Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-02-25
VANDALIA'S PROSPECTS.
Its Latest Venture -. Correspondence
from q Former Mexican.

Correspondence of the Ledger.
VANDALIA, February ~23.-Realizing
the fact hat you are akin to that
class of "ye m~ortals''-
Who. at times. wake the world up with a whack
By putting a backbone in its back,
And sending it rolling. on its track.
And who is always ready to mix
In science, ereeds and politics.
fhus bringing to light all sorts of tricks,
/ have concluded, after a stay of three
weeks, to pen You a few items from this
part of proud Audrain, thinking per-
chance of saying something hat may
be read with interest by at least q few
of your very many readers.
In the outset l have to say that l
am well pleased with the people and
surroundings of this enterprising, thrift
ty, hustling, bustling little city. | am
~agreeably surprised to note its present
and future prospects. Its population
will now reach close up to 1900. There
has been erected a very handsome and
commodious Public School building,
which is managed with wonderful sue
cess under the nurture of Prof. Ii. A.
Gass and his cohort of excellent female
teachers, among whom is the ~favorite
Miss Matte Shea of your city. Three
substantial. well-constructed church
edltices point their spires upward to
mark the place of divine worship, and
while these are thrown open to various
| n ~ - m ~ thnrn SC - -, ~. ~, or
foot to put in a fourth, to be known and
recognized as the Christian church
and, by-the-way, while on this subject
l would say that since my advent here,
1 have had the go'rd pleasure of hear
ing a car:tal series of sermons from the
pulpit of Rev. Reed, of the Baptist
persuasion, and whose meeting closed
last week to give place to Rev. Carter
of the Christian denomination. One
unaccustomed to the higher cultivation
of the voice would be agreeably disap
pointed to hear such excellent music
as has been given us during the pas
three weeks. There were Is converts tt
the Baptist church. and, up. to thu
present, 20 have applied for member,
ship in the Christian church. Every
night is witnessed by a crowded house
Indeed it may be trutlfully said, this Ii
a church-goiDg people.
Vandalia has two grain elevators il
successful operation one FIGURING mil
(wanted); an artesian well with larg'
reservoir. elevated so feet above sur
face, furnishing water supply, and last
ly, but not less noticeable, two Goa
shafts, one of which is now being in
corporated by an association of llv
home men for the purpose of not onl.
coal mining, but with the further vie'
of manufacturing friedrich, thing an
crockery ware. This organization con
sists of ten shareholders, with capita
, stock of $4,000, divided INTO 20 share
! of $500 each. Five hundred dollars hav
been paid in and the following director
chosen, to-wit s. D. Ely, II. I. Davis
G. G. Daniel, Geo. H. Utterback an
: Fl. S. Greer, who compose the Boar
for the year following. Articles of az
ISOLATION have been entered into an
will at once he placed on record prior
application for charter. There is a
ready being paid out to day Iaborers i
mining here, the monthly sum of 500
Think of this in connection with tn
! immense amount put in circulation b
grain dealers, all along the shippin
season, and you have such data as ma
cause our county capitol" to wake al
Ring out the old,
: Riag in the new,
Ring out The false,
Ring in the true"
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