Mexico weekly ledger., 1908-10-15
IScIPIESr MOVEMENT FOR ELEc-
TRIO LINE UNDER AUSPICES OF
NEW COMPANY ATTENDED BY
CONSERVATIVE BUSINESS MEN
AND PROBABILITY FOR SUCCESS
VERY sAEGUNE.
Many Good Talks Delivered and
Some $500 Raised in a Few
Minutes by Voluntary contribu-
tiOn-sclieiting COMMITTEES Ap-
OInted to Further Plans.


These words uttered BY temporary
chairman Geo Robertson at the cleo
trio road mass meeting Friday night
10 the court houss summed up the
ituatlon ia the provefblal nutshell.
The realization that bis words were
we'll chosen even II Slaoey caused
some ten or twelve Of the prominent
uen present TO voluntarily subscribe
IS 500 toward the amcant necessary 10
secure the completion OF the Mexico,
santa Fe and Perry Traction Company
4 Missouri. II other citizens Of Mex
60 aud places adjoining the system
do their share, and every indication
points TO the fact they will. the line
is assured. A soliciting committee
a appointed before they adjourned.
This first speaker was Judge Me-
thias Crum, president Of the new CON-
pany. He made a very able address
IN which be dwelt upon The good the
inc would do for the city aud the
country through which Ii passed,
Judge w. w. Bolts, one who has
been most active In the road move.
ment made an address stating that as
soon as Mexico gave apparent indlca-
ion 1t was willing 10 take It's shares
4 the stock, Santa Fe, Perry, Molino
and those along the line would readily
subscribe. he stated the road was
to-day worth over $40. 600 the 25 miles
OF right-of way bsing at least equal to
that sum IL cash was demanded for
It's use.
In closing his remarks Judge Bolts
said that only one fourth Of the money
a man took In stock was payable at
first and that when the entire sum de-
sired had been raised and the outside
capital procured. The money. is to be
paid when the line is completed and
running.
Judge 7. +. Murray aud Mike MUIR
ray, of Galway county, were present
ent, having driven % miles to at
tend the meeting. Judge Murray an
nounced that the people of Hereford,
where be rides and where the ex-
tension Of the line will touch, were
ready to give $500 a mile and the
town itself willing to ornate $500 fol-
preliminary expenses.
G. f. Clark, P. II. Cullen, Walker
Pollock, ] 7. johnson, W, w. John.
son, willard Potts, Allen .Stallings,
Geo. Robertson, R. NJ. White and s.
p. Emmons lmade short addresses in
favor Of the proposition.
q. o. Rockwell, representative Of
the Boston capital that Is 10 finance
, the line when the grading has beer
|, completed, made a thoroughly inter
! estjng talk. He stated this would b
!. the only line In Central Missouri anC
IL would make Mexico the logical cen
Ter OF a system which IN the course o
i. time would cover the entire state
Then turning 70 the business OF th,
. road and the possibility Of its beinI
sslf-sustalning be offered the follow
ing figures:
The surplus products Of Audraln
g.. 500. COO; Monroe county, o., 10000
! and Rails county, a. 0l, 200. or thi
. he took 10 per cent as out bount
freight over the line which would b
: 24,449 car loads; foreign freight from
Hannibal and Perry, 1900 car loads
inbound Perry and Mexico, 400 ca
loads. Contract for carrying Q, S
mail about s2lOO; express, $4,000; mis-
I, cellaneous freight $4,000. The lin
!, will probably average at least 2T0 pas
sengers a day at IS cents for the entir
. distance. In one year this woul'
! equal $4,000. He figured the earning
per annum to be about $4,000 TheI
there were the ~undeseloped coal field
to count upon as well IS the recen
erection az New London a a monste
cement plant Tire estimate wa
conservative.
The following subscriptions werl
made after which S. p. Emmons
w. w. Bolts and Judge Crum wer
{ appointed % a soliciting COMMITTEES