Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1907-09-05
STATE MAY BUILD
Three HIGHWAYS
JEFFERSON CITY MEETING ASKS
ADDITIONAL SURVEY TO
KANSAS CITY.
Farmers Willing to Help. Folk
Declares Movement Will be Sue
eess.-Alton Offers conces-
sions.

| JetferSons City, Mo-, August Z6.-
| Is Missouri to have one, two or three
state highways between St. Louis and
kansas city? The meeting held here
today indicates the greater number,
resolutions and recommendation
practically tending in that direction,
having been unanimously adopted.
The meeting held by the State Board
OF Agriculture August was primarl-
lly for the submission Of recommen-
dations favorable to the construction
OF one such road, but before the meet
ling was finally adjourned two OF the
three proposed routes we're indors-
led.
At to-day's meeting, participated in
by the county courts, or delegated
representative OF those courts, from
| the following counties. Franklin,
Cole, Gasconade, Usage, Cooper, Moni-
teau, Pettis, Cass, johnson, ST.
Charles, Jackson, Montgomery, Gala
way, Boone, Howard, Lafayette,
Saline, Pike, Lincoln, Randolph, Au.
drain, Charlton, Ray, Clay and Carroll.
lit was determined on . rising vote
that the delegates pledge themselves
unitedly TO support all three Of the
routes.
FOR THREE SURVEYS.
Former Lieut.. Gov. bob" Camp
bell of Pike County spoke along those
| lines, suggesting that the State Board
| of Agriculture be requested to give TO
the northern route the same prelimi-
nary survey that had been given the
central and southern routes. George
Robertson Of Audrain County offered
the following resolution, which was
unanimously adopted.
Resolved. That the delegates repre-
senting the counties along the three
routes, the southern, the central and
the northern recommended the State
Board Of Agriculture that 1t would
Ilend che same assistance and give the
same announcement to each Of three
routes, and that 1t and the people
along such Of the said routes, with the
assistance of the state highway en-
gineer, 80 that there will be at least
three state highway routes.
]. W. Barron Of Galloway County
thought the proposition good one,
and that when 1t became necessary to
raise funds for the building of these
roads the Federal Government should
be asked to help. Let "Cncle Sam,'
ne salu, Guild fewer battle ships and
distribute their cost among states OF
| the Union, to be expended for road
building, and he will confer more bene-
fits on a greater number. Then Mr..
Barron though that If this would not
do the property owners should pay
one-fourth, the counties one-fourth
and the state the other half.
NO EXPERIMENT, SAYS FOLK.
Gov. Folk, In addressing the meet
ling said this matter of proposed high
ways was mo longer an experiment.
We are going to build these highways.
1.-The movement can not but end In
success.
The sentiment met with a respon-
lsiye echo, pretty nearly every one In
lconvention having something to say,
expressive of the earnestness of the
people OF his county and their readi.
| ness to do all that IL was possible tC
do in promoting the construction Of
these roads.
@. f. Clark Of Audrain County hal
$500 acres OF land along the northern
route, and George Robertson, who ex
planned that Mr.. Clark, though him
self present. was too modest to say so
would contribute 81 per acre towart
the construction OF that route. II
this Mr. Clark gave ready assent, ant
said he Thought all the other liant
|, lowners could afford to make lik'
! contribution per acre, as it woult
prove beyond all question a profitabl
Investment.
FARMERS OFFER AID.
= Andrew ]. Jones of Cass Count
said that by popular subscription
5000 had already been raised there
and Maid into the county treasury 70
the nurpose Of building the road from
pleasant hin to the jackson Count
line and that there we're pledge
enough 10 nav for building east to tn
Johnson County line, thus providin
for such portion of the road as traver