The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1915-09-24
Mound City People TO Be Hosts
10 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.

celebration for the benefit and pleas
lure Of the merchants Of the surround
ing territory, October 4 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 a total invested capital Of about
S3OO,OOO,0O0, and employ 1902 per
ons in 1920 factories. The manu-
featured output is valued at $497,190,-
600, and represents in wages S9O,126,-
0eO.
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, CEN
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 ag-
gregate bank resources Of approx
mately $425, 900, 900 and annual clear
ings in excess Of $4,000, 900, 900.
One Of the chief purposes Of the
Buyin-St.Lou Week is to bring the
merchant and producer of this vast
territory and the ~financier, manufac-
turer, jobber and wholesaler of its
metropolis together for mutual bene-
mt; to develop throughout this ter
ritory, which is so rich in natural re-
sources that 1t 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 4 to 10
st. Louis will demonstrate her SUI
premacy as a 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 worlds
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 n Of the leading markets of the
world. 1t is the principal grain con
signment market OF the United States
II is the largest horse and mule mar
ket in the world and one Of the lead
ing stock markets. It 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 o.
The important lumber centers.
What ST. Louis Has.
Due to the fact that St. Louis offers
her tributary the largest and bes
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 leat
factory, largest wooden ware house
largest car building center, larges
manufactures Of stoves, largest shoI
distributing point, largest horse an,
mule market, largest horse-drawi
vehicle manufacturer, largest terri
Gotta works, sewer pipe works, bricl
works, largest manufactures OF jean
clothing, largest fish market and larg
est strictly dry goods market.
St Louis has the largest milliner,
market in the United States and ais,
the nations largest bag and bagginJ
market, trunk market, hat house
fancy goods house, hardwood lumbe
market manufacturer Of ropes, sad
dlery and harness market, coffin an,
casket market, exclusively carpe
warehouse, tinware stamping plant
output Of proprietary medicines, oul
put Of American-made chemicals, mar
ufacturer OF gloves, output OF beer an
production Of reclining chairs.
The st. Louis business men VII
be hosts to visiting merchants iron
every part OF the United States dun
ing the Buy-in-st. Louis Week and a
All other times.