The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-12-14

stephens taxes exceptions 20 tlln criticisms
Of the press ug southeass Missouri On the aC'
tlnn OF the commissionaTsi 10 ioontlngnsyIur
No. Qua In the country cass OF DeiRsAis.
away % tbs line OF the railroad so Ear a.
we are concerned wecrltleised only the com
mittec. We believe they selected the poor
est location OF all offered. what the run-
sons controlling their action were, we do
not know. 80 far. only the commissioners
are entitled 20 criticism. when their sctlan
Is approved Is time enough 70 score SOMEONE
elise BLOOMFIELD yindicator.
We arc afraid the indicators be-
lief Is founded upon prejudice rather
than knowledge. Why the Csmmis-
siou,rs rejected Dexter aud Poplar Bluff
Il well known. They are enterprlsing
and growing towns, and good grounds
and locations could doubtless have been
found near them, but on account OF
their proximity TO what is almost uni
ycrsally regarded as the malarial or
swamp land district, the Commissioners
did not think 1t advisable to selccl
either Of the places named, These OBJ
jections to what is also recognized rs
one Of the riches, agricultural sections
of the State, it Is believed, will disap-
pear IN the course of lime through cui.
tiyaiion and drainage, but II may be
many years before the accomplishment
Of this desired result, and The Commits
sioners had 10 take all this into nc.
count.
II the Nindicator could lay as!.lc It's
prejudice in the matter, wish aud make
an examination Of the site selected, ils
drainage advantages. the h"alihfnlnHss
Of the location, ils accessibility by rail,
which has been so grossly misrcpre-
scnted, and all The surroundings, to-
gcthcr with the evidences OF growth,
enterprise and future prospects Of our
town, and compare them with those Cf
Frcdelieklown and Ironton, Il might
change its opinion. Our town, hs ac-
feasibility by rail to as large a scope
Of the Southeast as any of the other
places applying for the asylum, Its soil,
timber, building stone, etc, have been
shamcfully libeled by some Of the pa
pers OF the defeated towns. Whether
this has been done through wantonness,
ignorance OF that blind prejudice which
sees no virtue outside It's own limited
Interests, we viii not assume 10 judge;
but In spite of NIL this reckless mlsrcp-
rcsentation by Its yanquished foes, the
facts arc patent 10 all unprejudiced
minds who have any knowledge Of the
situation, that Pennington Is one OF the
best locations that could have been So.
lec,ed for the Asylum.
Besides, there Is this to say about
Pennington. 1t has a natural and
rapid growth of lis own, It's people are
progressive and enterprising, il presents
to every stranger who enters It an esi-
dence OF thrift aud business activity that
could not exist except for It's superior
agricultural surroundings, and the To-
Gallon Of "a State institution like Asylum
No. does not mean as much to It as
It would TO some towns which have
shown no evidence of growth, enter.
prise OF public spir:.edness for de-
csde or more. The Asylum Is de-
sirable institution to bclp along It's ma
tural growth, but farmiOgton's own
seli-rcliauec aSsuresl Its future. and there
would have been 40 kick coming from
US II some of our less fortunate neigh.
bors had secured 1t.