The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-03-19
MISSOURI WEEKLY
INDUSTRIAL REVIEW

| Inc country is SLOWLY dWaheHihR W
the fact that bread and butter come
from operating industries more than
from radicalism in any form.
| March g., Carthage Street i'm
lprovements to cost SAFE, 900 planned.
| st. Louis.-542,0O0 white rabbit
pelts sold at Fur Exchange at to 80
cents a piece to be used in manufac-
ture of felt hats.
Fresh ocean fish retailed at Kansas
City at Is cents a pound.
State Prison Board made 100000
|past year on three farms.
St. Louis.--4000 building trade la
borers get IL 1-2 per cent wage in
crease.
Holden.--J. w. Sheldon wins $1,000
prize for best five acres of corn--l27.-
AZ bushels to acre.
Jackson county will build asphalt
macadam roads.
Goodman.--Canning factory to To-
cate here. 800 acres to be planted to
tomatoes.
Kansas City.--$650,0G0 bond issue
planned to build Blue River bridge at
Washington Park boulevard.
Sarcoxie.--200 acres of new berry
fields to be set out this spring.
Railroad carriers ask public CO.
operation to get into complete work.
ing conditions under private owner
ship.
Haigart. charcoal iron
blast furnace being built.
| Kansas City will erect big tractor
show building.
Kansas City.-American Asphalt
Roof Corporation, capitalized at $780,
900 buys site for Plant in Blue Valley
district.
| Adrian.-Stock farm of 264 acres
adjoining city sold for $45,O0O.
Van Buren.-Carter County Bank
installs new safe.
Kansas City issued during January
1899 permits to build houses, at a to-
tai cost of $771, 900.
| Jefferson.-20 carloads army trucks
received for State road building.
Kansas City.-Excavation work be-
gun for $150,000, five-story office
building. Plans projected to build g.
story annex to Convention Hall.
Kansas City-300 foot site purchas-
ed for 25-story hotel. .-.
| North Kansas City.-$100, 900 to be
expended in plant to manufacture Ex-
cello Cake Mixture.
| Keystone Rock Island building
double track from here to Mabel, and
charging shops and yards at Tren-
ton Improvements to cost several
million dollars.
Columbia.--Power plant installing
new boiler and other improvements,
cost $17,950.
McBain.-Largest Dairy in State To-
Gates here. 800 cows and equipment
to cost 100000.
Kansas Independent Refners
plan oil pipe line passing through this
city, connecting Mid-Continent field
with Great Lakes. :
Pomona-Prospecting for oil and
gas five miles from here.
Craig Remodeling Verbin and
Rose building.
Kansas City.-Farm implement and
tractor industry brought $9O,OOO,OOO
business here past year.
l. hillicothe.-TaXable wealth Liv-
ingston county totals $23,310,73991.
st. Joseph.--Street Railway Co.
doubling power Of plant.
Maryville-St. Francis hospital to
build 100000 annex.
Kansas City.-$900, 900 dixie propos-
ed along Missouri river to Little Blue
retaining 1890 acres in East Bottom
factory district.
Kansas City.-96,000 farmers and
dealers attended tractor exhibit here.
Seligman to have 100000 fold
cyanide plant.
Versailles.-5O hogs sold for $1O,-
500, one hog bringing $2,250.
Cabool.-Work progressing on new
electric line between here and Iron
ton.
Cape Girardeau.--Local farmers or
ganize cooperative marketing asso-
citation, capitalized at $4,000.
Willow Springs Wholesale gro
Gerry company capitalized at $4,000,
locates here.
Kansas City.--Widening Baltimore
Ave. to 80 foot thoroughfare.
st. Joseph.--Wesley House to be
remodeled for settlement work.
oplin.-Petitions filed for five
blocks paving.
Kansas City.-New REINFORCED con-
crete building to be erected for Sta
ton "a" postoffice.
Kansas City-Thirty-frst street car
line to be extended west from Main.
An Omaha labor paper opposes
special labor jury to try the Contra
liza reds who are indicted for murder
in shooting service men on parades.
Labor jurors sat and tried Mooney
and the gang that bombed the San
Francisco preparedness parade and ac-
quilted them. But was it good thing
for organized labor? :.