The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-01-02
EXAMINATIONS CENTENNIAL YEAR.
oae Of Unprecedented ilrewih--BuIIdlng
and improvements Aggregate
s..rs Thas slss, oe8.ss.
Tho Couasy's Dsvsiopm,nt or Marvel
Gus Character owing 20 ita Great
Mineral Wealth.

Mineral Wealth.
Missouri stands illlh of all the States
In populaiion (a,iQo,G65) according
to tho Cniled States censns OF 1900,
New York, Pennsyiyania, OHIO and
Illinois only exceeding il ia population.
There Is perhaps no State In the Union
that SI,passca Missouri 10 natural re-
sonrccs---sgricnluraI and mineral
and these arc attracting the attention
Of capital aud being developed so rap
Idly that II Is gradually approaching
In population the four moro popniuu,
States named Her exhibits at tho
Pan-Amcricuu Exposition Rt Buffalo
carried of six gold medlis. eleven sIl!
yer medals, fourteen 6aaaNv neIal5
aud ionrlecr honorable mentions, com.
log ueEt 10 Ne.s York, thsse two States
receiving the only two gold medals for
school exhibits. In the South Caro-.
lima Interstate aud West Indian ExpUsi.
ton, now 10 progress, Missouri's cx-
hibiis sarpssa anything on tho ground
and aTe Sajd TO DC far superior to those
at the PAu.Americau.
81. Francois coan'y Is ono Of the
most resourceful Of all the counties In
This grand old State, a worthy child Of
worthy mother. Frnm a nonuialIch
OF 1891 ia 1890, 10 1900 il mum
berod % 05i, and is growth In the
last year, II Il were known, would add
probably 1900 to tho population
Fwes:. ysars ago there wers only two
lead companies operating. IN, st. Jo-
seph aud tho old De-ll.,e, which was
absorbed by the form y. Now there
are seven companies with millions To-
Vesled--ihe St. Joseph, Dos Run, pes-
logo Consolidated. Central. Naslonal.
Federal, Columbia aud Desby. Pos
peeuug with diamond drills Is going
on all the tune, and there Is much On.
developed land With eSepIlent lead H. !
dicadons, clearly proving thai 81
FraneuIs county % tho greatest lead |
center In che world TIE ess being |
Of disseminated oaaraoldr, Il lakes
large capital 10 erect the immense
mills aud furnaces Repaired to reduce
il, but capital has not been lacking |
Capitalists, having learned Of che IN.
oVhausiiblllty aud richness Of the orc,
have taksn hold, sunk the shafts,
erected splendid works, and are giving
cap! ymont 10 thousands Of bread
oirsers, In what is called The Lead
Belt, towns have spruug up until lhey
touch one aDo,hsr aud make a CON
tinuous town along the 81 x. & B. T.
railroad, distance of several miles
from hesloge to Elyins, populated BY
thousands. But not o i is 81. Fran
co.'s county noted for its leai pToduc-
ton and il dne granite quhrries, bul
its agricultural and Horticultural ad.
vunIagcs are among the best, aud Il is
developing along these lines as rapidly
rs any plIt OF the Slats.
Pennington, the cOuuty seat Of this
wonderful county, Is abrcas, with the
BALANCE OF the county 10 solid and sub
slanlial development. with 1901
closed the eehIeuuirA anniversary Oi
the first settlement where the town
stands. Twenty years ago the United
States census gave lis population M
COS. in is9OIt was 1921. and Ia
1909 Il was placed at lbs. 4 sub.
sequen, census was ordered by the
Board Of Aldermen and 2,i5S In 81
itants Of the t1wn were listed. Fr..:: ,
-: - ;s=...ssi 81 new houses which werc
buit 10 1901, largely sxtending the
limits OF the town the past year, IL Is
probably safe to estimate tho present
in tho nsighborhood OF
2 800. The improvements e tho
town have been Of permanent and
character, aud over $780, |
900 haze been expended on bn Idiags
In the town. The location Of Insane
4h5l tNAi W. ~ i A. AitlEhfNY VHE |
inile south Of 'owa. work on which Is
progressing aud which 1t is claimed
viii be ready for use early 10 the
spring, will sill further add TO the
Of our town. As busi.
ness mart few towns Of lts size equal
Pennington, aud the past year has
been IN unusually prosperous one for
bur wide.awake business hrms Tue
young publishers Ct The
Pennington News complied let OF
he buildings aud improvements made
IN tho town tho past year, together
~ith the cost Of each, aud published Il
ID their last week. edition. IL is sub
',antially correct, aud with due ereiI;
% them We close this article With
he llsG;
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