Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-02-26

the industry and progressive spirit OF
Every feature OF the evening wa.
guests were loud in their approval Of
There were over an hundred
and forty guests at the Commercial
Club banquet. held at the Hoxsey Ho
tel. Thursday evening. 1t was necessa
ry for Manager Crebs to open his
small banquet to accommodate
all Of the guests. The walls OF the
dining room were graced with the pic
lures Of many of the famous saddle
horses of this section as we | as the
handIcraft of the Mexico schools.
Beautiful banks Of v~ari-colored flow
ers decorated every available space
and were presented for the occa-
sion by C. c. Wonneman. In the ear
ly part. of the evening the Georgia or
chestra furnished the music.
AS POSTMASTER, President Joha W.
Million, of Hardin College, proved EN-
inently satisfactory. He was introduce
ed by President F. w. Pitcher, Of
the Commercial Club, as "Mexico's
pinch-hitter for such occasions and
as in the past, proved his efficiency
as a toastmaster.
Mr.. Million said we had met not
Dnly for a feast of reason and a
flow Of soul' but for the
practical purpose of constructive
thought on road building. That we
were to plant the seeds on this occa-
sion from which great results should
grow. He urged that the Rom
an type of road, which has lasted
through the centuries, was the style
OF highway to follow and offered fig
} ures to show what could be accom-
plished in road work If the funds
for supporting the army could be ap-
piled for better highways.
Message From Montgomery.
John W. Jacks, of the Montgomery
City Standard, could not be present
and deliver his address. However HI
had sent a letter to the Club and
was read by L. NJ. White, associ
|. ate editor Of the Ledger. Mr.. Jack
urged the Club TO write the Missouri
statesmen in Washington to work 70
! tho final passage OF the s~hacklefor
:, bill; that 1t was not a pork barrel
: hill. as some would have you think
but, in truth, It meant a fair distr
button OF the money over all the rul
al roads and not the expenditure (
the entire sum on one highway
Fred Detlenne Speaks,
Fred DeTienne, OF Vandalia, repr'
senting Mrs. Lily Herald Frcst, Of Z
a vandalia Leader. stated as the road
were built the county would prosp'
accordingly and assured the Gu
Of vandalia's cooperation in an
move for the betterment Of Audrain'
Mcherly's Representative Talks
Hamp Rothwell. Of Moberly, cou
not be present, and H. F. Holma
one OF Moberly's Eight Mile Ros
:, Commissioners. spoke for him al
!. made an interesting talk on the II
4 provement Of highways.
Buffum Talks Straight
= The State Highway Commission
:. r. w. Buffum, made a practical 70
re talk and proceeded to tell US whe
nj onr roads in Audrain were good a
IS where thsy were bad. He said I
re North State Highway was a great
an vertisement for Mexico and that I
ON highway would be no than
made Thence the necessity for
tive work to keep it In shape.
NJ. Three great highways pass throt
10 Mexico, said Mr.. Buffum: The HI
ros way from Omaha coming by y
80 Of Brunswick, the North State HI
md way which goes by way Of New +
- ance and the North State HlghV
m which goes by way of Louisiana
~ said the Minola hills, OF
,ba Central route, were known across
49,, continent for their bad features
- were some of the mudholes on
ing. Northern route.
cot He said the road through TINS 9
Will ty from centralia to Mooerly nh'
m. charge Of county-seat Road Com
sioner Pollard, was one of the II
| as In Missouri, but that this same
ding. from centralia to Mexico was
at 1t Of the worst in the State.
ork He added that vandalia was ha
one a collection Of all the various
istics drags manufactured sent there by
,orge to be tried by the farmers VINO "
aac,de which was the most effic'
and that a Road Drag day would
bald there this spring. He I
= ~Ao.toot roads and to cut down
=, hills. He stated the County
r Oh A -
,r,ss Of Audrain had promised to cut
VS. tbe hills on the Northern route
Haw- Of Mexico.
VIII Secretary OF state ePe
/. An Cornelius Roach, Secretary
t at state. made one Of his ehafacte
addresses filled with humor and
tboueht and delivered in his a
nlAasing style. He spoke upon
n try Life problems and rural p
y t,on and said the problem to-da'
to establish social justice OIL
lt- prove social conditions IN tne
q trv He presented statistics II
y mort Of his statement which
we Audraiu, in the past 80 years n
oil. w a growth IN population OF an
arc Of Ga persons yearly lie s
IL monted Audraln on its prog
md snlrit in being among the first
cot cure n Farm Advisor as wen az
modern improvements,
ian We are overlooking the hum
al IN Audrain, said Mr.. Roach
thing that is made in Audraln
llel he invested here for the chil'
lid we'll as to attract others 70 =
vait tlOn. He talked aol lor o O9''i bette |,
and Soaaa nisn
and He went on to show II we
density Of population in Aud r
Ohio has, we would have 1890
/, ,. 4to instead Of 21,soO and tn
. leo would have $4,000 inaaD'''