Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-11-19

msr does not feel the yalue Of the
food be raises and puts before bis city
boarden Jet be can GET good prices
Tor sEch accommodation
The farmer Is In constant dread
tnAt bis big boys and girls viii tire Of
their farm life and become disaAtis-
fed because they cannot have the
pleasures OF social life that their city.
OF town cousins enjoy and his fear
along this line is too often realized,
frequently TO his great loss and some
times 10 bis sorrow. The lnteEurban
road enables bis family to go 70 town,
attend church and social meetings
and Amussments returning home At
night satisfied and willing 70 stand By
the old home. STAGE they can DO 50 and
still have town and city enjoyments
It is q common thing on Sundays to
zee as many country people at the
churches In the towns served by the
interurban road as there are city peo-
ple; the same is true Of amusements
and social gatherings. In short tine
farmer and his family will have all OF
the privileges that his city friends
have, and all that he enjoys as
well.
10 the farmer can enjoy all OF these
privileges and at the same time par
ticlpate In the profits Of the interur-
ban railway company that supplies
them, be Is still more interested and
benefited. IL be owns stock In the
road be has q voice In lis manage
ment, and is deeply concerned in bis
welfare. He feels that the road be-
came a reality, to some extent, by
his active aid, and II be owns enough
OF lis stock, bis dividends will pay his
taxes. Many Of the greatest fortunes
in the world consist entirely Of rail-
road stocks. &c =nl neget get the
the advantages OF IN interurban rail-
way unless he puts his shoulder to the
wheel and helps to bring It into exls.
tence. He cannot afford to let al op-
| portunIty like this pass him by and
leave him without accommodations
and facilities that some Of his neigh
bors are sure TO get. This road viii
be built along the line OF the most
successful interurban lines In the
county and the plan of financing 1t is
exceedingly fair, as the Company agrees
with { h subscribers for stock
to all stocks and bonds in sufficient
amount to build and equip the road or
the subscription Is made void.
This plan guarantees the completed
road as Contracts, well secured for
the faithful completion Of the enter
prise will be made before the stock
! Subscribers are required to pay.
Everybody who subscribes for stock
must do 50 FROM a business standpoint,
expecting TO pay their obligations
when they fall due, bearing In mind
that 1t takes money TO build railroads.
Talk will never throw q shovel full OF
dirt. A new railroad has no credit,
but must pay cash as it goes along.
| When business obligations are due
they must be paid promptly.
Many farmers along the line Of the
road, who can spare teams from their.
farm work. can get good wages, and
will, OF course, be given preference
over Others who might bring teams
from a distance. But IL farmer teams
are employed they must 1ezpect TO
work steady and well, not as the aver
age work Is done on county aud town
ship roads under 3 supervisor, whic b
Is uften but little short Of q visiting
picnic. Railroad building 10 q very
different sort Of work, II means bust
ness ard not half play. The engineer
10 charge OF the work is expected 70
get as much work done as possible,
Speaking from the farmers stand
point, a well known citizen said:
Take a farm Of 100 acres situated 10
or 20 miles from town or It's nearest
trading place: say the value OF The
farm is $50 per acre, or $500. The
~interurban road will cause 40 increase
In value so that $50 per acre would be
a reasonable price: This advance
ment brings the farm up to 5000
which IFS an increase OF $4,000. Sup
pose the wise farmer, anticipating The
increase In value, says heiwill buy q
shares OF stock in the road, on condi.
ton that enough stock and bonds b
sold to build the line 50 as to enoour'
age the building of the line out biz
way instead Of leaving him out, and
suppose he receives substantial dIvi'
bends from his investment, is 1t not
wise venture?
Perhaps he does not have all OF the
money TO spare at once. II not, ht
may pay bis stock In installments,
say 10 per down, the balance 10 30,l6t
or 90 days after road is financed.
II necessary, more time may be Civ
en- but a definite arrangement In eV
cry case must be made 30 that il d
within the ability ofmost personsl 10
assist In making the local company
large enough and strong enough TO &C
complish the work.
We have beard OF q town over II
Illinois which had the experience Of
allowing a great steam railroad 10 pas
its way without making an effort x
secure 1t. Il did not grow and al
hopes Of Its progress were given up ssiE
dispair, when 1t was heard that thu
Mckinley system vas about to ask FOL
the right of way thr 1ugh the town
The place was Gillispie, Ill, and wher
the news came, following the formel