Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-02-06
A Faithful Public Servant.

The oath Senatorial District is justly
proud of it's representative in the Up
er House, Hon. Carter M. Buford. Hel
has served and is serving his constitu-
ents with fidelity and ability. He
never misses a roll-call and is untir
ing in his duties as committeeman.
With the purpose in view of giving
credit where credit is due, it may be
well to present short review Of his
life and the work he has done and is
accomplishing.
Senator Carter M. Buford, was born
March Sd, 1875, at,Ellington, Reynolds
County, Mo-, was educated in the
common schools and at the Cape
Girardeau Normal. Was elected
County School Commissioner of
Reynolds County in 1897 when only
q years of age, which position he
held one year, resigning to make the
race for Circuit Clerk and Recorder.
He was elected and re reelected, serving
eight years. In 1905 he made the race
for the State Senate in the in Oath
Senatorial District. Was elected, and
in 1910 was reelected to the State
Senate and while a member of the 46th
General Assembly was made chair
man of many of the most important
committees. After the Stale Capitol
was destroyed by fire, occurring Feb
ruary 9th, 1911, he was made Chair
man of the Senate Committee to pre-
pare meeting place for the Senate
of the 47th General Assembly. Later
Committee was appointed from the
House to prepare quarters for said
body for the 47th General Assembly
also. The Committee of the Senate
and House organized in August, 1911,
and Senator Buford was made chair
man Of the joint body. After max
ing tour of inspection of the build
ings in Jefferson City it was found
that building large enough to ac'
comodate the House and Senate
would cost in the way of rent $1,000
per year, and in addition to this the
necessary committee rooms would
have cost a further $1,000 per- year i
was found further that the minor statt
officers were at that time renting
rooms in which to carry on their worl
at rental cost to the state of $500
per year. After due consideration th'
Committee decided that temporar.
Capitol Building would be mucl
more desirable, and after consulting
II. II. Hohenschild, an architect o
Rolla, Missouri, it was found that sucl
building could be completed TO
about $4,000. The Committee foun,
further that the appropriation 0
$4,000 which had been made to re
pair the old Capital Building was in
sufficient and that the walls Of the oil
building were not safe. Bids wer
advertised for and contract finall
made with the Pelligreen Constructio
Co., of st. Louis, to erect the presen
temporary capitol building for s51,
S22.91, thus saving to the taxpayers {
the state the difference between thI
amount and the s72, 900 which had bee
appropriated to repair the old build
ing. Not only this amount was save
to the tax payers of the state by tn
committee Of which Senator Bufor
was chairman, but 1t is estimated thi
twill at least be nine years before Il
new State Capitol win be complete'
Had the said committee rented built
ings in Jefferson City for the use I
the legislature the rents alone,as stal
cd above, would have cost the state,
the nine years,the sum Of esi, 900, an