Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-01-12
lei e TAKEN.
An Interesting Railroad Meeting
Last Night-Country Work
Commenced.

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beng unable to attend on account
of disagreeable weather. The
meeting was a sort ~oflove-feast, the
matter was discussed from all sorts
of standpoints. Some took the
view that the amount asked by the
new company would never be rails
ed; others thought there was not
enough substantial interest mani
tested, but every one was sure that
the new line is very much needed
for this town. Speeches urging the
necessity Of a prompt display of
liberality mere made by ]. H.
Hayden, W. I'll. KEENAN,, A. C.
Hit, 4. G. Turner, George Robert
son, ". W. Fry, w. B. MeIntire,
". ". Settle and others.
]. c. Shepherd and W. P.
Quisenberry were added to the ex-
ecutive committee by an unanimous
vote.
w. w. Fry made a motion that a
committee of four be appointed
to go over the ground surveyed
from this city to the Rails county
line, lay the plan of the projected
railway before the people, organize
railroad meetings, secure subscrip-
tions, right of way and whoop up
the enterprise generally. Mr..
Fry's motion prevailed, and w.
W. Fry, C. F. Clark, A. c. Hit
and A. c. Barnes were appointed as
the committee. Mr.. Fry asked
that he might be relieved and
moved the appointment of Judge
Stuart in his stead. Mr.. Fry was
released by the meeting with much
reluctance; A. c. Barnes, A. C..
Hit and c. F. Clark each in turn
asked to be excused from work on
the committee, but in turn their
arguments were sat down upon.
The committee stood as appointed
with the exception of Mr.. Fry, in
whose place Judge Stuart will do
good work in the country between
this city and the Rails county line
and the addition of VIM. Pollock
and B. F. Dobyns, who were sub
sequently appointed. Upon motion
ofGeorge Robertson, the committee
was empowered to call to their as
sistance anyone whom they might
see fit in the organization of these
railroad meetings throughout the
county.
S. b. Cook thought these big
meetings in Mexico should be held
at another time in the week than
on Friday or Friday evening, as
the farmers do not get notice of the
meetings through the weekly pa
pers, which do not reach them until
about that day. Upon motion of
Mr.. Fry, the next mass meeting
will be held at the Court House on
Tuesday afternoon, the 18th in
slant, at l o'clock.
Happy speeches followed one
upon another, during which time
several subscriptions were added
to the list. There seemed to be
little doubt existing in the minds
of any of the gentlemen present
that the road will be built, and the
many advantages of the new line
were gone over, the few, if any,
Disadvantages shown to amount to
nothing. Mr.. KEENAN, said there
should be no time lost in raising
all the money, securing the right
of way and offering every induce,
ment possible to the new line. The
talk ofthis railroad coming to Mex
leo whether we subscribe a nickle
or not was all 'sstuff." Look al
Sturgeon. Several years ago when
the Chicago & Alton was extended
westward from this city, the people
of Sturgeon were asked a subsidy
of several thousand dollars. They
didn't give it. The road could &C
no other way than through Stur.
geon. But did it go through
Sturgeon2 continued Mr.. KEENAN,
1t didn't; instead, the Chicago
& Alton built its road a mile or two
north of the town to Centralia asa
consequence the once promising
town in Northern Boone is now
dead, and many of the trains of the
single line of railway that touches
the place go through the village al
the rate of forty miles an hour.
That was what a railroad did fol
Sturgeon and Mr.. KEENAN, closed
his little speech strongly urging
immediate, good work in the in,
terest of the new line.
The meeting adjourned to meet
at the same place Tuesday after
noon, the 18th, at l O'Clock.
After the ofthe mass
meeting, the executive committee
and the six gentlemen appointed
on the right of way to the Rails
county line held a meeting. Judge
Stuart was made chairman of the
new committee, with B.. #. Dobyns
secretary. The plan of the work
to be undertaken was discussed by
both committees. J. C. Bassford
and A.. G.. Turner were appointed
to arrange for the transportation Of
the party overland. 1t was decid.
ed to go to work Thursday on the
line surveyed, holding a meeting
that night at Beagle's school house.