Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-19
MEXICO.
Her Rapid Growth and I'M
paralleled Prosperity.
THE FUTURE OF THE CITY is AS
BRIGHT As A NEW SILVER
DOLLAR.
No Boom. But a Steady and Reliable
Growth-New Buildings Going
Up In Every Direction
Prosperity In Mexico
on Every Hand.

Dec. II, 1886, and was named in
honor of Col. James III. Audrain, of
st. Charles County, No., who was a
member of the Missouri Legislature
at that time. 1t was the fifty-sec-
ond county organized in the State.
Mexico is a city of 5000 people
and the county seat Of the county.
1t is finely located upon the crown
of the divide near the center of the
county, at the junction of three
railways. The city is regularly
laid out and substantially built.
The public square, streets and ave-
nues are built with regularity and
on a scale that impresses n with a
sense Of ampliture and leisure.
Nearly every business house around
the square is solidly built of brick,
stone and iron. The Court House
is one of the finest public buildings
in this part of Missouri and cost
from $4,000 to $50, 600. The
Public School building is a magnifi-
cent structure and cost $35 600;
Hardin College is the leading institu-
ton of its kind in Missouri; the
grounds and buildings cost over
800, 900. Then ouriMilita
envy is the foremost institute of its
kind in the State and is an imposing
structure; no small city in Missouri
has finer church edifices than Mexico
and our population is a church-going
people. Certainly our educational IA
%cilities are the best and the social
order of the city is rational and en-
joyable. Our people are sensible,
cordial and hospitable and accord a
gracious and generous welcome to
every worthy new conner from every
land, and they IT happily united
on every question that is likely to
| advance the material interests of the
town, and have a laudable pride in
its prosperity The business men
of Mexico have energy, faith and
persistence enough to make it a city
| of three times its size in the course
of ten years.
We are in close commercial rela-
tons with all the large trade centers
in the United States-four hours
rode from st. Louis, six from Kan
sas City and nine from Chicago.
| Since 1878 Mexico has been steadi-
ly increasing in population and dur
ing that time city real estate has
been rapidly advancing. OF more
than one hundred business houses
in the public square only two of
them are frame buildings and are
all occupied. Recently there have
been built on streets leading from
the public square several very hand
some brick business houses and the
class of dwellings erected this spring
are neat and substantial and many
of them elegant; and still the work
goes on. At this time there is not
a vacant business house or residence
in this city. Local capital is main
ly absorbed in brick and mortar and
merchandise.
We have no boom here, it is true,
but in the last two years we have
had a steady growth which is due to
our matchless resources from a fine
agricultural community surrounding
us. W. are largely, also, indebted
to Mexico's manufactures for her
marvellous success as a business
point. The Mexico Fire Brick Com
pany does a business of more than
800, 900 a year, the large Touring
mills have all the latest improved
machinery and do a big business at
home and abroad; the stove lining
mandatory has proven a success
and the plining mill and sash and
door factory are doing a lucrative
business; Llewellyn's electric light
plant furnishes all business houses
and many residences with either arc
or incandescent light; no town in
this section has better hotels; the
horse interests of Mexico and Au-
drain County are a leading business
feature and we are known through
out the United States as a fine horse
center every business is represented
here and every business man is
prospering- The outlook was never
brighter. Three times as many
good buildings are contracted for
now as at this time last year prop
erty has advanced throughout the
city this spring, and the present
growth is strong, vigorous and
healthy, backed by resources amply
able to sustain it for the present
and add to il for the future. For the
laboring man the outlook is encour-
aging; for the Spectator, the re-
tdrns were never so sure and large;
for the merchant and mechanic the
prospect was never more promising
and for the manufacturer there is
not in all this great union of Amer
lean states a more inviting To-
cation.
Residence for Sale.