Show THE advertising OF A CITY alic statement is made by newspapers and business men of st louis that the trade of that city has shown a steady and extraordinary increase of volume since the earliest as urance in that the louisiana purchase exposition bould be made tad in that year the total of de in banks and trust companies was about and the total capital stock within the six years hat have elapsed the deposits have nearly trebled and the capital stock has more than doubled six years ago it is stated not one house of the great wholesale and retail thoroughfare did a bustnes amounting to so much as a ear now three houses have a business of more than a year bait a dozen do more than and leser houses haye gained proportionally part of this increased business is undoubtedly duo to natural growth but the great bulk of it is directly attributable to the advertising ver ac curing from the building and establishment of exposition the attention mas callejas cal ledas ney er before to the resources of st louis advertising 1 so st louis has had reason to appreciate pays a city as well as a business bouse |