The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1920-08-05
PRODUCTION BUREAU OF ST.
LOUIS CHAMBER OF COM
MERGE MAKES SURVEY
SHOWING CIVIC I'M
PRoVEMENT.
"BETTER TOWN" IDEA GROWS
Out Of sig ouestionnalres 4t3 Arc
Filled Out and Returned and
Are Now on File for
Reference.

That a spirit Of prOgressiveness is
predomlnatlng In the smaller comru-
mites Of the State of Missouri, is
shown concluslvely by survey made
by the Production Bureau Of the st.
Louis Chamber Of Commerce as basis
for activities of that bureau. From
the summarized report 1t appears that
while some Of the requisites for COM
munity development and contentment
are apparently neglected, these are off
set by growing evidence Of concerted
effort on the part Of the citizens to
develop their respective communities
along well-de6ned plan.
The survey made forty-fve sepa-
rate inquiries for information concern
Ing population, railroads, street rHr
facilities, number Of blocks of paved
streets and material used, water supply
and rate, sewerage facilities, fire and
health departments, schools, student
enrolment and teachers, churches and
the denomination, parks, Fairgrounds
banks and capital, business houses
residences, manufacturing plans and
class Of power used to operate them,
cost of coal per ton, electric light rate,
tax rate, newspapers, civic and COM
mercial organizations, and the number
of professional men. including doctors,
dentists and lawyers.
QuestiOnnalres were sent to 513 In
corporated cities with populations Of
25,000 or less. OF this number, 413
were returned and are row on file In
the office of the Production Bureau,
where they are available to those seek
Ing information concerning the smaller
communities Of the state.
The cooperative spirit displayed by
the mayors, city clerks and other off.
cials Of the communities In gathering
the information and in returning these
questlOnnaires has demonstrated that
MlssOurl's smaller communities are
keenl~alive TO their civic possibilities.
This greater vision has proven that
the larger cities cannot be apart from
the smaller ones as far as community
cooperation il concerned. The day OF
men, cities, states and nations living
unto themselves seems to have passed
and In Its place is reorganization of
the fact that only by unity and collec-
tive effort is real progress registered.
The spirit Of st. Louis, encouraged
by the efforts of the Production Bureau
Of the Chamber of Commerce, is simply
realization on the part Of St. Louis
business men Of their obligation to the
smaller community There Is an un,
willingness to continue as 1t has been
In the pnst-to merely accept the
agricultural dollar from the farmer In
payment Of st. LOuismade goods
with no thought of the conditions
under which this dollar was earned
This strictly commercial interest
which has existed heretofore has given
way TO one Of community interest Ia
the end that both the citizens Of the
smaller community aud the st. Louis
business men may profit alike. The
SAME problems exist In the smaller
communities as exist In the large cities
The farmer has the same ambition L
see his children well educated and
properly taught the ideals of American
citizenship as the city man. The smnl
merchant has the same desire to he
30 situated in a town that is equipped
with community facilities that viii
prove attractive TO the farmer Gus
toner as the city man Is interested
IN the convenient facilities for trade
enjoyed In the larger cities.
Missouri has proved TO be a STATE
Of diversified industry. Large factories
independent of city capital are nov
In operation in the state. 1t will prov,
highly Illuminating TO even stanch Mis-
sOurians 10 glance at the Missouri
made items listed with this article
The smaller Missouri communities ar
exceptionally large producers of sucl
manufactured products as furniture
buttons, corn-cob pipes and clay prod
ucts. II has been a false impression
that manufactures are destined t
thrive only in large cities. OF Al
towns Of the state Of which a manufaC
turing census was made. 220 shOV
manufacturing plants with a wid
diyersifieation.
Manufactured Products.
OF the 410 towns Of which censu
has been made, go towns show
total of $50 manufacturing plants wit
q wide d!versifcation Of products
among which are:
Manufactures. Manufactures.
Auto Tops -. Lime ..,.......
AxleB .......... Lumber .......,
Barrels ........ Lumber
iBsrrytes ,....,. ! fnressed) 80.
Baskets. .,,..,, Machinery
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