The industries of Saint Louis- her advantages, resources, facilities, and commercial relations as a center of trade and manufacture; (1885) (14578170728)

Identifier: industriesofsain00morr (find matches)
Title: The industries of Saint Louis: her advantages, resources, facilities, and commercial relations as a center of trade and manufacture;
Year: 1885 (1880s)
Authors: (Morrison, Andrew and Irwin, John H. C.) (from old catalog)
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Publisher: St. Loius, J. M. Elstner & co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation



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d the goldenregions beyond. Soon, too, by the further extension of roads reaching intoMexico, and their connections by gulf, sea and isthmus, closer transportation re-lations will be established with the states of Central and South America. Theraikoads centering here are the following trunk hues: THE MISSOURI PACIFIC. This road, with its leased and operated Hues, seven in all, comprises thegreatest system centering in St. Louis, and one of the greatest systems underone management in the whole country. Its mileage, including siding, is 6,793miles. The Missouri Pacific forms a part of the Gould system, and it is one ofthe main thoroughfares connecting St. Louis with Kansas, Texas, Colorado,New Mexico and all Western and Southeastern States. A very large freightand passenger business is done over this route. WABASH, ST. LOUIS AND PACIFIC. The Wabash, as it is popularly termed, comprises an extensive system alsounder the Gould control. At one time twenty-one distinct lines were merged »3
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THE INDUSTRIES OF ST. LOUIS. 25 into this system, which besides its routes eastward, has also valuable Hues westof the Mississippi, so that direct communication is afforded with such Eastern,Northwestern and Western markets as Toledo, Detroit, Indianapolis, Chicago^Quincy, Peoria, Kansas City, Omaha and Council Bluffs. These roads andbranches run through the richest agricultural regions of the United States, Themileage in operation, under the four divisions of the line, aggregate 3,507 miles.For some time the Wabash has been somewhat embarrassed financially, and isoperated under the direction of receivers appointed by the Federal Courts, butGeneral Manager A. A. Talmage, who has its practical management, has so re-duced expenses and lopped off extravagances, that the company is likely again toresume its place as pecuniarily profitable; and it has always been successful inacquiring patronage. The general offices are located in St Louis. The Wa-bash also has a belt line around the city