The Ozark Mountain region of Missouri and Arkansas as it appears along the line of the Kansas City southern railway . money returns obtained peracre are large, in some cases astonishing. Decatur has made a steady growth fromyear to year and now has a first class can-nery, costing about $30,000; a bank with$35,000 to $50,000 deposits; an excellentgraded school in a modern brick schoolbuilding, costing $10,000; some fifteen ortwenty mercantile establishments, housed inmodern brick or concrete buildings; a largeconcrete shippers warehouse, fruit packinghouses, concrete block factory, water works,
The Ozark Mountain region of Missouri and Arkansas as it appears along the line of the Kansas City southern railway . money returns obtained peracre are large, in some cases astonishing. Decatur has made a steady growth fromyear to year and now has a first class can-nery, costing about $30,000; a bank with$35,000 to $50,000 deposits; an excellentgraded school in a modern brick schoolbuilding, costing $10,000; some fifteen ortwenty mercantile establishments, housed inmodern brick or concrete buildings; a largeconcrete shippers warehouse, fruit packinghouses, concrete block factory, water works,electric lights, etc. During the year endingJune 30, 1910, there were built twelve dwell-ings, costing $12,000; fourteen mercantilebuildings, costing $50,000; two factory build-ings, $3,000; a new hotel, $1,500; park im-provements, $800; street improvements,$600; new telephone improvements, $ mercantile concerns with stocks aggre-gating $7,000 opened up for business. Wanted: Harness shop, large dry goodsstore, meat market. Good openings forcreamery station, ice factory, electric lightplant, cold PACKING PEACHES FOR SHIPMENT, DECATUR, ARK. 22 THE OZARK REGION
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