The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-11-18
MISSOURI STATE
CAPITAL ITEMS
NOTES THAT ARE or INTEREST
TO MlssouRiANs.
Brief Mention Of Matters as They
Occur a. Jefferson City,
oMcial and Other
wise.

Occur a. jefferson CITY,
omeial and Other
wise.
jefferson city-Gov n s Hadley's
attention has been called TO a moy on
The part Of d government 70 adYer
tlse the products Of the Northwest
through a bureau 70 be established
IL the federal building at Chicago
From the Information supplied 70 the
governor It appears that this bureau Is
10 exploit every possibility Of the
Northwest with a view Of inducing
h0meseekers to locate there. What
the governor wants to know is why no
similar effort Is being made b. the
government to exploit the Southwest
He said he would write letters tc
every Missouri representative in con
gress aud call attention to the situa-
ton. He believes that the POSSIBLE
tiles Of the Southwest are infinitely
greater than those Of the Northwest
The governor contends that II the Oh
ject sought by the government is to
induce immigration 10 a secuon OF the
country where there Is land subject 70
homestead BY actual settlers, the same
reason exists why Missouri and the
southwest should be advertised, FOL
there IS yet considerable government
land IN Missouri subject 20 homestead
q
The state board Of prison inspec
.oYs. composed Of Attorney Genera
Major. state Auditor Gordon aud State
Treasurer Cowgirl have announced an
order under which the warden viii not
IN the future be allowed to remove
guards and other p~enltentiary EN-
ployees on his own motion. lie Is al
lowed the right to suspend. but IN such
eases must prefer charges and the
charges win be heard by the board
There are about 40 guards and other
employees at the ~penitentiary, All OF
whom in the past have been named
by the warden. since Governor Had
ley's Inauguration about half Of these
places have been given 10 Republi-
cans. The warden recently relieved
two guards. PenGleton and Rogers
The board at once ordered him to re-
insiate the men. both OF whom are
Democrats. As the statutes give the
board control over the penitentiary.
the warden had no alternative.
o
W. +. MaFing, deputy state insur-
ance superintendent. has tendered his
resignation 10 gupt Frank Blake,
enectlve December /. DR.. Martng re-
tires Tor business reasons. having
been elected cashier Of the Bank OF
Carthage. Carthage, No.
The conservation OF the natural re-
sources Of Missouri. the development
OF the unsettled eectlons OF the state
BY suitable immigrants. the improve
ment OF the Missouri river TO prevent
the enormous losses each year BY
foods, are problems which Gov. Had
ley has tackled II he receives prop
er support FROM the next General As
scmhly. Missouri will take front rank
IN their ultimate solution.
Governor Hadlcy was ohicially nou-
fed BY Alexander Hilton, general pas.
senFer agent Of the st. Louis a San
Francisco Railroad company. that $50,
600 has been set aside by that com
many 10 advertise the resources OF the
ozark country In Missouri The par.
ticaiar lines Of industry shat the com,
pany viii seek TO develop are farm
ing. dairying and poultry raising The
will gather and publish facts
concerning the possibilities Of this sec
tion and the state immigration bureau
win aid IL distributing the literature
where II viii do the most good.
Attorney General Major In an IN.
tsryiew stated that the board has fixed
ihe price 70 b. paid for the convict
labor AZ 90 cents per day. with no Al
lowance OF hueen days apprentice
ship. This Is practically rs cents pea
day and about IS cents increase on
eaeh convict per day over the old con
lraot, which was 60 cents per day with
an allowance Of fifteen days appren
ticoship This raised price will IN
crease the earnings of the panitentiar3
about $4,000 per year,
A mining experiment station has
been established At the ROlla Schoo.
Of Mines and Is experimenting Win
The tallings OF the zinc mines In AZ
EFFORT 10 End a method Of reduction b,
which a greater amount Of sine mas
be saved. h Is experimenting alsy
with the low grade aiRe and iron orr
which abounas IN some sections Of th'
state, which, with the present meth
DDS. can not be probably mined.
At the recent meeting Of the STATE
Conference Of Charities and Correc
lion held al Farmlngton. Or. a W
Robinson, superintendent Of the gen
oral hospital Of Kansas cts, wa.
elected president for the ensuing year
There was q surplus In the stat