The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1919-09-18

! KANSAS CITY e. OF e., &
TOURISTS HER
100 Members Of the organizatio,
Took Dinner in This City
Thursday of Last Week. q.
The Young. Mems division of til,
Kansas City chamber of commerc'
passed through the city on thei
goodfellowship tour Thursday of las
week. The pathfinder car arrived q
about, 12:45 and was followed. fSV
minutes later by 80 cars carrying Thu
remainder OF the party.>> There wa!
a representative present from nearly
every big business firm in Kansa.
City and they were all jolly good fell
lows out for good time and to &c
acquainted with the people of theil
trade territory. They were taken t
the court house yard where an excel
lent dinner had been prepared by tht
ladies' of the cemetery association
After the dinner the jazz band, Of
! orchestra, rendered a selection and 6
quartette sang two songs. Chairman
j Paul levy, of the Commercial Club
introduced Mayor DeArmond, who
told the visitors something of the
resources OF the country surround
ing Butler. He was followed by
members of the tourist party who
made short talks. Rev. ]. Baxter
Clyde then made short talk on the
"First Town Booster"
]. Frank Smith, formerly manager
OF the Kansas Good Roads Associa-
ton, now manager of the Kansas
City Association was with the trade
trippers" and Wilhelm town called at
The Times office. In talking Of the
good roads movement and how it ,ef-
feels the people OF Bates County
and the possibilities and advantages
of having paved roads to the markets
of Kansas City from this part Of Mis-
souri,, he said:
Bates county is within 80 miles
of Greater Kansas City, the best
market for all kinds of farm products
to be found west of Chicago. Bates
county produced in 1913 approx
mately $o,4oo,ooo worth OF live stock
and farm products. Aided from what
was consumed at home the balance
was sold to outside markets and it is
safe to assume that fully 90 per cent
of the surplus was delivered to Kan
sas City. One OF the big problems OF
the agricultural committees at pres.
ent is to decide just what kind of
farm products to produce and this is
determined largely by the nearness
to markets., the dependability of the
crop and the profit to be received.
With Kansas City so near the oppor-
tunity is offered to intensity farming
and produce crops that twill yield
large returns per acre from the farm
but which requires quick delivery to
the consumers. This includes dairy
products, fruits, vegetables, live stock
and other farm products which r.
quick growth, quick sales and. good
profits.
"Greater Kansas City now has
nearly, one half million people VIII"
must ~ fed by the surrounding far
mers or by fooi shipped long dis
lance. Within the next ten years or
less there will be double the present
population, and all Of the people 'ii,tst
be led from outside the city limits.
# the farmers within 100 miles Of
Greater Kansas City fail to take adj
vantage of this home market then it
will be for those living in more dis
tant communities to reap the har-
vest The people Of Bates county
should begin at once to meet the de-
mands of this big center of bopula-
lion. i,
Bates county how has about :,
100 autos and tricks With good
'oads any of these Can make a round
Zip to Kansas City Oh business or
pleasure in one day. With the in
,reas;f|ts use of trucks for marketing
i've stocfs and farm products and the
lclvery on merchandise from fat
Dry and johber to the country mer-
hants there is !jow great need ior
aved highways. This need VIII
row greater very fass as the trucks {
nd autos increase. This' number is
1creasing very fast and vii, soon
lean motor car on every farna aud ,
most of the city homes. At $3.50 y
er car there is $4,000, 900 invested ~ '
1tos in Bates county. These car
wners are paying out directly frr
as, tires, repairs and upkeep about
so per year and with an average of
700 depreciation it means that each
If owner is paying $3.50 annually to
vn and drive his car. The trucks If
i'll cost more than this. 1t means "
at the car owners in Bates coun- a,
are paying annually to own an
i've their cars over dirt roads alb or- IA
100000. If the main roads of this r.
UNITY were hard surfaced in a first n
ass manner this vast sum would be
duced at least IS per cent or a net ne
wing to each car owner of $112. or CO
total in the county of $27o,ooo. ia
lis would be more than enough TO ba
y the interest on the cost of
100000 system of 365-day roads oh
q retire the bonds in 70 years.
With the possibilities of moving FL
lch OF the farm products to- the
me as well as the Kansas City te,
'rkets every. day in the year on RI,
I'd roads and at a great. saving in ev
le and shrinkage and loss from m,
rishing and the many other ad- lee
itages, the saving in cost to all Sc,
OK and car owners, the comfort sin