The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-12-23
MISSOURI STATE
CAPITAL ITEMS
NoKEs THAT ARE or INTEREST
TO MlsaoURiANs.
egisf Mention 81 Matters as They
Occur al Jefferson City,
omioiai and osher-
visa.

The boot and shoe industry again
lad an others from p1inis OF
total value OF production. and male
and iemale employees during 1905. The
grand worth was SIG. 1920. as CONE
pared with s"a5.7E2,15S for 1907. a gain
81 $3.50, 7S2 The Wholesale and job
bling portion Of this line Is moi con-
sidcred here. 1t runs up into the mix
lions OF dollars. and furnishes en-
p%loynent to several thousand The
manufacturing end Of the boot and
shoe industry alone gave employment
10 1893 men, women, boys and girls,
OF which mighty host 1854 we're males
and 4ls9 females. Next IN value Of
products came the tobacco output
worth s2l,694.571 (%revenue taxes not
~includedl, as compared with $21,127.-
ga for 1851. The employees consisted
OF 1893 males and 1851 females. max
ing an army Of 2,e2a. Third rank in
total value IS held BY packing houses.
with $1g,SSi,f29. The employees num-
bered 1,7i0. consisting 81 1.642 males
and Gs females. other Industries Of
importanee and the value OF their
AaAlHNAALENAAAM ANaEH MAI AtA1kA p
slS.Oga.sf9, with employees numbering
5.5f6 males and 5l3 females; printing
and Publishing. sl2.4 .7l2; clothing,
mems. slId79.553s grocer %sundries,
f10,g7554f. car works. $s.i54. sos;
DRUGS and chemicals. sS.317 $40;
foundries and machine shops SS,06o.
$40; light. heat and power, 81 3O0.e04;
bakeries. s7,i5t ,2ei: stove and ranges,
s6.2S7.5ss.
or The large cities OF Missouri
Kansas City went through the
strinkency OF 1905 better than any
other. The total value Of its manu-
factoring vas s~4s.s92.sT4. which is
nearly the same as the record figures
Of 1907, Printing and publishing led
all other Industries. with a total value
OF s5.050,S54. Flour, feed, meal and
other mill products same next, with a
value OF s3~.17s426. Rectifying and
blending liquors came third, with a
total value OF s3.06S, 3s7. as comporet
with s1.S26,176 for the year 1907
other important Industries and this
yalne or fheir 1908 products were.
Candy ana confessions, s2,sSi.79i;
malt liquors. S2,75s.4s3; bakery prod,
ucts. skas0323. bags and bagglng.
s~t.7f6.7oss a shops. $780, 0I;
clothing. men and women's together,
S2.Qee. $50: ~fonndrles and machine
shop products. Sl.6gSA77; mrs and
furnishings. a.0lIA8l: harness and
Baddlery. ~sLltSl65: iron. structural
etc. Si.0sl,28I; light. heat and power
st.o5A0i2. millinery, st.453.7i2. and
planning mill products, $LisTo2s. 80
figures from the huge packing plants
in the suburbs are included. because
they are located across the state lire
Attorney General Eiliott ". Major
rendered an omcial opinion regarding
the destination Of zines and forfeltpre'
obtained under the new game and hsl
laws This act provided for such fines
and t%orfeitures az may be adindget
and collected. going into the stats
revenue fund. Mr. Majcs. IA his opin
son 20 State Game and Fish Commits
sioueF Jesse A. Tolerton, holds tha
this Is directly contrary 20 the con
stitution. which provides that all hnei
and forfeltures from attractions Q
criminal statutes shall 30 into Ga
school hmd OF the county whore "a,
onense was committed, and his ri
ine SIS along ibis line. This was III
construction placed upon the point a
issue By the game ara nsh commits
sloner