ST. LOUIS
FACTS TO REMEMBER
Population (1910), nearly 700,000 (687,029).
Fourth city according to population.
Well located; center of the Mississippi valley, between the mouths of the Missouri and Ohio rivers.
Important shipping point by rail and water.
A great railroad center.
The leading market in the world for furs and draft animals.
One of the greatest boot-and-shoe-manufacturing centers.
One of the chief markets in the United States for grain, flour, and live stock.