Commerce, MO - Post Bros. Drain Tile

Discussion in 'General' started by yardmaster, Oct 5, 2012.

  1. yardmaster

    yardmaster Administrator Staff Member Administrator Frisco.org Supporter

    Folks -
    Found this photo:

    http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mo/county/scott/gallery/gallery7/ga07-07-g.htm

    The rail line at the bottom would have been the original "Leachville Subdivision" alignment from Marquette to Leachville, AR via Brooks Jct. Mo.

    Any Scissorbill Country folk know more about this industry? I checked out Karl's 1925 ETT for the River Division to see if there was a dedicated siding to the N/S of Commerce, but nothing stands out.

    http://www.frisco.org/vb/attachment.php?attachmentid=11269&d=1277333158

    Best Regards,
     
  2. Jim James

    Jim James Staff Member Staff Member

    That sure is a far cry from how Commerce looks today! I can't quite figure out where this image was taken exactly. Thanks for posting this.
     
  3. klrwhizkid

    klrwhizkid Administrator Staff Member Administrator Frisco.org Supporter

    Chris,
    They were in business in 1916 according to the Missouri Division of Geological Resources: http://books.google.com/books?id=IijuAAAAMAAJ&pg=RA3-PA37&lpg=RA3-PA37&dq=post+brothers+tile+company&source=bl&ots=5gTCIszrp1&sig=pHd-v8xIcDRyjZpcMv9TJ9_n2k8&hl=en&sa=X&ei=5QBvUNfSE7DXigLOx4HoCg&ved=0CFkQ6AEwCQ#v=onepage&q=post%20brothers%20tile%20company&f=false

    They were looking for men March 23, 1920 in the Southeast Missourian: http://news.google.com/newspapers?n...SsrAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hdMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6455,3712823

    And the business had an ad in the Southeast Missourian on July 19, 1921. http://news.google.com/newspapers?n...CUrAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wtMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2099,4111273

    Your post is the first I had ever heard of the business.
     
  4. Oldguy

    Oldguy Member Frisco.org Supporter

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  5. yardmaster

    yardmaster Administrator Staff Member Administrator Frisco.org Supporter

    Excellent detective work, Keith and Robert. Looks like I'd need to consider backdating my modeling efforts, or fudging history a bit for the sake of modeler's license! I'd noticed that present-day aerials of Commerce show a larger clearing to the north of town adjacent to the abandoned roadbed. Seems like this might have been the place.

    Best Regards,
     
  6. Oldguy

    Oldguy Member Frisco.org Supporter

    If I had to guess, that would be where I would have thought as well.
     
  7. Jim James

    Jim James Staff Member Staff Member

    The next time I go to River Ridge Winery I'll take a look :)
     

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