Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-01-10

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then be saved the extra charge for
freight, drayage, &C., &c. Enter
prise is what We want. We must
put our own shoulders to the wheel
first and then, when we begin to u C
coed, population, skill and capital
will flow in. We want morality, in
dustry, skip and enterprise, emigra-
ton, capital and grand success will
follow" prolonged applause.
At the close of Ex-Gov. Hardin's
remarks,
NJ. 7. DUNCAN
followed in a spicy, pointed speech
as follows:
"Gov. Hardin has given you the
most of my thunder and seems to
have taken the wind out Of my sails,
but | have a few facts which will,
perhaps, be of S to you.
My fellow citizens; in the first
place is this going to succeed, if it is
everybody is ready to take hold of it,
if not, why there is no use of harping
on it longer. How are we to know
whether it will pay or not, it has
never been tried in Mexico? Sim
ply by comparison; We see that it
has succeeded in other towns with no
| better facilities, therefore we reason
and that logically, that manufacto-
ers would be a grand success i'll MeXi-
co, we have steam power, this is
good plenty of water (if We will only
dig a large reservoir) plenty of wood,
plenty of coal (if we will only dig for
it, All this is encouraging we have
far better facilities than are enjoy
ed by many manufacturing towns OF
note.
But we must test this matter our
selves, we must put our own Shout
ders to the wheel at first. If we sue
coed, skill and capital will pour in on
us. Everything bids to encourage
us, our WOODEN mills are Il success on
a small scale. Our Touring mills
under the management of VIM. Pol
lock are a grand success. Riley &
Burkhart have all. the orders they can
ill III their miniature wagon factory.
billiard & Fields could sell thousands
of plows if they could make them.
What better men dc we want than
this.
Row if we would form joint com
Danies for each industry and make
plows, wagons &C to supply 40 or
more counties, then we would have a
city. Then skill and capital would
hunt us out and not skill and capital,
but laborers would be in demand.
Why, if it was thought another
bank would pay II 1-2 per cent. on
its capital it would be opened IN a
week with 500, 900 capital paid up.
Why not take up these different in
dustrics in the same way. We plainly
see they will pay, and that handsome
", in many ways. If we did not
have every facility we would not urge
it.
Why, there is Il wagon factory in
Toledo, that l visited, which turned
out q wagon every ten minutes, q
an hour. Now you folks out west
here, that never say n wagon made
on anything of the kind may think
| yarn, but nevertheless it
is true. Fifty wagons are
turned out complete in Il day
and the men only work eight hours.
Now we send away at least 500, 600
each year for plows. Now this will
not do. This will kill any country.
We must make Il own wagons.
plows, &C., &c. This can be done
with n saving of money to the people
and yet the corporation can make
money. This fact is demonstrated
in every manufacturing town i'll the
country.
Another point | wish to touch Oh
is insurance. Thousands of dollars
are paid to eastern capitalists each
year III the way OF insurance money.
Now all this could and must he kept
IN the county. Let us form n stock
company at home, q company that
will insure any property IN Audrain.
Then we will keep our money ut
home and besides, there will he no
chance for stealing, we will not be
troubled 10y eastern companies break
ing, &C., &c. Such a scheme sue
cecdcd in Boone and will succeed in
AudIain. This is Il vital point and
worthy the attention and investiga-
ton of all Our business men. In this
one way We can save thousands and
thousands of dollars each year.
In the next place how are we going
to remedy our bad roads? We can
not make Il move till we have better
roads. Business will never liven up
when our roads are impossible half
OF the year. He IL not ask more
tax of the people, they have rs much
rs they a carry now.
Fellow citizens, there is but one
way to remedy this matter at the
present time and that is to fund our
railroad bonds ard make them paya-
in 20 years, say we can get them off
| for 6 or 8 per cent. and then take
the tax that IS now paying railroad
debts and use it to make gravel roads.
Now our railroad debt is not heavy,
our bonds arc all right, we don'thave
to quote them ut 50 and SO as our
rich neighboring county does and
still the same county claims to have
a mortgage on us which is all gam
mon. Our railroad debt is not pres
sing, so let us fund it, and then we
will have plentyo of ready cash to make
coed county roads. Let us have 9
vote on this question of funding. We
are sure it will be carried. Then let
us make good roads throughout our
county, and prosperity will dawn on
us at once. When we wake up our
selves, put our own shoulders to the
wheel and have good roads, good
sidewalks and something to invite
Strangers, our efforts will be crowned
with ucces [Applause.
j. J.. GILL
was then introduced, who made a
neat little speech in which he showed
he knew what he was talking about.
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