The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-03-26
MISSOURI WEEKLY
INDUSTRIAL REVIEW

An increasing number of people are
coming to the conclusion that the
best way to reduce the cost of living
is to increase production by decreasing
loafing on the job.
March 15.-New limestone industry
installing Acton crusher, doubling ca
pacity, and employing 25 more people.
Kansas City.-New building for X.
C. Telephone Co. nearing completion.
Jefferson City.-60,000 more motor
cars in State than last year. Number
of licenses issued to date, 1925.
Kansas City.-K. C. Electric Rail-
way to build line from Thirty-first
street and Hardesty Ave. to southeast
city limits. -,
Kansas City street railways paid
tax for 1919 Of $450,042. Under pub
lie ownership this tax would be lost
to the State, county and city.
Webb City.--Ore sales from Tri-
State district totaled $1,000,000 in
week.
Mokane.-New transmission line
completed between here and Fulton.
Dallas.--Prairie Pipe line laying 8
miles pipe, connecting oil field with
Redell pumping station.
Peuxico-Over $4,000 paid for poul-
try here in one day.
MeXico--Women teachers, city
schools, receive SO month salary in
chease.
Satttle. Wash.-2O6 miles added to
electric equipment c. M. & St. Paul
railroad, Total of CAT miles now
crosses Cascades and Rocky noun
tains. Harassing hydro-electric plants
saves 100000 tons coal and 100000
gallons fuel oil annually.
Kansas City--Plans projected to ex-
tend Leeds Electric line to various
points in jackson county.
St. Charles-City council classed
newspapers as factories, imposing
special municipal tay of SIS.
Kansas City Midwest Aircraft
Corporation establishes school here.
Brookfied-,Work to begin on $780,
900 school building Immediately.
North Kansas City secured sixteen
new factories in 1919.
Elmira.--Local coal company plan
ming to build thirty houses.
Metz--Drilling for water, struck 25
barrel oil well at 2UU feet.
About 200 acres new Strawberries
going in at Sarcoxie.
In one day Kansas City announced
new 5, ~ and Is story buildings.
Charleston-$22, 900 subscribed for
construction of concrete road to Ber-
trand.
Marionville-S6 acre fruit farm sold
for 100000.
Labor organizations argue with en-
ployers, pass it on to the consumer.
They forget that four-fifths of the
consumers belong to the wage-earn-
ing class. The profteer makes two
dollars to labor's one on every wage
raise.
Aurora-Mining Company organizes
and starts shaft on 80 acres adjoin-
ing city.
Kansas City.-Nash Motor Co. lets
contract to erect $4,000 building.
Caruthersville-St. Louis firm will
erect large cotton warehouse here.
Kansas City--K. C. Federal Reserve
Bank to erect 100000 16-story
building.
Big springs-$22,ooO state road
bond carries.
jefferson City-7s1 miles federal
aid roads in state approved. Cost
81, 1886, 1861.
Kansas City-White company buys
$4,000 site for 100000 building.
Monett-Contract let for tile and
stucco structure, new home to Times
Recent jitney accidents suggest the
query: Why not require pitney dirv.
ers to stop, look and listen at the rail.
road crossings, the same as the street
car men?
Friestrtt-Several new residences
under construction here.
jefferson City-Highway Commiss
ion locates road across Barry county
Corning-$50,0O0 hospital assured
for this city.
Excelsior Springs 4 Auditorium
Building purchased for $4,000 to b.
converted into hotel and home for new
banking firm now organizing.
Savannah-S6O, 900 to be expended
in sinking test oil well near here.
Mount Neutrality-suspicious. plan II
build $20,044 temple here.
Kansas City-Ten acre tract purch
ased in Blue Valley district for $500,
900 Asphalt Rof Manufacturing plant
| Kansas City-Thompson Lumbel
Co. purchasing adjoining tract ant
erecting new building.
St. Louis, 900 union building la
borers to receive 1871 per cent wag
increase.
Joplin.-Sewer extension planned t.
cost $2S8,000.