Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-09-07

Tic pIOpUolllOu. OO ldI DIS hllOW
the young men are solid for it
Such light tax couldn't hurt any
body and a slightly, fireprOof build
ing would be worth something to
everybody"
Henry C. Long, Clay township:
I'm for the court house for two
reasons. The first is the great need
of such a building and the other is
that it pays to be progressive. l
have been a builder, as you know,
and have learned by experience
that it pays to fix things up right
while you are about it."
w. A. Poteet, one of the largest
land owners in the county: Il am
up and running for the new court
house proposition. / like to see
public Improvements. 1t is what it
takes to make country worth liv-
ing in. We are plenty able to have
what we need, and we certainly
need a modern court house"
Hon. James H. Whitecotton: Il
don't live in Monroe county now
and am not supposed to be inter
eSted but in my opinion it would
be folly to put less than 100000
in a new building. l voted no four
years ago simply because l knew
$4,000 would not build such
court house as Monroe county need
3D."
DR.. Hampton, of Monroe City:
I'm for the proposition and do not
think 100000 too much. 1t will
get a good vote at Monroe. Some
peoole seem to think the amount
too large but without exception
they insist that we need a new court
house and l think nearly everybody
will vote for the proposition on the
18th"
Hon. j. Weldon Hardesty, near
North Fork: I'm for the PROPOSE
ton. l think it will get a strong
vote out our way. Counties of
much less wealth than ours are out
stripping us on public buildings and
we ought to build a new court
house, not only to keep up with the
times but because we need it so
badly"
Mayor James S. Scott, Street
Commissioner Leake, City Attorney
R. S. McClintic. DR.. Hampton, w. S.
| Woodson and other prominent citi-
zens of Monroe City expressed them
selves in favor of the proposition
while in Paris, Tuesday. Monroe
!: City has the credit of originating
this court house agitation and it's
up to us to give it our support,
, one of these gentlemen said.
Mat Grigsby. near Granville: we
are for the proposition out our way,
you bet! We are simply tempting
fate every day we allow our public
records to remain where they are
and when we attend court we suf-
fer all sorts of Inconvenience. My
farm is long ways from Paris but
I'm willing to pay the slight in
crease in taxation for a new court
house, not only because we need it
) but because it would enhance the
, value of my property"
c, S. Wood, near Granville: I'm
: for that proposition because it is a
+ matter of personal concern to me
and every other property owner in
| Monroe county, None of us know
3 when we 60 to bed at night wheth.
er our court records will be in ex,
!. istence when we get up in the
y morning, and all of us know the
cost to us in establishing titles il
. court if this old building SHOULD
i burn would be much more than thu
: little increase in taxation for a
building that would protect on
documents and advertise our enter
: prise"
y F. S. orion, northeast of Paris
Every property owner in Monro
n county should favor that PROPOSE
ton, not only because of the i'm
menSe loss the burning of the pre-
o. sent old ruin would entail but be
:. T. cause of the influence it would hav
~ on hOmeSeekers from a distance
- When | came out here to look at
~ farm the old court house gave m
\ such bad impression about tn
= "a county that decided to take tn
~ next train for home But when
:. found land so good and so chea