The Marshall republican. [volume] (Marshall, Saline County, Mo.) 1899-1914, 1909-10-29
Missouri Editors
Storm Joplin.
Many Prominent Men at
State Editorial Meating


State Editorial Meating
If the Republican editors of Mis-
souri, do their duty this week oil
Missouri will read about the great7
ness of Joplin and adjoining terri
tory and will learn some remark
able things about this part of the
state that is so rich in mineral and
other resources.
Joplin is the fourth city IN the
state and is enjoying boom that
is felt in every corner of the city
and vicinity. The mining industry
around Joplin is of stupendous
proportions and no wonder the tar
iff on zinc, one of its principal out7
puts, attracted 80 much attention
at Washington in the recent tariff
adjustment. While it was under
discussion there were no free-trad
ers around Joplin-at least nos
when "tariff on zinc" was the sub
ject.
Zinc was given a tariff of I5c
a 100 instead OF $3.50 asked by the
committee sent to Washington and
as a result the price has gone up
from about $3S 20 about $40 which
is about 81 higher than it can be
mined profitably.
In order not to gs. the horse
hurt by hitching him behind the
cart, we will say that we left Mar
shall via the c. 81 A. Thursday
evening and at Kansas City took
a sleeper for Joplin, arriving there
at IL a. m. Friday-several hours
late-a fact not of special impor-
ance. In getting our breakfast on
the train Friday morning we found
that luck had played us an agree
able trick in giving us Governor
Hadley and Secretary of Commerce
Chas. Nagel, OF Washington as
fellow passengers. Both were in
pleasant mood and we very much
enjoyed an hours conversation.
The Governor informed us that
he would fill the remaining vacan-
cy on the Colony board on his re-
turn to Jefferson City, but did nos
want the name published until af-
ter the appointment. He also made
number of other statements that
would be OF interest to our readers
but in order not to make this ar.i-
Gle too long we omit them here.
At Carthage we met A. H. Wate,
president of the Joplin National
Bank, and secretary OF the State
Bankers Association as well as
president OF the Joplin Commercial
Club, who was just returning from
the Bankers meeting az Warrens-
burg. He said our able banker,
j. P. Houston, had made the mas.ec
speech Of the occasion, and that
the Association had vosad to have
the address printed in booklet
form and sent to every banker in
Missouri.
The meeting of the Editorial AS
sociation was under way al the
Commercial Club rooms on our ar
rival and the only thing of special
interest to our readers was the re-
election OF Capt. Henry King of
st. Louis as president. Mr.. King
was not present as ne was quite
sick at his home. At sharp noon
Mayor Humes requested the edi-
tors to "look out" and watch dem
onstration OF Joplin's fire depart
ment, the only one of its kind on
earth and one that the city is very
proud OF. An alarm was telephon
ed in and in short order the fire
wagons came on at a big speed
all the wagons and equipment ex-
cept the hook and ladder wagons
on powerful automobile trucks,
We are pleased to say that for once
the fireman's nerve failed them
when they saw the editors-at least
they didn't "put us out"
A good dinner and social hour
at the elegant Conner's hotel, head
quarters OF the delegates, put the
delegates in condition 20 enjoy the
afternoon program of remarkable
sights. About thirty automobiles
with chaffeurs and a committee OF
the Commercial Club called for the
delegates at the club rooms and
al speed OF twelve to fifteen
miles an hour conveyed us 20 Webb
City whore We were shown through
the big Moark-Nemo Mining Co.'s
plant.
Here luck played US false. Just
as our auto reached it's destination
the auto following crashed into 1T
considerable noise but no lives lost
and the owner OF the rear machine
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