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Missouri Agricultural Report. 



Governor Major tendered the appointment of State High- 

 way Commissioner to Col. Frank Washburne Biiffum of Louisi- 

 ana, Mo., a prince of good roads boosters and a captain of in- 

 dustry in Northeast Missouri. Colonel Buffum sacrificed his 

 personal interests and accepted the post. Speaker Champ 

 Clark designated this as "the best appointment that a Missouri 

 Governor ever made." Mr. Buffum was the field general and 

 director of the work over the State, subject to the counsel and 

 supervision of the Governor. The month of August (usually a 

 vacation time) was given over to the preparations for good roads 

 days by the Governor's office and the Highway Department. 

 System counts — and the new department demonstrated its 

 splendid value by successful supervision. 



What the Governor of Missouri said to the Governor of Kansas. 



A JOKE WITH INTERSTATE RESULTS. 



At a banquet given in Kansas City by the Kansas City Life 

 Insurance Company on August 1st the writer heard Governor 

 Major banter Gov. Geo. H. Hodges of Kansas and Gov. Lee 

 Cruce of Oklahoma to come to Missouri on August 20-21 to see 



