The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-09-08
Improvement

ducts were produced in the state IN
1898. or enough 20 pay the price Of
the whole Louisiana Purchase. AZ the
time Of the last census. Missouri was
third IN the United States In poultry
products She Is now first having
passed Illinois and Iowa since the
taking Of the census. Last year the
hens alone scratched SlS.0O0.00 out
o. Missouri soil. or enough % pas for
the whole Louisiana Territory and
have S3.o0e.0 00 20 see the Fair with.
Mining.
Nearly 500 600. 900 worth Of mineral
wealth has been taken out Of the mines
u Missouri and the development has
hardly begun. It's mineral output ex-
ceeds thai OF California. while its
yield Of lead and zinc alone. IS more
valuable than the total Of the silver
product Of Colorado. II produces 50
per cent Of all the zinc mined in the
United States; 90 per cent Of all the
nickel and n large per cent Of the
lead. Half q the state Is underlaid
by coal.
Manufactures.
The ~cheapness Of fuel. the
Of raw material and the facilities for
shipment make Missouri q great
manufacturing state. In 1900 there
were more than 1900 manufacturing
plants. employing a capital % nearly
S2s0.oo0.00e During that year.
than SEQ. OQo. 600 were paid To wage
WORKERS. 81 the state Of Missouri. in
dependent OF officers. clerks, etc.
s2SS .o00 600 was the value OF the
manufactured products Of the state for
that year. In 1900 the city Of ST
Louis alone produced more than $3.50.
100000 worth OF manufactured prod.
ucts while your own city reached the
splendid sum OF about $4,000. 900. In
the packing industry, Kansas City
ranks second in the United States and
St Louis fourth. OneFhird Of the
white lead output Of the United States
IL made IN Missouri St Louis manu-
features more tobacco than any other
city Ga the world Missouri has 5000
miles Of steam milWays and more
naviEnhle waterways than any other
state IN the Union This Is not a fancy
skcfch. but Is a statement 81 facts
CLEANED mostly from the book recently
published by the Missouri Commission
10 the Louisiana Purchase Exposition
Company and edited by that talented
Missourian. Walter Williams
but Why prnloug the listg Enough
has been said 20 show our state with
out a peer in the cndowments given Il
by nature Not only Is Missouri crest
In material things but in the humaniz-
ing Influences Of education and reilE.
ious culture. Rhc ranks among the
foremost Of the statos. In 1900 The
percentage % Hlieracy IN the United
States was 10 Tfl0 while In Missouri
e was but c ffI0 Nearly 10000 public
school houses are equipped with is. COO
teachers who lead the young Mis-
eourinn from the "A. n Cs" thruugh
the Classics. the Fine Arts and the
Sciences -Four thousand other teach
eFs are I'm parochial Schools. Colleges
and private Institutions Of learning
There are more than forty colleges in
the state which confer degrees 81
scholarship recognized BY educational
Institutions everywhere Churches ri
al denominations abound and work IN
perfect harmony in abe Fpnorai up.
Trims ~ our people
Such in part g. Missouri To cell
the whole story would weary you
even ~ / had the knowledge and the
skill Ca pnrtray q effectively May
W. not thpn be proud % our ciufen.
ship May We not rejoice that our 10,
has been cad in this Stale of natural
richness with school houses and
churches dottinE the plains and Ercai
-ALH. -HaH. M-. .a.HMI
and social strcnkthT
And nos Missouri g. approaching
tho time when a must perform ii
most important function, the naming
81 mrn and the adoption al measures
for the conduct 81 her govemmout
Affairs and We are assembled tonight
tp consider Who and what s. best
Truly. the responsibility Is great
Truly. % calls Tor our most serious
consideration. our most devoted loyal
~ Some OF The men are before you
tonight ana some of The measures vii
he placed before you hy thom In
what I may say there shall h. no az
tempt a. oratory. no bitterness or per
sonal accusation. only q plain stale
ment Of my own opinions. IN languag,
rs simple aud fair as I nm able 20 com
mand
Honesty.
What shoaid De the character OF
the government f0r such a state
What kind az men should compose N'
What should b. their poiiciesg IN,
government OF such a state must b,
aEErcsEivcly honcsl Honesty Is
quality which ought 20 he taken es /
mattcr ~ course Honesty cannot b
patented Il is nos 20 be boastct q