The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-11-30

Meeting after meeting was held, and the
bridge question discussed pro and con. A
mass meeting was called by the Board OF
Trade. It was held In the court house.
Those who got there arst obtained admis.
sion, but very soon there was moi stand
ing room in the house. The measure was
popular. Our citizens recognixed IL - .
good thing and began to push II along.
At this meeting 1t was decided to build
the bridge. Inquiry was made and It was
learned that Lexington would have TO
raise $50, 000 In solvent subscriptions 70
do this. Our progressive citizens said We
could raise It. Some old fogies threw
cold water ON the scheme. but It would
not work. The citizens wanted the river
bridged, and they went to work. The
first thing done ~ - organize q COM
pany. The question then was to ind
forty mon who had faith saough in the
thing to give $50 each to start It. They
were found. -Four hundred moro could
have been found Just - easy. The forty
who. succeeded IN giving the nrstl E,O00
are as follows:f
j. q. McGrew, Richard Field, J. w.
Waddell, Robert Taubmau, William Nor.
rison, @. A. Kriehn, Il. Hoffman, w. g.
McCausland, J. w. Meng, w. F. Ksrdolf,
Chas. w. LOOMS, Leo Keller, r. Al. Cobb,
A. Geyer. j. r. Moorehead. James Peak,
e. Chanslor, 8. J. Huston, Minos Adams,
8. Percy Silver, y. Sellers, A. @. Young,
4. n. McCausland, e. 8. Young, j. Q.
Piattenburg, John Morrison, w. II.
Grecr, J. P. Gordon, w. H. Stevenson, J.
+. Y. winkler, John 8. Blackwell, James
Wentworth, II. J. Groves. A. A. Jones, J.
l.. Long, E. M. Taubman, Gustav Haerle,
p. y. Fuikersop, w. g. Musgrove.
The Stockholders elected from this
number the following directors: ]. G.
-McGrew, 8. J. Huston, W. q. AcCaus-
land, VIM. Morrison, Robert Taubmsn, J.
8. Blackwell, J. r. =. Winkler, J. w.
Waddell, Richard Field, W. r. Kerdoln,
Jr., e. Hoffman, Leo Keller. =. Chanslor.
The officers Of the bridge company
were a. follows: J. G. McGrsw, president;
Judge Richard Field, vice. president; w.
F. Ksrdolff. secretary, and q. Chanslor,
treasurer.
And thus was started the Lexington
bridge movement.
Another mass meeting WAS called, and
then the question - to how the money
was to be raised came up. A n0ts was
drawn up and approved BY the directors
OF the bridge company, and . committss
Of thirty, commonly known ~ "Ths
Hustlsrs," were appointed. This CON-
mittee was composed Of: J. q. Mc0rsw
r. NJ. McCausland, J. F. q. Winkler. A
A. Jones, Philip Keller. j. W.. Waddell
e. Hoffman, w. D. Rankin, T. B. Camp
bell, H. w. Warder, John Taubmsu, H. J
Groves, j. b. Gordon, w. P. Aull, JAIME
Wentworth, J. Q. P~lsttenburg. w. H
Stevenson, Frank Bowman, w. =. Ker
dolf, F. A. Young, w. g. McCauslsnd, 2
M. Taubman, z. w. Wright, q. J. Hus
ton, Lee Slusher, J. r. Moorehead, 0sorg
johnson, s. N. Wilson, Godfrey Shull
Pat Pagan.
The Committee OF Thirty worked hard
and did not cease their labors until tn
announcement was made that the none
was raised. This work speaks for itssli
They were ably assisted by volunteer
whose good work is not going to be for
gotten.
Now, the story OF this bridge move
ment, from the time the charter va
granted and the Committee Of Thirt,