The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-02-06
MISSOURI WEEKLY
INDUSTRIAL REVIEW

acts are Idtai 10 ati iOims Va tau-
Observation-Disclosures, payrolls and inn
provements educate the people as
home and community builders.
Webb City, Feb. Largest ship
ment of ore on record for many
months sent from this district, con-
sisting of 22,000,000 pounds of zinc,
2,118,000 pounds of lead and 10000
pounds of calamine.
HOLSTER has first oil well and prom
ises to be new field.
st. Louis man chosen to carry out
100000 Wabash land reclamation.
Ironton.- Continent Iron Co.
buys large tract iron ore land.
st. Joseph Oil Co. builds large MAJ
keting plant.
Missouri sold S7G,000,000 poultry
and eggs in 1919, and had more for
home consumption than ever before.
Excelsior Springs.-Coal mine OPEN
ed during strike turning out so tons
daily. Another shaft to be sunk.
Excelsior Springs.--50 acres wood
led land added to city's park.
Kansas City.-Subway on 10Th ST.
recommended as best solution for con-
gested traffic.
Greenfield has been promised frea
mail delivery.
American Smelling g. Refining Co.
ships carload of silver to Hong Kong.
Mound City.-$13,000 bond issua
carries for street paving.
Humanvile-Plans projected to
build municipal ice plant. S25,O09
mill and elevator plant completed.
Jefferson City votes for commits
sion form Of government
Kenneth Dunklin county votes
81 900, 900 good roads bond issue.
Kansas City.--New 100000 Gate
) City Refinery plant daily capacity l.
: 600 barrels nearing completion.
, Adrain.- Farmers Cooperative
Produce plant to be erected here.
Poplar Bluff.--Plans projected TO
build 100000 five story modern ho-
tel.
St. Louis.-$7OO, 900 plant under con-
struction here to remove alcohol from
= grape wine. %,
Lebanon.-4Petition filed to build
30 miles road between here and HouS~
ton.
Monett.-Chain of grape pressing
stations will be built in Ozark regions.
Carthagc.-20 per cent increase IN
electric light and water rates by mu-
nicipal plant.
Kansas City.-Jobbing firm pays
$4,000 for site to build elght-sto"y
warehouse.
Kansas City.-3-story building pur-
chased to be utilized for manufacture
of cake flour, employing $50 men,.
FuIton.-l23 mules sold in Callo-
way county for $4,000.
Kansas City.--Pershing road to he
extended to relieve congestion IN Un-
ion Station district.
Columbia.-3-year-o Holstein COW
produced 5O9.5 pounds of milk %
pounds of butter in seven days ate
record.
| jefferson City.-Fees collected by
Secretary of State during 1919 from
| all sources amounted to $l,9IG it3,
] increase of 1881 ,085 over previous
year. Of this amount motor license
fees amounted TO $1,725,O76.
Jefferson City.-15 projects of 49,
n IL miles road estimated cost 81, S93, 325
n approved. Total mileage of federal
II and state aid roads approved to date
to S74.OS. cost, when completed, 9ll,-
n. PAT, 1876.
20 Joplin.-Four new industries To-
10 Gated here past month.
~ Jefferson City.-34.545,032 poultry
~ on 1924 farms IN State.
20 Since the signing Of the armistice
50 The agitators and red necks in the va
n. rious labor unions have done more to
k, injure the cause of organized labor
d. than anything else could have done
n and it is high time that this elerlent
to be sifted out.
Id reenfeId.-DIilling for oil six
"a miles north of city.
"A Doniphan.-50,0 900 pounds tobacco
~ sold to Kentucky buyers.
-, In 1919 Missouri was second in win
ter wheat with 56,000000 bushels.
| Missouri is the only State in the I'm
| ion that employs cotton pickers, rice
gathers and ice harvesters.
! Kansas City Paving Linwood
| boulevard authorized from Indiana t.
Poplar Ave. Main street to be wild
| ened from 9th to 3lst street.
| Carthagc.-260-acre stock farm hero
| sold for $4,000.
| Sedalia.--Special election called to
vote $4,000 for bridges in Pettis
county. $4,000 for county home and
| $4,000 for new Jail.
| Kansas Ci'ty.-Insufficient cold stor-
aeg facilities costing local produce
| men G.reo of four million dollars
| yearly.
| Kansas City.-$3O,OOO paid for ),
acre tract for northeast high schoo
athletic field.
Il Buffalo.-Many farmers of Dalla.
VI county have wheat unthreshed, due L
III scarcity of thrcShing outfits.
8l Uolumbia.--Univcrsity plans home
for Masonic students.
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