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structures in the Northwest, the entire cost of the building having been not more than $50,000.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
In accordance with a resolution of the Board of Trade, recently adopted, a committee appointed for that purpose has prepared articles of association for the incorporation of a stock company to be called the Chamber of Commerce, the object of which is to perfect a plan for the erection of a Board of Trade or Chamber of Commerce building in this city. The organization has been completed, and it is thought that the necessary stock can be placed at once. The location has not yet been determined upon, but it is designed to secure a corner lot, if possible, near to the business centre of the city. The character of the building desired will be of the best construction, of brick with stone fronts ; the basement to be on the grade and occupied with offices and stores ; the first floor to be occupied in the same manner, while the third floor is to be used for Board of Trade purposes. The size of the projected building, it is anticipated, will be eighty by one hundred and forty feet frontage, if suitable ground can be procured, and its height three spacious stories, equal to about the height of an ordinary five story building.
CUSTOM HOUSE AND POSTOFFICE.
St. Joseph has long been neglected in the matter of a government building, but her position now as the leading commercial city west of the Mississippi River, will have the effect of securing at an early day such a building, to be erected by the government, as will be an ornament to the city.
At the last session of Congress, a bill to appropriate funds to pur- chase the ground and commence the erection of a building was intro- duced and referred to the proper committee, where it was favorably received, and it is confidently anticipated that the appropriation will be secured at the next session of Congress, through the earnest efforts of our representative, Hon. Nicholas Ford, who has, since his election, labored with an eye single to this object.
GLUCOSE WORKS.
The Glucose Works constitute another grand enterprise which has been inaugurated in St. Joseph during the past year, which, although not creating so much general interest as the Union Depot or Water Works, has been a very great addition to our manufacturing interests.
Glucose is from the Greek word signifying " sweet," and, generally speaking, is the sugar or sweet product that comes from fruits, grain,
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peas, beans, potatoes or anything that will make starch. It differs from the product of sugar cane, the maple tree and beet roots, which is called by chemists "sucrose," in the fact that glucose will not crytallize or granulate, at least not readily. Chemically speaking, the glucose of commerce is the same as that which comes from grapes, and is seen on the surface of raisins, etc., and from this the solid glucose takes its name of grape sugar. The grape sugar, therefore, of commerce, is glucose in solid form, while the product in liquid form is also called glucose syrup.
Each bushel of corn makes from twenty-six to thirty pounds of glucose, which brings from two and a half to four cents per pound. It is mostly used in the liquid form, for mixing with dark colored cane syrup to make light colored table syrup. The glucose syrup has scarcely any flavor, and so cane syrup is used as a base, though many of our table syrups are at least ninety per cent. glucose. Scarcely any candy is made now-a-days that does not contain more or less glucose. Some of the candy contains as high as ninety per cent. of the product.
Experienced chemists say that it is a wholesome diet when properly prepared, but they advise the exercise of great care in its preparation.
The St. Joseph Glucose Company was formed in June, 1880, with A. M. Saxton as President and Treasurer ; John B. Hundley, Vice President ; W. W. Macfarland, Secretary ; John L. Motter, General Manager ; W. Y. Selleck, Chemist and Superintendent of Manufactory.
The name of the company is "The St. Joseph Refining Company." It has all of the latest improved machinery, and a capacity for making up 3,000 bushels of corn daily. The building is situated in South St. Joseph, and covers over an acre of ground. The city Water Works Company have laid their pipes to the building, and the water will be turned on whenever called for. The factory is located on two lines of railroad, the Wabash, St. Louis and Pacific, and the Hannibal and St. Joseph. The fall of water from the water works reservoirs to the factory is over 300 feet, and the pipes are so arranged that the water can be communicated to all points of the factory at a moment's notice. There will be employed altogether about the works about one hunred and fifty hands, and many wagons, trucks, etc.
STAR PRESERVING WORKS.
Situated on South Fourth Street, in the premises formerly occupied by the Evans, Day & Co., Canning Factory, are the Star Preserving Works, owned and operated by Albert Fischer & Co. They have recently enlarged the premises with additional buildings until they cover nearly an entire square. Entirely new machinery has been introduced and extensive preparations made for an immense business.
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The capacity of the works are 40,000 cans, or 1,800 bushels of toma- toes per day, and from 1,000 to 1,200 bushels of peas. During the pre- serving season these works have about 250 employes upon their pay roll.
PRODUCE PACKING.
The packing of butter, eggs, apples, potatoes and other produce is assuming immense proportions, and as St. Joseph is situated in the heart of the finest agricultural district in the world, this industry must increase with each succeeding year.
The following statistics of this branch of trade were supplied by the principal commission houses here for the year 1880 :
No of bushels potatoes shipped from the city . 100,000 No. of bushels apples packed and shipped from the city 216,250 No. dozen eggs packed and shipped from the city . 400,000 No. pounds butter packed and shipped from the city . . 880,000
Total value of the shipments above noted . $450,000
These figures do not include the sales of retail grocers, nor of pro- ducers to consumers in the city, and are exclusive of the fruits and vegetables packed in enormous quantities by the Preserving Works.
THE BELL TELEPHONE.
The first line erected west of the Mississippi River was put up in St. Joseph, Missouri, in the fall of 1874, by John Kenmuir, manufacturing jeweler and watchmaker. This line extended from his store on Felix Street, between Fifth and Sixth, to his residence on the corner of Fourth and Angelique Streets. At that time, Mr. Kenmuir was general western agent for the company. The second line which he erected was from Dr. Banes' office, on Felix Street, between Third and Fourth, to his residence on Convent Hill.
The first telephone ever erected in the United States for fire-alarm purposes, was put up in St. Joseph, by John Kenmuir, and extended from one engine house to the next, in regular succession, connecting the entire system within the the city limits.
About a year after, having entire control in the city, by virtue of his general agency, he attempted to establish a telephone exchange.
He attempted by means of circulars and notices in the daily papers to get up this exchange. His efforts were generally derided, and little sympathy was expressed with his enterprise, until the fall of 1877, when Col. Alburger came up from Kansas City with a charter from the Bell Telephone Company, of Boston, Mass., authorizing the establishment of a system in St. Joseph, and turned the same over to John Kenmuir. By virtue of this charter, the said John Kenmuir became President, P. L. B.
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Combs, Secretary ; Joseph Corby, Treasurer. They immediately started the St. Joseph Telephone Exchange, with 250 subscribers.
The original exchange was located in the rear of John Kenmuir's watch making and jewelry establishment, on Felix Street. The lines radiated thence, east and west, north and south, all over the city.
In September, 1880, John Kenmuir, the father of the telephone in St. Joseph, withdrew from the company, and was succeeded by Joseph Corby.
MILITARY.
The military force of the city consists of two battalions, composed of five companies of infantry, all superbly equipped and exceedingly well drilled. The second battalion of the National Guard of Missouri, con- sisting of Company A, Captain Osborn ; Company B, Captain Saltzman, Company C, Captain Dowe, was organized, with Major Joseph Hansen in command. The Saxton Rifle Battalion, National Guard of Missouri, is composed of Company A, Captain Donovan and Company B, Captain Corby, with Major Condon as commanding officer.
The military companies of St. Joseph embrace much of the wealth and high social standing of the city, and this fact coupled with the high character of their organization gives them such prestige as few other military organizations enjoy.
THE FIRST TELEGRAPH LINE
built to St. Joseph was completed to that point on the day of the inaug- uration of President Franklin Pierce. The first dispatch to come over this line to St. Joseph, was his inaugural address. The name of the telegraph operator who received this message, was Peter Lovell. His office was on the southwest corner of Second and Jule Streets.
The forces of the Adventure and of the Gazette printing offices, combined to set up this long dispatch. George Leader, now (1881) of Nodaway County, Colonel J. H. R. Cundiff, afterwards editor and pub- lisher of the St. Joseph Gazette, and subsequently of the St. Louis Times, Samuel Cundiff, now of Texas, Captain F. M. Posegate, President of the Steam Printing Company, and for seveal years Postmaster of St. Joseph- these four then constituted the force of the Adventure. Leroy D. Carter, now of Andrew County, C. M. Thompson, of St. Joseph, H. C. Patchen, now of Atchison, Kansas, and Ralph Cabanias, composed the Gazette force. The latter was a Mexican who had come to St. Joseph with an officer of Doniphan's command at the close of the Mexican war, and had afterwards learned the printing business in the Gazette office. He is now (1881) a printer in the City of Mexico.
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TELEGRAPH STATISTICS.
The following are the statistics collected relating to the operation and amount of business transacted by the various telegraph companies in this city during 1880 :
NAMES OF COMPANIES.
No. of
No. of
No. of
Total No.
Employees.
Western Union
2
16
6
16
American Union .
I
3
12
Atlantic & Pacific
I
6
2
4
K. C., St. J. & C. B. R. R. Co
2
8
6
IO
St. J. & W. R. R. Co .
2
4
5
7
W., St. L. & P. R. W. Co
I
3
2
3
H. & St. J. R. R. Co
I
4
2
3
M. P. R. R. Co .
I
2
I
2
C, R. I. & P. R. R. Co
I
2
I
I
St. J. & D. M. R. R. Co
I
2
I
2
Total
13
58
29
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WESTERN UNION STATISTICS.
Number messages sent from office during year 1880
34,872
Number messages received and delivered by messengers 41,106
Number messages relayed .
120,638
Number words of press report sent and received
2,178,797
Press report reduced to messages of thirty words 72,627
Total messages sent, received and relayed .
269,243
AMERICAN UNION STATISTICS.
Number messages sent during the year 1880
18,250
Number messages received during same time
7,300
Number messages relayed. 1,826
Number of words of press report received
240,000
EXPRESS COMPANIES.
There are four Express Companies doing business in the city. The oldest being the United States, in charge of J. A. Raynor, agent, which operates over the Kansas City, St. Joseph and Council Bluffs Railroad line. The American Express Company is under the superintendency of N. Worden, and operates upon the Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad. The Pacific, with D. L. Bartlett in charge, is the newest candidate for public favor, and transacts busines oyer the St. Joseph and Western Division of the Union Pacific, the Missouri Pacific and the Wabash Railroads.
Offices.
Wires.
Operators.
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The St. Joseph Transfer and Express Company is a local organiza- tion, under the management of John Burlington, and it confines its operations to the local business of the city. The St. Joseph Omnibus Company also operates as a passenger and baggage transfer company to and from the various depots, its proprietors being J. A. Piner & Co.
STATEMENT OF BUSINESS FOR 1880 OF ST. JOSEPH POSTOFFICE.
MONEY ORDER DEPARTMENT.
No. Issucd.
Amount.
9,195
Domestic.
$111,409.42
27
Canadian
539.40
77
British
1,305.13
2,651.41 175.
39
Swiss
555.50
4.
Italian
119.00
7 .
French
214.14
No. Paid.
Amount.
25,137
Domestic
$460,674. 14
17
Canadian
703.90
I5
British.
359.88
42
.German.
1,380.36
18.
Swiss
527.67
2.
Italian
52.12
84 Domestic orders repaid
920.31
I German .
9.88
679,011.00
8,210 Certificates Deposit issued other offices Remitted to other offices.
335,804.00
Total Money Order transactions for 1880
1,596,237.26
CARRIERS' DEPARTMENT.
Mail letters delivered
1,043,209
Local letters delivered.
95,061
Registered letters delivered
12,250
Mail postals delivered
294,448
Local postals delivered.
72,988
Newspapers delivered.
802, 190
Letters collected .
681,812
Postals collected
257,867
Newspapers collected
129,918
REGISTERED LETTER DEPARTMENT.
Registered letters in transit
20, 123
Registered letters, city delivery . 22,238
Registered letters sent from city
2,477
German
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MISCELLANEOUS FACTS.
Carriers employed
IO
Clerks employed . IO
Route agents centering here .
9
Number of delivery trips daily
26
Sales stamps, envelopes and postal cards
$54,395.36
Net revenue
42,254.68
Number lock pouches and sacks received .
37,968
Number lock pouches and sacks dispatched
21,443
Total number pieces sent in 1879
3,459,652.
Total number pieces sent in 1880
4,024,170
Increase for 1880.
564,518.
INTERNAL, REVENUE.
The aggregate returns of internal revenue collected in this city for the past five years are as follows :
MONTHS.
1876.
1877.
1878.
1879
1880.
January
$ 2,762 38 $ 2,397 21 $ 2,726 01
$ 2,842 88 $ 3,862 77
February
2,367 60
2,543 19
2,765 03
2,656 41
3,818 88
March
2,873 87
. 2,562 60
2,846 50
3,258 13
3 918 64
April
9 989 15
10,252 51
10,526 28
10,712 59
12,533 19.
May
10,263 84
10,453 75
10,176 51
11,249 33
10,482 91
June
3,583 56
4,036 60
3,817 15
4 341 97
4,796 22
July
3 665 67
4,168 89
4,074 30
4,586 40
5,442 34
August
3,433 94
4,440 53
4,505 32
4,759 63
5,162 48
September
3,465 28
4,271 74
4,218 12
4,615 28
4 665 64
October .
3,232 40
3,643 83
3,319 25
4,596 82
4,277 53
November
2,496 35
3,231 31
3,899 II
4,057 65
3,470 93
December
2,601 97
3,160 35
3,204 17
3,757 62
3,729 90
Total
$50,736 01 $55,162 51 $56,077 75 $61,434 71 $66,161 43
This does not include the taxes paid by the banks here, nor collec- lections from sales of stamps for rectified spirits.
The following are the total collections in the Sixth District of Mis- souri of internal revenue from all sources during the year 1880:
January
$ 35,050 14
February
11,638 95
March .
14,231 21
April
42,996 13
May
32,753 18
June
18,591 48
July
41,418 65
August
15,609 12
September
16,202 22
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October
16,086 94
November
14,672 26
December
16,227 87
Total
$275,478 15
GRAIN.
It is with much pride and satisfaction that reference is made to the year just closed as one which will mark an epoch in the history of our city ; and while nearly all branches of our far-reaching commerce have been in a very satisfactory and healthy condition, and a very large and profitable trade consummated, the same cannot be said of the grain interest in a local point of view. While it is true that several gentlemen connected with the Board are largely engaged in the business on the various lines of roads tributary to St. Joseph, the grain handled by them, which should be emptied into elevators at this point, is diverted to Chi- cago, St. Louis, and other eastern cities by the railroad companies, thereby giving the roads the full benefit of a high tariff from country points direct. This is, in reality, systematic discrimination by the rail- roads against the city in the matter of terminal freight rates on grain to this point. It cannot be otherwise than that this practice is detrimental to the best interests and future greatness of the city as a commercial center, a great injury and hardship to the farmer by whose toil and sweat the grain is produced, and very discreditable to the roads themselves.
There can be but one remedy suggested for this state of affairs. It would seem reasonable that if the railroad companies terminating at St. Joseph, would afford facilities for storing grain in elevators here, as is done elsewhere, and concede terminal rates in proportion to the distance hauled, it would be a long stride in the direction of settling this much vexed question, and work incalculable good to the city.
The section of country tributary to St. Joseph, and which is trav- ersed by no less than six railroads, is one of great agricultural richness, and the various cereals are grown in the highest perfection, and to an extent surprising even to the best informed. Therefore, if the facilities above indicated were afforded, men of tact and energy, as well as means, would be attracted to our city to engage in handling these most impor- tant commercial products, who, for the reasons given, are unable to cope with those already engaged in this branch of trade.
In the face of these difficulties, however, it appears that an immense amount of grain has been received and forwarded from this city inde- pendent of the grain handled by dealers herc, but shipped through to eastern markets. The local figures show as follows :
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Bushels corn received and forwarded 10,000,000 Bushels wheat. 5,000,000
Bushels other grain . . 3,000,000
It is estimated that double the number of bushels given above annu- ally pass through the city on the different lines of road operated, con- signed to St. Louis, Chicago or other eastern markets.
CITY FINANCES.
LIABILITIES.
River and Wharf Improvement bonds. $ 88,000
St. Joseph & Topeka Railroad bonds 49,800
City Improvement bonds 36,600
Funding bonds .
125,700
St. Joseph & Denver City Railroad bonds. 431,500
Missouri Valley Railroad bonds. 150,000
St. Joseph Bridge bonds 500,000
Total .
$1,381,600 Accrued interest coupons $328,400
Outstanding general fund warrants 40,000
368,400
Total debt
$1,750,000
ASSETS.
City Hall and Market Square property
$100,000
Hook and Ladder house and lot .
12,000
Patee Town Market House and grounds
15,000
Sixth Street Market House and grounds 10,000
Smith's Park .
20,000
Patee Park .
15,000
South St. Joseph Park.
5,000
City scales and grounds
15,000
City workhouse and grounds .
13,000
Other city lots .
10,000
Value of property of Fire Department
25,000
Value of other personal property . 10,000
Total assets .
$ 250,000
Value of real property (assessed half real value). 5,723,784
Value of personal property (assessed half real value) 3,294,451
Total resources for revenue . $9,268,235
Total estimated value of property in city . 20,000,000
The entire indebtedness of the city is now being refunded in twenty-year four per cent. interest bearing bonds at par. Between $750,000 and $800,000 have already been refunded, and there is a fair prospect for refunding the balance.
In consequence of the extensive improvements in progress, it is estimated that the assessment lists for 1881, even at the reduced valua- tion, will exceed $ 10,000,000.
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CHAPTER XII.
MEDICAL COLLEGES-BANKS AND BANKERS-INSURANCE COMPANIES-REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATIONS-HOTELS - MANUFACTURING INTERESTS - MILLS AND MANUFAC- TORIES-WHOLESALE HOUSES.
ST. JOSEPH HOSPITAL MEDICAL COLLEGE.
Five years ago the founders of the St. Joseph Hospital Medical Col- lege, believing that in this day of advancement in the science of medicine and surgery it had become necssary to establish a school of medicine in the City of St. Joseph, for the education of young men for the profession, and thus afford an opportunity west of some of the larger cities of the country for the student of limited means, who was unable to take advan- tage of the older Eastern schools, such facilities for a thorough medical training, undertook, not without some misgivings, the organization of the present school of medicine. By a persistent adherence to the well- established landmarks of the profession, and the rules governing medical schools elsewhere, the institution has steadily advanced, and each year has witnessed new triumphs and rallied new friends to its support, thus assuring its future continued success.
The character of its graduates during this time has been such as to merit the approbation of the medical profession, and the confidence and esteem of the public, and all of them are to-day occupying lucrative fields in the West, battling for the higher advancement of medical edu- cation, against the ignorance which formerly prevailed to so large an extent in the newly-settled region of country by which we were sur- rounded.
It is the desire of the faculty to build up, in this beautiful city of the Missouri Valley, a school of medicine which shall be an honor to the profession as well as its founders, and here at home fit young men for the successful practice of medicine in this enlightened age. Our city is noted throughout the Northwest for the high character of its educa- tional institutions, and the results of the past four years have demon- strated that it is also as well adapted for the maintenance of a reputable medical school.
The College, located on Second Street, between Francis and Jule, has been entirely remodeled, and contains, on the first and second floors, two large amphitheaters, dispensary, museum and laboratory, and on the third floor one of the largest dissecting rooms in the West.
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Board of Trustees-Wm. M. Wyeth, Esq., President ; J. W. Bailey, Esq., Vice President ; T. J. Chew, Esq., Secretary; J. M. D. France, M. D., Treasurer ; E. S. Dulin, D. D., R. L. McDonald, Joseph D. Smith, M. D., Hon. Bennett Pike, R. E. Turner, Milton Tootle, Wm. Kneer, Charles F. Knight, M. D., Winslow Judson, Hon. John Doniphan.
Faculty-Charles F. Knight, M. D., Professor of Obstetrics, Clinical Midwifery and Diseases of Women and Children, President of the Fac- ulty; Joseph D. Smith, M. D., Professor Principles and Practice of Sur- gery and Clinical Surgery; J. M. D. France, M. D., Professor of Materia Medica, Therapeutics and Medical and Surgical Clinics, Secretary of the Faculty; Thomas H. Doyle, M. D., Professor Principles and Practice of Medicine and Clinical Medicine; Wm. B. Craig, M. D., Professor of Anatomy and Orthopedic Surgery; D. I. Christopher, M. D., Professor of Physiology, Opthalmology and Otology; Hiram Christopher M. D., Pro- fessor of Chemistry and Toxicology; Wm. B. Craig, M. D., Demonstra- tor of Anatomy; J. M. Richmond, A. M., M. D., Clinical Lecturer on Diseases of the Genito-Urinary System ; Hon. John Doniphan, Lecturer on Medical Jurisprudence ; George C. Catlett, M. D., Superintendent State Lunatic Asylum No. 2, Lecturer on Diseases of the Mind and Nervous System ; C. J. Siemens, M. D., Lecturer on Diseases of Child- ren ; A. V. Banes, M. D., Lecturer on Clinical Surgery; F. E. Bullock, M. D., Assistant Demonstrator of Anatomy.
COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS.
The College of Physicians and Surgeons of St. Joseph, Missouri, was founded in June, 1879, by a number of the leading physicians of Northwest Missouri, among whom we find: Doctors Hugh Trevor, E. A. Donelan, W. I. Heddens, W. H. Bryant, Jacob Geiger and J. W. Heddens.
The references of the college embrace some of the best citizens of St. Joseph and vicinity, among which are found the names of Jas. McCord, Hon. David Rea, B. R. Vineyard, D. M. Steele, Hon. N. Ford, Abe Furst, Col. A. M. Saxton, Hon. F. M. Posegate, O. M. Spencer, Ex. Governor Woodson, Louis Hax, etc., etc.
This array of talent and business worth must satisfy the public at once as to the reliability and high character of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of St. Joseph, Missouri.
Early in the fall of 1879, the Faculty of the college issued their first annual announcement informing the public that they were fully prepared and equipped to teach medicine and surgery in all its branches, and would receive students on the 6th day of October, 1879. True to their announcement, they opened their first session in a beautiful suite of rooms in the large and magnificent Court House of Buchanan County.
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