Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 87, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 February 1912 — Kansas' City Booms as Port. [ARTICLE]

Kansas' City Booms as Port.

Kansas City Mo., Feb. 9.—Because of the growing importance of Kansas City as an import center, the board of general appraisers of the United States customs department Avill open an office here Feb. 13. During the last year import trade here jumped from $500,000 to nearly $900,000.