Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-03-24

"A ihstSS ucSCiHS was ntlu dt bnS
Court House Monday night with but
a small crowd present. The purpose
of the meeting was two-fold; first,
to consider the question Of establish
ing a poultry farm and experiment
station; second, and the principal
proposition, was the consideration of
move towards securing conven-
ton hall for Mexico.
J. H. Swlndler, through A. C.
Whitson, explained the first propo4i-
tion to the Business Mems Assoeia-
ton. 1t was at first thought by Mr..
Swindler he would ask for
q site from Mexico in
his efforts to establish a poultry
farm in this section, but after talk
ing with the poultry men of this vi
cinity, he learned that stock COM
pany could be formed, and the only
thing asked OF the business men
was their good word in boosting his
enterprise.
The Association endorsed Mr.. Swim
dler's proposition.
His proposition as explained by Mr..
Whitson was this:
The MexI-Mo Egg and Poultry
Farm has been formed into stock
company and therefore asks no dona.
tion Of land or money from the Bus
mess Mems Association or the peo-
pie. Any one wanting to buy stock
In the company and help produce bet
ter boultry, and make Mexico the
Poultry center of the West can do
so. This company will be incorpor-
ated for $5,0OO.OO or $S,OOO,O0, shares
$1,000 each, fully paid and non assess
able. Anyone can buy one or more
shares. The investment Is safe and
all stockholders viii be entitled to
the use Of the information the ex-
pertinent station will furnish and
will be helped by the company in
their work. The company is going
to build, first, an incubator cellar of
about 5000 egg capacity next a
hrooder-house and colony.house for
the young stock ami during the sum
mer the laying sheds and experiment
station viii be built. Those at the
head OF the company are +. Il. Quis-
onb@ry, Columbia, Mo, Secretary of
the State Poultry Board, w. r. Tur-
ner, Mexico, Mo-, one of the best
known and most successful poultry
men ia the State; and j. II. Swim
dler, Editor of Useful Poultry Jour
nal, who will be in actual charge OF
the farm and station. The success of
the company Is assured and it is to
the interest of the people here to
help push the work. The more
stock that is promptly subscribed for,
the larger the work of the com
pany. Information can be had from
the office of Mr.. Swindler on the
plans, ETC."
The main object of the mass meet
ing was to consider the initial move
In the direction of securing a CON
vention hall for Mexico. Prof. J. w.
Million, Of Hardin College, w. w.
Pollock, of the North Missouri Trust
Company and several others present
SnoIrn ynoet ay,fb,1ofaef{ooI1.x l., eo,,a.,
of this, and committee of five was
appointed by President s. P. EN-
mons, the purpose of which is to get
the matter before the public and
correspond with cities that have such
building. The committee is COM
posed Of ]. w. Million, G. F. Clark,
w. w. Pollock, F. A. Morris and S.
J. Bucluner.
Prof. Million said Mexico was so
situated geographically and her ho-
tel accommodations were such that
she could have most anything she
wanted in the way of a conven-
tion, if she had suitable hall.
w. w. Pollock, in speaking of the
matter said that he was heartily in
favor of 1t and that to secure this
kind of a building, all interests -
the bankers, the horsemen, the poul-
trymen, the cattlemen, and all other
enterprises--must put their shoulder
to the wheel and assist in the move
ment Attorney Geo. Robertson men
toned the bar association.
William Turner said that the Mis-
souri, Poultry Board was afraid the
State Poultry Show would have to be
abandoned after this year because
no city outside of Kansas City
and St. Louis had a building large
enough to accommodate the exhibits
1t goes to the former city this
year.
A resolution introduced by Attor,
ney Geo. Robertson, and endorsed by
the association, set forth the differ.
ent things the committee appointed
to investigate the matter of such a
building, should look into, 1t was:
Resolved, That Is shall be the
duty of this Convention Hall Com