Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1909-06-17

one INDUSTRY even tnUusu ~ mas
rich farming country from which TO
expect abundant income. Before the
early frosts Of fall scar the trees, the
Fulton overall Manufacturing Co, viii
have moved into its new two-story
and basement building 60x120 feet,
with 200 operatives and promise
of steady growth. The company is
already turning out its product from
temporary quarters to fill
the many orders at hand.
During the latter part of the
past winter the citizens raised, by
popular subscription, $12,5O0 for the
purpose of site and erection Of
building. Title to the property will
be invested in the Star Clothing
Manufacturing Co., of Jefferson City,
when ten times the amount the city
donated has been expended in salar-
les.
The Fulton water and light plant,
owned by the city, is worth approx
mately $4,000. The plants bring
in about $4,000 year, and cost
an equal amount to operate. For its
Investment the city receives fire pro-
lection and street lights, which in the
houd. oe ,s,;,ro4o narcnuu mn1ild nat
a nice profit. The water rate for
small consumers is % cents per 100
cubic feet, with minimum of $1.5O
cost per quarter year. Large con-
sumers are given rates as low as
is cents a hundred cubic feet. The
water is from a well 1000 feet deep.
The electric light rate is from 6
cents to 12 cents per k. W. There
is day circuit the year round that
materially facilitates certain bust
ness.
In the very suburbs of Fulton
there are numerous soft coal mines
that furnish the fuel for the city.
Scarcely any coal is shipped inwith
the exception of coke and hard coal.
The mines are kept running at ca
pacity the greater portion Of the
time and in many instances are
equipped with modern machinery.
Fulton has an ice plant sufficient to
furnish the city with all of the re-
frigerating product necessary. The
fire protection is excellent; the city
possesses a team and hose wagon
with an efficient volunteer corps Of
firemen.
The streets Of Fulton are all grav-
el, with the exception of one paved.
Many Of the country roads are also
gravcled for several miles out of the
city. Every section OF the town Is
reached by a sanitary sewerage sys-
TEN and in every detail Fulton is
right in line with all the growing
cities of the state.
The State Hospital for the Insane
No. 1 is located there and has at
least HOO inmates with several
hundred employees. The grounds Of
this institution coupled with those of
the colleges affords more beautiful
parks than any other city twice its
size in the West. The State school
for the deaf has an enrollment Of
$50 students. Both institutions are
valuable source of income to the
merchants and add to the wealth OF
the city. sIsI4
The farm lands In the vicinity are
of the finest order. The stock rails
ed, especially the horses. are of the
very best. The first Monday in ev
cry month is designated as "Stoch
Sales Day." and over 1900 farmers
and buyers visit the city and the
sales frequently mount into the tens
Of thousands.
There are three weekly papers ant
one daily. The business houses are
modern and of the latest style o.
architecture. A new theatre and hote
are new improvements, while ther'
are four flourishing banks with largt
deposits. Most the oldest lodgeI
have strong chapters there.
Fulton is on the south bronch o
the Chicago C Alton railroad will
four passenger trains day. Th'
line of the Mexico, Santa Fe
Perry Traction Company is to hav
one of its termint here. This lin
is to the largest inter-urban Il
the State.