The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-11-23
FARAlSGrON WINS.
The New Insane AsyInm to &c i.ocsiea
Al This Place.

The Commissioners appointed 10 Sc
lcci site for the new Insane Asylum,
No. &, last Saturday reached final
conclusion aud decided upon Farming.
ton rs the most eligible point Tor the
Institution. As has been noted hereto.
fore, al the frs, meeting OF the Com
uiisslsners after their tour Of inspection,
all the town, competing for The Asylum
were eliminated except Arcadia, Fred
cricktown and this place, aud the Com.
mission made second lrip to these
places last week, With the result named.
One thing that contributed iayogably
to Pennington, and doubtless had "a
great deal to do with the decision, was
the aiy Of lhtiil aud growth that our
iDwn presents in the splendid new
buildings that have been erected 10 the
business portion this year, including
the Nullaih and Aiarkcrt buildings On
Columbia street, the Pullman and Ne.
Even buildings, aud the large Realty
block OF business houses and offices On
the Public Square, all limo two.siury
brick structures. This evidence Of solid
growth aud the general atmosphere Of
business enterprise marx Pennington
as one Of the best towns ia This part Of
the State. fact which the Commits.
siuners cuaId not fail to observe. Be
sides this, Pennington was able 10 offer
equal il not superior advantages with
the other competing points, us to de.
sirablc site for the buildings Of the Asy-
lum, railroad facilities to accommodate
the greater number OF Southeast coun.
ties which will have occasion to scud
their patients TO the institution, etc.
Pennington is TO be congratulated
upon rs success, for an important State
institution, such as this Asylum Is to
be, cannot fail 20 attrac. attention from
the outside 10 our town. Taken into
consideration with the unparalleled
mineral resources and mining industries
Of the county; the interest which has
but recently been aroused among cx-
pericnccd horticultufisis, who have dis
covered ia oar soil and climate the Gle
mcnis which contribute most largely to
the best and finest favored fruits, re.
sulliug iu . large fruit experiment sta
Iiun and Tie starting Of an extensive
nursery; aud the tangible assuIaucc Of
another railroad In the immediate IA.
turc, connecting our town and the miu-
ing districts with The Illinois coal fields
on the cast and lrouiale on the west,
the rapid development Of this part Of
the Southeast would seem to be assured
The site selected for the Asylum en-
braces about 500 acres OF more, stu.
ated abJu, midway between Farming.
ton and Drl.assus, Tie Iron Mountain
railroad station, Tor which deeds in cs-
criioirc have been given, At o cost of
about $4,000. Pennington gives q
bonus Of 81, 300, which reduces tAa
cost oi the si,c 10 tho State 60 about
Sl4,jOU. The Lrgislaturc al i,s last
session appropriated $3.50 600 towards
the erection OF the Asylum, oul Of which
the land will bs pail iur, the per diem.
current expenses, etc, VI the Commit.
sion aud architect, and the initial work
on the Asylum, which will ba began
next spriug. 10 complete The Asylum,
u {, estimated, will cost IN the neigh.
bo'hood %! 5000, 900, as q is the in
tcutinu Of the Commissioners 90 make
{. one Of the best and mos. modern IN.
slituiions Of Its Kind In the country
With this idea IN view, they will yis,
the leading asylum institutions in the
United States, iu order 10 secure the
best Information oblaiuablc ON con
sjIuctiou, etc