Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-06-21
MASS MEETING.
FOURTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS
RAISED TUEsDAY-CoMMIr.
TEE sOLIcITs ALL WED.
NEsDAY-A FINE PROP.
0sITI0N.
hORRlS BROS. DEPOSIT $4,000.
Large Crowd Attended the Meeting
Tuesday Night-Many Ladies' Are
Present-0nly $4,000 is
Required.
MORRIS BROS. DEPOSIT $4,000.

iaOVoiy HAAS iueetlng and before 1t
adjourned over SD, 900, OF the s22, OOc
to be raised, was subscribed. But
there was a transaction quietly closed
that scarcely anyone witnessed or
heard and that val the paying Of a
$4,000 check by Morris Bros. to S. J..
Buckner to be be deposited In Mexico
banks as a sign Of their intentions to
adhere to their proposition.
At the meeting Tuesday night Mayor
Graham acted as chairman and e. II
Locke was appointed secretary. Mr..
Graham In a few well chosen words
stated the proposition offered Mexico
by the Morris Bros. The amount
needed would be about $4,000 and II
the money is raised Immediately Mex
leo will be turning out shoes before
Moberly sees the foundation of the
Brown Shoe Company factory. En-
thuasistic applause followed this
statement and as Mr.. Graham took
his seat the audience called for the
Hon. W. KEENAN,. In arousing ap-
peal to the citizens zeal 10 the past
Mr.. Kennan spoke of Mexico's stand
ing In the state and high reputation
the city possesses in regard to push
and intelligent advancement. The
audience were very enthusiastic
throughout his talk and accorded
Judge KEENAN, the heartiest of ap-
plause.
r. V. Montague made a few re-
marks upon the benefit such an in
stitution would prove to our little
city and the many other good things
that would eventually follow its
establishment here, He also spoke
upon the city having a paid secretary
to Systematically advertise Mexico
and attend thoroughly to all business
which tended to better the city. Mr..
M~ontegue's talk was lucid and to the
point and when he took bis seat a
storm Of applause swept the audience
and evidenced their com plete approx
al Of his talk. o. Hit, Pres. Million,
Geo. Robertson, j. d. Orear, ]. V.
Williams and s. p. Emmons also made
rousing talks.
During the day Tuesday only $4,000
was raised but Tuesday night this
sum was made almost s14, 900.
Mayor Graham appointed the fol-
lowing committee before adjourning
to solicit Wednesday:
W. w. Pollock, r. d. Worrell, S. P.
Emmons, j. p. Kemp, W. II. KEENAN,,
J. II. Lane, Z. o Morris, Q. A. Bar
mes, Jno. Mcintyre, Jno Ballew, Roy
Ferris, A. d. Jackson, ]. T. Ricketts,,
W. L, Craddock, 9 A. Buckner,
Mason Creasey, Willard Potts, W. II.
Coons, T. II. Roden, ]. II, Smith.
This is a memorandum of a PROPOSE
ton made by the Morris Brothers to
the citizens of Mexico, Mo-, through
their trustees, namely
S. NJ. LOCKE,
E. d. GRAHAM,
A. D. JACKSON,
S. J. BUCKNER,
WALKER POLLOCK.
We, the undersigned Morris Brothers,
make the tollo1oing proposition TO the
citizens of Merico, Missouri
In consideration Of a building as per
specifications and a piece of ground on
which to locate this building, to be
hereafter selected, and another con-
sideration of s., 0 90 as bonus money,
we agree, as o as such a site can be
selected aud building erected thereon,
as per specifications and the S5,OOO.0O
10 cash in hand, then the said Morris
Brothers will install their machinery
and proceed to the manufacture OF
shoes. The said Morris Brothers will
incorporate under the State laws of
Missouri, and place OF their own funds
in that corporation $40, 0Oo.0O In cash.
They will proceed at once, as soon as
this building is ready for occupancy,
to install and employ labor regularly
in the manufacture of this product,
and will increase from the beginning
as rapidly as possible, until the full
capacity of this building is taken with
employees.
We further agree, that the title OF
all of this property, including the site
and building, shall remain In the trus-
tees appointed by the citizens of Mex
leo, until said Morris Brothers shall
have paid out as much as s5Oo,OOO,O 90
as wages to their employees
We further agree, that so soon as
the contract is drawn between the
| Morris Brothers and the citizens OF
| Mexico covering the points herein
named, we will deposit as earnest
money for our faithful performance OF
our contract or agreement, sl,25O.OO
in the Savings Bank Of Mexico; 81, 25O,OO
in the North Missouri Trust Company
81, $4,000 In the Southern Bank OF
Mexico; 81, $4,000 in the First National
! Bank Of Mexico.
This memorandum is only for the
pufpose OF showing to the people our
good faith and good intentions.
We stand ready to make and exc
cute a contract and make these de-
posits as o as the people OF Mexico
accept of this proposition
f. e. MORRIS.