The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-04-18
OL CHARLES HOEFERS CIRCLE THOERY ANSWERED.

To the Editor of the Inteligencer.
Higglnsville has been boasting very
loudly that that city was at the center
or near the center of the county, anC
urges that as one of the reasons why
the county seat should be removed t.
that point. l have expected for some
time that the papers of that city would
come out in set article upon thi:
subject. The first big gun was fired
on the 27th of March, in u communi
cation to the Thalbote, a German
paper published in Higginsville, and
signed by Charles hoefer. The com
munication was intended to reach the
German population of the county, but
! as it is a question that will be discussed
| by all, desire to give some facts upon
! this subject that the people should
know
The spirit of the communication is
commendable MIR. Hoefer does not
deal in billingsgate, abuse or person.
alilies, but from his standpoint treats
the question with apparent fairness. In
such a spirit wish to reply.
But while he writes in this style it is
from wrong standpoint, and based
upon a wrong theory. 1t was his
evident attention to create the impress
sion that Higgiusville was at or near
the center of the county. To prove
this he draws a circle around that city
twenty miles in diameter, which he
claims contains three hundred and
thirty sections of land. A half circle
with a radius of ten miles is drawn
around Lexington on the south side of
the river containing one hundred and
seventy sections. Exactly what his
intention was, in drawing the circles,
10 not plain, but giving a fair construc-
tion to it he intended to show that
Higginsville was not only at or near
the geographical center of the county,
but also nearer the center of popula-
tion than Lexington. Both of these
positions | desire to answer.
Let your readers take a map of the
county and draw line from the
northeast to the southwest corner.
This line will pass through MAYHEM.
Draw another line from the northwest
to the south east corner, and it will
pass quarter of mile south of May
view. Mayview may, therefore, be
accepted as the geographical center of
the county.
Well, what of thisP Is Mayview
trying to secure the location of the
county seat, alsoP While the fever of
is up, are the good people of
that section on the rampage to get the
county seatP Let me answer no. ~hey
are not. But if the question of al
location is to control the action the
people, why should the county seat not
90 to the center, instead of being
switched off to Higginsville, which, as
will hereafter show, is nearly as far
rom the actual center as LexingtonP
A more beautiful location for a
court house than MayView could not |
be selected. A fine, stately csurt |
house located on one of her high hills, |
could be seen and admired by the |
people for ten miles around it. The
citizens who would attend court could,
rom this eminence, behold the beauty |
and grandeur of the landscape spread |
ont before them in every direction,
admire its loveliness and renew his |
devotion to his country. A |
more imposing scene is not often
ound than the one that is here pre-
'ented to view.
But while Mayview is not asking for
he county seat, let me explain the |
Importance of ascertaining the geo.
graphical center of the county. 1t is
o show that Higginsville is but little
nearer the center than Lexington.
Now let the reader again take a map
If the county and measure the distance
rom Lexington to MAYHEM. 1t is, on
! straight line, nine and one quarter
niles. From Higginsville to MAYHEM
is six and one-half miles, or only
wo and three quarter miles nearer to
he center of the county than Lex
ngton.
There are other measurements of
distances, showing the relative posi-
ions of the Two cities, which are not
avorable to the claims of HigginsyIlle,
nd which prove that Mr.. Hoefer's
ircle theory is resting on a wrong
asis, a sandy foundation and must
all Let me give some of them. rhe
istance from the southwest corner of
he county to Higginsville is, on bee
me twenty-four miles; to Lexington
miles. From the northwest
orner to Higginsville it is twenty -one
niles; to Lexington twelve. From
he southeast corner TO Higginsville it
} fifteen miles; 10 o-Lexington twenty
TX.
Now add these different distances to
ach city together, and the result is
he same. The aggregate distance to
is sixty miles. 1t is the
anne to Lexington.
l have not given the distance from
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