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Central Industrial District, Kansas City

Kansas City, MO: Central Industrial District Association, 1925.

Softcover. Very good. Accordion folded pamphlet, 4" x 9", 8 panels printed on both sides, with a map and a 5" x 30" panoramic view of the District. Light general handling wear; very good. Promotes Kansas City as "the Heart of America" and a superior location for industry, offering unsurpassed efficiency and "overnight shipping service to a continent." Crossed by twelve trunk systems and thirty-three subsidiary rail lines, Kansas City is "the second largest railway center in America" and "the only district in the country with all freight terminals located within a radius of one-half mile," allowing any firm "to deliver its goods to any and all of the twelve freight houses with the shortest, quickest, and most level haul of any shipping center in the country." Includes statistics on freight tonnage, the livestock market, and the grocery, steel, and hardware industries; lists a wide range of manufacturing enterprises located in the district; and includes a complete list of members of the Central Industrial District Association, noting their locations on the accompanying map. Not found in OCLC.