Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-10-10
CANNOT
Be EECELLED
FOR HOME CITY

Mexico. being happily situated IN
he heart OF Missouri. surrounded by
1 rich agricultural district and COM
within her limits great finan'
oial. intellectual, social and indus
triai institutions, and railroad facih-
lies unsurpassed becomes at once
a desirable city TO the travelling
salesman In which to reside. NOT.
that Mexieo's advantages would be
attractive 70 any person in quest OF.
a live. progressive city in which to
hut the travelling salesman Is
q man who especially must be 80
located as TO have every travelling IA
cilIty possible and consequently when
he Is picking ont a home city. he
weighs the travelling conveniences
NOR heavily than anything else.
geographically. Mexico " situated
In the north central portion Of the
state. Two trunk lines OF railroad
mass through her borders. with two
branches. one the Alton to the State
capital. the other the Burlington cut
off 10 ct. Louis. besides the Mexico
Santa fse 4 Perry electric line TO
Molino. Trains come and 20 on both
the Wabash and Chicago & Alton at
all hours of the day or night and
such travelling conveniences at once
make Mexico q desirable residence
town to a commercial salesman.
But railroads are not all that lend
Ito the invitation OF the travelling
men to become citizens Of Mexico
This city is well equipped with finan
ciaI institutions -Four banks and truf
companies with a capitalization an'
surplus OF over 5000. 600 and deposits
of over 50. 900, 900.
Mexico's intellectual and social In
stitutlons are unsurpassed. The publ
schools are maintained at high Ell
fieiency; the Mcmillan High School
the Missouri Military Academy 10
boys) and Hardin College lfoI
girls) and Sprouts Academy TO
private students, tempt the man wit
children to educate. Mexico's socia
advantages also are noteworthy. Thi
city boasts Of six leading religion
denominations, all with handsome ed
fices.
Two daily newspapers, three weeh
lies "a commercial club, the Mexic'
Fire Brick Plant. the Friedman-Shel
by Shoe Factory and the Elliott
Stove Lining factory and many othe
advantages make for favorable busl
ness and residence location.
Mexico boasts of her fine resi-
dences and there are also man.
favorable building locations,
The members of the Travellers Pre-
tectiye Association and the loca
Council OF the United commereia
Travellers recently furnished club
rooms for the use Of the Joint men
bershIp OF the two local trayelin
salesmen's associations,
The travelling man is a very d
sirable citizen for any city. Me,
leo has a hundred or more VIII
cali this their home and who so
many sections OF the commoT
wealth. Mexico Is know
throughout all the United State
and much OF her advertising must b
accredited to the travelling men.
The members Of the joint Gu
follow;
Geo. Harvey, P. A. st. vrain, w
ID. Lee. Geo, Lee, w. @. Burks, r. {
snoddy. John s. Denser. J. w. Blu
fington, G. II. Carpenter, 0. w, HI
enefeld, ]. X. zalinger. Frank ]
Parker. W. F. Atkinson, +. =. Br'
ton, X. A. Mackenzie. Ran Kenda
f. A. Pearl. ". R. Holmes, G. ]
Luckie. j. u. Cockelreas, NJ. II. Wis
Cleve Smith, A. s. Houston, G.
Gibbs, ]. W. Mason, ]. G. Davi
X. p. Bratton. L. L. Barth, G. ]
Beare, Sam Morris, A. s. Pa
Queth, ". w Pollock, J. o. Tin
Hey, w. r. Whitney, +. A. Morris,
silverstein, ], NJ. Hudson, c.
Buckner, E, B. Keath. F. ?. Kels
c. II. Rowland, c. D. Sherer.
p. McAllister, C.. W. Strain, E. J
; Rowland. j. B. Owen, d. D. Dude.
R. r Mason.
Other travelling men residing he
are;
j.. Martin. Chas. Mason, +. B. Boa
man, Jesse Allen, j. P. Clark, R. J
E Painter, NJ. Sannebeck, Ed. B. Whe'
er. z r. Croker, Frank Stolt
O. ID. H~eidbreeder, Roy Pearl. &c
!. Clanton, l. N. Cannon, H. B. Bret
$ WIN. Coons, Geo, Clark, i. s. Go
ner, NJ. r. Guthrie. John F. Hi
Roy J. Mitchell, Joe b, Moore. Ge
Pearson, Wallace Pearson. d, R. b
lomy, Jas. Reed. 7. Z. Robnett. F.
Sanford, Vim. r.. smithy, Frank "
Ness, o. 6. Willard, sfcyeigh,
nc. shuItz.