Mexico Missouri message., 1908-10-15
SUCCESSFUL MEETING.
Citizens Meet, Approve Plan Of
Electric Securities and Sub
. scribe Liberally-Strong
Committee Appointed

"a luTRe NUMBER OF clllZeuS ghJn'
cred at the court house last Friday
night in pursuance to a call of the
Business Mems Association to take
active measure in securing funds
to build the electric railroad.
A number of persons came from
both ends of the line and the meet
ing was enthusiastic. Several
hundred shares oe stock were sub.
scribed, and now since this has
been done it is felt that the stock
eau be sold in sufficient amount 10
build the road, the bonds having
alrt ady been sold to a Boston firm
when the giade is completed. How.
eve~, il remains with our citizens
TO subscribe in all about twenty
thousand dollars, which, together
with the assistance of persons liv-
ing along the line, will be sufficient
to complete the work. THIS is a
small amount to raise and it is the
general opinion that the road will
be flushed as far as Molino this
fall.
Mr.. George Robertson occupied
the chair; Rufus Jackson was the
secretary. Judge Crum was the
first speaker. In an able address
he said:
1T has been suggested to
me that | should. as president
of this electric road, give the peo-
pie of Mexico some idea concerning
the things we propose to do and
how we propose to do those things
In the first place | might say
that we have thus far all the af-
irs of the company on a sub
stautial and solid basis. Our
board of directors is composed Of
16 of as good men as can be found
in any community, or who are as.
sociated together for the promo.
tiOn aud completion Of any enter.
prise. Each one of these directors
has given his solemn promise that
he will do his whole duty in bnild-
ing and operating the road. We
have Intentionally left vacant four
places on our board which we ex-
pect to fill from time to time with
the best men along the line, when
these men have been fully tried
and found in every way suitable
and we'll qualified for the duties of
directors. We shall require from
each aud every one of our employees
honesty. competency and strict at.
tentiou to business. We expect
to build this road on business
principles and operate it ON the
same basis. Every share of stock
that has been issued represents &C.
tual value aud every share that we
issue in the future shall represent
actual value also and that valueshall
20 into the construction aud equip
ment of the road. so when we have
this road bull: aud equipped it will
have been done on such a basis as
the stock will pay good dividends
almost from the very start, and
after the first year do not hesi'
tate to say to you that every dollar
you invest in this stock will pay
you at least IL per cent per auuum
isn't that good enoughi IWhaI
better do you wsnti We ask you,
people of Mexico, to buy one thous
ana shares at s25 per share. Al
investment that will pay you an
nually- per cent on every dollal
that you invest, and that is not all
This road in operation will increase
at the same time the value Of YOU
property to the amount Of II pei
cent more. That is $25, 900 invest
ed by the people of Mexico in this
electric line will increase the real
estate values within the corporate
limits of Mexico $54s,s17. Viii
you come forward aud assist us ia
building this road and enrich your
selves at the same timei