Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-07-27
introductory.


introductory.
In presenting this trade edi-
ton of Mexico and Audrain
County to its subscribers and
advertising patrons, the LEDGER
will take time and space by the
forelock, SO to speak, and
thank those of TIE business men
of the city of Mexico and the
county of Audrain, who by their
liberality donated to the success
of the enterprise. The purpose
of this trade edition is to pre-
sent in convenient form a trust
worthy and reliable description
of this county and city, and as it
is not written and printed in the
interest of any real estate
"boomer" or railroad corpora
ton, but, on the other hand, is
purely a local newspaper enter
prise, and, aided by the bust
ness fraternity of the city and
county, it must certainly be
weighed according to its true
worth by the interested outside
reader, and if its columns shall
succeed in persuading any of
the thousands who will, this
year, seek new homes, to verify,
by personal inspection, the
truths herein contained, its OBJ
jset will be fully and happily
accomplished, for, when fairly
seen, this grand state, rich agri
cultural county and beautiful
city will speak for themselves,
Not only does the LEDGER
labor and get out this trade edi-
ton that its friends and neigh
bors will gather inspiration, and
thereby put forth renewed en-
ergy to help induce others to
come and enjoy the good things
that Mother Nature has suppl
ed with such a bounteous hand,
and placed in this favored spot,
but it expects that each and ev-
cry citizen of the county will
constitute him or herself a COM
mittee of one to help circulate
it to the four quarters of our
common country, where, in his
or her Judgment, it will do the
most good in inducing desirable
immigration to seek investments
and become citizens of this
state, county and city, for there
are thousands of fertile acres
yet awaiting the farmer in this
county, and many lovely home
sites and industries in this city,
that invite home seekers and
men of brains, Drawn and CAPT
tai to invest and develop.
Missouri.
In the very heart of the great
Republic of the United States
lies the State of Missouri. 1t is
bordered on the east by the Mis-
sissippi, the Missouri flows along
its western boundary for m, re
than one hundred miles, and
then pursues it's onward course
directly through the central por-
ton of the state to its confluence
with the Mississippi, afew miles
above St. Louis. Missouri is
the eighth state in the Union in
area, embracing 6S,735 square
miles of the earth's surface.
The greatest length of the state
from north to south is 800 miles;
its greatest breadth, from east
to west, being 31S miles, and its
average breadth about pa
miles.
The territory comprising this
state is a part of the Louisiana
purchase, made by Thomas JEFF
fsrson from Napoleon, the EN-
peror of France, and, with uner-
ring foresight, President Jeffer-
son saw that this territory must
eventually become the most
splendid portion of the habita-
BILE globe. Profoundly versed
In the wisdom of the ages and
the history of the human race,
he knew that this territory lay
on the direct line over which
must pass the grand highway
OF empire. On this imperial
highway runs the trunk line OF
intense and intelligent energy.
Here civilization has its largest
held, its highest development,
Its inspired form. Such as pro.
gress is to-day, the same it has
been for two thousand years. II
Is the stream of the human race
lowing from the east to the
west, and impelled by the same
Divine instinct that peryades
creation. Along this pathway
Hes marched, and is marching
the grand army of civilization
to cheer the world.
The human race is now trav
cling at a faster pace than eve
before. Great civilizations hav,