Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-11-19
SAVED!
The Board Of Trade Perma-
nently Organized.
THE BUSINESS MEN ALI. FNrHU.
SIASTIC.-NOTHING SUCCEEDS
LIKE SUCCESS.
A kousing Good Meeting.-Committees
to be Appointed To-Day.

The Mexico Board of Trade is
booming. The committee consisting
OF j. j. Steele, VIM. Pollock, L
Phillip, Frank Mitchell, S. B. Cook
and R. M. White to report a consti-
tuition and bylaws and officers for a
permanent organization made their
report last Friday night. The con-
stitution is modelled very much after
the one which governs the St. Louis
Board of Trade. The initiation fee
is only five dollars and dues fifty cents
a month. The object of the board is
to forward every interest or industry
that will promote the welfare of Mex
leo or Audrain county. The CON-
mittee reported the following gentle
men as permanent officers:
President, Gov. c. H. Hardin; Jst
vice-president, Col. Green Clay; Sd
vice-president, J. B. Botkin; secre-
tary, f. H. Mitchell; treasurer, J.
Ruloff. Directors-Judge G.. B.
Macfarlane, Lewis Hord, H. A..
Ricketts,, J. F. Llewellyn. B. r. eau
thorn, A. S. Houston, L. Phillip, j.
Fl. Buckley, D. E. Shea and A. G..
Turner.
The report was unanimously adopt
ed. We do not think a better board
could have been selected; in fact, it
harmonizes every interest in Mexico
and consists of men who not only
have the interests of Mexico at heart
but who will work, and work is what
we must have. The following COM
mittee was appointed to canvass for
members: l.. Phillip, Jacob Ruloff,
]. J. Steele, Judge VIM. Stewart and
James Galloway. At a meeting of
the board on Saturday the following
resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That We, the Mexico
Board of Trade, in behalf of the citi-
zens of Mexico and vicinity, extend
to the grand encampment of the
Grand Army of the Republic of Mis-
souri, a cordial invitation to hold their
next annual encampment in this city,
and if so we will exert ourselves to
make their stay pleasant.
A similar resolution was passed by
the council.
Last Tuesday night the board had
arousing good meeting. Representa-
tive business men were present and
you could tell by their talk that they
were ready for work. The president
of the board, ex-Gov. c. II. Hardin,
made a neat speech when he called
the meeting to order, setting forth
the many advantages that could re-
suit from harmonious work. After
the reading Of the minutes an oppor'
tunity was afforded new members to
join. Several came forward and the
success of the board is, we think.
assured. After the general routine
of business had been gone through
with and Pres. Hardin announced
that he would submit his committees
to the board at the Southern bank al
8 p. m. to-day, a general and spirited
talk took place, which clearly shows
the metal in the members. Col. Clay
made a rousing speech showing clear
ly that the board had a broad field o
usefulness before it. That 1t could
secure manufactures, rock roads, have
the bridge over the railroad rebuilt
, Hardin Park fenced, etc. He shool
| the boys up in good shape and wa
rcundly cheered.
Hon. W. n. KEENAN, made a nea
speech favoring improvements of al
kinds and stated that he though
Mexico was now on the right track
. A. G.. Turner informed the meet
ing that the council was preparini
to improve Hardin Park and ope'
: the railroad bridge at once, and tina
The board and council could wor
hand in hand without any trouble.
B. R. Cauthorn, L. Phillip, S. B
, Cook and L. Hord ioinedin words {
wisdom and encouragement. The
:, are red-hot in the enterprise.
: T. B. Buckner made a stirrin
talk favoring enterprise Of all kind
n and offered his services wheneve
they were needed.
Pres. Hardin being called upon, i
a concise manner showed clearly tbs
the board could, and he was Statistic
would, accomplish grand results fe
Mexico and Audrain county, He d
sired especially to call the attenuo
of the board to rock roads and til
new railroad being surveyed throug
the north part of this county. ID
d thought Mexico should secure tn
road at any cost, and what was mol
% he was satisfied we could if the ma
ID ter was promptly and properly ma
aged, and hat the board should +
ut all means examine into the questie
of rock roads referred to by Col. Cla
The talks were all to the point an
y. inspiring The board is now read
a to 60 to work, which it will do
l. soon as the committees are appointe
to-day. There are other men in Me
leo who should join. We need ther
;, They are men who respond WHIT
8 needed and we are sure they will 10
n the board and assist in bringing Me;
leo to the front
ck MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRADE.
lie The following representative bus
mon of this norton of the con