Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-12-23
MISSOURI STATE
CAPITAL ITEMS
NOTES THAT ARE OF iNTEkEoT
TO MissOURikNs.
Brief Mention Of Matters 40 Vhcy
Occur at Jefferson City,
Official and Other
wise.

The boot and shoe industry aSain
led all others from points Oh
total value OF production, and mas
and female employees during 1908. The
grand worth was s2G,li9.3iO. as coni'
pared with $2J,753,lj3 for 1907, a gam
Of $39G,782. The wholesale and job
bling portion OF this line Is not con-
sidcrcd here. It runs up into the NIL
lions of dollars, and furnishes en-
ployment to several thousand. inc
manufacturing end OF the Loot and
shoe industry alone gave employment
TO II 1893 men, women, boys and girls,
OF which mighty host 1854 were males
and 4.l3J females. Next in value OF
products came the tobacco Ou' put
worth S2I ,G9i,57l (%revcnuc taxes not
includcd), as compared with $2l.l27,'
G54 for 1891. The employees consisted
Of 1893 males and l,G3l females, max
Ing nm army Of 2,G2i. 1hlrd rank In
total value Is held by packing houses.
with $~13,SSl ,429. The employees mum
bcrcd 1,7I0, consisting Of l.Gi2 males
and G8 females. other industries OF
importance and the value Of their
manufacturing were: Malt liquors,
SlS,O99, $40, with employees numbering
5,5lG males and 5Ii females; printing
and publishing. sl2,i0l,7l2; clothing.
mems. s%II,l70,553; grocer sundrics.
S1O,D7J,544; car works, $0.lji,GO8;
drugs and chemicals, $S,3l7 $40:
fOundrlcs and machine shops $S,OGO,-
800; light, heat and power. 81 ."hD.G0i;
bakeries. $7,l54.291; stoves and ranges.
$G.2S7 $3.50.
or the large cities OF Missouri,
Kansas city went through tho
stringcncy OF 1903 better than any
other. The total value Of its manu-.
featuring was $i8, f32.374, which Is
nearly the same as the record figures
Of 1907. Printing and publishing led
all other Industries. with a total value
Of $G,050.3Ji. Flour, feed, meal and
other mill products came next. with a
value Of $3,l74,4 2G. Kcctifying and
blending liquors came third, with a
total value OF $3.06S.291, as cOmpored
with $1,826, 17G for the year 1907.
Other important industries and the
value Of their 1908 products werc:
Candy and confessions, s2,S8l,79l:
malt liquors, s2.733.i33; bakery prod
ucts. 81. $50, 1923: bags and ~bagging.
$1,746.7Of: car shops. $l,3G7, 1Ol:
clothing. men and womCn'8 together,
$2,029, $50: foundri"G and machine
shop products, $l.GSS,i77. furs and
furnishings, $I.6il.4 34: harness and
saddlery, sl.1i5,IG5: iron. structural.
etc. 81 ,OSl .33l: light. heat and power,
H.05d.0l2; millinery. sl,t5@.7l2, and
planning mill products, $~I,137,028. No
figures from the huge packing plants
In the suburbs are included, because
they are located across the state line.
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Attorney General Elliott W. Major
rendered an official opinion regarding
obtained under the new game and fish
laws. This act provided for such fines
and forfciturcs as may be adjudged
and collected, going into the state
re venue fund. Mr.. Major. In his opln-
ion to State Game and Fish Commits.
slOncr Jesse A. TOIcrtOn, holds that
this ia directly contrary 10 the con
stitutiOn, which provides that all fines
and forfelturcs from %infractions of
criminal statutes shall go into the
school fund OF the county where the
Offense was committed, and his rul.
Ing Is along this line. This was the
construction placed upon the point at
Issue by the game and fish commits
sloner.