Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1911-07-13
bridgeport. Conn. July IL.


Twenty are reported killed
and probably sixty were frightfully in
jured in a wreck of the Federal Ex-
press here Tuesday morning
The train which runs from Wash
ington, D C., to Boston, was hurled
over viaduct caused by running int
an open switch at 1886 a. m. Fire i'm
mediately broke out in the wreck
age. but was extingulshed quickly.
Members of the st. Louis Cardinals
were aboard tho train en- route to
Boston, but escaped injury. The play
ers, being dressed, assisted the train
men in rescuing the injured.
e. ID. Francisco, of clark's Lake,
Michigan, is in Mexico in an effort
to interest local capital in a PROPOSE
tioh TO install a factory for making
machinery to manufacture concrete
blocks.
He met with the Business Mems
Association and stated his proposition
The association promised the gentle
man their moral support. He spent
Tuesday comforting with local men in
regard to his proposition.
L. w. Owen, of the Water Purifica-
ton Department Of the American
Steel & Wire Company, of Chicago,
is in Mexico this week working on
Mexico's water supply in an eff
fort to clarity it. He says the loca!
water will be easily cleared.
The method of Qualification is by
the iron process. One grain of iron
to two grains of lime per gallon Is
used. This is exactly what st.
Louis did, and that city has SO per
cent bacterial efficiency. Our city
now has 9S per cent bacterial eff
cheney.
One thing that Mr., Owens would
have impressed upon the minds oil
the citizens is the fact that the pres
sure in the mains has been increas'
ed about 33 per cent and there Is
danger of small leaks becoming large
ones. Every consumer should repoi
any noticeable leak at once, says
| Mr.. owen, before it bursts pipe a
small leak is liable to become great
er and those who have meters shoW'
keep an eye on them.
The Board of Directors of the Mex
leo. Snta Fe & Perry Traction Com
pany were in session in the Com
ranys offices in this city Tuesda'
, and Judge w. N. Horner, of chica
+, 60, was here and heard propositio
, from the electric line people
!. Judge Horner represents synd
cate of capitalists who are negona
n lag with the local company with IN
| view of taking over and completln
!. the road The Company here hope
, fer definite proposition in fe'
g days. r..
{ In view of the fact that the con
O many has had q contractors lie
e spit brought against them those
y charge of the affairs of the eleetrI
r lin. are doing everything to meet u
demands Of the Fruin-Bambrick co
, siruction company who instituted u
'. proceedings and yet get the roa
r, built, =,
# Though the line from here 10 M
a linn is only miles long slaV
ic ment of, the receipts OF the COL
i. pany shows that the part OF the ro'
"a o,,eadv constructed and in operau'
b. is paying.
Of The following statement OF the e
a. nenses and receipts Of the local eie
10 trio line for the first quarter snow
lb increase Oh daily AVSSAPtS
is 10 s34 in four months. 1t also e'
as dences the fact the line has Oe'
of paying 40 aooe
Receipts April IL to APR 80 $o1O'
,t- May 1 to May 81 90
.. d" June 1 to June 80 Izz'
20 July / to July IL o'a'
ne s2O2t.
a.. Expense of operation and main
tenance cot
surplus from operation oSl
his S. L. Robson, :
leo GenI Manager
ms Reports received from the terrl''
raj tributary to Mexico indicates that
nv. tain Tuesday afternoon was not W
nit general over the county. Porte
.,.,Ab npH ausf DI