The St. Louis Republic., 1905-09-29
ERA OF THE SOUTHWEST;
NEW MISSOURI TERRITORY

much of Q chipping commodity: The
eighty barre! iiour min In Versailles a0-
serbs practically all that Is grown.
to ,ns yssr ss. " .os No.
and the price paid at the mill y WITHIN
Rye ErOWs well. but the farmers do not
raise IL In any quantity.
Tire miller put In machinery to Srin3
rye aud buck kwheA:. either of which could
be raised in surprising quantities. but tae
and the machinery VAS set aside TO make
room for the wheat and corn srin1ine ap-
par Atus. Flax ard hemp have been sivsn
tryoIt and have succ~eded splendidiy
where they h.ve been exy~rfmented with.
The fact is easily believabae that the
men who are holding the agricultural Sec
tons Of the county are not Inclined 10
ing and are cOat.nt with the manners
and customs. which obtained as long ago
- before the war.
The possibilities in the hardwood tim
her v hich - found In the Usage bottoms
have been realized and = big plant 70. the
Of az and ha3sts :tonS n!is s,,s e
oak and blue ash arc utilized In the Eiak-
ing. The timber ls made to SOrk its way
through the plant. .
sawed into the proper lengths for the han
dies The :awdust is Sbe @ fuel r.: s., the
GIN operations until the haadles are placed
Ia the cars. The Outps,t OF the new Plant
Is between sixty and ssv.nty-hSe dozens
o. Ss nsncIss 1les,ess n.r, Of the hard~eed tim:
be-: Is converted into ties. and milli0na o!
ties have been shipped on! " Mosean
nas;1y and for sa: many @ the
only manufacturing industry fo'io~ed IN
the county.
vas the chief producer of lead and zinc
ores In Missouri. The vaat dsp"slts wnicn
unjeriie even the agricultural lands have
been practically nnsSTsns =, s 1cHss ,SSs r. eii .sa
begun. Outside capital Is in competi,ton
to Ret hold Of the available lands Nhich
be: sssS eS' paanns a1S tine % S'sss ss~s y
Before ls.s thousands Of ton: Of Lad
were mined and sent overland % the
AissSn'' Fsom ,ss Rs'i Old Buffalo min. record
breaking suanti;,e. yer. YER .m. Gsen; f,,, M0,e S..
half acre. and from the old bond mine
one q go pound chunk Was taken. The
Gray Horse. Brushy, Cross Roa,!s ANA h@
men who figured in lead and zinc opera-
psiee Of lead ven, on from SO to sls .
ton
This was too much for the Morgan Coun-
Il mines. which had no transportation
facilities whatever. and ngura,i. ely tnsy
the railroad has again brought them into
active existence. and il j. the expectation
Of the men who are interested Ia again
yis:s the .msire MssS1 sas;,i"n ms rhs %h ,nev
once occupied.
The coal proposition h . matter Of con-
trover.y. Many who have been over the
boil chat tho innVnRnSA ypinS nj
coal. soms of them s>venty-ihree feet
through. are but pockets. and that u
would BE- difncult to find an extended reid
have been discovered.
Former Governor John P. -. John Of
Kansas II actively interested n the coal
IS directly on the ground. He insists that
MORAN County Is underiaid with the
coal blanket. and with him - many agree
Out Of the stovcr bank thousands of
tens have heen taken. which rroduc.
"hc e coke ,ser to n. sS., i ,hs = mi.
eurrounsiins Versailles will soon he spark
ling with the fires nf the coke ovscs. and
fha: versailles Is destined to be q second
PittsburG.
The cattle range all over the timber
lands Of the southern SLOPE Of the county
R!ue-stsm Gr.ss: Which grow: srn;. to height .hs
fool. which faf,ens cattle and hogs and
prepares them for market without corn
re stock Il driven from the range. d.
pectly 20 the stock yards. loaded into the
cars ard thence to st fouie. In stock
shipments a. well as IN every other class
buyers control practically the entire mar
kef. KanAAs City - much nearer hut the