MONETT, MISSOURI, JUNE, 1909
The Monett Times, Tuesday, June 14, 1909
The people and wealth now engaged in building hay presses for the territory owned by the Monett hay press investors is probably equal to the population and entire wealth of Monett and the business equal to the present business of Monett.
Now then, I will give $25.00 for a reasonable reason why the improved press owned by Blakeslee, McNatt & Co. will not be exclusively bought instead of those now in use, soon as introduced and the demand can be supplied. The result should be easily seen, if Monett had the plant to make them.
The introduction is an easy matter. The supplying the demand should not be hard when there is about 100 per cent profit in it. It will only take $2,000 or $3,000 to start it. It will then keep itself going, and naturally develop into a mammoth industry. If Monett don't want this, there are other places that do, as was the case in building the airship that Monett started, but would not put up the little more it would have taken to have kept it here.
Monett has been howling itself black in the face for factories, etc. Now it has a chance to have a good one that will be as staple and valuable to the city as the railroad, and also make those who have the foresight to make the necessary investment independently wealthy. I feel so sure of it that I will put in every dollar I can raise and give what time I can spare toward organizing a company, for which I get absolutely nothing, except a small remuneration from the patentees when they have made some profits out of the manufacturing of the press, as they are all working men and no time or previous experience in such matters.
It will only take a small amount from each of a very few of Monett's citizens to start this enterprise but it should be done at once, in the next day or two. I will be glad to talk with anyone who wants in on the "ground floor" for this is going to be a good thing.
U. S. Barnsley
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