It is possible to observe that geographic obstacles faced by a city in its development process persist and continue to shape its current economic condition. Historical views and proposed solutions for the structural problems of the Kayseri economy are appreciated. In this context, the economic views of Şaban Hami, who was a member of the editorial board of the local Erciyes Newspaper in the years 1910 and 1912, are remarkable. He was born in Talas, received his educated in Istanbul and was appointed as the Head of Agricultural Modernization Department upon his return to Kayseri. He drew attention to the fact that products of Kayseri did not have any competitive advantage in the market due to the transportation problem. As a solution, he stated the necessity of specializing in agricultural products that are small in volume but high in market value. He apparently developed an approach that can be assessed in the context of the theory of comparative advantages.  In this study, I aim to evaluate the originality of the contribution of Şaban Hami’s views on the studies of the economic history and the development of the economic thought in Kayseri. Since he did not publish any work individually, his newspaper articles are acknowledged as documents reflective of his views.