Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-01-27

veal VI l#''N W
~ula,ion Of the business interests Of Yer
saillcs for the purpose Of showing to the
outside world that our city is fast dcvel-
oping into a great trading center and
tina, no town the same size in Central
Missouri can cope with MS III the number
aud variety Of firms transacting a success
ful business within its limits.
We have taken occasion TO carefully
enuncratc every firm or individual, old
or young, who may at this time be re
sponsible for any share Of the business
2rowth of Versailles. II We have missed
any one, it is unintcntional and We are
free to stand corrected.
Many Of the firms which are herein
mentioned are composed OF men who
have grown up in this comniunity-mcn
who have proven by their success that
tlley are reliable business men and an
honor to our community while others
have come in at different periods and by
rci sistcnt efforts have established them.
selves and form no little part Of our bust
mess Interests.
Among the citizens now residing in this
city and who hold the respect Of the en-.
tire community for having paved the
say to our present business standing,
In, who have retired from the activity OF
oar industrial proGrcsSivcucSs, are John
l.umpce, DR.. +. G.. Woods, John Free
hairn, George ". Petty, John W, Drpm-
gold, George +. Clark, Iilwyn Price and
Ihilip Damph. These men are pleased
10 note the changes which are gradually
taking place and the developments which
are pushing our city TO the front.
LARGE GENEKAI. STORES.
Versailles has FIVE large general stores.
they are operate by VI. J%oachiui, ST.,
Gail W. Bicrsach, Knoop & Long and
hdolph Pepper, the big cuisines, OF the
three former firms being operated by cit
ilcns who have grown up IN business
here. These houses carry general stocks
ranging in value from $2J GEO to So, 600
and deal in everything from dry goods
to country produce. The Eth is just be
my opened up by McSsrs. Miller & Mar
ROT. These firms can and will furnish
anything the consumer needs that is
carried by department stores III the met
ropoiitan cities, and are entitled to the
patronage of our citizen.
" FINE rtNEiSG I~NSTITuTIo&S.
The Bank OF Versatile, i, among our
older institutions. y l.. Ross, President,
and W. J.. STEPHENS, cashier. Capital
s,oc. :5D,ooo. This bank shows heavy
deposits aud it, Volume Of business ha-
increased with the gradu,' growth OF oui
city
The First National Bank Il few month,
ago changed from that OF a private bank
to- Government, institution. The officer,
are ". W. Moore, president; Geo. "
Petty vice president; Ja~. ". Mills 2uo
vice president; ", 7. Petty, cashier III,
capital stock was doubled to SIU.up0 anC
the deposits are very heavy. 30 tvs,
banking houses III This section Of L.,
state have better standing in the A|uancla
world tlisn these staple institutions.
THREE GouH NEWSPAPERS.
All the newspaper, OF the county ~,
published ia Versailles. The Leader
owned by %liannay s Daniels. Is the o d
c>t. The Statcauian, by \. G.. Bakcl, i
the Republican paper, and Morgan Co
Democrat by Til,man & Duff has The hcs
equipped Office III Central Missouri. III
news Tor the poop e Of this section j. cir
cula,cd through the medium Of Tic
three journals, and they all enjoy appr,
ciativc patronage from the people q
large, aud the best Of feeling exists anon
representatives OF the hlorgan Count
press,
C%I.OTPI%G, &IipIs y r~uRNISuINCS.
Louis IAnnirc, J A. Petty K Co. an
Geo, A. Kraus. each carry fun lines ,
furnishings, c,othinR, hats, caps and ~
tons, The stocks III any of these cs,al
lisliuIcnts compare favurahly with III
larger cities and they enjoy a good trad,
HARDWARE, IMPLEMENTS, TTC.
In shiS line wc have -four good firm
Quits * Gray, Thorpe Bros, T.. VI. Du
and Kidweil, II,ter & Wingct, all ,
whom do An extensive business an
draw trade from all over the country.
RESTAURANTS AID Co%rTcTIUNhEs.
NJ. Spile' is the oldest restaurant ma
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