The weekly intelligencer., 1895-03-09
RESOLlITIOlS.

eveninc, February ", 1870:
Whei eaa. the building of a bridge across
the Miskosiri river. at or near the cfty oi
Iexing rsr, Is, a movement OF the most
vital in,,,o rita mce to that city and her in.
terests, and,
whert az, Il ne COMMITTEE OF thirty has
been gseauy cucsuraged by the very
liberal subscri pt7ons Of our citizens, very
maBy OF whom nave strained point to
do as well sr they have done, although
some have not -suUScribed as literally AZ
they ought to , I've subscribed, and few
IA Se not subScxibed at all, though called
on by the com niftee SO to do, now, there
ore, feeling justified by what has been
general desire VI. the people 10 know aud
feel deeper interest in this enterprise,
we sui blnit for your consideration the fol-
lowing resolutions:
Resolved, By the citizens of Lexington
aud Lexington township, in mass meet
ing assembled, that it is The sense Of this
meeting that every citizen OF Lexington
and It's immediate vicinity should be and
is expected to subscribe to the fund Tor
the 6uildiug od the bridge, and without
amy desire tn dictate to any Oue, that II is
THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE THAT ALL
SHOULD SUBSCRIBE, AND THE EARNEST
HOPE OF THE PEOPLE THAT NO GOOD,
PA rlf1OTic CrTIzTsN WILL REFusE To SUB
sCRl BE, AND THE UNANINoUs SENSE OF
THIS MEETING THAT NO ONE CAN AFFORD
deserve the enconium 'Weil done good
and ta,thfl servant" We therefore urge
and beg each aud every citizen TO come
up and Subscribe his name for all he pos
sibiy can 20 ~ to have his name on the
roll Of honor; not for en- Insignificant
| amount, such M will rserlG the scorn Of
his fellow citizens for his lack of city
pride. but for . good round sum in decent
| proportion to the amount OF property he
owns or controls.
rtx.e lxox xr>
| &lO0, 900 in good and solvent subscriptions
already raised, there Is no such thing as
fail aud we hereby agree among ourselves
and declare to the people that we will not
fail. We must and will have subscrip-
| tion in proportion 10 tt,e ability OF every
| any person who fails 70 do his or her duty
with seod will, nor can We nor do We feel
a respect for any person who fails to aid
us in this enterprise which involves the
life of the tewn, the value OF our Propsrty
| the prosperity of our merchants, and the
sensral welfare OF our people. This is moi
the time for skuiking; all must come ~
and come up literally.
Received further, That while the citi-
zeus a Lexington aud vicinity are urged
to do their Whsle duty, we also urge every
farmer and every business man In Lexing.
ton toWastip to come up and give US hii
su ubscri ptisu, because the buiidlnR OF thii
bridge nAeAns prosperity to Lexingtou
ipcreaAs Of population to lexington, anc
increase OF trade to Lexington, aad th'
more We iurrcase in population and trade
the more washable becomes our property
aud the more able We are to pay OH tn
township nsdebtedness at n greatly fe
duced rate of taxation. But IL we fail IL
this enterprise, our town will 60 down
loursproperty vida depreciato in value, ans
Of necessity the township taxes will 10
icrease. We, shopefore, urge every man Il
Lexington Township to cons up with hi
lsubscripti0n and help us to succeed.
Resolved fuetAer, That while the peopl
Of the city OF Lexington and the people o
Lexington township are Interested AM
the whole people OF Lafsyette county ar
Interested ana concerned because our sue
oess means their succeas. 0nr prosperif.
means their prosperity, and our misfor
tune means thsir misforsu ne. The buildiui
up of the county seat aud the lacrosse II
its population means the briaeing o
more people TO Lafayette county. Th
building OF the bridge will be the moan
OF bringing another railroad through th
lcountry south towards Fort Scott AN
another railroad through the county ess
towards Sedal:a by way OF Versailles AM
thence to st. Louis. Therefore, IL mean
increased mileage OF railroads In IN
county aad that meaua an incsoase O
population In the county. More peopl
will pass through IL. more people vii
6tOp ouu Ouy, anu IoOIv pcOpxo WAL Aoos
fomething OF the county, ths garden sPo
OF the state. The value OF the bridga, IN
mileage OF the railroads and the taxes 8
be derived rherefrom will help to reduc
our taxes, increase the value OF every acr
I of land in the county aad bring 10 ms sl
more prosperity than we have ever en-
joyed. So we urge the citsxens Of tn
different towns in the county TO ea
meetings Of the people la such towns, q
appOiat q soliciting COMMITTEES, and Z
1 send to us for blank subscription notei
and to send US 10 your subscriptions. w
pappeal TO every farmer and every othe
ycatiZen In the county 10 come In asa CAV
his name to some one OF the "Committe
al rhirty." We arc working for the goo
, of the whole people Of the county ~ VOL
ss Lhs people OF the city OF Lexington an
We ssee one and all To- help Us:
Hne . committee shall be appointed I
, visit the city of St. Joseph, No., 70 soiicl
| subscriptions from the citizens " tins
town lSr the building OF our bridge.
bridge seross the river here nesns Q ns'
trsdo aud better commerce for the mel
chants OF ~. Joe, and IL means the con
tinuation of the railroad now ruuoiu
from that city to y point in the wood
opposite Lexington. A bridge here mea o
q continuation 0f this railroad on
Sedaiia, the would be capital Of the rtAt,
| and thence TO 81. Louis, thus Openiog u
+. to their wholesale aaerchants large an
lucrative business now enjoyed by he
rival. Kansas City. We now stand read
, to meet them more than half way aad n
: reach out our hands u tkem and ask theI
TO come and help us 70 close up the ss
) 4 between ms, aud we urge and invite th
( merchants Of st. Joe to sAnd throughot
, our county her drummers and travelin
, men 80 that we may be in closer touc
with them commercially and SO that the
:. may get back in business what the
i, expended in subscriptions.
Resolved further, That at the props
: time a committee shall be appointed
visit the city of Sedsiia, the Queen City Z
1 the Prairie, the wouid-be capital OF th
v state, to tell Them that bridge at Lea
ingt0n is the gateway 10 the voters I
Northwestern Missouri. II we can get
small subscription from then, say S5,0l
:. for the building of the bridge, ana IL n
= bridge Is built, il means for them MOI
/, railroads and the opening up of dIrei
= way from the great northwest part OF Il
state aud that means many votes for ~
$ capital at Sedaiia.
!. Resolved further, That the newspapel
= of the city he requested to publish the.
resolutions aud to keep them 10 the pape
until the full amount Of the si5O, 900
lsubscribed. sf
Resolved further, That we request II
!. city papers to publish in each and ever
issue full ana correct list OF the nam,
!. of those who have subscribed, t0geth,
with the amount OF such subscription,
that the public may know who are on u
roll OF honor and who are doing their du'
In the good cause.
VI Whereas, the committee OF thirty hav
'el by arduous and constant work for u
}past four weeks, raised the subscriptio
g( Tor the bridge to about one hundred tho,
II sand dolisrs; aud
e. Whereas. some persons hase refused
la subscribe, Others have told them 10 ca
" AGAIN fharsl,r indicating their lack