The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-09-26
MISSOURI WEEKLY
INDUSTRIAL REVIEW


Sept. 22-Showing payrolls and en-
terprises in all parts of the State is
the best remedy for Bolshevism and
builds up local communities.
st. Louis Post-Dispatch - The
strikes clumsy, obsolete, smooth-bore
weapon, doing almost as much harm
to those who use it and to the inno-
cent bystander as to the opponent, is
replaced by more perfect arm. La
Dor will gain, not lose, by it.
| X. C.-Blue Ridge Boulevard being
widened and improved.
| Caruthersville- Building govern
ment docks and wharves being pro-
NOTED.
X. C.-The first "vibrated concrete"
paving to be laid here.
Butler High School will include Vo-
cational Agriculture in its courses.
Passaic bank encouraging boys and
girls to start bank accounts and save
dollars.
| X. C.-Auto school to be converted
into modern 550-room hotel.
Warren-Special election bonding
Phelps county for 100000 to build
good roads will be held soon.
X. C.-Street car line to be ex-
tended from Main to Genesee.
La Grange-Special Road District
voted $4,000 bond issue.
Neosho-Grape crop totalled $685.
600 in this vicinity.
X. C.--Intercity viaduct assessment
ordered against abutting property and
representing Sc per cent of cost, 1884,
OPS. Remaining A per cent to be paid
on Kansas side.
New Franklin Audrain county
votes $3,000,000 road bond issue.
H. C.-Pershing Road to be wild
ened and extended both east and west.
County voted $225,000 bonds for rock
surface roads.
Cloverdale farm threshed 2080 bush
els of wheat from 81 acres.
X. C.-Lot on Main street sold for
$4,000. Twenty years ago adjoin-
ing lot sold for $4,000.
Glasgow Missourian-"Just to keep
the Plumb bill from looking lonesome,
Mr.. Bryan is taking whirl at solv-
ing the railroad problem, and the re-
suit is something fearful to behold.
Mr.. Bryan wants the government to
build trunk lines in every State in the
Union. We've had just about as
lmuch government ownership as we
want, and anything further in that
lime would be too much.
arleston-Missouri Pacific will
spend S250,000 to improve Cairo
ebranch.
Warrensburg-Span of mules won
first prize at State fair and sold for
: $1,275.
Clinton-Henry county voted $780,
: 600 for rock roads.
n K. C.-Plans formulated to extend
y car line from thirty-irst to Munich
Q pal farm.
St. Joseph's population placed at
u 1O3204, increase 1873 per cent over
It 1910.
Lees Summit-S0-farm sold for
g $4,000.
o Mexico--Work to start Immediately
! on $4,000 barracks.
:: K. departments being remodel
i ed into hotel to cost $250,000.
a Joplin--Contract let for $500 addi-
ton to candy factory.
= Columbia - Christian College to
S build new dormitory and dining hall.
r X. C.--Motor school will erect 7
z story factory building.
Fulton--Survey on permanent high
r way, New Bloomfield Special Road
u District, connecting Fulton with State
= Capital, begun. $4,000 viii be spent
S on improvements.
s X. C.-Contract let to build flour
Il mill with daily capacity of 1000 bar
e rels.
:. Monett-Farmers and Merchants
S Bank, capital $4,000, opens for bus
: mess.
h X C.--Work progressing on cloak
7, and suit 100000 factory.
e Burlington Junction-New Ford Ga
/ rage, workshop and storage rooms 60
n ing up.
Linnens-Pair of mules four years
y old sold for 5000 in Monroe county.
t X. C.--Terminal Railway will build
u subway on Van Brunt boulevard.
e Shelbina-Stock company being Or
r ganized to build new hotel.
Springfield carpenters raise wages
from S. to 81 day.
The platform adopted by the new
j. communistic labor party at Chicago
8 demands that "the workers, organ
lied as the ruling class, shall own and
II control the land, factories, mills,
n mines, transportation systems and
a financial Institutions" 1t also de-
e mands that the workers seize the
d whole machinery of the American
u government by violent action and
y without recourse to the ballot box.
# In other words it is proposed to insti-
II tute class rule, which is contrary to
y the constitution of the United States.
J. X. C.-Wholesale bakery building
NJ under construction on 18th street.
l. Sedalia public schools enroll s.
% 900.
70 Joplin--Concrete garage and store
# room to cost $4,000 under construc-
=. ton.
in X. C.-Site purchased and money on
q hand to build l,0G0-room hotel.
y If the government is to buy the
railroads, why not the packing bust
in ness? And if the packing business,