Typescript letter signed Cornelius Roach, secretary of state, Missouri Department of State, Jefferson City, Missouri, to Hon. Wm. V. Byars, St. Louis, informing Byars that the “Missouri Manual” is issued biennially and that his name is on the mailing list. Roach writes that there is no department of state that can give official information on water power development, except that the largest plant is owned by Empire District Power Company in Joplin, Missouri. Roach informs Byars that he can write to Hon. H.A. Buehler, state geologist, Rolla, Missouri, concerning information on water power subjects; Hon. F.W. Buffum, state highway commissioner, Jefferson City, Missouri, for information concerning road development; Hon. J. Hawkins, secretary, Mining Bureau, for information concerning mines and mining; Hon. T.C. Wilson, secretary, State Board of Agriculture, Columbia, Missouri, for information on agriculture; Hon. John T. Fitzpatrick, state labor commissioner, for manufacturing data; and to Hon. John T. Mitchell, state bank commissioner, for information on Missouri banking., 1913 Nov 15

Item — Box: 2, Folder: 2

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Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The collection includes correspondence of William V. Byars with numerous individuals including newspaper men, politicians, and literary figures. Principal correspondents include Arthur Brisbane, William Marion Reedy, and Byars’ father, James Byars. The collection also contains poems and other writings of William V. Byars.