The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-11-06
INCREASE
Worth of Manufacturing Since 1873
Has Advanced 3I7 Per Cent.
OUTSKIRTS EASTERN STATES
Ry A T Fdmonston

All states TOT manu- actuflnE, mining,
agriculture, population, education, in
telligence, and the thrift and splendid
hospitality Of its Inhabitants, is clear
~ demonstrated by the strides the
stat has made since the period al
ter the Civil war, when all Of its ci-
ti2cHs were once more allowed TO gov
err themselves. Since the day in 1873
that the first Democratic Governor
Of the reconstruction period, SiIas
Woodson, took the reigns Of govern
meut there has been no rctrorression
for the state. Missouri, year by year,
has been increasing its prosperity
and advancing TO the exalted place it
now occupies in the union.
Official records at jefferson City
reveal that under Democratic rule,
since 1870, the worth of Missouri
manufacturing increased from 5000
2l3429, with G5,354 factory employ
cs and payrol! Of S3lO55, As, to
$6jIGl3,a3s, with 2lG,93a employees
and payroll Of $I2I,G7l, 522, fo- 1913.
The gain in Missouri manufactur-
ing under Democratic rule in a period
Of forty years has been more than 3l7
per cent; IN wages paid to employees
more than iOl per cent and in the
number Of men and women furnished
with employment by this phenomenal
gain in prosperity nearly 1874 per cent.
Some noteworthy achievements Of
Missouri under good, substantial
Democratic rule for forty years, 1873
to 1914, follow:
Missouri's population increased
from 1924 .295 to 3,293,335.
Growth as a Shoe State
Missouri's rank as a boot and shoe
manufacturing state advanced to the
high position Of closely crowding the
two much older states, New York and
Massachusetts, for first honors, the
1913 output being worth $7l,4l5,7l1.
The packing house industry grew
from manufacturing worth $1,000
GOO to nearly $S5,0OO,OOO.
The brewery output increased from
5000, 900 to nearly $30000,0O0.
The worth Of car shop products
grew from $5,OOO,OOO to $4,000 900.
The growth Of manufacturing to-
bacco and cigars from S5,OOO,OO0 to
S32, 100000
Bakery products increased in value
from S7,0O0,OOO to $2O,OOO,O0O.
Flour mill products grew from Sl5,-
900, 900 to 100000.
Printing and publishing grew from
an annual production worth 100000
600 to 30,000,000.
The worth Of foundry machine shops
went up from s9,OO0,OOO to 25,00O,-
900.
The growth Of the bag and bagging
anu 'hl iaB' anu "dbol lluuSlileJ
were from $3OOO,OOO to $4,000, 900
each.
Stands First in Poultry
Since 1872, under Democratic rule,
Missouri advanced from no position
at all to first rank among all states
in annual production Of poultry and
eggs; for the minerals, zinc and lead
ore, cobalt. cadium, nickel, tripoli,
and barytes; for plug tobacco. corn
cob pipes and red gum lumber and
,ooperage.
In the same period Missouri has |
made such strides that it now ranks
.hird in annual production of corn, |
seventh for wheat, second for mules |
and horses, fifth for walnut lumber
md logs, and from third to tenth place
or watermelons, Strawberries, grapes
.omatoes, big red apples liberia !
peaches, flour, feed meal, cooperage,
'aNhiilB iipi"S pip'u'Not iiiltt tcIitHb,
malt liquors, street and railway cars,
mail fruits, brick and thing, canned
goods, live stock, frogs and fresh
water fish, sycamore lumber, railroad
les, sand and gravel, glass, natural
mineral waters, mushrooms, honey
md beeswaX, granite and other build
ng stone, pearl buttons and dozen
,ther commodities.
In addition to the above facts and
igures, in support of state Democrat
c rule it is also well to call attention
o the fact that, since 1872, thousands
# Missourians chiefly democrats, have
into states such as Okla
iona, Texas, Arkansas, California,
Washington, Colorado, Oregon and
'thers to the west and southwest,
ooking for new lands to conquer by
eveloping them. Democratic state
ule has made Texas what it is today,
nd the Democratic influx into the
Their states named has made them
progressive and prosperous.
The accomplishments of Democratic