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Gc 977.802 SA227wL WANDELL, HARRY BRAZEE, 1853- THE STORY OF A GREAT CITY IN A NUTSHELL
Allen County Public Library 900 Webster Street PO Box 2270 Fort Wayne, IN 46801-2270
THE STORY OF A GREAT CITY
IN A NUTSHELL
BY
H. B. WANDELL
FIFTH EDITION, REVISED AND ENLARGED, JULY, 1901
500 FACTS ABOUT ST. LOUIS
Louisiana Purchase 1803
World's Fair 1903
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
TRUST CO.
N. W. Cor. Fourth and Pine Sts.
ST. LOUIS.
Capital and Surplus, $6,500,000
A General Trust Company Business Transacted.
DIRECTORS.
ELMER B. ADAMS. VILLIAMSON BACON. CHARLES CLARK. HARRISON I. DRUMMOND. AUGUSTE B. EWING. DAVID R. FRANCIS. AUGUST GEHNER. GEO. H. GODDARD. S. E. HOFFMAN.
CHAS. H. HUTTIG. BRECKINRIDGE JONES. WM. F. NOLKER. WM. D. ORTHWEIN. H. CLAY PIERCE. MOSES RUMSEY. J. C. VAN BLARCOM. JULIUS S. WALSH. ROLLA WELLS.
W. H. LEE, President. D. R. FRANCIS, Vice-Pres't. A. L. SHAPLEIGH, 2d Vice-Pres't.
GEO. E. HOFFMAN, Cashier. R. T. STURGEON, Ass't Cashier. D. A. PHILLIPS, 2d Ass't Cashier.
The Merchants-Laclede National Bank
OF
ST. LOUIS.
CAPITAL, $1,400,000.00 SURPLUS and UNDIVIDED PROFITS, 450,000.00
Fiscal Agent for the State of Missouri.
United States Depository.
Interest Paid on Time Certificates of Deposit. Letters of Credit Issued Available in All Parts of the World.
Continental National Bank OF ST. LOUIS.
OFFICERS.
GEO. A. BAKER, President. F. E. MARSHALL, Cashier.
JOS. M. HAYES, Vice- President.
GEO. W. PARKER, 2nd Vice- Pres't.
J. A. LEWIS, Assistant Cashier.
Capital, Surplus and Undivided Profits. Circulation. Deposits,
$1.000.000.00
500.000.00
1.000.000.00
14.000.000.00
We solicit accounts of individuals, banks, bankers, manufacturers and mer- cantile houses to whom terms in detail will be furnished on application.
DIRECTORS.
H. A. CRAWFORD, Prest Mo. Iron Co. GEO W. PARKER, Capitalist.
L. B. TEBBETS, Mansur & Tebbetts Imp. Co. B. E'SEMAN, Rice, Stix Dry Goods Co. M. M BUCK, Capitalist. JOS. M. HAYES, Jos. M. Hayes Woolen Co.
C H. SPENCER. Capitalist. WM. J. ORTHWEIN, Chas. F. Orthwein's Sons. H. S. PRIEST, Attorney, Boyle, Priest & Lehman. A. H. BAUER, Bauer Bros.
GEO. A. BAKER, President.
East St. Louis Trust Company,
21 NORTH MAIN STREET.
PAID UP CAPITAL, $500,000.
M. M. Stephens, President. S. D. Sexton, Vice-President. W. K. Murphy, Second Vice President. Charles R. Hissrich, Treasurer. Nat. C. McLean, Secretary.
YOUR PATRONAGE SOLICITED.
AMERICAN EXCHANGE BANK ST. LOUIS.
CAPITAL, FULL PAID,
$500,000.00
SURPLUS,
400,000.00
UNDIVIDED PROFITS, 66,865.47
Officers.
WALKER HILL, President.
EPHRON CATLIN, Vice- President. L. A. BATTAILE, Cashier. EMISON CHANSLOR, Ass't Cashier.
Directors.
PAUL BROWN, Director Continental Tobacco Co.
A. H. DUNCAN, Vice- Pres't Paris Medicine Co.
SAM M. KENNARD, Pres't J. Kennard & Sons Carpet Company
A. T. KELLEY, Retired Merchant.
H. F. LANGENBERG, of Langenberg, Bros. & Co.
GEO. J. KAIME.
J. B. C. LUCAS, Capitalist. JAS. Y. LOCKWOOD, Treas. Interstate Car Transfer Co.
GEO. A. MEYER, Pres't Meyer-Schmid Grocer Co.
F. R. RICE, Pres't F. R. Rice Mercantile Cigar Co.
L. A. BATTAILE, Cashier. EPHRON CATLIN, Vice President.
WALKER HILL, President.
ANY PROFITABLE BUSINESS SOLICITED.
THE MECHANICS' NATIONAL BANK OF ST. LOUIS.
Capital, $1,000,000.00 Surplus, $500,000.00
R. R. HUTCHINSON, President. D. K. FERGUSON, Vice-President. B. B. GRAHAM, CHAS. O. AUSTIN, Cashier. EDWARD BUDER, Asst. Cashier.
DIRECTORS.
R. R. HUTCHINSON
D. K. FERGUSON
ISAAC SCHWAB
R. M. HUBBARD
MORRIS GLASER B. B. GRAHAM
HENRY NICOLAUS W. J. KINSELLA
CHAS. H. TURNER
C. G. KNOX
JAMES T. DRUMMOND JAMES GREEN CHAS. O. AUSTIN
WE SOLICIT ACCOUNTS OF ALL NEEDING BANKING FACILITIES.
TEST I
WE HAVE MADE CLAIMS OF SUPERIOR MERIT FOR THE
H & K COFFEE.
Java and Mocha
YOU WILL FIND THAT OUR CLAIMS ARE MODEST WHEN YOU BUY AN AIR-TIGHT CAN
3 POUNDS, - ONE DOLLAR.
BELDINGS
NEW PROCESS WASH
SILK
Belding Bros. & Co.'s Spool Sewing Silk
Is universally used and recom - mended by all High-class Dress- makersand for fine family sewing. It is STRONGER, SMOOTHER and FULL MEASURE, and in Every Way meets the Wants of the Consumer.
BELDING BROS. & CO.'S Wash Crochet Knitting Silk
Is universally used and recommended by Knitters and Crocheters on account of its superior Smoothness, Brilliancy of Dye, its FULL MEASURE and Fast Color, as it washes beautifully.
BELDING BROS. & CO.'S "NEW PROCESS" WASH SILKS ==
FILO, ROYAL, HONITON, DRESDEN and other qualities of Wash Silks are now used universally and preferred by all lovers of Art Needle Work. All persons using Belding's "New Process" Wash Silks will find all the shades true to nature and to wash perfectly. In fact, the silks will be brighter after washing than before. Artists and Teachers say that they are the only silks that hold their color and look brighter after washing than before.
Ask your merchant for BELDING'S HIGH-CLASS ART LINEN. They are offering a very choice selection of designs for this season.
Coyle & Sargent, Agts., 1121=1123 WASHINGTON AVE., ST. LOUIS.
Beethoven Conservatory of Music.
ONE OF THE OLDEST AND BEST KNOWN MUSICAL INSTITUTIONS IN THE UNITED STATES.
ESTABLISHED 1871.
West End Branch, Odeon Building, Cor. Grand and Finney Aves.
All Branches of Music Taught.
Send for Catalogue to
THE BROTHERS EPSTEIN, Directors, 23d and Locust Streets, St. Louis, Mo.
Columbia Excursion Co.'s RIVER OUTINGS.
STEAMERS LEAVE DAILY AT 9.30 A. M. AND 7.30 P. M.
SUNDAY EXCURSIONS,
LEAVE 9.30 A. M. AND 2.30 P. M.
Round Trip, 50 Miles, - - - 25 Cents.
C. P. WALBRIDGE, President.
H. S. MERRELL, Vice-President.
ED. BINDSCHADLER, Secretary. GEO. R. MERRELL, Treasurer.
ESTABLISHED 1845. INCORPORATED 1885.
J. S. Merrell Drug Co.
WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS,
St. Louis, Mo.
MISSOURI DACIFIC RAILWAY
AND IRON MOUNTAIN
ROUTE
KNOWN AS THE GREAT SOUTHWEST SYSTEM
Connecting the Commercial Centers and Rich Farms of .... MISSOURI. The Broad Wheat and Corn Fields and Thriving Towns of .. KANSAS. The Fertile River Valleys and Trade Centers of NEBRASKA. The Grand Picturesque and Enchanting Scenery and the Famous Mining District of . .. COLORADO.
The Agricultural, Fruit, Mineral and Timber Lands and Famous Hot Springs of ARKANSAS.
The Beautiful Rolling Prairies and Woodlands of the .. INDIAN TER.
The Sugar Plantations of
LOUISIANA. The Cotton and Grain Fields, the Cattle Ranges and Winter Resorts of TEXAS. Historical and Scenic OLD and NEW MEXICO.
And Forms with Its Connections the Popular Winter Route to ARIZONA and CALIFORNIA.
For description and Illustrated Pamphlets, Land Folders, etc., address Company's Agents.
C. S. WARNER,
2nd V .- P.
RUSSELL HARDING,
3d V -P. & Gen. Mgr.
H. C. TOWNSEND, G. P. & T. A.
A Genuine LEHIGH Anthracite Coal
Cross Creek + Lehigh
REMARKABLE FOR ITS
Purity, Durability, Small Percentage of Ash and Freedom from Clinker
Logwood, De Camp & Co. COAL AND COKE.
Offices: 712-721 Union Trust Building, Telephones
Yard:
3812 Manchester Avenue,
Telephones
Bell, Main 396 Kinloch, B 50 Bell, Lindell 600 Kinloch, C 346
EDWARDS WHITAKER.
H. B. COLLINS.
WHITAKER & COMPANY,
BOND AND STOCK BROKERS.
CIRCULAR QUOTING LOCAL SECURITIES MAILED ON APPLICATION.
300 NORTH FOURTH ST.,
ST. LOUIS.
Strassberger's Conservatory of Music
-2200 ST. LOUIS AVENUE Southwest Branch, S.W. Cor. Cleveland and Grand Aves., St. Louis, Mo.
MOUND CITYAR
OPEN IN ALL ITS BRANCHES, WITH 28 COMPETENT TEACHERS
Acknowledged as the most complete and best Music School in the West.
TERMS LIBERAL, DIPLOMAS AWARDED, CATALOGUES FREE
Sole agency of the Celebrated C. G. Conn Solo, Band and Orchestra Instruments.
THE SMOOTHNESSAND STRENGTH OF
CO
RA
BEST A
WISTE
Corticelli®
MAKE IT THE DRESSMAKER'S FAVORITE SPOOL SILK
ANHEUSER-BUSCH BREWING ASSOCIATION
Holds the World's Record For Output and Quality.
MM
THEIR FAMOUS BRANDS:
The Original Budweiser Faust Black and Tan Anheuser Standard Pale Lager
ARE USED BY THE CIVILIZED PEOPLE AT ALL POINTS OF THE GLOBE.
PREPARED TROPICAL PALMS
AND ARTISTIC FLORAL DECORATIONS.
PHONES :
BELL, MAIN 566 A.
KINLOCH, C 1336.
Ostertag® Bros., Florists
Washington and Jefferson Aves., ST. LOUIS, - MO.
LOCATED IN THE VERY HEART OF THE BUSINESS CENTER.
LINDELL HOTEL NEWLY RENOVATED THROUGHOUT. WITH SPACIOUS ROOMS AND ELEGANT FURNISHINGS.
FROM ALL DEPOTS. STREET CAR SERVICE TO AND
ALWAYS DRINK
The Choicest Product of the Brewer's Art
LEMP ST .LOUIS.
The only American Beer served at the U. S. Pavilion, Paris Exposition.
Lemp's Extra Pale
Served by the Official Caterers of the Pan=American Exposition, BAILEY CATERING CO.
TERMINAL HOTEL,
UNION STATION, ST. LOUIS. Rates, $1 and Upwards Rooms Reserved by Telegraph. European Plan.
This Hotel has no equal in the U. S. for comfort, convenience, cleanliness and rates.
"THE NUTSHELL"
Fails to mention as one of the most important in the FIVE HUNDRED FACTS about St. Louis, that FISHER & CO., 714 Chestnut street, sell Dwell- ings, Vacant Lots, Investment and Business Property cheaper than anyone else can, and gives one to one thousand years' time on the purchase money, interest at 5 per cent.
BUY AND SELL ON COMMISSION LOCAL SECURITIES. ALSO LISTED AND UNLISTED SECURITIES IN ALL PRINCIPAL MARKETS.
Francis, Bro. & Co.
214 NORTH FOURTH STREET.
DEALERS IN
Government, Steam and
Street Railway Bonds.
MEMBERS NEW YORK, ST. LOUIS AND CHICAGO STOCK EXCHANGES.
MOFFITT-WEST DRUG COMPANY
MOFFITT-WEST DRUG CO.
MOFFITT-WEST DRUG COMPANY
Wholesale Druggists, St. Louis
Paul jones Co.
REAL ESTATE AND FINANCIAL AGENTS.
825 CHESTNUT STREET.
PHONES:
Main 2576.
(A 980.
LOANS MADE RENTS COLLECTED SALES NEGOTIATED.
We handle Investment Properties
and High=Class Residence Properties,
PAUL JONES & CO., REAL ESTATE AND FINANCIAL AGENTS.
Half the Riding Public use
"BANNER BUGGIES."
The other half ought to,
And would if they could only realize what they are missing.
Examine, inspect at your first opportunity, the
EASIEST RIDING, MEDIUM PRICED, LIGHT VEHICLE,
now before the trade.
THE BANNER BUGGY COMPANY.
R. E. GARDNER.
St. Louis, Missouri.
MR. JACOB MAHLER'S CLASSES IN DANCING,
3545 Olive Street.
OPENS OCTOBER FIRST.
CLOSES
APRIL FIFTEENTH.
IF YOU EAT CANDY
TRY
Wenneker's Prize Medal Chocolate Creams.
GUARANTEED ABSOLUTELY PURE.
FOR SALE BY FIRST-CLASS DEALERS ONLY.
THE STORY OF A GREAT CITY
IN A NUTSHELL
BY
H. B. WANDELL
FIFTH EDITION REVISED AND ENLARGED, JULY, 1901.
500 FACTS ABOUT ST. LOUIS
Louisiana
Purchase
1803
World's
Fair
1903
COPYRIGHTED, 1903.
DEDICATION.
To the Progressive People of St. Louis, this little book is most respectfully dedicated, with the suggestion that they bear in mind the Scriptural command found in The Sermon on the Mount- Gospel according to St. Matthew ; Chapter V., Verses 14, 15 and 16.
H. B. W.
A City that is set on a hill cannot be hid.
Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candle- stick : and it giveth light to all that are in the house.
Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works.
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ST. LOUIS CITY OFFICERS.
1. Mathew Kiely, Chief of Police.
2. Wm. Desmond. Chief of Detectives.
3. Jos. F. Diekman, Sheriff.
4. Rolla Wells, Mayor.
6. Jos. L. Hornsby, President Council.
7. Bernard Dierkes, Auditor.
8. L. F. Hammer, Jr., Collector.
9. James Y. Player, Comptroller.
5. Chas. Swingley, Chief Fire Department. 10. James M. Franciseus, Jr., Treasurer.
"FACTS, I ASSURE YOU."
What St. Louis is and Does :-
Proud of its history. Owned by St. Louisans. A typical- American city. Confident of a great future. Owns its waterworks plant. Most charitable city in the world.
Most hospitable city on the continent. The terminus of twenty- four railways. On the best of terms with all the world. Independent of Eastern money lenders. Home of the brainiest and bravest men. The largest millinery market in America. Makes 35,000,000 pounds of candy annually. A city where bank failures do not occur. The third largest grocery market in America. The third largest clothing market in America. Fourth city of the United States in population. The largest horse and mule market in the world. The largest hardwood lumber market in America. A great center for the manufacture of freight cars. The third largest dry goods market in the country. Fourth in rank of American manufacturing centers. Makes more street cars than any other city on earth. Home of the most beautiful and best-dressed women. The first city in the world that used electric mail cars. The second largest shoe distributing point in America. Reduces its bonded debt at the rate of $375,000 annually. Manufactures more chairs than any other city in America. The largest inland coffee distributing center in the Union. World-famous for its production of wagons and carriages.
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FIVE HUNDRED FACTS
America's largest receiving and shipping market for fruits. The second city in the world in the production of wheat flour. The commercial metropolis of the richest river basin on earth. Third in the rank of American furniture manufacturing centers. Manufactures three-fourths of America's output of plug tobacco. First city in America to sprinkle its streets by municipal contract. Ships and sells more than 75,000,000 pounds of barbed wire yearly. Third city in the United States in the shipment of second-class mail. The world's greatest distributing center for agricultural implements. The third city in the United States in the manufacture of furniture. Mannfactures more tobacco than any other city in the United States. The first city in America that illuminated its streets and alleys uni- formly with electricity.
The only city in the world that has held eighteen consecutive and self-supporting expositions.
Leads in the production of reclining chairs.
Leads in the manufacture of boots and shoes.
Leads in the manufacture of hats for America.
Leads in the manufacture of caps for America.
Leads in the manufacture of gloves in America.
Leads in the manufacture of caskets and coffins.
Leads in the output of American-made chemicals.
Leads in the manufacture of crackers for the world.
Leads in the manufacture of jeans clothing for America.
Leads in the production of America's proprietary medicines.
Leads in the manufacture of trunks for the western hemisphere.
Leads in the saddlery and harness business of the United States.
Leads in the sale of bags and bagging for the western hemisphere.
St. Louis Das :-
Population 575,238.
6,500 factories of all kinds.
A river front of 19.15 mile.
432.08 miles improved streets.
An area of 621/2 square miles.
20 publie parks; acreage 2176.59.
The best credit of any city in America.
$5,000,000 invested in public school property.
Several profit sharing concerns on a large scale.
A waterworks plant which cost more than $30,000,000.
An average elevation above the level of the sea of 504 feet.
A bank and trust company capitalization and surplus aggregating $42,785,537.
Largest wholesale shipping station in the world (Cupples' station).
The largest railroad interlocking switch system in the United States.
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ABOUT ST. LOUIS.
64 hotels. 41 hospitals. 21 convents. 23 libraries. 3 monasteries. 125 Public schools. 17 Baptist churches. 64 Catholic churches. 102 Parochial schools. 12 Christian churches.
60 asylums, homes, etc.
32 Presbyterian churches.
20 Congregational churches.
13 Southern Methodist churches.
19 Methodist Episcopal churches. 22 Protestant Episcopal churches. 24 German Evangelical churches.
6 Orthodox Hebrew congregations.
4 Reformed Hebrew congregations.
5 English Evangelical Lutheran churches.
18 German Evangelical Lutheran churches.
97 churches of various denominations not otherwise listed. 54 academies and colleges (classical, scientific and business). 48 Masonic bodies. 20 lodges Harugari. 14 Turners' societies. 6 camps Sons of Veterans. 43 Odd Fellows lodges, etc. 25 councils Royal Arcanum. 19 lodges Sons of Hermann. 31 councils Chosen Friends. 21 lodges Knights of Honor. 20 councils Legion of Honor. 9 corps Women's Relief Corps. 38 Knights of Pythias lodges, etc.
16 camps Woodmen of the World.
27 tents Knights of the Maccabees. 22 councils Knights of Father Mathew. 65 lodges Knights and Ladies of Honor. 36 branches Catholic Knights of America.
11 groves United Ancient Order of Druids. 65 lodges Ancient Order of United Workmen.
10 councils Junior Order United American Mechanics.
9 posts and national headquarters Grand Army of the Republic. Greatest steel arch bridge in the world (The Eads), costing $10,000,000.
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FIVE HUNDRED FACTS
488 miles of sewers. 42 singing societies 11 public gymnasiums. 130 labor organizations. 267 regular publications. 39 fire engine companies. 200 building associations. One street 15.2 miles long. 19 rowing and athletic clubs. One sewer 24 feet in diameter. One sewer 30 feet in diameter. 12 hook and ladder companies. The largest brewery in America. The finest street cars in the world. The only rubber factory in the West. The world's largest cracker factory. The largest lead works in the world. The largest drug house in the world. The largest brick works in the world. The largest electric plant in America. The finest botanical garden in America. The largest railroad station in the world. The largest iron rail factory in the world. The largest hardware house in the world. The largest sewer-pipe factory in America. The largest white lead factory in the world. The largest shoe house in the United States. The largest woodenware house in the world. The largest boot and shoe factory in America. The largest terra cotta factory in the country. The two largest tobacco factories in the world. The largest stove and range factories on earth. The largest jeans clothing factory in the world. The largest tinware stamping plant in America. The largest street car factories in the United States. The largest exclusively carpet house in the country. Boot and shoe trade amounting annually to $37,500,000. The largest permanent hall in the West (The Coliseum). A bag and bagging trade amounting annually to $3,700,000. A trade in caskets and coffins amounting annually to $3,400,000. 14 private grain elevators; aggregate capacity 1,935,000 bushels. 10 public grain elevators with a total capacity of 8,700,000 bushels. More miles of streets that are sprinkled than any other city in America. Manufactures more extensive than those of Kansas City, Omaha, Denver and San Francisco combined.
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ABOUT ST. LOUIS.
450 miles of street railroads. 616.0208 miles of water mains. 108.04 miles of improved alleys. 6.8 miles of wood paved streets. 432.08 miles of improved streets. 207.35 miles of unimproved alleys. 13.16 miles of brick-paved streets. 441.62 miles of unimproved streets. 11.89 miles of asphalt-paved streets. The tallest shot-tower in America. 50.36 miles of granite-paved streets. 10 garden theaters open in summer. 263.19 miles of macadamized streets. 8 regular theaters running in season. 119 miles underground wire conduits. Annual flour trade amounting to $3,500,000. Annual beer trade amounting to $18,000,000. Annual candy trade amounting to $3,750,000.
Annual grocery trade amounting to $75,000,000. Annual lumber trade amounting to $13,500,000. Annual millinery trade amounting to $7,000,000. Annual furniture trade amounting to $36,000,000. Annual hardware trade amounting to $31,500,000. Annual wooden ware trade amounting to $8,500,000. Annual stove and range trade amounting to $2,700,000.
Annual piano and organ trade amounting to $2,800,000. Annual trade in jeans clothing amounting to $3,750,000.
Annual hat, cap and glove trade amounting to $4,500,000. Annual tobacco and cigar trade amounting to $40,000,000. Annual paint and paint oil trade amounting to $6,000,000. Annual glass and glassware trade amounting to $5,500,000. Annual saddlery and harness trade amounting to $5,000,000. Annual dry goods and notions trade amounting to $80,000,000. Annual trade in drugs, chemicals, etc., amounting to $35,000,000. Annual iron and heavy hardware trade amounting to $12,500,000.
Annual briek, terra cotta and clay product trade amounting to $4,000,000.
Annual agricultural machinery and vehicle trade amounting to $18,000,000.
A river traffic with merchandise receipts and shipments aggregating 757,590 tons (in 1900).
Manufacturing industries, the value of whose products amounts to $350,000,000.
Annual electrical trade, the sales of machinery, goods and supplies of which amount to $23,000,000.
Two tobacco factories, either one of which pays more government taxes than any in any other city,
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FIVE HUNDRED FACTS
A courthouse that cost $2,200,000. 25 business exchanges and trade guilds. An average annual rainfall of 38 inches. A public library containg 140,000 volumes. 4.63 miles of novaculite street pavements. Most beautiful public park (Tower Grove). Water supply of 100,000,000 gallons per day. 79.86 miles of common telford-paved streets. The second largest public park in the world. Annual income from water licenses $1,600,000. A brewery output of 2,283,603 barrels of beer. One hall with a possible seating capacity of 15,000. An annual death rate of only 15.5 per thousand. 1391 policemen (including chiefs, captains, etc.) More than 150 public eleemosynary institutions. A railroad station building covering 11.10 acres, 2.90 miles of street paved with improved telford. Water consumption of 61,000,000 gallons per day. A flour industry that produced 1,346,059 barrels in 1900. More miles of paved streets than any other American city. A tobacco industry with an output in 1900 of 79,294,957 pounds. The largest electric incandescent light station in the United States. Longer annual period of sunshine than either New York or Chicago.
A few Historical Facts :-
St. Louis' census in 1840 showed a population of 16.469, St. Louis' census in 1850 showed a population of 77,860. St. Louis' census in 1860 showed a population of 160,773. St. Louis' census in 1870 showed a population of 310,864. St. Louis' census in 1880 showed a population of 350,518. St. Louis' census in 1890 showed a population of 451,770. First steamboat built in St. Louis in 1842.
St. Louis' city hospital was opened in 1847.
Lafayette Park acquired by St. Louis in 1844 The Mercantile Library was founded in 1846. St. Louis' first harbor master appointed in 1843. St. Louis' first health department created in 1843. Bellefontaine Cemetery incorporated in May, 1849. St. Louis' first public school building erected in 1846. St. Louis' first street commissioner appointed in 1843. St. Louis' first daily newspaper (The Herald) appeared in 1834. Merchants' Exchange Building on Walnut Street erected in 1856-57 First overland mail for California left St Louis on September 16, 1858.
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ABOUT ST. LOUIS.
St. Louis Normal School opened in 1857. Aaron Burr visited St. Louis in July, 1805. Christian Brothers' College opened in 1851. Academy of Science Library founded in 1856. St. Louis' public library was founded in 1865. Missouri School for the Blind opened in 1851. St. Louis' first underground sewer built in 1850. St. Louis' paid fire department established in 1857. Missouri Historical Society was established in 1865. Tower Grove Park was donated to St. Louis in 1869. " Year of the Great Flood " in St. Louis (June) , 1785. St. Louis was made a port of entry under act of 1870. St. Louis' first Episcopal Church was erected in 1825. In 1824, St. Louis' first Presbyterian Church was built. St. Louis' fire alarm telegraph put in operation in 1858. St. Louis' public school system was inaugurated in 1815. The Spanish took possession of St. Louis on August 11, 1768. In 1833 occurred St. Louis' first election of school directors. St. Louis was granted a charter as a city on December 9, 1822. The first newspaper printed in St. Louis was published in 1808. St. Louis became United States soil by the treaty of April 30, 1803. St. Louis' first daily mail from the East arrived in September, 1836. Construction of St. Louis' courthouse was commenced in 1839. Construction of St. Louis' courthouse was completed in July, 1862. St. Louis' metropolitan police force was established by legislative act 1n 1861.
The People's Party National Convention of 1896 was held in St. Louis on July 25.
In 1896, St. Lonis' vote for President was: Republican, 65,708; Demo - crat, 50,091.
In 1892, St. Louis' vote for President was: Republican, 35,528; Demo - crat, 34,669: Populist, 695; Prohibition, 247.
The Democratic National Convention held in St. Louis in June, 1876, nominated Samuel J. Tilden for President.
The Republican National Convention of 1896 was held in St. Louis on June 18, and nominated William McKinley.
In 1888, St. Louis' vote for President was: Republican, 33,252; Demo- crat, 27,401 ; Populist, 173; Union Labor, 1,796.
Grover Cleveland was nominated for President by the Democratic National Convention in St. Louis in June, 1888.
In 1898, St. Louis' vote for Judge of the Supreme Court was: Repub - lican, 48,900 ; Democrat, 39,697 ; Populist, 220; Prohibition, 88.
In 1894, St. Lonis' vote for Supreme Court Judge was: Democrat, 29,113; Republican, 32,290; Populist, 680: Prohibitionist, 236; So- cialist Labor, 1,357.
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