The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-05-07

operating industries instead OF
strikes, payrolls instead Of unemploy-
ment are the prime factors for pros
perity in any community.
May 3--Randolph,---Plans for fac
| tory booming. Petroleum company of
Oklahoma acquires 800 acres here.
Construction Of highway, trolley and
railroad bridge authorized.
Watson.--Local farmers plan a CO.
operative elevator.
Westboro. Three-acre orchard
yielded over 900 bushels of apples,
selling for $500 last season.
Jefferson City.-Southwestern Bell
Telephone Co. pays into Missouri
state treasury $4,000, state tax and
fees ON amendment to charter Of the
company and the increase Of capital
stock preliminary to merging all Bell
telephone companies in Missouri, Kan
sas, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas,
under one general management.
Kansas City.---Whife Company pays
$b7 ,b40 for site to erect sales and dis
tributing building.
Ludlow.-Farmers National Bank
erecting new building.
Contract let for 16-story $500, 800
Federal Reserve Bank building.
Kirksville. -Remodeling Jefferson
House into strictly commercial hotel.
Gifford.--Odd Fellows rebuilding
hall recently destroyed by fire.
Kansas City.--Congress renews old
permit for railroad structure across
Missouri river between Milwaukee
bridge and Little Blue river, dropped
five years ago on account of the war.
Columbus Work starts on $780,
900 dormitory building for Christian
College.
Liberty.-Rock road between here
and Kansas City approved.
Nashua.--Plans approved for rock
i ing Jefferson highway from here
through Smithville to Clinton county
line.
Latest congressional estimate of
deficit from 10 months government OPP
Grafton of railroads is slips, 900, 900.
Kansas City $4,000 contract
awarded for clearing flood debris from
Kaw river at Turner bridge.
Columbia--Neff Hall, new building
for school of journalism at M. u, to be
dedicated May 7.
La Monte.-Two new concrete Gull
verts put in on Main and Garrison
streets.
Jefferson City.-698.64 miles new
road approved, to cost $4,000, 216.46
$2,250, 10815 federal aid and $434,
1898 state money.
Joplin.-What promises to be a good
lead mine is being developed on Free
land near here.
| Webb City.--Rapid progress is be-
ing made on concrete road between
here and Joplin.
| Springfeld.-$600, school bond
issue carried.
Lilbourn-1,100 acres in Little
River Drainage district west of city
sold for $4,000. Bought ten years
ago for 500 an acre.
Joplin.--Work begun on Gulftor
road part Of 45-mile system concrete
highway. ....-..
Cardwell.-Work begun on new
building for Farmers and Merchants
Bank.
Joplin.--Plans projected to erect two
bath houses to cost $500 on Soal
creek in Wilmer park.
Kansas City-Erection of dormi-
tory at general hospital planned.
Observation-Disclosures of Commerce
organizes building and loan associa-
ton.
Sugar Creek.-Standard Oil Co
plans building 100000 community
house here.
Kansas City.-Jenkins Music Com.
pany erecting 7-story warehouse and
distributing center.
| Cape Girardeau.- $4,000 hoteI
planned for this city.
There is a great difference between
sober counsel and calamity bowling"
but nation that will not work and
save must eventually suffer. Unless
we settle down, distress and want
must come. And when it comes, il
will not be lack Of money but lack
of the very materials of life. Think
it over.
Fort Smith Mining Co. gets verdict
of 100000 damages against United
Mine Workers for damage by strike
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