Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1892-01-29
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The National Democratic
convention will be held in Chi
cago June q.
-Four years more of Repub-
licsn rule will give the United
Safes the best navy in the world.
Some object to q canIery
because if only gives employment
to labor six months of the year.
1t is better to have labor employed
six months of the yesr thsn not at
all. The fruit evsporstor was IN
sctive operation about six weeks,
an | its benefits were felt through
out the year.
ALI our CREST cattle markets
show falling off in the number
OF cattle for 1891. The great sur
plus of 1890 is now out OF the way,
and We are just beginning to
realize the scarcity of beef cattle,
the result of SO many selling out
to quit cattle raising on the ranch
snd on the farm. Good csttl7 is,
to-day, the most valuable property
farmer can owr.
The talk that, il kirssville
is fsvorsbly located for the estab-
lishment of paying industries
they will come here without ally
bonus, is the merest bosh. The
fact,is there are many ether towns
in Missouri as favorsbly situated
as kilksyille for the establish
ment of industries, and these
towns are willing TO give bonus.
kirksville must compete or drop
out of the race, and 90 back to
mud sidewalks and streets adorn-
ed with the odorous dog fennel.
There are two great pros
perity factors actively at work
foreign trade and the railroads
These are accomplishing wonders
in preparing the way for the ez-
pected revival of business ener-
gies. In the month Of December
alone the exports OF cotton, bread,
stuffs, provisions, cattle and petro.
leum are shown by the preliminary
returns to have aggregated nearly
S92, 100000 against S74, 100000 fol
the same month in 1890. These
figures indicate the !al sost g 4pgr tt
ever attained in g single month
and an excess over imports o1
probably s4S,000,oO0, in spite q
an increase of almost 5000 900 II
Imports at New York for The
came month.
The fight is OF between
Charley Msnsui and [. S. Hal
fo- the Democratic nomination fol
Congress in the second district
Halls friends claim that be ough
to be sent to Congress Or accoun
of the invaluable service he has
rendered the Democratic party
during the past three years
During the three years that Mr.
Hall was rendering such iuvslu
able service to the Democrat,
party, he was going about over tbs
country posing as down-trodde,
farmer, and claiming that he hat
cast loose from the Democratic
party forever. 1t would be diff
cult to convince anyone outsid
the Francis combine, that Mr.
Hall is anything but a demsgogu
and political trickster.
The growth of Kirksville
during the past two years ha
been almost phenomenal. Th,
population has increased % pc
cent in that time, improvement
have been made with lavish hand
and property has rapidly risen il
value. Is the growth and pros
perity of our city to continue, O
is there to be collapse of value
and a dwindling away of popula
ton? This is the important ques
ton that must now be answered b,
those interested in kirksville'
welfare. 1t may be safely stated
that the limit of growth en-,
values has been almost attained, i
something is not done to give EN-
ployment to those already here
and to provide employment TO,
those to come. 1t is true that
small per cent of the population
recently located here, possess