Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1878-01-05
MR.. MITCHELL AT MT. HERON

EDITOR lSTELLiGENCER:-l shall not pretend
70 report MIR. Aiichell's sp. ech cntilc, at He.
prom, as took no notes. Ishail rc,,urt, from
memory, a few OF the most important points in
me- remarks ~FiIst-TheIe had not been. no,
VAS there likely 20 b., any agreement between
the ~. Louis, Kansas City i Northern Roat and
Tue h"hsas 'fy, 81. LOUIS n Chicago Road. IS
to the rental OF the first named road, between
Mexico and ksrsas City. Sccond-Ih.t ,nc
Kansas City. 81 Louis 4 Chicago Road. was
ready to iulhi its promises in building their road
through Howard. Saline, Lafayette and Jackson
counties whet. the people of The said counties
complied with the requirements of the COMPANY.
winch rs everybody understands, il, VIII not b.
ne 'essary to repeat here. I~hirt-That il tn
Counties named did comply by the 18th OF the
present month. the compsnv would put tapds To
work by the first OF March in each county; and
thSt, bv the fourth day Of July next, he. Mitch.
ell. would max. the cit zens OF Marshall n speech
with one of his locomotives a, u rost,urn: and
By the first of september, he would repeat the
performance nj IiISginsville; and. by the nr,t
OF October would treat the people OF the western
border of l.Ifay'tl and The eastern border of
jackson I" speech from til. anne costly and
magnificent l.lattJrm. Now, citizens of central
l. tiayetie. what more can we ask. or what more
uoes ANY reasonable man want The day has
nearly dawned; the cloud that obscurcs our Wis
Ion [" commercial independence has nearly van
isisd from sight. What Hui. remain. tn r.
done can he done; and let Us do it quickly. II
We but do our duty, y EaSnifc.n mt and pro.per-
Gus future awaits us, more grand. indeed, than
my faint Imagination can conjecture or my lee
Die pen portray. ] rejoice In the thought that
the wave OF our prosperity will be large and CO.
pious enough 10 reach TO the Missouri river on
The morrill, and lave the grand prairies OF cur fair |
sister on the south, and that the great NiIe-like !
inund"tlon viii sweep across the state from the |
Mississippi TO The Kansas border on the west, un- |
til the heretofore discouraged and dishearteued |
toiiers in this magnificent empire OF matchless
natural resources. shall reap the full measure OF
reward that they have waited 80 long AMI pa.
tientlv for. WASHINGTON
At a taeeting OF the stock : holders
of the lafayette County AsricuItu-
raj and Mechanical Association. held
in th's city January l>t the following
naiied gentlemen wrre elected directors
j. q. Russell. j. ID. Robinson. r.. Is. Camp
bell. {. T.. Ballard, }. ID. Conner. j. G.
Longd"n, Joe Hook. r. D.. Biedsoe and II.
l.. BarksdAis. The following were elected
President, J. G. Russell; Vice
I'D. Robinson Secretary. J.. d.
Conner; Treasurer, j. Il. Longdon. A
speech Mas made hy Mr.. X. ID. B!sdsoe. +,
n which he Iecrmn, ndcd the Cooper i
iilon OF The Er,i..'4 III tbs county, show ,
.ns The Importance OF our II rs making i
'Nhloits OF Il" products Of our wonderfully i
Grille counry-cer..ls, fruits, vegrt Ibles, q
sc., md advocating TIL erection Of suita- ,
Die buildings Tor tn. purpose. His speech =.
Vas warmly received, and steps looking to !
results in that direction will proba- t
he tai IN by the board. Tue treasurer's :,
sport -how'G that the c"metny paid all <
Is small account, and 1850 on the debt, re- |
Iucing 1t to about $500. The dir c,or~' C.
adjourned to NEE, some time in the
month OF March.