Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1892-12-29

the money could be borrowed at ga
per cent. and the loan could be
used on the roads in such manner
as to keep rs per cent. of it in the
county. saw Bethany, Mo-, rise
from the deadest to one of the livesi
towns in the state because
they woke up and went work te
building good roads into the country.
Mr.. Barnes, chairman of the
highways improvement committee ol
the League of American Wheelmeu
in the state IF Missouri, stated
that the object of his committee is
to help the farmers and towns to gel
the roads in good shapes. He be-
lieved IN bonding the counties. The
best way to reduce expenses is to
improve the roads. He showed
that it costs twice as much to
haul 100 bushels of corn to
market through the mud as it does
on a macadamized road. A horse
can pull twice as much over maca-
dam as over dirt. 1t costs 20 cents
per mile to market an acre of corn
and half of that for an acre of wheat.
Over macadam road it would only
taKe half the money. The League
of American Wheelmen has been
sending letters to bankers of the state
what plans they would sug-
gest for the building of roads.
They in great part believe in the
bonding of the counties and the en-
ployment of good and competent
heads to the work.
Mr.. Mcintyre believed in a direct
tax to pay for good roads and no
bonds to be paid by posterity.
Mr.. Potts was hopeful that the
time is coming when the state will
have better laws and the people will
be better aroused upon the subject
of road making.
Mr.. w. F. Hearne of Independ-
ence, member of the state board,
told of the wonderful difference in
farming in Kentucky since the
building of pixies and the introduc-
ton of the toll system. He thought
the problem of limestone was solv-
ed since the railroad companies have
gone to burning gumbo and hard
pan. Where these good roads were
built the land was increased in val
ue 25 per cent Or more. He believ-
ed in getting good grades and in
running roads straight through with
out angles. He thought there was
not an acre of land in Missouri that
could not be benefited by tiling.
The only corn he raised in the past
wet season in Jackson county was
on land carefully tiled. Thing will
act as well on the road. 1t will
cost so cents rod to put 8 inch
tile in the middle of the road.
THURSDAY EVENING.
When the crowd had well gather
ed-the best attendance of the ses-
sion-the stage curtain arose and
allowed the people of Mexico the
first view of it's new band. OF Its
thirty members twenty-five were
ranged in a semi-circle around the
stage. They gave several selections,
among the number the touching
hymn, "Let the lower lights be burn
ing" Other hymns followed. The
music was excellent. So much was
no: expected by any who knew the
short time that the band has been
and the little practice had.
Director Sellers is a master of the
cornet and a good trainer. Nearly
all the members of the band have
not reached their majority. The
hearty welcome given them evinc-
ed by the applause. 1t is the
best band in central Missouri to-day.
The band is composed of:
A. ]. Sellers, musical Director !;
Frank G. Head, piccolo; ]. j.
Weimer, flute; E. L. Williams,
solo Bb clarinet; Percy Treloar, first
Bb clarinet; o. w. Harding, second
BIB clarinet; John R. Gibbs, solo Bb
cornet; Will Treloar, first BIB cor.
net; T. E. Gentry, first Bb cornet ;
Thomas Cropper, second Bb cornet ;
A. J. Winseott, second Bb cornet ;
C. w. Staples, third Bb eernst;
John Owens. solo alto; Walter
Squires, first alto; John II. Acuff,
second alto; Herbert Glandon,
French horn; Cheever Day, Ed sax
ophone; T. J Clendenin Jr., Bt
saxophone; ]. S. Lane, baritone
saxophone; ]. A. Weaver, bari
tone; J. M. Marshall, first tenor
Charles Weaver, second tenor
Clay Brown, slide trombone; James
Clacher, slide trombone; Gus Stein.
man, Bb bass; E. P. Barnett, Ell
bass; Luther Shearer, Ed bass :Jaci
Howard, BBb bass; w. L. Gallop
bass drum, and Jesse Fike, snare
drum.
The first paper on the programme
was that of H. A. McNally, observ
er OF the weather bureau, Columbia
Mo-, on ''How storms move. ;" HI
used large weather charts, fac simi
les of those given out daily by th,
signal stations in the country. HI
explained storm areas, high baron