Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-10-09

NEWS FROM MISSOURI. :


F'iipiS I'sullcu III tUe uedtn OI Bar
ney McChristian. engineer. Aaron
White, fireman, and John Finch, en-
Sineer, all of Springfield. Both engines
were demolished and the crews buried
under the wreck.
At Moberly, October II, leading
democrats of Missouri will meet to
discuss the necessity of keeping Mis-
souri, in the front r8nk of all demo-
cratic States Speakers at the meet
ing Will be Senators Cockrell and
Stone, Gov. Dockery and Congressman
Champ Clark and David A. DeArmond.
In addition to these. a feature OF the
occasion will be the presence on the
platform Of every democratic congress-
man in the state, something never be-
fore known in Missouri.
A writer in the jefferson City Trib-
n who has often travelled up the
Usage river wonders that the beauties
OF the stream are not better known.
II traverses the center of the state and
presents a series OF picturesque views
from the point where 1t joins the Mis-
souri, near the state capital up to its
headwaters in Kansas. Though NOT
averaging over 300 feet in width, It is
deep in places and so winding in its
course that it often presents the APP
pearance Of a lake imbedded in the
forests.
Gov. Dockery approved the purchase
OF the Magnolia property in St. Louis,
comprising three acres, for SOS, 600.
The new state school for the blind
viii be located there. The purchase
was made by the commission appoint
Cd to locate and supervise the erection
Of the now building. The old property
in 81. Louis has not been sold, buy
the commissioners are having plans
and specifications made for the new
building and expect to begin it's cree
tIon oon The last legislature APP
propriated $12o,0 GEO for the new build
ing.
One Of Missuuri's rural delivery
routes is served by an automobile that
covers the "a miles in less than three
hours, the stops consuming a third
Of the time. The only drawback is the
Tightening Of horses on the roads.
Even the mules are stampeded by the
sight Of a vehicle moving without the
usual draft animals, or perhaps by
the noise, which is not exactly mild or
mclOdiOus. But an automobile is a
tame contrivance compared with a To-
connective, and as horses get accustomed
TO railroads they will soon learn to
treat road motors with Indifference.
The miners union of Missouri
charges an initiation fee Of $50. There
are many men in the state who would
like 10 join the union, but cannO raise
the $50. There are also many small
farmers who would work in the mines
H. the winter, during their spare time,
hut who will not pay $50 Cor the privi-
lege. Since any man VINO tries TO wo"i
In The dnionized mines without a union
card is quite likely to get his head
broken. this $50 admission fee Sc
TiOusiy limits the number Of miners.
and in this way greatly curtails the
output and raises the price of coal.
The aggregate amount Of capital
placed in the rs business enterprises
a. which were issued certificates of in
corporation or licenses to do business
in Missouri by the secretary of state
during the month of September is
$6,G5l 900, as against $3.50, 900 for the
! month of August and sS.746, 110.33 for
} the month of July, making a total for
. the three months of $50. 937 800. 80, and
| h gain in September over the preceding
month OF $l,1lO,7 $50. On the months
business there was paid to the state
&l3, 935 in fees, of which the domestic
companies paid $13,330 and the for
eign companies sG05.
!. or tho ST domestic les incOr.
porated during September in Missouri
I 81 were located In st. Louis, their az
= gregate capitalization being 1856, 600,
Kansas City had IL Of them. with ar
= aggregate capitalization Of 1924, 900
while the six established in 81. JOSEPH
had an aggregate capitalization o.
$271 ,0G0, making a total for the three
I cities of 81, $40, 900. The other &c con
Germs which were chartered were scat
e tered over the state. their capitaliZa
. ton argrerating $sl2 600. In the fg
e ures in this paragraph nothing is Elm
o hraced save the mercantile and manu-
featuring concerns and misccllaneou
e tompanies. Neither railroads. bank
nor foreign companies are included.
A snake p.owling about in the chat
car at midnight caused all kinds o
shivers and Mysteries on a Burlington
passenger train between Cameron az
e ChillicOthe a few nights ago. Such
frightened lot Of screaming. scufhin,
q reople war never seen. II would hay
s been amusing, had il not been so terri
bic. About the time everyone wa
On top of his chair a man appeared
and said that II WAS his snake n tina