The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1919-10-24
WEEKLY
INDUSTRIAL REVIEW

what his your bread basket, agl-
tations, strikes, lock-outs and general
unrest, or prosperous industries main
tanning large payrolls and employ
ing thousands of satisfied workmen.
Think it over.
Oct. 20-Jefferson City-Board of
Equalization places a total assessed
valuation Of $223, 23,05205 on steam
and electric railway lines, bridges AMI
telegraph and telephone properties in
Missouri.
Windsor Township, Henry County
has voted $4,000 for roads. Belgrade
township, Washington county has vot-
ed $4,000 for roads. Lincoln coun-
ty will vote on $4,000 road bond De-
tober 21. Joplin has started cam
paign to become the "City of Con-
crete Roads," following its vote to is
sue 100000 in road bonds.
Sixty hogs were sold for more than
$4,000 at sale near Pilot Grove re-
Gently. One brought 1896 and the av-
erage was more than $3.50.
Springfield Warehouse and Trans
fer company erecting $4,000 modern
fire proof building.
%hAdSl -MCDOud1u county good
roads bond carried for $4,000.
Chilhowee-Work progressin on
new high school building.
Butler Motor Company will erect
concrete garage building.
Kansas City's $5,000,000 light and
power house nearing completion.
Kansas City-Nazarenes erecting
100000 building, headquarters for
board of church.
Richmond $4,000 high school
gymnasium to be erected.
Greenfield-Bond issue for $4,000
carried to build good roads in Polk
township.
Jefferson City-Total taxable prop
erty of State s2,493, 529, 046. Increase
over last years assessment $390,S45,-
053.
st. Joe Mining company will erect
mill to handle sludge.
Joplln-Contract let to build $500
concrete garage.
King City-Corner stone laid for
new Baptist church.
jefferson City State highway
board approved building 100 miles
gravel and concrete roads, estimated
cost 81 ,490, OPT.
North X. Gu. S. Food Produce
company building S125,OOO yeast fac
tory.
Cabool-Work progressing on new
$4,000 hotel.
X. C.-Columbia National Bank cap-
italized at $575,000 opens for business.
Parkville-$10O,044 Copley Thaw
memorial hall at Park College just
. K. C.--Contract let for S125.OOO
18th street theatre building; seating
capacity, 1000.
X. C--House of Good Sheperd's
$780, structure nearing completion.
X. C.-Permit issued to erect four
teen story $1,200,000 club building.
Campbell-Old canning factory con-
verified into plant to manufacture pa
tent hens nests.
La Belle-Site purchased for large
brick garage building.
Llnn-S500 bond issue carried for
good roads in Usage county.
Richmond-Four inch waterproof
cable laid across Missouri river con-
Meeting this city and Lexington DOW
er stations.
Arrow Rock--Largest factory on
Missouri river just put in operation,
mas capacity of IA automobiles.
st. Observation-Disclosures bag
company will build $225,000 branch
factory here.
Sedalia--Old opera house will ] be
remodeled into kitchenette apart
ments, cost $4,000.
Acknowledgment ranch of 1,500
acres to be auctioned in 80 and 100
acre farms.
Warrensburg- johnson Co., Hois-
tien-Fresian Association organizes
with 100000 capital to buy purebred
cows and build up dairying commun-
ity.
X. C.--Turkey Creek pumping sta
ton to get two 450 horse power boil
ers, to cost $4,000 each.
Vanderlip, the New York banker.
says: "Rich in capital and rich in raw
materials, the United States has the
most favorable opportunity that ever
came to any nation, yet its people do
not know what to do with their op-
portunity.
Bolshevism has spread it's red wings
very generally over Europe, and is
even invading this country to a dam
gerous degree. The man who cannot
respect the American flag and Amer
lean institutions should be conducted
to the border line and kicked across.
Statistics show 100000 women
employed in the U. S. as wage work.
ers.
Many zinc smelters have been dis
in the last year and half,
and others are practically abandoned.
Total of retorts at plants at which
there were some operations during
first half of 1919 is 15S,99S, compared
with a maximum total of 224,778 on
June S0,1917. Retorts in operation
June 30, 1919, were $4,000, compared
with 123,5O0 at the end of 1918, and
204,500 at the end of 1916.