Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1891-10-23

"A strong com mpany mas oeea
organized, and has let the con-
tracts for the erection of large tin
plate works at Elwood, Indiana.
The editor of the Lancaster
Excelsior has not yet mentioned
Hon. G. q. Fogle as candidate
for congressional honors. What
tie GRAPHIC published sometime
ago as a rumor has now become
almost a certainty. There is good
evidence that Mr.. Fogle is in the
race, and there to WIN.
Silver bearing ore has been
discovered about twenty miles
from West Superior, Wis, and
great excitement prevails in con-
sequence. A specimen of ore
subjected to assay showed l22a
ounces of silver to the ton, and
the Inhabitants Of the copper
range are confident that they have
once more come upon mineral
bonanza.
Financially, the situation
shows continued easement Rates
for both call and time loans exhlb-
it a tendency to lower. The Sec
retary of the Treasury feels SC
confident of the future since pass
ing safely..tErough the ledemp-
ton and extension of A per cent
bonds that he has oIdered Treas
ury notes to be redeemed on de-
msnd at any sub Treasury IN
gold coin.
- There is no doubt that 6
system of water works and an elec.
trio light plant, judiciously man
aged, would be of great benefit te
Kirksville. Comfort, convenience
healthfulness-if we had gooc
sewerage system, and a safeguard
against fire are arguments strong
ly in favor of these improvements
Again, Kirksville is a prosperous
growing town and permanent Inn
provaments are being made in the
way of residences and business
houses. With wsterworks ane
cheap lights, or the assurance tina
the city would soon have them
would be an inducement to arrang;
the new buildings, while in pro
cess of erection, to admit iigh
and water, thereby saving larg'
expense, which must necessarll..
be incurred IN this preparation
after the buildings are completed
But in voting for the proposition
it must not be expected that a vot'
is being cast to get something tha
will pay for itself out of the rev
enue received from private patron
age. The expense of running
such plant will be, at the loves
calculation, $1,000 a year, and i
will do exceedingly well if it pay
running expenses. 1t may safel!
be reckoned that the original deb
will have to be paid by taxation
and he who casts his vote thinking
it will be otherwise will in TIM
awaken to the fact that he ha
been sorely disappointed.
When the South elected it
usual Democratic representatio,
last November it had become con
scious of its great industrial re
sources, but it had not time no
opportunity to realize the peril t.
which it would be exposed by tn
threats to repeal the McKinle.
bill. In fact these threats did no
take serious shape till after tn
Democratic majority in the Fifty
Second Congress had been tiguret
up to the neighborhood of 15C
There can be no doubt that thi
sort of talk has set the indust1ia
South to thinking, and the indus
trial South is a very positive ant
decided force when the politica
South quiets down as it did afte
the adjournment of Congress
And the industrial South is stead
lily coming to the conclusion tina
no part of the country will los
more by interference with tarif
laws that have gotten fairly t.
work than the South itself. Th
iron regions OF Alabama, of Ten
nessee and North Carolina wer
enjoying an encouraging growtl
when the last election occurred
Tbax, Epou tho affaci of tho ayap