[Missouri]. [Agriculture]. [Land Promotional]

[Pair of Printed Items Promoting the Agricultural Benefits of Howell County, Missouri]

[West Plains, Mo. West Plains Journal, ca. 1915]. Printed broadsheet, 10 x 5.5 inches, plus separate "Map of Howell County, Mo.," 9.75 x 7.25 inches. Even tanning and old folds to broadsheet; minor wear to map, old folds, a few manuscript additions to the area of the map, two contemporary marginal ink stamps. Very good. Item #4231

A pair of unrecorded Missouri real estate promotional items from the early 20th century. The first is a broadsheet entitled, Howell County Had a Fine Year in Nineteen Fifteen. The two pages of text tout the productive year of the agricultural scene in the county, which was awarded the blue ribbon two years in a row at the Missouri State Fair. They also detail the amount of available land for cultivation and grazing, as well as the production of livestock and other products for several towns in Howell County, including West Plains, Mountain View, Willow Springs, Brandsville, Hutton Valley, Olden, Burnham, and Pomona. The broadsheet was issued by a land speculator in the area named C.P. Harper & Son, who also issued the accompanying plat map of Howell County. Two notations - one in blue pencil and the other in red pencil - indicate two parcels of land presumably sold by Harper. The margins of the map contain two small ink stamps belonging to "C.P. Harper & Son Real Estate Brokers West Plains, Mo." We could locate neither of these items in OCLC or auction history.

Price: $550.00