The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-04-19
A GROWING TOWN.

The census Of 1890 gave Farming
ton population IN round nunbcr0 OF
800, bat the census Of tho present
year (IgCU) will place it somewhere
near 800, and !, may probably reach
5000. /, !, doubtful If there Is an.
other town in the state that can show
better or more substantial growth in
fhC last decade than Farmington, II we
except the mining towns Ia tho Flat
River lead district Of the county, which
have sprung up like magic, and during
the present year the town promises 10
exceed in substantial growth that of
any year since 1890.
Many new families are moving in and
every available house for rent Is occu-
pied There are now IN course Of con.
struction fully twenty residences, and
mote in contemplation, besides several
substantial buildings In the business
patt Of town in prospect. Lang & Bro.
have already cleared away the old
wooden buildings cast Of their wagon
factory TO make room for the handsome
brick block of which we made mention
several weeks ago, to be occupied by
them In their expanding business,
Among the persons who have already
built this year, have houses IN course
OF construction, or contemplate build
ing during summer, are Contractor
Louis Miller, who will erect one OF the
finest rcsilcnces in the town, George
". Grover, David Reese, Jos. Iwari,
Robert Denby, Dr. English, W. Il,
Watts, Mr.. Clifford, Alex Moore, Fred
llcrbst, Mrs. llawn, V. Qucsnel, who
will erect four cottages to rent, Samuel
Vance, John McCariy, I. Rock, John
MARKS, s. T.. Emerson, and doubtless
others, who arc not yet fully decided
The larger number Of these buildings
are TO DO two.story frames, with from
six to eight rooms, some Of them more,
while few of them are smaller one.
story structures. Only the four TO be
built by Mr.. Quesncl are being put up
as tenement houses. Besides, addi.
lions arc being built and improvements
made on other buildings, and the Farm
iugion School District will erect sub.
siau,ial school building for the colored
school, at a cost of & 200 for lot and
building.
Insane Asylum No. 1, the cousifuc-
ton OF which will be begun shortly, Is
not 10 the town, but about a milo dist.
ant, and Il will not be long, from PRES
ent indications, until the intervening
ground will be laid out into town lots,
and made another addition TO Farm.
ington. The Asylum Is to be built on
tho most modern plans, and will prob.
ably cost In It's entirety hall million
dollars. This State institution viii add
largely to the Importance Of our town,
though Il cannot be said that to It's To-
cation here Is due the present evidences
Of growth; these have been manifest
for eight or ten years, during which
Pennington has ut no time been at n
siandstill. There are several causes
contributing TO this condition. We arc
surrounded by good agricultural and
fruit country, with weii-to-do farmers;
our educational advantages are not sur
passed by any town 10 this part Of tho
State; no more healthiul place is TO be
found; md the close proximity Of tho
rich lead industries Of the county. which
arc among the largest Ia tho world,
though only partially developed, have
contributed to the towns growth and
business 10 no small measure.
Fsrmingtcu's Is not mmhrccm
growth, but substantial, healthy one.