Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1911-08-10

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At a meeting of the citizens oi
Mexico and Audrain county held at
the Court House Monday evening
plans were discussed and means wer
devised whereby more concerted ac
tion is to be taken by the citizens
along the proposed northern route
for the contemplated aeross-State
highway to have this route selected
by the State Board Of Agriculture
at the meeting next week.
George Robertson was made chair
man of the meeting and John T.
Ricketts, was secretary.
MIR. Robertson made a complete re-
port of the results of the meeting Of
the State Board of Agriculture at
Jefferson City on August 2, and out
lined to the citizens what he
thought would be the plans of the
advocates Of the different routes
from New Florence to Kansas City,
the State Board of Agriculture hav-
ing already established the route of
the road from St. Louis to New Flor
ence.
Judge Alex Carter, of the County
Court, made an enthusiastic talk,
and among other things, said that
the only and best way to accomplish
the task of getting the northern rout
selected was to get perfect organiSa-
tion in every county along this
route. He also suggested that a
committee be appointed to confer
with the railroads and to secure
from them a minimum rate for de-
liyering rock to points along the
quite.
Resolutions Passed.
Another committee composed of X.
M. White, Clarence Barnes and J. 0.
Tlnsley were instructed to frame res
olutions. The resolutions follow:
We, the citizens of Mexico and vi
cinity, do hereby resolve
First, That the proposed across
State highway, known as the North
ern Route from st. Louis to New
Florence, thence westward on the
north side of the river through the
counties of Montgomery, Audrain,
Randolph, Charlton, Carroll, Ray
and Clay, is the best route from
east to west across the state; that
| the grade is easiest and best fitted
for public highway and the ques-
tion of the bridge across the Missouri
River does not interfere for bridges
are already erected over the River
on this route.
Second, That we hereby pledge
our cordial support to the County
Court of Audrain County in favor of
the special Smile road district, in
Guiding Mexico as the most practical
way to start road building through
this county.
Third, That we pledge our sup
port to the County Court of Audrain
County and all the other Counties of
the Northern Route to aid in the
construction of said highway.
Fourth, That we recognize the
practicability and feasibility Of the
Northern Route and recommend the
organization of Smile districts not
only through this County but through
out the other Counties, and recon-
mend the appointment of committees
to provide the ways and means for
carrying this plan into effect.
r. M. White,
j. o. Tinsley,
Clarence A. Barnes.
Chas lIouseho!le:, Of the State
Board Of Agriculture, ara a great
enthusiast 10Y the proposed northern
route, says We have every other pro
posed plan beaten aud ,Est he is fair
enough L; change MS 'niho concern
ling the northern as The best route
liz a better one were shown him.
Joe Considine and Henry CAN'T, of
Thompson, were present and repre-
scented that little city. They want
to be in an eight-mile road district
and represented the progressive citi-
zens of that section.
Geo. Kellerhals. OF Rush Hill, was
at the meeting. He is greatly inter
ested in the road and will be a work
er for it.
Geo. Dean, one of our automobn-
ing farmers, was present. He ac-
companied the Governor and party
to Columbia on their recent trip. He
was appointed as member of the
committee to go to Moberly by Mr..
Robertson.
A petition signed by a large mum
lber of the voters was presented to
the county court Tuesday to call an
election for the purpose of organic
ing a special road district to be
known as the Mexico special road
District.
The territory embraced in the dis
: triot, as set forth in the petition Il
GA square miles with Mexico as th'
: center, extending in four directions
: from the Court House.
By sections it is described as fol
r lows:
r Begin at the northeast corner o
/ Section 4, Township 81, Range s 9TH
4 e. B. Norris FARM run west on th'
D Township line to the northwest cor
ner of Section 5, Township 81, Rang
9, (Which is known as the B. Q