The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1921-01-28

politicians encourage extravaganza
and waste public funds, Industries re-
duce their overhead and keep the din
nerpails full.
| To add 40 new members to Con-
gross will cost $1,000000 annually
and make Congress more of mob.
Carthage may construct sewers to
provide employment during dull peri
cd.
! University of Missouri asks $4,000
900 for biennial period.
Burlington residents glad to see
construction start on steel bridge ov-
er Nodaway river.
st. Louis. Second self-propelled
barge launched here, third under CON
struction.
Kansas City Rubber Co. to open
tire and rubber store at st. Joseph.
Martinsburg-New electric street
lights turned on.
| Martinsburg. Wabash railroad
puts in individual switch track for
new farmers elevator nearing COM
pletion.
Piedmont. $3.50, 900 contributed to-
ward building Is miles state highway
between here and Silva.
st. Louis.-45 street cars destroyed
by fire, loss estimated at $250,000.
Kansas City lumbermen anticipate
building boom in spring.
Kansas City.-Hill Hoel Manufac-
turing Co. of South Bend, Ind, to open
branch factory here to make cedar
chests.
1920 census shows Missouri's popu-
lation to be 3,404,055.
Production of Kansas City facto-
ries during 1920 amounted to $780,
100000.
Independence.-Ele Electric light rate
increased from z to 10 cents per kilo-
watt hour.
Springfield.-Western Tie and Tim
Der Co. surveying preparatory to
building large dam and hydraulic
power plant near here.
Cape Girardeau.- City Council
adopts economy program cutting city's
pay roll $1,000 annually.
Sales of East st. Louis branch of
Swift & Co. increased $4,000, 900 in
year.
Fifteen st. Joseph stores form fed
Grafton.
Construction of st. louis Kansas
City electric line is rumored-
Three new buildings to be started
at Carthage.
Prospects for big berry acreage
near Webb City is good.
Corder, Mo-, Journal-"The legis-
lature of 1919 cost the taxpayers of
Missouri $511 .287.26. OF this amount
the Senate spent $240, 803.05, the
House $270, 439.21. Let us hope that
the legislature of 1921 will not be so
expensive. If the taxpayers would |
give attention to these things this |
outrageous waste of the peoples mon |
ey could be stopped"
Chaffe.-Frisco hys off so en-
ployes on account of reduction in train |
service.
Kansas City.-Miller Overall Co,
increases capital from $4,000 to
100000.
st. Louis coal dealers announce big
reduction in prices. al
st. Louis.-American Locomotive
Co. plans construction of new $685.
100000 plant here.
Kansas City's bank clearings for
1920 exceed any previous year by
$780,, 100000.
Kansas City claims worlds largest |
hay market; 46,810 cars received in
1920, increase of 1856 over 1919.
Marysville to get modern packing
plant.
Joplin now fifth city in size in state.
Carthaget build needed sidewalks.
st. Louis.-Principal of school gets
gift of $4,000 from Oklahoma
st. Louis.-700 Union walters on
strike for closed shop since Oct. /, re-
turn to work under open shop plan.
Prathersville.-New bridge being
built over Fishing river near here. Il
olumbia.-Enrollmen at M. U. to-
tails 1894, increase of 945 over 1919.
Jefferson City-Appropriation of
100000 recommended to improve
State House grounds.
Eldorado Springs has new weekly
oaper, Rural Exchange, headed by
John Grundy and Silas Rose.
Kansas City.-Bell Telephone Co.
nstalls most modern long distance toll
exchange outside New York.
Kansas City postal receipts increase
'ver million dollars during year.
263,124 Missouri farms produced
I'll ,808,800 bushels corn this year.
Springfield. - So miles state-aid
Dad to be built near here.
Missouri's wheat acreage exceeds
,re-war period by 100000 acres.
Louisiana Press-Journal discon-,
inues daily issue and becomes a
'emi-weekly paper.
Yates.-Prairie Oil Co. extends
pipeline from here to Clark.
Springfield. = Ozark orchardists
,lan cooperative fruit marketing bu-
eau.
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