PACIFIC • In low-slung Pacific, only the St. Peter Sandstone cliffs on the edge of town eclipse the three-story structure standing sentinel at the North First Street railroad crossing.
The past of the building once known as the McHugh & Dailey Emporium will meet its future on Wednesday. The saga began as the 1904 World’s Fair was ending.
Lawrence McHugh and James Dailey, partners in two Franklin County general stores, were eyeing an expansion to Pacific. The burgeoning community featured the “first division” terminus that turned westbound Missouri Pacific railroad cars around for the return trip to St.