Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-08-31
|YIME 70 ACT is NOW.
IF YOU WANT THE FIRE BRICK
WORKS LOCATED HERE PUT
UP YOUR MONEY.
MUST HAVE $4,000 IN CASH.
And This Sum Must Be Subscribed
Quickly to Secure the Plant or
We Will Not Get It-Com-
mittees Appointed.

In the absence of Chairman Lupton
the mass-meeting held at the Court
House Monday night for the purpose Of
devising means for raising 500, 600
with which to secure the Gre brick
works was called to order by j. A.
Glandon. George Robertson wac
elected temporary chairman and he
appointed ]. A. 0Iandon secretary.
Chairman Robertson, In answer to
the report which has gained bat
slight prominence, said: "The fire
brick works could not be secured for
one cent less than $4,000" He
stated that Mr.. Dixon's associates re-
quested him to come back to st.
Louis, but that out of friendship for
Mexico he has gained q few days in
which to work the scheme up. Mr..
Robertson stated that the vandalia
works had been bargained for by the
company proposing to locate IN Mex
leo and that they were losing money
each day Mexico delayed her positive
proposition.
"Mexico has been slowly retroQrad-
ing since the other fire brick works
closed herei we Il living of OF one
another and are too big for the agri-
cultural interests to hold us up" said
MI. Robertson.
w. s. Hathaway made q motion
covering Mr.. Glandon's suggestion,
excepting that each committee should
be composed of three people. The
motion received q second and carried.
The following committees were
named:
Dry Goods and Notions-s. p. EN-
mons, Ne. Meyers, v. Victor.
Groceries-J. B. Owen, W. A. Nor
ris, J. Mundy.
Drugs and Jewelry-J. M. Pollard,
O. A. Buckner, J. W. Woodbridge.
Clothing and Furnishing Goods-Joe
Barth, Simon Phillip, John Kemp.
Mechanics and Fundamentally
Shepherd, A. 8. Houston, r. W. Trow-
bridge, Frank Wells, Henry Brauer,
James Squires.
Manufactures, Hardware and Har-
ness-E. E. Jones, Roy Ferris, VIII
liam Ragsdale.
Banks, Brokers, Real Estate and
Insnrance-E. r. Locke, j. d. Tucker,
T. a. Marshall.
Attorneys-o. Hit, R. d. Rodgers,
II. L. Buckley.
Physicians-Drs. L. o. Rodes, e. II.
Tfncher, o. A. Rothwell.
stockmen, Traders, Butchers, Liv-
cry Stables. b. Graham, p. A. Sam
nebeok, w. Fl. Wallace.
Laborers and Teamaters-J. d.
Miller, Joe Lampson, Ben Franklin.
Saloons, Lunch Counters and Cigar
stores-Wnliam Kempor, Harry Wolnr
and o. d. stlckley.
Hotels, Restaurants and Boarding
Houses-E. L. Blackburn, J. ". Mo-
Kinley, Mr.. Norris.
Newspapers and StatIonera-W. L.
Craddock, o. NJ. Basket, r. M. White.
Coal, Ice, Water and Lights. p.
Guthrie, L. wohlgemuth, J. W. SImp-
son.
Photographers and Olerks-J. p.
Morris, Ed. Garter, Kirk Owings,
Resident Travelling Men and City
and County oficials-M. N. Nelson,
Captain J. o. Bucknsr, J. At. Brown.
B. Schienberg, who had formerly
subscribed $50, here arose and doubled
his subscription.
School Teachers-J. W. Million,
d. A. Mcmillan, Miss Martha Shea.
Non Resident Property Owners
Corresponding Secretary OF the BusI-
ness Mems Association e. Il. Garter,
J. @. Lakenan, J. U. Nlckles.
II was suggested that the heads Of
the different committees appointed
call a special meeting of all 10 his
class at the earliest possible time.
Each classification should show up
with a good subscription.
MI. Glandon made q motion that
the meeting adjourn until Thursday
evening at 1880 O'Clock, at which time
all committee reports will be made.
The original three committees will
continue their work.
A NEW METHOD.
ia. Giandon Tuesday, with some as
sistance, levied an assessment against
each merchanti II all pay according
to this assessment, which is most
conservative, there will be no trouble
In raising the $4,000. A copy Of the
assessments is being delivered to the
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