Mexico Missouri message., 1908-07-02
"KRKsvnLR POSSIBILITIES
A Live Town-Her Schools, Church
cs, Colleges and Other Enter
prises.


vile Just stepped in to look
around" and to be present at the an
nual meeting OF the Northeast Mis-
souri, Press Association held there
that day.
Such hospitality as was extended
the editors aud their wives!
4 short business session was held
before dinner and at the noon hour
the president announced that a pho
tographer was at the foot OF the
stairs to take the newspaper peoples
picture and what was more import
ant beyond that a number OF automo-
biles were In waiting to carry them
to the State Normal building where
President Kirk in his culinary de-
partment OF the school would serve
luncheon. II was n lunch and
dinner. too. all king could have
desired. put up scientifically and ac-
cording to the latest ideas OF what
will best tend to rebuild the spent
powers of the body. The editors
were then invited to the auditorium
OF the Normal where sea OF up
turned faces OF summer students,
from all corners of the state over 500
in number, had assembled to well
come the editors and TO witness with
them specially prepared musical
program then and there TO be rend-
cred. Here an hour was most pleas
antly spent. Later all were given
the freedom OF the library room OF
the school where the editors spent
the afternoon. finishing their work
for the day.
II is easily noticeable that Kinks
willie is a town of excellent future
prospects The writer attended school
at the Normal a number OF years ago
and IL the little city keeps up the pace
OF Improvement that she has held
since that time only n few more years
will pass till she Is almost entirely
transformed.
Klrksville is the "shortest" on street
Improvement. Say what you will.
even II paved streets do come high.
they are the making OF n town. But
Kirksville is not entirely without
paved streets. One of her principal
streets is paved and this has shown"
| thnp,- Nisqnurianu No thav arn
what a good thing paving is and they
are going after more of 1t. Only
last Friday night a big mass meet
ing OF citizens was held at the court
house TO discuss ways and means to
encourage further street paving i'm:
provement.
Kirksville with every principal
street paved will soon become an
ideal inland city. Permanent street
Improvement leads to cleanliness
and neatness of everything in the vi
clnity-better kept yards. lawns and
buildings all along such a street. Ev-
cry foot of permanent street improve
/
provement. and eventually the farm
ers will be building permanent good
roads from the city limits OF Kinks.
vile into the country.
Kirksville has about the same
number OF inhabitants as Mexico. We
have some things that she has moi
but she has them In prospect, and
she is going TO vie with us, too. at
ter some things that neither OF ul
may see in prospect just now.
Kirksyille is going after that new
Pythian Home which is to be bull
In some city of the state and which /!
to cost 100000. That institution
secured would be worth a great dea
TO the place. as anyone can see.
A company Is now putting up a bis
Ice plant in the town which is 10 cos
100000. That Is a fine beginning. bu
eventually the capacity OF the plan
will have to be enlarged and perhaps
quadTupled.
The Wabash depot was burned las
year. but very soon a fine new bricl
structure is TO be erected on the ole
site. The X. C. & Q. o. railroad
company Is also to build a new pas
senger station in the place soon.
The city has several fine hotels
The Glasgow hotel is adding a Iarg,
new brick addition. The hotels ma!
be depended upon to keep pac,
with the public spirit that is develop
ing among Kirksvilles citizenship.
A bOttlIng works is one OF thu
boosted enterprises OF the town. Al
Kirksvllle is dry" II this enterprIs,
soon has to expand It need not b,
looked upon as a reflection on any
| hOdv M a will only tndIcata that IN,