The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-10-01
Mound City People to Be Hosts
to Merchants AII Over
United States.
BIG FAIR TO BE FEATURE
Yelled Prophet Pageant, Agricultural
Fair, Auto Show and Mississippi
River Carnival Also Billed for
Benefit Of Visitors.

ing territory, October to 10, inclu-
sive. which has been designated as
Buy-in-St. Louis Week by Mayor
Henry w. Kiel through proclamation.
The week chosen is that Of the cele-
brated Yelled Prophet Pageant and
Ball, the st. Louis Automobile
Show. the st. Louis Agricultural Fair,
the Mississippi River Pageant and
Aquatic Sports. Thus the visitors will
have an opportunity to combine busi-
ness and pleasure
st. Louis manufacturing industries
have a total invested capital of about
s3O0.O00,0O0. and employ 1Ss,O92 per-
sons in 5000 factories. The manu-
featured output is valued at $497,1g0,-
600, and represents in wages $9O,126,-
600.
St. Louis Leads World.
Through her great manufacturing
establishments and other industries St
Louis becomes the natural market
for the consumption OF the great
wealth of raw material-products OF
agriculture, horticulture. live stock
husbandry, poultry, forests and mines
--of the great commonwealth OF
which she is the center. This inter
change of commerce between st.
Louis and her tributary trade terri
tory is an impetus TO the expansion OF
the great Industries of the city and
the development OF the unlimited re-
sources of the vast territory Of which
st. Louis is the logical market anG
Industrial center This is made pos
sible through the excellent transpor-
tation facilities, low freight rates, cen
tral location and many other natural
advantages and the strength and stab
ility Of that city's financial institu-
tions. The importance of st. Louis
in the financial world is shown by ag-
gregate bank resources of approx
mately $425. 100000 and annual clear
ings in excess OF s4.00O,00O,000
One of the chief purposes of the
Buy-in-StLouis Week is to bring the
merchant and producer of this vast
territory and the flnsncier, manufac-
turer jobber and wholesaler of its
metropolis together for mutual bene-
fit; to develop throughout this ter.
ritory, which is so rich in natural re-
sources that it has been declared cap
able of supplying the needs OF the
world, the spirit of reciprocity.
What viii BE Shown.
During the week of October to 10
st. Louis will demonstrate her SUI
premacy as world market. Jobbers
and wholesalers win make some COM
prehensive displays of wares from the
marts of the world. Manufacturers
will show merchandise of home manu-.
facture Of superior quality and work
manship. st. Louis is the worlds
greatest market and largest distribut-
ing center in many lines of commerce.
She enjoys large and enviabie ex-
port trade. Many of the foreign ex-
ports of st. Louis are domestic inn
ported raw material; that is, material
produced in the surrounding territory.
St. Louis as primary grain center
is one Of the leading markets of the
world. 1t is the principal grain con-
signment market of the United States.
1t is the largest horse and mule mar
ket in the world and one of the lead
ing stock markets. 1t is the great
est distributing market OF fruits, gen.
eral produce and garden truck, the
largest roots and herb market the
largest lead market; the leading hard
wood market of the world and one of
the important lumber centers.
What ST. Louis Has.
Due to the fact that st. Louis offers
her tributary the largest and best
market for its output, st. Louis leads
the world with the largest fur mar
ket, largest lead works. largest to-
bacco factory, largest drug house, larg-
est hardware house, largest manufac-
turer Of crackers, largest white lead
factory, largest wooden ware house,
largest car building center, largest
manufacturer of stoves, largest shoe
distributing point, largest horse and
mule market, largest horse-drawn
vehicle manufacturer, largest terra
Gotta works, sewer pipe works, brick
works, largest manufacturer Of jeans
clothing. largest fish market and larg.
est strictly dry goods market.
St Louis has the largest millinery
market in the United States and also
the nations largest bag and bagging
market, trunk market, hat house,
fancy goods house, hardwood lumber
market. manufacturer of ropes. sad
dlery and harness market, coffin and
casket market, exclusively carpet
warehouse, tinware stamping plant,
output of proprietary medicines. out
put OF Americanmade chemicals. man.
ufacturer OF gloves, output Of beer and
production of reclining chairs.
The St. Louis business men will
be hosts to visiting merchants from
every part of the United States dur
ing the BuyinSt. Louis Week and at
all other times.
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