'- an" ';.ii.''as ,''.a
Iartori.. and variety "i "'h"r 'Ia,
towns. unhcafn of a year ago. noM "I.s 49,
of l.,sc and i. ts. wtis ".loS
sale groceries gram elevators De-,
plant: anil s,orIs clIr;nE G,Ibnu, - -. s4,,,ers
have been placed ai"nS the E"''" '>''''''
lin,-.s alone. ,,,i, Kan
sas 'ity linz naIks tn. I'm, ..t sr.yirv ~
tl,. Rock I.I.,n nj System la a Iniht il"l'
N. Irly approaching IN" icfTui'".,'
ter of the country. IL brinSs ih'" ~ ;..,. -
Of axricuiiur. "a vast section 81 ~ "it'H
c,rrir,, h.rriuirfs un.ls -lup.a. Ihi> con
: SIS Of thir;"aa counties III NiSs"uti 'h's'
uorti,,rs of which. tr.N~rI"i ~ VIZ, NV
ii,.. I.y,. meyer echoed to ia" spiNlI ri "
in,.nmnijy.. whistle. 4 IailioL. has b'''
bI,jit u,t through Il new ait'i 'hiilN s'''t,i
cuun,ry. Of whos. p"ssihiliii-s n'lihs u
known. but through on. "i W. n'h"s,
in,,s ,f an. of the oldest States oi IN"
NJ, Land values are lower tftn 'l"S.
rtI,iur In other sections nf Mi~s"'!tI. aii"
,,,us,r-,I orp,rt uniti-S for ChIitai ahh ia
bnr have been reN"ai.i WIZ. n" NH,
m, az tbis section From M"Hnuhi- W'S'
,h. Rnck Island skirts M. f-rtii" cotton.
corn and hav fisi'iS 81 NrhhhS'S anu W
Alan Territory II fon. his Tue E''a''
;rui, section IL the world. u reaches IN
o., cal der ,,sjts cuts the wheat belt
~ ,wain and tray~rs~s the ranges "t tt'
T.xss Panhandle. And within stvh'
throw of com! arauv-iv hisn-p ~, h
proy-d lands nihy D." found virgin s"ii
S,,..,t,,, ,h.. Land, Of the farmer or hofit-
,t.l:urist forests frr in. iuInh-fnItn ana
rich mineral deposits. all 0i which FURNISH
opportunities AZ a hs"f" iar u''o~ ili NJ
prices OF land In more thick!y settled :'c-
THE FRISCo'S 500 MILES
Tb.. uart Of tn. development OF cnlt-
homa made Through the ST l.'uIS and
Kansas City gateway is admitted to D."
iu. to the ST Louis and San Francis"
Railroad. This line runs iiaS"nal'y
from ST. Louis Z" Vernon and ouanah.
Tex. havin. two distinct lines. extending
from Northeast 10 Southwest. AMI another
from East To West. connectihs tn"in-
South Central and Southwest Miss1tri and
and Northeast arkanEas-
through the famed Ozark region With its
great fruit bel, and the ArkanSas timber
r,,winy section through irdian Territory.
a her. II has four lines. Oklahoma and
into Texas where ~ also has four tracks.
y.rn"n and Quanah. The main line from
Danison extends through Forth Worth :"
I,raIv which 10 the heart OF the cattl"
cn,niry II, go head OF cattle having b""n
sh.pred from this point last wear The
Eris~o alsD parallels the Eastern border
n kansas with an ext. Is!on through
Wichita 20 Ellsworth and Central Kansas.
rc-tjnuipg freuca South into pkiat"Yns
TIL. strategic arrangement OF N" lines
~ ,he Frisco system enables u 70 cover
a wild. and varied territory. Il conpTis.s
ns miles Of irackage In the best Sec
ions op the southwest. II 10 paramount IN
he Joplin district: II moves the product Of
lhe 1rea. cotton ard cereal belts along its
route. carries thousands 0. cars Of fruit
and cattle. and gives fast car service for