Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1896-05-29

river, Is being rapioly developed
the aid of steam and electricity, a1X
under this impulse the state Of NJ
souri, is but in its infancy. 1
II possesses a temperate and \
able climate. and It is eli nate tn 81
tinctly controls the migration OF
human race, which has steadily
hered to an isothermal line ~
the world. Next TO climate in am
ion Tor mankind is
SOIL [H|
1t may with truth be said that -
soil of Missouri is not equalel
variety nor unsurpassed for pr(
iveness. 1t is capable Of pro- - II
all of the edible grains grown ~
latitude. Its yield of wheat is ocg(r
and frequently as high as fifty bnsI y
per acre. Corn is n sure crop {oeo1oo
after season, in every portion 81 ~
state, the yield varying from forc NJ
ninety bushels per acre. Rye and
oats are profitable crops in erery Sec
ton, and tobacco of the best Arnky IS
grown year after year and hSs been .
great source of wealth 70 tho Missouri
planter for half century. The yield
of Irish and sweet potatoes . quite as
large as any section Of the United
States, and is of a superior quality.
AS a fruit-growing state. Missouri 4
unsurpassed on the continent. for its
varieties include everything known 70
the temperate zone. 1t produces the
finest and best favored fall and winter
apples, peaches, pears, cherries, plums
and apricots and all kind Of berries
in the greatest profuSion, and its vine
yards are as fruitful as any found in
France or Spain. ~
The streams Of the state ar skirted
with the finest timber. so that there is
no kind of lumber needed by rs own
citizens or those OF neighboring statss,
that it cannot readily and cheaply
furnish. Within il, forests are found
oak. pine. cherry, ash. hirssky1-vslsse.
cottonwood. locust, linn. cedar, hack
berry. mulberry. box-elder, gum and
sycamore and many others. and ofsome
of these species there are many varie-
ties.
The mineral resources of Missouri,
as developed within the last few years,
have astonished the world. The coal
and iron mines Of this state are richer
and more inexhaustible than those OF
Pennsylvania or England. 1t is es-
timated that Missouri can furnish
mankind with 10000. 900 tons of
coal year for 1900 years, and in
this connection it might be stated that
Charlton county has n full share of
these wonderful coal fields. The lead
belt of Missouri embraces more than
6.ooo square miles. In fifteen coun-
ties there is copper, and there are
large deposits of zinc, tin, emery, CO.
bait, fire-clay. metallic paints and
salt. as also the largest ONYX mines
in the world, rivaling even those of
Mexico. The state contains IS ,ooo,-
900 acres of land. and 100000
OF these have the rich soil that is
peculiarly suited to the raising of hemp;
5000 900 of its acres are among the
best in the United States for grape
culture. and o,ooo.o 900 acres are
good farming and bluegrass lands,
adapted to the ordinary crops of the
northern farmer. In brief, there Is
nothing that man needs that this i'm
perial state does not furnish in rich
abundance. and from the foregoing it
will be seen that within its borders is
everything to sustain and enrich mil
lions of people.
IL is not in material resources only
that Missouri is rich. for ITS educational
advantages are not equaled by those
of any other western state. Magnifi-
cent modern edihces have now taken
the place of the old-time school-house,
and everywhere throughout the whole
state from SIX to nine months school
is yearly maintained. There were en-
rolled in the public schools Of Mis-