The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1906-03-02
HOME ENTERPRISES FIRST
The Shlbboleth Of the Business Men'S
Club-SeveraI Good Schemes II
They Can be Effected

Last Monday nights meeting OF the
business Mems Club Was iudicatou of
earnest interest ia the object and pur.
poses OF the organization, for the al
tendance VA, good, aud when the
member, 20 out on such night a.,
that, blustery, cold and stormy, they
must feel Il deep interest in what they
are doing There were some good
talks on methods and means and the
advantages Of Farmington Us man.
uiacturIug center IN certain lines. The
prevailing sentiment Of the club was,
instead ot trying to induce outsiders to
start experimental lines of manufac.
turing for the bonus that is ALWAYS
eNacted for such enterprises, that the
manufacturing institutions we already
have be encouraged to enlarge and in-
crease their capacity. Established
home enterprises first. There is the
Lang Bros Mfg. " Mere. Co., with
plant that gives employment to ten or
| fifteen hands aud turns out two hun.
| dred or more ilrst-Class wagons year,
Tor which there is always a ready sale
lsenman u Co. manufacture annually
about one hundred wagons. The
wagons sent cut by these two concerns
are the very best OF their class man.
ufacturcd, lhc idea OF encouraging
the consolidation uf these industries,
/ increasing the capital stock and en-.
larging the plants to u capacity OF he.
tween one thousand aud two thousand
wagons year, was a suggestion that
was discussed aud talked over We
understand that the parties most direct.
ly concerned are willing to consider
the matter, Here j. the substantial
foundation already laid for q large
manufacturing institutions that would |
give employment TO at least two hun. |
dred men, aud little trouble would be |
encountered in securing subscription
to the stock OF such company. The |
wagons ot these firms have rcputa.
tion that would open up a market for
all that could be manufactured
Another enterprise that was talked
over was large cigar factory with
Philip Goods factory as a foundation
on which to build. The average
cigar maker we are told earns between
SO and $50 a week by the thousand
scale. A factory employing 20 or 80
hands would mean week,y payroll of
from 1850 to $500 week, drawn
from surrounding territory wherever
these cigars find market, most Of
which would be put into circulation
here at home. Mr.. Good, who is a
hustler as well as the manufacturer Of
several good brands of cigars, in the
few years he has been in business here
has established quite an extensive
market for his goods throughout South
east Missouri. The Advisory Board is
considering this matter.
And still another manufacturing en-
tcrprsc in cmbroyo is broom factory.
j. J. IoIman has for number of
years been conducting small broom
factory, but hasn't had the means to
branch out lie is an expert work
man and makes good brr ON.
Within the last few weeks several
gentlemen have gone in with him IN
an experimental way-County Collcc.
tor Dcnman, Cashier Williams of the
Farmers Bank and Fred Keler-and
have laid in supply of material for
the manufacture of large number OF
broOms. Now nearly every store in
town has the Iolman broom for sale,
aud the company will make an effort
to extend the market to other towns.
Here is the foundation laid for an in.
dustry that might be increased to large
proportions, which, II it is, would en-.
courage still another industry, that of
the cultivation Of broom corn, and fur
nish home market Tor all that is
raised. Broom corn, properly cured,
sells at from = to cents n pound,
or from $50 TO 500 ton. An acre
of ground will produce about ton Of
broom corn. The cultivation and
curing of the straw is simple matter
when understood-a knowledge of the
proper lime to cut it, which may be
obtained by little investigation and
experience, and how to pack it after
il is cut and cured.
The Advisory Board Of the Club is
also after the establishment of an cx-
press receiving and distributing depot
in Pennington. Some headway has
been made and the board is promised
A definite answer in regard to their