Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-08-10
ROAD ENTHUSIASTS.
A Great Meeting at The Mexico
Court House-The Cross
State Highway.
Mexico, Mo-, Aug. Z, 1911.


and Judge Alex. Carter, Presiding
Judge Of the County Court of Au-
drain County, a meeting of the
citizens of Mexico and Audrain
county was held at the Court
House Monday, the 9TH day of
August, 1911, at 5 o clock p. m. to
devise means to secure the
cross state road. On motion of Il.
NJ. White, Geo. Robertson was
made chairman of the meeting.
and John Y. Ricketts,, Secretary.
In his opening statement Mr..
Robertson made a complete and
exhaustive report of the result of
the meeting of the State Board of
Agriculture at jefferson City on
the 2nd inst, and also as to what
he thought would be the policies
Of the advocates Of the different
routes from New Florence west to
Kansas City, the State Board of
Agriculture having already eStab-
lished the route of the road from
st. Louis to New Florence
Mr.. Robertson made many val
liable uggestiOnS as to the best
course to pursue to secure the
selection of the north route. He
also stated that on next WedneS-
day there would be a meeting at
Moberly Of representatives from
the different counties along the
northern route. and that one of
the purposes of the meeting here
in Mexico tonight was to select
delegates to the meeting at
Moberly. Judge Alex Carter, in
an enthusiastic talk. said among
other things, that the only and
best way to accomplish the task
before us was to have perfect or
ganiZation in every county along
the northern route, and that this
meeting tonight should appoint a
committee to confer with the rail
roads and secure from them as
low a rate as possible for deliver
ing rock along the route.
Enthusiastic speeches were also
made by Charles Householder,
member of the State Board of Ag-
riculture, and Hon. c. f. Clark.
On motion the following com
mittee was appointed on resOlu-
tions: r. NJ. White. Chairman
&c. A. Barnes and j. o. Tinsley.
On motion that the Chair
appoint II delegates including
the Chairman of this meeting and
Judge Alex. Carter. TO the meet
ing at Moberly on Wednesday of
this week the following delegates
were named:
Geo. Robertson, Judge Alex
Carter. C.. f. Clark. r. NJ White
Joe ConSidine, Henry T. CAN'T
Finley johnson, Geo. NJ. Dean
Rufus jackson, Willard Potts, w
+. Atkinson.
On motion the Chair appointed
the following Committee of three
, on finance: w. w. Pollock, FREQ
w. Pitcher and Dick Ashworth
+ The committee on resolution
being now ready the following re
. port was read, which was unani
p mouSly adopted:
We, the citizens of Mexico an
: vicinity, do hereby resolve.
s First: That the proposed cross
state highway known as III
9 Northern Route from st. Louis (
3 New Florence, thence weStwar
3 on the north side of the rive
thru the counties of Montgomery
l. Audrain, Randolph, Charlton
Carroll, Ray and Clay is the hes
is route from east to west across tn
state; that the grade is easie'
IS and best fitted for a public higt
Q way and the question of bridge
n across the Missouri River doe
not interfere for bridges are a
II ready erected over that river o
Y. this route.
Second: That we hereb
Il pledge our cordial support to II
e. County Court of Audrain Count
in favor of the special Smile roa
district. including Mexico, as II
most practical way to start roa
* building through this county.
90 Third: That we pledge OF
ar support to the County Court