Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-11-19
lETERURDAN
ELECTRIC ROADS
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE LEDGER
wKITEsAE EXHAUSTIVE ARTI-
GLE on THE BENEFITS OF SUCH
A LINE ToTHE FARMER AND
err RESIDENT
Has Investigated Fully the PrOpO-
sition from Every View Point and
Finds We want the Mexico, san
"a Pc q Perry Traction Co.

1t rs not q dlnlcult matter 20 show
acommnnity the benefits 20 be de-
rived BY the construction and sopera-
ton OF an i~nteFurbAn railway Of mod
err construction and equipment.
The farmer, perhaps, is more great
~ benefited than anyone else for the
reason that he lives farther away
from any kind Of transportation facil-
tiles than any other class Of citizens.
4 The Ledger inds IL a pleasure, as
well as duty, which 1t believes 1t owes
70 It's readers TO set out some Of the
reasons why II believes that the con-
struction and operation OF an electric
system, OF which Mexico be made the
center Is an enterprise Of far reaching
importance and should be built, and
built by the citizens OF our own COM
munity and owned and controlled b.
them. The Ledger assigned n Of
its writers to the task % gcaa: into.
every detail Of the project and writing
the exact facts. He was given ample
time and unlimited space to make his
report and the Ledger invites the pub
lie to express its opinion through the
columns Of this paper, to the end that
the reading public may be advised OF
the plans and scope Of this great enter
prise. The Ledger man called on the
President and other officers OF the
Home Company and from this and
other sources the matter contained in.
this article wzs obtained.
To begin with, convenient and fire.
quent train service increases the
value OF land. The first question
asked nowadays By the prospective
buyer is: "Wbst railroad facilities
have you2,' II il takes the better
part Of q day to drag a load Of grain to
market, or II your stock must be
driven long distances before it can be
loaded into car for market, or IL your
family must take horses that are need.
&c on the farm 10 drive to town every
few days, your farm is not worth as.
much as IL would be II you had a SIDE
track near your barn or stock lot
whore you could load your grain or
stock and ship direct TO the city mar
kets, and q comfortable interurban
car passing every few hours SO that
your family could go 20 town and
back before noon any day, and your
children go TO better schools and not
have 30 board away from home; they
may DO home every night
Nearby and frequent transportation
facilities tend TO increase production.
The distance from shipping points,
In the country especially, governs the
tonnage produced per acre and conse-
quently directly concerns the
farmers's profits. His revenues are
Increased by the possibility OF bis be-
ing able TO iship small fruit, eggs,
butter, milk and garden products
daily With comparatively little trou-
bic and expense. Interurban railway
cars have special arrangements for
handling traffic Of this character.
Consequently farmers whose distance
from town now forblds their engaging
In this character Of cultivation, which
is always in active demand at cash
prices, can, with the aid Of the inter-
urban road, greatly increase the prof
its OF his business.
It'll an erroneous idea TO imagine
that time is OF no value to the farmer.
he realizes the fact that farms must
be conducted on business principles,
and that time is money to him. He
also considers the wear and tear on
his wagons, harness and horses,
as well as the value Of his own and
his family's time.
1t is just as important for the far
mer to have bis wants promptly sup
piled as 1t Is for anyone else. He
wants his daily papers and his mail
without any unnecessary delay; be lis
intimately concerned about the price
he may expect to get for bis products.
The interurban road will give him bis
papers before noon on the day they
are printed. He can take q passing
car, go to town, sell bis stuff and be
back home without wasting any time,
money or horse flesh. If any Of his
farm implements break, he can get
the necessary parts off for repairs
without laying his work by and driT-
ing miles and miles to do so. II he
has room TO accommodate his city
friends, the merchants, lawyers and
others, they may send their families
TO board at his place and visit them
daily during their stay; this item
alone means a great deal, for the far