Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-03-26

grass il moist places.
Best regards to all. New Orleans
next. Yours to eternity,
JNo. A. p.
Rsck Roads.
Correspondence Of the Ledger.
MEXICO. Mo-, March 23.-You
have repeatedly urged in your wide
awake paper the dcsirability-aye,
necessity-of rock roads in this coun-
ty, but you have never pointed out
way by which this desirable result
can be reached. With your perms-
sion desire to propose a plan which
| believe to be feasible, and not only ]
not burdensome and oppressive but
really beneficial to all citizens of
this county. We all know this coun-
ty enjoys an excellent credit abroad
and especially in the money centres
of the east. She could borrow
money, I almost believe, at 4 per
cent, or at 5 per cent at the outside.
If she could borrow say $500, 900
she could cause that much money to
circulate in our midst at rate of in
terest at which no individual could
borrow it. The interest on the above
named sum would amount to SIP 200
or SIS, 900. But borrowing money
for building rock roads is not like
subscribing money for railroad. for
while IN the latter case the money is
nearly all taken out of the county. in
the former case it will stay and cir
culate among us. Farmers who own
quarries will sell their rock to the
County and receive some of the
money. Then it will require quarry
men to quarry the rock, who will he
benefited by it. Next comes the
farmer snd teamster again to haul the
rock to the road, who, of course, will
be paid part of that money. Lastly,
it will require civil engineers, me-
chanics and laborers to prepare the
ir0ad bed and beat the rocks, who
will likewise draw a share of the
money. And if all those enumerated
classes are making money surely the
merchant will reap some benefit of it,
and as all classes are to be benefited
ain SIRE nobody will feel the little
extra tax necessary to pay the annual
interest and TO create a sinking fund.
propose $500, 900 at the rate OF
$1,000 mile. This would build
twenty-five miles of road in every
direction and not create jealousy he
tween the different parts of the coun
ty, while if we were to borrow less
we could only build rock road il
one or two directions, or only few
miles in each direction, and this woule
call forth the opposition Of those sec
. tions that are not to be provided witt
rock roads. would further suggest
to disarm all animosity and hard feel
ing, that they commence at the diff
ferent county lines and build il
towards Mexico instead of commenc
ing at Mexico and building out. L
this manner those living some dis
lance out cannot urge as an objection
that they shall be taxed to build
few miles of road around Mexico ant
they to be left out in the cold. Roc
roads will enhance the value of ever
acre of land along those highway
> and invite immigration. so by til
> time we commence paying off til
" principal. say in ten or twenty year:
tile county would have increased s
;, much in wealth and population thu
we would hardly feel the burden.
ne AIN aWdfc tIicfc cAiStS u "NVc-SJl Cd
7 and deep-sea,ed aversion to goir
into debt, but for such purpo.
-. and where ell the benefits are to r.
. main right at home l don't deem
:, iniudicious to run the county in
!, debt. Besides creating a debt ar
+, meeting bonds sud interest promp,
10 is the best advertisement for t
). county, the same as the manner
Il. handling GU, railroad debt prove
:. such an advertisement Still it "
:. require discussion to overcome L
h. prejudice. I merely offer this
s., crude outline and more for the pr
L. pose of inviting that discussion th
.re in the hope Of seeing my plan adoI
IN ed at once, and if this should pro
20 to be the means Of calling the atte
ia tion OF the people to this impor,a
a matter and substituting a bet
cd plan in place Of mine l shall feel a
80 ply rewarded. I. FRANK.
on $. C. Downing and wife moved
lck Audrain county last Tuesday, wilt