The Washington times., 1906-08-06
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planned by W +. Saunders agent Of
the St. Louis Business Mems League
who Is now In the East on a proseIyting
tour among manufacturers. He is en-
desvOrfug 10 convince manufacturers
they can do business 10 greater advan-
tage in St. Louis than they can any
where else in the country.
Mr.. Saunders has spent a month in
New York. New Jersey. Connecticut.
Massachusetts, and other nearby manu-
featuring states He said.
st Louis business men belIve that
the best way TO make city grow is
JC make it a good place TO do business
IN and a good place 20 live in. and then
10 let the world know what has been
done.
Many New Factories.
"The reports OF the Department Of
Commerce and Labor this year showed
that St Louis was Hot only the fourth
city OF the United States as OF manu-
featuring. having turned out In 1905
more than S267. Cox. 900 worth Of manufac-
tured goods. but that the product OF its
factories had increased SIS per cent
since the general census Of 1890. The
wide publicity given 10 these figures
with their stamp of authority has caus-
ed a very large increase in the number
of factories in St. Louis during the first
SIX months OF 1906. 120 new ones being
reported By Dun.
The Business Mems League has
adopted the plan this summer OF send
ing representatives 10 see personally and
talk with manufacturers who, we learn
are thinking Of changing the location Of
lhelr main ssiants or are planning 20
establish bTShChes in the West and
Southwest. Many manufacturers in the
East are looking for locations in the
u
ger distributing territory for their out
put close TO their factories than they
have now. St Louis being the trade
gateway 10 the Southwest offers them
There are millions living within 200
miles OF St Louis who depend on the
city for what they eat, wear. build with,
and till the land with and the rapid
growth OF the Southwest is fast In
creasing the number of these buyers
During this trip i have seen manufac-
turers with large and small plants who
have been corresponding with the Busi-
ness Men League as 10 the advantages
OF ST. Louis for their business Several
or them have concluded 10 start busi-
ness IN St. Louis, and others will visit
the city and look over sites this year.
Better Than the Bonu-
THE bonus plan OF inducing a fac
tory 20 locate in the town Is almost
obsolete. No factory worth having. un-
less under most exceptional conditions.
Will move 70 town because It offers
a free site or release from taxes for
a certain number of years. or some
thing else free. We have a bonus offer
to make 10 factories which IS placed
in our hands by a fiourishing manu-
featuring suburb of West St. Louis
called Valley Park. but manufacturers
with whom 1 have talked this over d.
not lay much stress upon the bonus
itself. The thing the mOney-maktng
manufacturer wants is assurance that
he will Increase his business largely by
making a change. and he generally be
gins by placing a branch in the new
place, maintaining the parent concern
where II is until the branch grows big
ger than the parent.
st. Louis shows the manufactures
how many more people he Will have to
sell 10 with his factory there: how
he will save money on his freight rates.
both on the raw material and on the
product, and now cheaply he can get
lis fuel on account OF the nearness Of
the enormous coal fields that We have.