The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-11-07
ffH OF MISSOURI.

NTH OF MISSOURI.
aMcisl map, Just issued by
81 1,hmissioner Lee Meriwether,
tfsoveral striking as we'll as
showings relative to the
sbducts OF Missouri. People
in . general way, that
"a one of the greatest states
non, but there will be many
Hen among the best in
8ho win be surprised on
~ Commissioner Meriweth-
IN learn that Missouri ex-
in her own specialties,
I ,is6 several side products,
4 A, ~ Spsciaities Of other
NIX iiEs lI]Sh xh ana WiSsSlIsIn,
nssouri marketed 2se, ,1s0, ,4so Rect
Of lamber In 1894, in addition to
2,1a6,l44 cross ties and some forty
million feet Of logs. Residents in
cities must be growing fonder every
yesx OF chickens, as the amount Of
pouItzy shipped from the 1O7 coun-
ties Engaged in the business is not
only an enormous one, but is one
that = growing by leaps and bounds.
In 1890 only 10, 0,766,572 pounds Of
poultry were shipped to the cities;
in 1891 the amount had increased to
2S,049,177 (more than double the
amount OF the previous year,, while
in 1894 the figures stand "A, 100, 1852
pounds (four times as much as was
marketed in lS9O. The amount Of
melons marketed seems to have
varied very little, the figures being
1889 cars In 1894, as against 1,761
cars In 1891. Butter also shows
little variation, 2,949,537 pounds
having been marketed in 1891, and
2,S1o,8s0 pounds in 1894. But the
amount of canned goods marketed
has shown q wonderful increase in
the past few years; the figures OF
1894 show shipment Of 33,461, 1866
pounds, as against only 1880, 900 for
1891. The increase in corn ship
mente has been slow-6, ,898, 1920
bushels In 1890, 1852, 1913 in 1891 and
1O,980,732 in 1894. The figures for
eggs are more satisfactory-14, ,o9O, :
426 dozen in 1891 and 23, 765, 1886
dozen in 1894. The increase in hides
is lsrgs-from 1,6s9,99 pounds in
1891 to e,755, 1T pounds in 1894. On
the other hand, the falling of in iron
is enormous and unpleasantly indica-
tive Of the stagration in tho iron in
dustryin Missouri In particular and
N tho United States n general. TIE
'shipnt int 81 1890 amounted to $780,
232 TONS Of iron; in 1891 the figures
fell to 1851 tons, and in 1894 to
only 2,932 tons. This tremendous
decrease is due not only to stagna-
tion in the trade, but probably also
in part to the intense competition Of
tho surface iron mines OF Northern
Minnesota with their cheap freight
outlet via the boats of Lake Superior.
The huge steam shovels used in the
Vermillion Range, north of Duluth,
scoop up six to ten tons of iron ore
ut . time-a process at once so colos-
sal and so inexpensive that there Is
small cause to wonder at the inabil-
ity Of competition on the part OF the
old style mines wherein the ore can
be extracted only by digging deep
shafts and using expensive machin-
cry.
The figures above quoted, which
are only few samples Of the many
shown by the map, do not represent
the total amount Of the respective
articles produced in Missouri, but
only the surplus amount shipped
from the county wherein the articles
are produced. When 1t Is remem-
barred that there are upwards OF three
millions OF people in the state, 1t will
be seen that the amount OF articles
produced must largely exceed the
amount shipped. Ninety seven coun-
tiss shipped some 300, 900, 200 feet OF
lumber, but a. the several million
inhabitants Of those ninety -seven
counties all live In houses, the total
amount Of lumber produced in Mis-
souri is necessarily much greater
than the 300, 200, 900 feet shown by
Commissioner Meriwether's map.
Credit y due Mr.. ]. W. Marsteller,
Of the Labor Bureau, who drew the
map and attended to the collection
of facts snd figures it contains.
By ssndtns ave cents in stamps to
the Labor Bureau, Jefferson City,
. copy oe the map may be had by
any citissn Of Missouri.
NO EASY BERTH.
Henry w.Fd Seschsr.
/ recei3ed . letter from lad, ask