Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-02-16
MORE MONEY RAISED.
Increasing Enthusiasm Accom-.
panies an Increasing Subscrip-
ton List-The Prospects.

ton List-The Prospects.
There was a good attendance at
the railroad meeting Tuesday
SpeeeaAsawere made by a number
of those present. Some favored
striking the word Columbia from
the face of the notes and inserting
in its stead Jefferson City; others
thought it would be enough'toleave
out the word Columbia. The idea
seemed to prevail, however, that
a road to Columbia would be de-
sirable, and upon motion a commit
tee was appointed to solicit sub
seriptions and secure right of way
from this city to Columbia. The
committee is as follows: Horace
McClintock, Thomas Fry, C. Fl.
Brown and J. I'll. Brown.
Reports from the ward soliciting
committees were favorable, show
ing liberal subscriptions from all
parts of the city. There were much
interest and enthusiasm and many
new subscriptions YER made and
several old ones doubled. A. g..
Turner spoke of the efforts of some
of Columbia's leading citizens in
behalf of Centralia, they being per-
sonally interested in the new line
following that route. He also said
that the larger part of the Rails
county subscriptions were made
conditional upon the line going to
New London. This, he said, would
throw the road off the line to Perry.
He said it would be a good scheme
to have the line come directly to
Mexico from New London. This
would be a much shorter route to
Columbia than by way of Centralia
and Perry.
DIR. Rothwell made a stirring
speech, urging immediate, liberal
subscriptions. At the conclusion of
DIR. Rothwell's remarks S. P. En-
mons wanted to be one of a hum
bred men to give $500 each and
made such a proposition. ]. II.
Hayden made a speech offering to
be one of one hundred to subscribe
300. Lewis Hord, S. P. EN-
mons, DIR. T. P. Rothwell and J. A..
Abbay were appointed a committee
to find forty men who would sub
scribe $500 each.
Happy speeches, trimming over
with enthusiasm, brought the meet
ing to a close, an adjournment be-
ing taken until Thursday afternoon
at l o'closk.
The subscription list is now
swelling daily and is rapidly reach
ing the $4,000 mark.
tPRpsPEcr GOOD
The following telegram was re-
ceived by Gov. Hardin this after
noon from the Mexico committee
now in Chicago, after the adjourn
ment of the meeting of the Df
r~ectors:
IA direct survey has been order
led. Ifvigilant Mexico's prospects
are good"
The present survey from this
City to ColumbiaSis rather indirect,
going as far as Hallsville IN a line
almost west, turning southwark
from that point to Columbia. A
directsurvey viii shorten the route
considerably. On the north, a line
drawn from this city. by way OF
Perry is longer than an
air line to New London A
direct route from New London to
Columbia, touching Mexico, would
reduce the length and decrease the
expense of constructing the rail-
road no small amount
Mrs. Mary McIntire died at her
home on West Monroe street at 8
O'Clock Sunday morning, after 2
long illness of paralysis. Mrs. Nc
Intire was ga years ofage, and has
been a resident of this city q num-
Der of years. She was the mother
of Warren B. and John McIntire, OF
this city, and f. F. and \. T. Nc
Intire, of Illinois. The funeral
took place from the residence in
West Mexico at 2 o'clock Monday
conducted by Ed. Higbee-
The relatives of deceased have
the sympathy of large circle o.
friends in their bereavement.
Tuesday while aiighting from
q buggy in front of the rest
dence of Mrs. Annie Vance, East
jackson street, Mrs. ]. I'll. Shock
who lives west of this city
fell and broke her arm. Mrs. Shock
intended to leave in a day or 50 fl
Arkansas, but the accident will della,
Har 4anar,rre