The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-07-11
MISSOURI WEEKLY
INDUSTRIAL REVIEW


Pettis county first in Missouri to
authorize bonds for construction Oh
hard surface roads aggregating over
half million.
Citizens Of Columbia to be asked to
vote bonds for sewer system.
Among the new industries to North
Kansas City, the following manufac-
turers have contracted for locations:
Herring Motor Co., Des Moines, Iowa;
Oldfeld Time Co., Cleveland, and Rex
Spray Co., Toledo.
jefferson City--Total amount OF
money going to good roads fund from
registration of automobiles through
out state this year to date is 81 ,465,-
l038.95.
In the State of Missouri there are
277,244 farms, including tracts OF =
acres and upward. There are AGA
small farms within the city limits of
st. Louis. Polk county has 3,546
farms, St. Clair county 1888, Cedar
county 2,729, Hickory county 1929,
Green ABA, which is the largest num-
Der of any county in the state. Car
ter county has the smallest number OF
farms, 602.
Webb City to have new two-story
fire station.
Lees Summit-Fifty boys each re-
ceive thoroughbred Duroc sow this
week as members of the jackson
County Boys Pig Club.
$4,000 acres Shannon county tim
Der brings over half million dollars.
Lamar-Barton county Calf Club
starts with nearly 100, mostly regis
tered animals.
The Centralia Guard reports over
5000 acres changing hands recently
for something over $970,0OO.
St. Joe stockyards raise rates on
cattle, horses, mules, five cents; sheep
two cents. 49,
Tarkio will pave thirteen more
blocks of streets this year.
st. Louis-Board of Education dis
poses of $1,4lO,000 bonds.
Sullivan-Bank of Sullivan to have
new headquarters.
Farmers Club of Sullivan to erect
new warehouse and elevator.
Travellers over the Old Santa Fe
trail are insisting on ferry at Ar
row Rock.
Puxico Index reports opening of an
iron mine at Taskee which will ship
four cars of ore day.
Trying to force and terrorize the
country by strikes is too closely al
lied with the formers kaiser's meth
Iods of trying to terroriZe the world.
lit can't be done and the public will
turn against system which causes
it so. much suffering and inconveni-
cnce, just as it turned against mill
tarism.
Cardwell to have new $1,000 thea.
ire.
Treloar farmers organize $4,000
cooperative elevator association.
The sale of fertilizer in the Stat'
of Missouri amounted approximate!
: Ito 10000 tons during 1918. This i
, $4,000 tons more than was reaches
= in 1917, the year with the next high
n est total.
4 The Missouri Meerschaum Co. a
4 Washington, Mo-, recently sent ca
d load of corn cob pipes to France TO
= the soldiers. The shipment containe
Il over half million pipes.
d Northumberland Hill QUAR-
a opened to furnish large load Of ma
,r terial day for new rip rap work o.
l. the river.
n Sedalia Baker installing 100-to
lie oven with capacity of 500 loaves al
l. hour.
j. Seneca gives twenty year fran
d chise to electric light plant.
IL Neosho shipped 1000 cars strawber
lie ries, valued at 100000. Averag
ID price to grower over $3.50 crate.
t, Monett-Mill and Elevator Co. en-
I'd larging warehouse capacity.
Brookfield to have two and one-haI
- miles street paving this summer.
10 Kansas City-Four cars of ste'
=, bridge equipment left here this wee
i1e for Central Africa by way of Delago
~ Bay.
n, Kansas City Building Trades Coul
le Gil condemn |. W. w. and Moone
= strikes.
Is Pilot Grove-Farmers' Club orgal
Ct lied to either purchase or build ell
- vator to handle this years wheat ar
iN corn prOn