The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-01-16
Missouri WEEKLY
INDUSTRIAL REVIEW

The best way to overcome political
unrest and radicalism is to give the
people something else to think about,
in the record each week of industries,
enterprises and payrolls throughout
the State.
Springfield, Jan. 12.-Local vinegar
factory produced 100000 gallons this
year.
Carthage shoe factory capitalized
at $4,000, files articles of incorpora-
ton.
Joplin News Herald: Of one thing
the labor union members may rest as
sured-if the unions are killed, they
will be killed from the inside, not
from without. So far as any cause is
good, it flourishes by opposition. So
far as it is bad, it grows weak from
its own maladies.
st, Louis.-Anheuser Busch Brew
cry converted into pork packing plant,
capitalized at 100000,
Jefferson City.-$33,00O paid for
site to build 100000 motion picture
theatre.
Chillicothe.-C Chamber of Commerce
and American Legion raising funds
| TO DullQ COnVellGlOu Hall'
Ozark.-Work progressing on $780,
900 Christian county court house.
Topeka, Kans.-An increase of 255
per cent in harvest wages paid in 1919
over the pre-war wage paid IN 1913,
is shown in report Of the U. S. Blu
reau of Crop Estimates in Kansas.
The average harvest wage paid in
1919 was 131 per cent of the 1918
price. Harvest laborers received on
the average $5.42 per day and board
in 1919, as compared with $4.14 III
1918, and $2.14 in 1913.
Ironton.-Iron county road bond is
sue for 100000 carries.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES let for eleven
miles hard surface road to cost $780,
373.4O.
st. Joseph.-Beck road paving fin
ished and opened to travel.
Joplin ews-Herald: 1t seems
strange that Oklahoma's Governor
should volunteer to dig coal, but then
some coal diggers make more than
the average governor.
| Piedmont. -5000-bushel daily capac-
lily charcoal plant to resume opera
tions.
Kansas City.--Local citizen gives
80 acres for headquarters to United
| Mission Board as inducement to To-
cate here.
Kansas City, Crane Chocolate
company will enlarge factory in
Icreasing capacity.
| jefferson City.-State's five pearl
button factories 1918 autput, totaled
1862, 053 gross, worth $325.172.
In statement recently given to the
lpress, General Wood declares that the
most important thing for labor in this
country today is to rid itself of bad
leadership.
Mound City.-High school bond is
: sue for $250,000 carries.
st. Joseph.-Missouri Valley Trust
Company will give 10 per cent bonus
|, to employees this year.
st. Joseph.-St. Joseph Tobacco
, Co. increases capital from $4,000 to
| $25, 900.
, Sedalia.-Special election called tC
! vote 100000 bond issue for new city
. hall and $4,000 for negro hospital.
Neosho.- Negotiations completed
:, for establishing pants factory here.
Harrisburg mining and Milling Co
, reGume operations.
In the matter of railroad control, the
roads are subject to AS masters, with
, one big master at Washington. 1t is
, confusing and often needlessly eX-
pensive. What help have the as
. State commissions been able to give
= in solving car shortage?
jefferson City.-11,477000 acres
corn, wheat and oats combined yields
, 255 $4,000 bushels in States this sea,
son.
Springfeld.-Bond issue for $780,
900 carried to build roads in Pulaski
, county.
Sedalia.-Bond issue for 100000
{ carries to build city hall.
, Kansas City-Schmelzer Arms Co
/ buys site to build factory and oper
: wholesale department.
. Cardwell.-People's and Farmers
Merchants banks consolidate to b.
, known as Cardwell bank.
+ A record for the past three year!
r shows that in 80 months there wer'
q 1854 separate strikes in the Pittsburg
g Kansas, coal fields.
Columbia Campaign started t.
. raise 100000 fund to build memoria
= tower at State University.
Waynesville.-Pulaski county roa
bond for $250,000 carried.
st. Joseph.-Ice harvest begun o.
y Lake Contrary.
y Webb City.-New bakery opens, ca
;, pacity 1000 loaves daily.
u jefferson Clty.-W. P. Hollistel
Secretary Democratic National Com
mittee, buys Capital News plant flo
= $4,000.
i Tipton-Local farmer sold load o
= wool for $2,092.95.