The Butler weekly times., 1914-07-16
RESOURCES TOLD IN
MISSOURI BOOK
Every County Described and Home.
seekers Directed Where to Find
Choice Land.

seekers Directed Where to Find
Choice Land.
Jefferson City, NO., July 12.-Th
State Bureau of Labor Statistics
through Commissioner John T. Fit
D patrick, is distributing its Missoul
4 ''booster" pamphlet, which exploit
) the resources, advantages and oppor
) tunities of the state, the object bein,
} to attract capitalists, manufacturers
farmers, horticulturists, miners ant
other desirable settlers.
The publication contains an exten
sive chapter under the caption d
"Lure of the Land" dealing with the
topography, climate and soil Of the
state; opportunities for farming, or.
charding and horticulture; low price
of farms an inducements to settlers;
"Call Of the Farm; Missouri poultry
possibilities; stock raising in the o.
arks and elsewhere, and many other
interesting topics which are akin.
There is writeup for each county
of the state, giving the amount of
land still open for Improvement and
the worth per acre; what each is
adapted for and produces; population
facts; farm statistics and other infor-
nation of value to settlers looking for
a locality. Advantages and oppor-
tunities of each city and town of the
state are graphically outlined, reveal
ing for each what industries exist and
what others are needed. A map gives
the state cross roads, history of the
good roads movement in Missouri
and an outline of what is ahead in the |
future for Missouri's highways and |
|aterals.
The publication, which was pre-
pared by Supervisor ,of Statistics A.
I. Edmonston, under authority given
o Commissioner Fitzpatrick, contains
'ver 600 pages Of reading matter and
ully 1000 Missouri topics. Deputy
Commissioners j. L. Bradley and H.
,. Reeds assisted in gathering in
and compiling the publica-
ion. There are 120 county, state
nd city maps, in addition to 100 half
one illustrations. ;
1t took year to gather and compile
nd print the publication: There are
ixty contributions from leading Mis- +
iourians, each handling the resources t
dvantages and opportunities Of Mis- 9
ouri from different point Of view,
mong whom are A. w. Douglas,
ice president Simmons Hardware
company of St. Louis, State Senator g
. E. Bronson; State Representative i
hilip McCullom; A. H. Hinchey, t
ecretary Southeast Missouri Com
lercial Club; W. L. Nelson, assistant F
scretary of the State Board Of Agri- a
llture; B. H. Rucker of Rolla, NO.; a
. 0. Haine of Canton, master of the a
issouri State Grange; H. A. Bueh. L
r, State Geologist; w. S. Cuntdiff, =
litor Missouri Ruralist; M. V. Car n
III, secretary Sedalia Booster Club; CT
. N. Lindsey, secretary Missouri cl
ederation of Commercial Clubs, and
any others. X
An excerpt from an address lde-
1ered by Stephen A. Douglas of =
linois on Missouri Resources" in :
"a forms an interesting portion of
e publication, especially since Mis-
uri has surpassed all expectations m
I'd prognostications of even that be
eat statesman. One interesting OF
apter tells of the health resorts of
State and the medicinal and cura- a
'e waters which are found here. ",
The county maps, printed in attrac- vi
e green, were. furnished by com M
ercial clubs and county courts of =
3 State. The illustrations cover =, -
ming, manufacturing and other tn
enes. m,
On the back cover of the publica- DC
n is the information that the PAM
let is for general free distribution ~ j.
d that it can be obtained at the State ha
e employment bureaus in St. Louis. "a,
nsas City and st. Joseph on per- ma
,al application, the St. Louis adj
'ss being 8l7A Pine Street, Kansas - -
y, room 224 New Nelson building, =,
St. Joseph, 1l0North 18th street. Ell
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