The Friedman-Shelby Shoe Factory and Kirksville’s Manufacturing Era
Kirksville recruited the Friedman-Shelby Shoe Company with a local subsidy package in 1907, and the large factory began production in 1908 with roughly 300 workers.
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The Kirksville Brick Industry: What Happened to Adair Brick & Coal?
Adair Brick & Coal was organized in 1908 after J.M. Ivie & Son experimented with paving brick west of Kirksville, but the company’s later fate remains only partly documented.