Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-01-31
Total. $500 900

The city of Mexico is pleasantly
situated in the midst Of Il fertile coun-
try, interspersed with prairie and
forest, Astounding in limestone, and
coal, and occupied by an industrious
ana thrifty population. Its location
is as advantageous for commerce and
manufactures, as it is inviting for
residence. The St. Louis, Kansas
City * Northern, and the Chicago 4
Alton Railroads, both pass through
it, affording direct communication,
not only with ST. Louis and Chicago,
but with all Of Missouri, Kansas, Ne
braska and Iowa lying west and north
of it. As you will notice the town
has some manufactures already.
These are all prosperous, but the
field is far from occupied. There are
good hotels, respectable church edi-
fees, roomv courthouse, strong jail,
and fine school and bank edilices.
Perhaps there are no better ednca-
tiOnal opportunities in the State, than
can b. found here for both males and
females. Oar citizens arc peaceful.
kind and religious. They like to
have honest, temperate and indus
trious persons settle among them.
The neighborhood Of Mexico ubounds
in raw material. Besides wood, coal
and limestone, there are wool, flax,
castor beans. grain, hay, tobacco,
fire clay, with cattle and pork and
other natural products. Our great
need is skilled and willing hands to
take hold of these things and turn
them to greater advantage.
As can be seen, ordinary trading
is well attended to here. There is
abundance of goods of all kinds in
our stores. Farmers always find
large stocks with intelligent. sccom
modating and honest merchants to
show and sell them. There IS good
demand too, for all that can be rails
ed. Farmers al sell here for cash,
their spare horses, mules, cattle,
sheep and hogs. There are always
purchasers for their grain, hay, fruits,
poultry and vegetables. Among the
further sources of employment that
could be successfully inauguratcd in
and around Mexico, are those that
would naturally spring from increas-
ed production, and more fitting APP
plication of wool, tobacco, hides,
wood and iron. Among these are
manufacturers of boots and shoes,
WOODEN goods, flour, meal, wagons,
agricultural implements. etc. We
need a foundry badlT. One in the
hands of a couple of skilled mechan-
les could he kept busy on repairs
alone. y pottery could do well here.
Lime might he burned to great, adj
vantage in this vicinity. There are
other openings that could easily give
profitable employment to several hun
dred operatives and rs many hum
dreds of thousands Of dollars capital.
| can not but think, however, that
this is a contracted way Of speaking
of our town. Mexico is as capable
of being mad u manufacturing GEN.
ter as are any of those thriving cities
that crowd the avenues of transporter
ton leading into New York City. If
cotton can be bought in St. Louis
and carried to New England and
brought back i'll goods, there is no
earthly eason why this place could
not successfully compete in such
trade. The sam may be said of any
other manufactures. The writer will
gladly correspond with any one de-
string further information. Address,
J.J. GIL.
Corresponding Sec'y., Mexico Citi-
zen's Assoclas'cn7;-NfeSico Mo.
NSt. LOWS Commercial Gazette.
NocAyin the Mississippi Valley
has better chdrch.~asasrhool privi-
lekges than Mexico boasts of, and
our rail road advantages are unrivall-
cd,
Mexico, the county seat Of Audrain,
one of the best counties in the West.
is the ''coming manufacturing city of
the State.'
The above editorial does no more
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