The Farmington times., 1919-08-29
MISSOURI WEEKLY
INDUSTRIAL REVIEW


Aug. 25.-Richmond to build a $79,-
900 soldiers and sailors memorial
hospital.
Lees Summit-80-acre farm sold for
$4,000, one mile south of here.
Centralia-- Chance Manufacturing
Co. to enlarge plant and add another
story.
Adrian New United Brethren
church just completed.
X. C.-Dickey Memorial church to
cost $250,000.
Eminence-The organization of ST.
250,000 corporation to operate hard
wood mills in Shannon county COM
pleted.
X. C-New federal reserve national
bank to be 16 stories.
| Mt. Vernon--Texas county voted
$225,0 road bond ISSUE
| X. C.-Labor unions to build $780,
900 hospital.
Telephone service has been so de-
moralized by government operation it
will be restored to efficiency only by
slow process.
| Missouri antitrust law forbids all
combinations to control or lessen
trade in "any product, commodity or
article or thing bought and sold"
Violation is made a felony with a
maximum penalty of $4,000 fine and
five years Imprisonment.
| X. C.--Largest oil service station
in city to be erected, covering one
acre.
Poplar Bluff-Road bond election for
I$225,000 carried.
Clinton-Henry county ordered cleo
tion Sept. 9 on $l5O,OO0 road bond
issue.
! Centralia City Council passed ordi-
nance for paving 3 streets.
Kansas City to get Chicago air
mail via st. Louns.
Hallsville to vote $4,000 for state
aided high school.
olumbia--Alumna to raise $780,
900 for Stephens College.
North Kansas City to have new
paint and glass factory.
Fewer cattle but an increase in
hogs reported in Missouri.
| Last legislature made a record for
big expenditures. Session at which
bankrupt condition of state treasury
was principal problem considered cost
$5ll,274. 426 clerks used by "a sena-
tors. rs doorkeepers watched fifteen
doors to the chambers and galleries.
Records in the Auditors office show
a continual increase in expenses of the
Legislature for the past 20 years.
Jefferson City-Injunction proceed |
| El.x.l l. b. h
mission of the Workmen's Compensa-
tion Act to a vote of the people at the |
next general election. Application for
injunction alleges that there are not |
enough valid signatures to the petit
tions, that there are duplicate names,
fictitious names and that money was
used in obtaining these signatures,
those who circulated the petitions be-
ing paid 10 cents per name.
Sedalia--l60 acres south of the city
sold for $4,000.
Joplin-Contract granted to build |
sewer line on Smelter Hill.
Sedalia-City Council passed ordi-
nance to pave Sixteenth street.
Kansas City to have new $780,
600 Union Labor hospital.
DeSoto-Star Clothing Co. opens
new factory with 100 employees.
Sedalia-Missouri Pacific boilermak-
ers have returned to work.
Springfield vinegar manufacturing
company to use 200 car loads apples.
Alton-ShaDnon county votes $780,
900 bonds to improve highways.
Doniphan-Cotton gin buildings are
completed and ready for machinery.
Windson--Button factory here has
Just received $50 tons mussel shells.
Joplin plans to build concrete "spill-
way" at Widest Springs.
hillicothe-Business College erect
ing 3-story and basement annex.
Charlottesville and vicinity to spend
$750,000 on hard surface roads.
Platt City-Following northeast
Missouri counties vote on bond issue
to build good roads: Marion, $780,
900; Monroe, $1,000,000; Shelby, ST.
100000; Linn, $1,OO0,00o; Sullivan,
81 100000, Putnam, $750,000; Schuy-
Ter, $500,000; Adair, $750,000.
Branson-3,000 car loads watermel
ons shipped out of southeast Missouri
this season.
Dexter voted $1S5,OOO bonds for
rock surface highways.
jefferson City-The State Highway
Department has organized six sur
veying parties of 10 men each to be-
gin surveying the first 5000 miles of
road to be improved in Missouri dur
ing the next three years.
X. G.-Rubber Co. doubling capac-
ity Of tire and tube factory.
st. Joseph-"Let us build up, not
tear down., Says Ex-Gov. Crossley.
Seventy-five trainmen, unable to ad-
just their grievances with the manage
ment of the Kansas City Northwest
ern railroad, have made good their
threat to "paralyze the system"
Topeka State Journal: "The big
packers have become the targets for
attack of both the producers of live
stock and the consumers of meat. If
the packers had not made world mar
ket for American meat, does anybody
think that the stockmen would be get
ting anywhere near the prices they
are getting today for their product?
The consumer may have a case, but
not the producer of the raw material"
Found Rich Pearl