The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-01-19
" Line of the Missouri Pacific.


Mountain Southern system; the st.
Louis & San Francisco Railroad sys-
TEEN; the Cape Girardeau Northern
railroad.
These railroads all run directly into
this district and, by side-tracks, can
be connected with any plant in the
district. In addition to the railroads
that run directly into Cape Girardeau
district, the following great railroads,
to-wit: The Mobile & Ohio, the Big
Four and the Burlington, run within
few miles Of the east approach Of
Thebes Bridge-the furthest not ex-
ceeding 80 miles.
These railroads can be extended in
to the Cape Girardeau district at small
cost, thereby assembling ten of the
greatest railroads operating in the
Mississippi Valley in the Cape Girar-
deau district.
Coal-From the east, the coal of Hi
nois can be supplied to any plant To-
Gated in this district. Some of the
Illinois coal fields are located within so
miles of this district. If coal from the
Kentucky coal fields, or from Pitts
burgh is needed, such coal can be Sc
cured via barge transportation.
Iron-Iron is mined in Southeast
Missouri within As miles Of this dis
trict. This nearby-by iron is a brown
Hematite, very low in phosphorus, as
saying more than so per cent metallic
iron, and vast iron deposits in this
section are yet undeveloped. The ia
nous Iron Mountain section, where
iron has been mined for over 100
now working and ore be-
ing shipped-and where there are still
unlimited quantities, is located within
rs miles of this district, directly or
the Iron Mountain Railroad. AS a
matter of fact, iron is found in nearly
all the Ozark counties west along the
railroads named. Iron from Cuba, if
desired, can be secured via barge up
the Mississippi River. The Minnesota
ores could also be brought here, viz
barge from st. Paul. The iron mines
along the Tennessee and Cumberland
rivers would naturally be tributary t.
this district, and ores from these mines
could be handled via barge. Iron ore
from the great Birmingham district
could be brought in directly by tbs
Frisco system.
Manganese Iron Ore--ManganesC
iron ore has been mined and shipped
to eastern points from the Batesvillr
Branch of the Iron Mountain Railroad
for the last 25 years. These great anG
valuable manganese iron deposits arc
less than 100 miles from the Cap
Girardeau district.
Lead and Zinc-The greatest LEAD
district in the United States is located
on the st. Louis and Iron Mountair
Railroad, less than Is miles from this
district. Zinc is also mined in st
Francois and Ste. Genevieve counties
The Cape Girardeau Northern Rail
road passes directly through this lead
district. The st. Louis & San Fran
cisco Railroad penetrates the cele-
brated Joplin district and runs direct
ly from this zinc district to the loca-
ton suggested herein.
More than go years ago the Gen
eral Assembly of Missouri authorized
the incorporation of a macadamized
road from Cape Girardeau to the great
lead mines of Mine La Motto, Missouri
Uaws Mo-, 1851, p. 1922, the oldest
operated lead mine west of the Mis-
sissippi River. This road was built fol
the purpose of transporting the prod
ucts of the mine to the Mississippi
River at Cape Girardeau, for distri
button throughout the nation.
Missouri is the leading lead and zinc
producing State of the United States
Copper-Copper is mined along the
st. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern
Railroad, the st. Louis and San Fran
cisco Railroad, and the Cape Girardeau
Northern Railroad, within rs miles Of
this district.
Nickel and Cobalt-For over 100
years nickel and cobalt have been min
ed in the Mine La Motto region, and
more recently at Fredericktown, both
within 60 miles of this district.
Limestone-All the limestone need
ID in big iron works will be found on
The land where these works could be
coated, and adjacent to the works.
Timber-Timber, for any and every
purpose, is close at hand in an i'm
nense timber belt extending for sew
eral hundred miles southwest.
Surroundings-The Cape Girardeau
district is surrounded on the north and
vest by the city of Cape Girardeau
With a population-including its sub