Kansas City, Mo., a city of Jackson co., at the junction of the Kansas and Missouri rivers, on the Chicago & Alton, the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe, the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, the Chicago Great Western, the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific, the Chicago, Milwaukee & Saint Paul and other railroads. Among the chief structures are the United States customhouse, a large public library building, the art gallery and museum, the city hall, the courthouse and the office buildings of several life insurance companies. The charitable and educational institutions include the Kansas City School of Law, University Medical College, Scarritt Training School and several hospitals. The city is a very important commercial center. It is in the midst of a rich agricultural region, and its trade in grain and live stock is especially great. It is noted for its immense stockyards and packing houses. There are important manufactures of foundry and machine shop products, confectionery, clothing and malt liquors. It has a fine public school system, with four large high schools. The first settlement was made in 1821. In 1838 the town was laid out, and it was incorporated as a city in 1853. Population in 1910, 248,381.