The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-08-20

ment Of Long building for distribution
of current to business district. Hy-
draulic elevators in building to be sup.
planted by electrically driven type.
Mountain Grove. Construction
work begun on new $4,000 overall
factory here, to employ $50 workers.
Richmond.-Work begins on new
concrete filling station for Producers
Consolidated Oil Co.
| Columbia.-Several thousand dol.
lars will be expended in effort to in.
crease output of Blackfoot coal mine
to 400 tons daily now producing SO
st. Joseph Improvements under
way at Hammond plant; new artesian
well pumping 1000 gallons of water
a minute and new coal CRATES installed
| Kansas City.-K. C. Macaroni Cor
poration pays $31 1926 for site to build
5-story addition to plant; machinery
and equipment to cost $4,000 increas-
ing production from lao to $50 bar
rels daily.
Marionville.- Barrel factory es-
tablished here, annual capacity, 49,
600 barrels, with yearly payroll of
$4,000.
St. Louis.-Wage demand of SIPS
an hour granted to 500 carpenters on
strike who return to work.
Hollister.-F'irst to $500 cars wa
termeons, estimated as seasons crop,
have begun to move. Shipment Of
canteloupes will reach about $50 cars.
The operation of a public utility
presents the same questions as the
conduct of any other business. The
cost Of production determines the
price which must be paid by the con-
sumner.
Louisiana.-S Glove and Mitten
Co., Glovesville. N. Y, to establish a
branch factory here, installing "a
| machines.
Columbia.-Contract let to build
new observatory building at Univer-
sity to cost $4,000. Contract for new
Home Economics building to cost S75,-
600 will be awarded later. Wright
Bros. 900 mule barn nearing com
pletion,
Ottevilc.- New 10000 bushcl
wheat elevator and storage room
completed.
DeSoto,---DeSoto Ice. Dairy and
Supply Co, increases capital to $751;
600. ..'
Kansas City.-During month Of
July realty sales amounted to $5,408,-
900. Building permits totaled $685.
$50 Ninety-one private garages were
built and forty-nine new residences.
Lees Summit.-168-acre farm sold
for 100000 near here the past week.
Poplar Bluff.-New creamery es-
tablished here said to be best in state.
Cotter.-Plans projected to build
power dam in White river near here.
Pennington to have 100000 memo
rial building.
Sikeston wants tomato canning fac
tory.
Salcedo.-New brick school house
two miles west nearing completion.
Mexico.--Plans for 32-foot passage
way under Chicago and, Alton tracks
to eliminate dangerous crossing on
North State and Golden Belt Highway
approved.
Kansas City.-New high school
planned for Country Club district.
Eminence.-Work to begin imme-
diately on new $4,000 high school
building.
King City.-Seven blocks of paw
ing completed
Centertown.-Local farmers organ
ize company to build $4,000 wheat
elevator.
Drexel.-Local business men organ
ize Chamber of Commerce and expect
to enroll 200 members.
Boonville.-Santa Fe Trail to be !
hard-surfaced from here to Lamine |
river bridge; cost. 100000. State
and Federal aid. 100000.
Hollister.-Between two and three
million dollars worth of tomatoes will |
be canned in This district this season. |
Rolla.--U. S. Bureau Of Mines will |
establish lead and zinc experiment |!
station here.
Columbia.-Freshmen entering M.
u. this fall will be requested to take
new course in citizenship which has
been established as result Of lessons
learned from world war.
Jefferson City.New railroad being
promoted by X. C. and Eastern capt.
talists between here and Springfield.
Observation-Disclosures library to
cost $4,000 to be erected here.
Jefferson City.-State Board of Ag- !
riculture estimates states corn crop
will be 14S,10S,000 bushels. Largest
on record. =
Prices can only become lower when
the worlds storehouse has again
reached its normal level. Cost = Of
dwellings will depreciate to marked
extent and rentals will be lower when
the men who build homes will do a
full days work ungrudeingly with
Pride in the quality and quantity .off
their output. :" +
Sikeston suffers 100000 fire. Y
Kansas City.-$53, 900 allowed new
gas company on old claim from 1918
to 1920. .s!isty m
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