Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-10-05
St. LOUIS MARKET
FETE IS OCT. 40
Mound City People to Be Hosts
to Merchants All 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,

st. Louis manufacturers, jobbers
and merchants are planning a special
celebration for the benefit and pleas
ure of the merchants of the surround
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 bust
ness and pleasure.
st. Louis manufacturing industries
have total invested capital of about
100000, and employ 138,092 per-
sons in 5000 factories. The manu-.
featured output is valued at $497, $780,
900, and represents in wages $90,126,-
900.
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 and
industrial center. This is made pos
sible through the excellent transpor-
tation facilities, low freight rates, GEN.
trail location and many other natural
advantages and the strength and stab
ility of that city's financial institu-
tons. The importance of St. Louis
in the financial world is shown by az
gregate bank resources of approx
mately $425,000,000 and annual clear
ings in excess of $4,0O0,OO0,O0O.
One of the chief purposes of the
Buy-in- St.Louis Week is to bring the
merchant and producer of this vast
territory and the tinancier, manufac-
turer, jobber and wholesaler of it's
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 Will Be Shown.
During the week of October to 10
st. Louis will demonstrate her SUI,
premacy as world market. Jobbers
and wholesalers will 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 world s
greatest market and largest distribut-
ing center in many lines of commerce
She enjoys a large and enviable ex-
port trade. Many of the foreign ex-
ports of st. Louis are domestic i'm
ported raw material; that is, material
produced in the surrounding territory
St. Louis as a 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 American-made 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 Tia Buy-in-St Louis Week and ut
all other times.