Big Quarry Deal Links Davenport to Kansas City
A long pending transaction closed this morning as People's Construction company of Davenport sold the Birmingham Mo. quarry properties to a Kansas City corporation. John W Crowley, president, left for Kansas City to finalize the deal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bell Big Quarry
People’s Construction Company
Birmingham
Kansas City
John W. Crowley
Davenport
Henry B
First National Bank
Register Life
Moss Clothing Company
American Theater
People’s Light Company
Bruning’s
New Johnson School
Cheap rail rates to Ohio and Indiana points
Train service from Peoria offers three daily departures at 7:40 a.m. 12:00 noon and 8:00 p.m. Through sleepers run to Cincinnati and Columbus, Ohio with a return trip on three daily trains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Indiana
Peoria
Cincinnati
Columbus
Seerie Pkas
Indianapolis
Louisville
Toledo
Dayton
Soil fertility cost and profit under Illinois system
Frank I. Mann reports on soil maintenance costs using 1000 pounds per acre of ground rock phosphate every four years with clover and grain rotations. Nitrogen comes from clover and legume crops, phosphorus costs about 30 cents per acre annually, and overall maintenance shows profits across multiple years and crops, suggesting permanent fertility when proper methods are used.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Frank I. Mann
Edgar County
Confidence Game and Steel Tariff Monopoly Exposé
A discussion outlines how major trusts organize export operations, focusing on United States Steel as a leader in consolidating foreign business. It argues tariff barriers shield the American market from competition, leaving U S steel products expensive at home while cheaper foreign options tempt buyers abroad. The piece ends with a medical aside praising Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for croup symptoms in children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Telephone Company
Davenport
Rock Island
E. T.parmele
Davenport Exchange
E. BE. Cook
Rock
United States Steel Corporation
United States Steel Product Export Company
Hudson Terminal
New York
England
Steel
Amer
Stern Trust
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Board of Health
W. A. Stoecks
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Chicago
Burlington
Front
Perry Streets
Burlington Freight
Perry Street
Rock Island Street
Board of Public Works
Rock Island Road
Moline
Minneapolis
Roe Island
Oscar Anderson
L. B. Telybetts
Mr. Anderson
Mrs. Anderson
Gladys
Campbell’s Island
Porter
Mississippi
Oscar Stark
Colona Avenue
Justice Entrikin’s
John Wiedeman
John Kuaack
BIG Four
H. Berterman
Mr. Mann
Iroquois
Michigan
Fruit
Paradise
Manistee
Mason and
Lake Counties
Swigart
Lake Harbor
Milwaukee
Lake Michigan
Ludington
V.N. Mercer
Third Avenue
Old
West
George W. Swigart
Peli Suez
Miles
J. P. Brisselt
Tonopah
New
Tae
Sciatica
Budweisers
THE
American Automobilist
Budweiser
Saar
Bohemia
Anheuser-Busch
St. Louis
U.S. A
A. D. Hueling
Rock Island, Ill
Stark
Guil
Chamberlain
Cedar Brook
H. McBrayer
Bond
Unete Sam
Uncle Sam
W. H. McBrayer
Cedar Broc
Taxman Bros
Lawrenceburg
Tri-City Loan Co
Brady Street
Iowa
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