The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-03-09

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The city is noted for the suh>ian.
,.A character c: It's buildings and
the hospitality Of It's citizens, The
res ;ierces and business houses are
built almost entirely Of brick The
drainage # the city is excellent and
since the completion Of the water
works the whole city almost is sewer
ii ly private sewerage. The city
has enjoyed a steady growth in popu-
alton and in substantial improve
ments.
The buildings Of note are the
Capitol. Supreme court, Governors
mansion. State prison. Warden's resi-
dence. Madison, City and Monroe
hotels, Public school and St, Peters
school buildings and others.
The following churches are repre-
sented Baptist, Catholic, Episco-
pal, German Lutheran, Evangelical
Lutheran. Methodist, Presbyterian.
German Methodist and Christian,
The Catholics have a beautiful
church and st. Peters schoo'
building is one of the finest in Cen,
trial Missouri. The new and hand
some Government building and post
Office costing 100000, new Operf
VI nIioaUuii III -.osavate. residence!
act Of Congress and the State constj
tuition is made the permanent sea
of government.
The city has two flour mills. tw,
foundries, a machine shop, two brew
cries, one ice factory-now beinc
built, factories il the p~enitentiar,
employing convict labor, manufactur
ing boots and shoes, saddle trees
saddles, harness and clothing and
also four factories on the outsida
manufacturing boots and Shoes. The
Stat" printing is done here by the
I'"bH1e Printing company, which
employees a large number of hand.
There are four banks. the Tx.
change. First National, Merchants
and }. 5, Fleming, carrying de.
posts aggregating about $l,2UO,GOO
The Western Union and the Pacific
Mutual Telegraphs companies have
offices here and the Pacific ami l. (
Express company also do business
IN this city. The Dulle Miliinr
company is m of the largest in
Central Missouri, producing go bar.
rels Of -four per day.
The CITY is operated under the
charter relating to cities of the third
1t has one of the best sv.-
TENS Of water works in the West
%20o,oOO, The CITY has
splendid fire protection, there being
- trep'ug, AMI the stream of
Water thrown from any four at one
tme is fully 100 feet in the air. The
water tower is l23 feet high and 20
eet IN diameter and the direct pres.
me from the pumps can also be util.
led when additional pressure is re.
.uired, 1t has an excellent gas, arc
nd lncandescent electric light plant
nd under a recent contract the city
in a fnw weeks be lighted by
!ectricity.
In the last few years most OF tho
rihclphl street. have been fe-erav-
ed and put in excellent shape.
yer S2OO,OM was expended last
'ar in the constru ction of new
lildings,
The City hall, Il gift of Major j. J
' Clarke, deceased. with a free !
'rary maintained in connection
'"rewith, is u Of the most com.
odious buildings for city hall pur- =
enjoyed by any town in the T
llited b.htes.
AT present the question of con. T
rlc'In8 an electric street railway T
III foot bridge across the Missouri
being discussed, and an effort is T
50 beng made to secure railroad .,
INJECTIONS with Springfield, Mis-.
uri, which will make Jefferson CITY
o OF the best railroad centers in r,
State.