Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1891-06-05
The people of Adair county

ministration the more injury,
Russell Harrison, CT Secretary
Noble.
The Italian Government is
trying to cheek til a tide of emi-
grafton Of her sons To ;his country.
We trust that al efforts in that
direction viii meet with success.
Mr.. john ID. Rockefeller,
the great oil producer, has order
I'd that in all his Ohio ield wells,
the pumps must remain idle on
Sundays. When the drift Is more
and more tow ard unae cesssry Sun
day work in every branch of bust
ness, cases like that OF Mr.. Rookie
feller deserve special honorable
mention.
--Republicsn farmers are
coming to the conclusion that it is
the best policy to stand by their
old party. There is.no reasonable
grievance that cannot be corrected
by and within the Republican or
ganization. The Republican party
is progressive and moves steadily
with its face to the front. To stay
with it is the safe course, and the
only safe one.
--During the campaign last
fall, Mr.. Hatch stated in his
speeches that he would eat all the
sugar the people would be able to
buy cheaper on account of the Nc
Kinley bill. We are now getting
eight to ten pound more sugar for
dollar than at that time. 1t
would be a painful sight to see
Mr.. Hatch wrestle with the extra
amount even on one dollars worth.
kansas, which defeated its
Worlds Fair appropriation, is
now trying to raise Sl50,000 with
which to make an exhibit. A
movement has been inaugurated
in the public schools of the state
whereby it is hoped $4,000 OF
$4,000 of the amount will be con-
tributed by the pupils, the inten.
ton being to devote the sum thus
raised to the erection of the Kan
sas building.
"A number of additions
have recently been made to the
City of Kirksville, and purchas-
ers of residence lots now have
choice over wide area. But it
seems that, IN laying out these ad-
ditions nothing has been done be-
yond the work of nature to make
them attractive as places for homes
or to induce rapid sale of lots.
Kirksville has reached that stage
of development when a number of
costly residences will be built
each year. The men who build
these expensive residences care
littla for the extra hundred dollars
that lot would cost in desirable
location. It's location they con-
slider and not the amount of extra
money required to secure it. Had
the proprietors of one of the larg-
er additions thought to donate ten
acres of land to the city for a park,
the lots fronting the park would
sell for enough over their present
value to pay a handsome price for
the land thus donated, and would
besides have enhanced tbs value
of every lot in tho addition. But
the fact that the increased value
of the lots would pay for the land
is not the only thing to consider.
About such a park the finest resi-
dences would cluster, adding both
value and beauty to the city. The
reason for this is that, under pres
ent conditions, what seems to be a
desirable location, may, in the
course of few years, owing to
the changes incident to a growing
and prosperous town become the
most undesirable. But a park
would be a permanent improve
ment, and would give value, and
permsnence to all the improve
ments about it. On this account
purchasers who desired perma-
nent homes, pleasantly situated,
would drop the consideration of
all other locations and expend
their money where no changes
would ever likely occur. This
would give the addition thus fortu-
nately provided for great adyenf-