The 'Kentucky Industrial Directory, 1949" had this to report about Crittenden County. ( I don't believe they had a true count of our manufacturing businesses, but this is what the world saw)
The detailed listing for each community required a great deal of hard work in collecting the data and checking it for accuracy.
Following are the Directory's listing for communities in Crittenden County.
Marion. Population 3,000. COUNTY SEAT of Crittenden County on U. S. 60 and Ky. 91 and 120.
Business Organizations: Junior Chamber of Commerce, Kiwanis Club, Rotary Club
Transportation: Railroad - I. C., Bus and Truck.
Utilities: Electric - Inter-connected, Kentucky Utilities Co., Water - Filtered surface, municipally owned.
Banks: Farmers Bank and Trust Co., The Peoples Bank.
Newspaper: The Crittenden Press (Weekly).
Airport: Jaycee Airport (Sid Johnson's location)
Manufacturers: L. Conyer, Washing and blending fluorspar, Munt and Orr Sawmill, Winn and Tobin Milling Co.
MEXICO: Population 300. Located in Crittenden County on Ky. 295, 7 miles southwest of Marion, the county seat.
Transportation: Railroad-I.C., and Truck.
Utilities: Electric - Kentucky Utilities Co.,
Manufactures: Mott Concrete Prod. Co.
Fluorspar Companies:
- C and L Fluorspar Co., Inc., Employed - 12, Marion
- L. Conyer, Employed - 6, Marion
- Crider Bros. Fluorspar Co. - Employed 43, Mexico
- Davenport Mines, Inc. - Employed 20, Marion
- Delhi Fluorspar Corp. - Employed 32, Marion
- Frazer Mining Co. - Employed 20., Mexico
- Inland Steel Co. - Employed 98, Marion
- Kentucky Fluorspar Co. - Employed 21, Marion
- Mahoning Mining - Marion
- U. S. Coal and Coke - Mexico
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