. Statistics and information concerning the state of Missouri and its cheap farming lands, the grazing and dairy region, the mineral and timber resources, the unsurpassed fruit lands, and limitless opportunities for labor and capital. A KtJMlWlbUEWUK. of the State, cannot exceed twenty cents on the hundred dollars valua-tion ; and whenever the taxable property of the State shall amount to$900,000,000, the rate shall not exceed fifteen cents. The rate of taxationfor county, city, town and school purposes is likewise strictly , cities, towns, townships and school districts cannot


. Statistics and information concerning the state of Missouri and its cheap farming lands, the grazing and dairy region, the mineral and timber resources, the unsurpassed fruit lands, and limitless opportunities for labor and capital. A KtJMlWlbUEWUK. of the State, cannot exceed twenty cents on the hundred dollars valua-tion ; and whenever the taxable property of the State shall amount to$900,000,000, the rate shall not exceed fifteen cents. The rate of taxationfor county, city, town and school purposes is likewise strictly , cities, towns, townships and school districts cannot becomeindebted beyond the revenue provided for each year, without a two-thirds vote of all voters therein, nor, in any event, to an amount exceed-ing five per cent on the value of taxable property. MISSOURI. 55 THE TIMBER OF MISSOURI. HjflSSOUEI is not so densely and thorouglily timbered as someother States, and yet its resources in this respect are by nomeans inconsiderable. In truth, Missouri makes a very creditableshowing in the amount and variety of her standing timber, asbehooves a great State singularly blessed in respect of naturaladvantages. Possibly one-fourth of the total area north of theMissouri river is forest la


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