New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-05-27

night before they go home The managers hope
10 bring President Roosevelt out to shake hands
with the business element of the Southwest ana
are using every possible inducement 10 persuade
him 10 come.
The Million Club and other promoting associa-
lions of St Louis are finding capital for and are
locating factories only in the city but
throughout the contributing territory. TO in
crease the number Of consumers, TO make more
mouths 10 feed. more backs TO clothe and IN
crease the demand for labor on the theory that
the usufruct VIII gravitate to St Louis. There
has been a great development. particularly in
Missouri, Arkansas. Indian Territory and Okla
homa, which may be attributed directly 70 that
cause and 10 the propaganda of the railroads.
ST Louis Is singularly free from business jeal-
ousy While competition is sharp and rivalry is
keen among leaders in the different lines Of
trade, the important men Of the town do good
team work and pull together with greater har-
mony than Is usually found in large cities. This
was demonstrated in a conspicuous manner in
the organization and management Of the Louisi-
ana Purchase Exposition
II is also remarkable that the results Of tho
exposition were entirely wholesome and beneh-
ciaL II was great thing for the town. The
boom did not collapse There has been no re-
action. There a greater increase in all
lines Of industry and trade during the year
after than the year before. and 1903 was a REG
ord breaker in every branch Of human activity.
The amount Of building much greater in
ltOo the year after the fair. than IN 1903, the
year in which II was held. or in 1903. theN year
Of preparation. The building permits in 1904
amounted TO S14.2S3. 1872. and IN 1905 they
jumped TO 23.579,O12. The real estate trans
fers IN 1904 amounted to $40 $50 256. In 1905
they were almost double that amount, reaching
the unprecedented total of S7S949.532. Rents
have increased instead OF falling Off Apart
ments which would not have been erected but
for the anticipated demand to be created by
the fair are now being leased for % and 30
per cent more than they brought in the fall Of
lob and the spring of 1904.
/ There has been a similar increase in the vol
ume of trade and the products OF industry. In
| 1880 the business houses OF St Louis received
and shipped 16 1913 tons OF merchandise; IN
l3Oo this total had increased TO 80, 512 0SS tons
During the ten years from 1890 to 1900 the out
put OF the factories of st. Louis gained only
! sdpuUoD In value. During the five years from
/ dJoO 10 1903 the increase more than S73-
! ge00oOO0 and the total for the latter year was
SzoIvOi.3l4. which puts the city ahead OF Pitts
puIg Boston, Baltimore and Cleveland and gives
heF Inc fourth rank. after New York, Chicago
During the last three years 259 new factories
nay pave been established here, with capitaI OF
soopvuoco and during 1900 eighty new ones
came IN with capital OF S13. 900 600 while ffty-
one ne" wholesale and retail mercantile estab-
iishihehts' with a capital of SI1 600 600 begar
business. some Of the most important OF t6esf
We're brought here by the business Men's
League who secured them sites and assisted
lnem In securing capital.-WflIiam E Curtis IN
Ihe Chicago Record-Herald.