The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-02-20
TO BUILD THE d
The Work of Raising New Subscrip-
tons Successfully Begun The
Form of the New Notes.

Those who imagine that the bridge pro-
iect cannot be successfully renewed will
no doubt alter their opinions when they
learn that large numbers of our most
prominent business men and capitalists
have in no way lost interest in the under
taking. Elsewhere in this issue will be
found a card from Secretary James II.
M~oorehead, which fully and satisfactorily
explains itself. A new and better form of
subscription notes has been prepared and
a soliciting committee of sixteen business
men appointed to call upon all persons
who may desire to subscribe to the fund.
Those who are interested in the project
should call at once at Secretary Moore
heads office and renew their subscrip-
tons. The amount to be raised is $3.50, 600,
the conditions being, no doubt, familiar
to all, as the matter has been fully dis
cussed in these columns. Mr.. Gus Hprle
had the honor OF leading the list of those
who have renewed. His first subscription
was for $500 and upon renewing he
increased the amount to 5000, showing
by this that he has the utmost confidence
in he success of the undertaking. If
others are as prompt in responding to the
call it will be but a short time before the
entire amount is raised. In order to
relieve Mr.. Moorehead and the committee
from a great deal of arduous work, all
those who intend to subscribe should call
at the Secretary's office and have their
names listed. Outsiders are dubious Of
Lexington's ability to raise $50, 600 for
this purpose, but we did it once and can
and will do it again. We all recognize
the fact that a bridge over the river here
would be OF immense value to the BUSH
ness interests of Lexington, and would
undoubtedly be the direct means of
increasing the population of the city and
enhancing the value of all kinds of prop
erty. Below is the form of the notes now
being signed by subscribers:
LEXINGTON, Mo.-1S97.
L, the undersigned, hereby subscribe the
sum ofI--dollars for the construction
of a railroad and wagon bridge across the
Missouri river, at lexington, Mo-, and
agree for myself, my heirs and personal
representatives, to pay said sum to the
Lexington Bridge n Terminal Company,
its successors or assigns, upon the follow
ing conditions:
1. The amount subscribed by me, is to
be paid at such time and in such amounts
as the board of directors of said bridge
company, its successors or assigns, may
see proper to call for, provided thirty days
written notice for each and every call so
made shall be givenj and provided that
the sum of one hundred and fifty thous-
and dollars, shall be subscribed in solvent
subscriptions in aid of and for the con-
struction of said bridge. For the con-
struction of which said bridge work shall
commence in good faith on or before the
LIST day of of September, 1898.
2. For every twenty-five dollars which
L shall pay on this subscription until fifty
per cent of said subscribed amount shall
be fully paid, 1 am to receive one share of
stock Of the par value OF fifty dollars, one
half paid, when the capital stock of said
company shall be increased to two hun
dred thousand dollars, the remaining
unpaid half of said stock originally sub
scribed to be paid as provided above; the
fifty thousand dollars OF said stock
required for such increase, in addition to
the one hundred and fifty Thousand dol
lars provided for above, to be fully paid by
the franchises, contracts and property
now held and hereafter to be acquired by
said bridge company, but for said fifty
thousand dollars the stockholders and
Subscribers shall in nowise be liable.