. The street railway review . with natural scenic beauties the attrac-tions which modern architecture and an abundance of money business buildings of Kansas City are capacious and substan-tial. A new Federal building has been erected at a cost of $3, and will soon be ready for occupancy. City hall, court house,schools, libraries, art galleries, museums, alms-houses, theaters andprisons have been built according to the principle that what isworth building at all is worth building well. The municipal im-provements authorized by the city government in 1899 cost $1, The
. The street railway review . with natural scenic beauties the attrac-tions which modern architecture and an abundance of money business buildings of Kansas City are capacious and substan-tial. A new Federal building has been erected at a cost of $3, and will soon be ready for occupancy. City hall, court house,schools, libraries, art galleries, museums, alms-houses, theaters andprisons have been built according to the principle that what isworth building at all is worth building well. The municipal im-provements authorized by the city government in 1899 cost $1, The total of taxes paid annually to the city and county on$71,000,000 assessed valuation of property is less than 27 mills onthe dollar, clearly giving Kansas City the advantage in the matter oftaxation over many cities in the United States. Kansas City would be distinguished as a city of rapid growthand wonderful prosperity, if in no other way. by her modern andbeautiful homes which typify the success of her industries. Kansas. r 554 STREET RAIL\\AY RE\IE\V. [Vol. X, No. 10. City has become a city ot fashion as the result of having been par-ticularly a city of enterprise. Here is located the second live stock market in the world, herpacking industries giving employment to 50,000 people and repre-senting an investment of $30,000,000. There are also 28 elevatorsand warehouses with a total storage capacity of 6, city west of St. Louis surpasses Kansas City as a lumber mar-ket. There are 23 lumber yards and nearly 100 firms engaged in the usually the parades and balls given by the Priests of Pallas andKarnival Krewe. Horse shows and sporting events of far-reach-ing interest are also billed each year, and bring the devotees ofsport from East and West. Kansas City has 4,800 telephones in operation, and has a firedepartment unexcelled if not unequalled in the world. Her firecrew defeated all competitors in the Omaha Exposition in 1898. Atan earlier exhibition in London
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