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Public Affairs Luncheon: Address of Mr. Geo. R. Collett
Title
Public Affairs Luncheon: Address of Mr. Geo. R. Collett
Description
Speech by Collett, the general manager of the Kansas City Stock Yards Company, covering the Stockyards' origins and history, as well as their present situation in economic competition with other Midwestern cities.
Date
1914-05
Object Type
Magazine Article
Address of Mr. Geo. R. Collett: Vice-Pres. and Gen'l Mgr. Kansas City Stock Yards Company
Title
Address of Mr. Geo. R. Collett: Vice-Pres. and Gen'l Mgr. Kansas City Stock Yards Company
Description
Speech by George Collett, vice-president of "the Kansas City Stock Yards Company," giving a history of the Stockyards, starting with events in 1857 leading to the Stockyards' opening in 1871, and including much information and many statistics on livestock and their transportation.
Date
1914-05
Object Type
Magazine Article