Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-07-20

but at the time being. l am for
Clark"
Professor Geo. Ross. OF Washing
ton. d. c.. who is visiting in Mex
leo, spoke enthusiastically Of Clark.
He said Clark was very popular at
the National Capitol both with the
Democrats and Republicans Mr..
Ross said he had travelled consider
ably in the last few months, and ey-
erywhere he went he found Clark
highly spoken of. He told of an in
cident that happened in Washington
at the time Clark became Speaker. A
leading Republican in Washington
had remarked that II Clark made
good, ne would stand a fine show Of
becoming president. MI. Ross
says he asked the gentleman a few
weeks ago what he thought OF Clark
now, and he remarked that Clark
was making a remarkable record.
Judge Bolts, J.. W. Mason and
John T. Baker were named members
Of a committee to investigate the
feeling Of the Democrats and learn
the sentiment in the Ninth District.
On motion of Sam D. Byrns, sta
tionary was ordered printed and on
the back of the letter heads the reso
luton passed by the Club last Mon
night will also be printed. This Is
for the purpose of giving other peo-
pie this Clubs idea Of procedure.
Forty-five new members have been
enrolled since the last meeting.
Mexico is inevitably the stopping
place Of all automobile travellers
who journey across the State. This
town Is in the guide book Of almost
!. every person travelling in a machine
and who passes from the East tc
the West or the North to the South
or vice versa
Long before the across-State high
way proposition came before the PEG
pie of Il Is community. persons wht
came through here in automobiles
ard inquired the route to st. Louis
were Consistently told to take the roal
by the way OF Bowling Green ant
Louisiana. Not because it wa
. closest, but because 1t was the bes
road.
, And those who came out OF 81
, Louis, going westward, almost a
. ways used the route 0 being boos
) ed by Louisiana, Bowling Greer
Centralia and other towns alon
the proposed northern route.
, The automobile users who hav
, travelled extensively between S
!. Louis aud Kansas City say that tn
y proposed northern across-State hig'
r way route, though perhaps a lit
c farther, is always the best road.
' is freer from hills than most an
$ other route and a part of the wa
S Is graveled.
d Among those who passed throue
q Mexico this week in automobiles al
o tie followign:
t. c. Slower and wife and Mil
l. Owen, OIL Davis, Oklahoma, pass
through Mexico this week in an a
tomobile en- route to Louisville, Ky
Il G. +. Gillen and wife, Of East S
Louis, composed another automobi
party that went through this wee
IS These people were en- route to De
n yer to spend their vacation. Mr.. q
n len Is a son Of the mule man
d East st. Louis and is proprietor
Ig a hotel in that city.
" n. S. Gordon, Jas. G. Conley al
I'd s O. Hunt, Of Columbia. pass
to through Monday en- route home fro
to st. Louis where they had been to
fer In regard to the route for I
ID proposed across-State highway N
es passes through Columbia.
Of How much street paving has Nj
o. ico?" This question was asked t
Ledger Thursday morning and u
IT. little bit of information has be
ok looked up.
IN Mexico NOV has approximately II
d. miles of street paving. Figuring
We feet; there are approximately 24,t
to- feet of this improvement.
in Two of the streets are paved tn
entirety in the city limits-Jeffers
ON and Monroe. East Promenade
of been improved and three blocks w
Se. from jefferson to the jail Jacks
of is paved a block east and four bio
wo west from Jefferson street. Wash
ok ton street is paved three blocks.
!. side these streets, seven alleys NJ
been improved
ev. Resolutions are now pending, ?
,es viding for the paving OF a section
two other streets. Clark Aver
from Liberty to Monroe, and VI
j. street from Jackson to Monroe
the streets under consideration.
tn The former Of the two alb
w. named streets passes along In II
emit of the site for the proposed new
vas eminent and the latter is In II
ev- of the North Side School.
While commenting upon Mex
{ OF street improvements, it might be
res- to state that the sidewalk prop
VINO ton is also receiving its share OF
day ~tention from the city. Granitoi'
gradually taking the place OF
MIL brick and cinder walks and u
I'M nortions of the city that have hat
der walks for so long are now
ther ing rplaced with either granitoi'
TO brick, but preferably g%ranitoia'
nan, Mexico also has a first-ciass
or system. Two distinct sewers
now under construction and