Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-02-26

Lu0 AAaAao-A NAA1 49,
two homes grow where only one was
Painters Road Drag Law.
Lieutenant Governor w. r. Painter
of C~arrollton, followed Mr.. Roach and
said he brought the greetings Of the
Carrollton Commercial Club who hope
to be a nearer neighbor to Mexico
through the proposed extension Of
the Burlington road.
He told how he became Interested
in the road drag and how he father
ed the road drag law which pro-
vides a fund of SIS a mile for the
dragging of roads between county
seats. He said that he preferred to
see good roads for farmers before the
cross state highways were built. He
placed his approval upon the Shack
leford bill and sstated the drag was
the solution OF the problem in
Missouri to-day. Mr.. Painter made
a most interesting as well as enter
tanning address.
Mexico Travelling Men Boosters.
Jas. Burlington, representing the
Mexico Travelling Men, Is q speaker
that should not be overlooked on any
public occasion when Mexico expects
to put her best foot forward. He is
a fluent and an easy talker and
brought a message from the local
travelling men assuring the Club thai
they had their coats off to work with
them for a better Mexico and that
every one Of the 100 men travelling
out Of this city lost no opportunity &c
sing our praises abroad.
Greetings from vandalia.
DR.. ]. G. Parrish Of vandaliaspresi-
, dent Of their Commercial Club and
! one Of the county's most prominent
. citizens, spoke for vandalia and told
q what was being done in that sec
tion,
He told Of Reuben Keath, new
d Hlght-Mile Road Commissioner there
who had dragged the roads out o.
vandaila, for a number Of years, witt
+ out charge.
He ssaid Audrain would someday
Il b a great dairy county and tina
we must have good roads to sue
coed in this field for the cost OF hau
ing dairy products to the marke
"a would be too expensive otherwis'
q and those who established condens-
ers always took the question o
4 roads into consideration first. i
urged esght-mile road districts acros
the ccounty.
He said he wanted silos on e'
Id ery farm and rural high schools a
over Audrain, but we must not los
ID sight of our greatest gift-the wol
nd derful deposits Of fire clay which u
M underly the entire county He paid
p. Green. Of the Mexico Brick an
Fire Clay Co, a great compliment
- which was enthusiastically receive
al land said he was doing more TO .
70 plot the clay Of Audrain than al
man in the county.
he He closed by stating over $lOo,OO'
adj was being expended there tn
he spring to enlarge the present II
we clay plant and one If not two mo
az. plants would likely be located in va
dalia this year.
Ugh Governor MAJORS Address.
gh- Governor e. w. Major was the IL
ray speaker upon the program. His
gh- ,lress was one Of those oratofiS
lor- flights for which he is justly not
way and he held his auditors n intere
He ed silence throughout. He said,
the ter detailing his early history, u
the We must have the spirit of good 70
as before we get better highways; Z
the education and highways are
most important factors in the gro'
oun of the State and with that idea
, In mind he had worked for leg
mis-. ton along these two lines since
nest donned his gubernatorial toga,
road He outlined the many bills for
one betterment of school conditl'
which have been placed on the
mid hooks since he took office
n gave facts showing their success
- ~application. He dwelt especially
the rural high school and said
uN had already been established in n
souri, and had proven successful
lrged every way
tba He urged that the shackleford
-o,,rt was the one we wanted and did
down SAVIOR of the pork barrel" In
uost smallest detail but a~rticulated
the Missouri road laws in such a
that It would prove of inestl
BILE value to this state.
He vent over the bill In
n~artlcular and showed where the
dean DANA 49,
Gifts would aid Missouri in
w. ways. Governor Major vas gre
- when he arose to speak, by prolt
applause and after his mas
talk was surrounded by his
= admirers and again compliments
ON he success the administrator
,hows having.
slom Tho Feast Of Goose.
aver Manager crebs. of the Hoxse
,ompli- to be complmented upon the
.-essive eious menu served and the dif
to Sc with which each course was 3
/, other There was no delay,the banquet
ing promptly at S:15, as ammo
m 4 ce Mr.. Crebs has only been with
Every short time but has proven b
should a hotel man OF ability and bis
,ren az aon service for the Club has n
rs sec him as a booster for the orr
,~enters, tlon as the attendance has
r farm steadily since he arrived here
The menu to be served Is az
had the lows:
lin that soup
a popu- Consomme
!. Max. Queen Olives Sweet
nts. HeIBaked Red Snapper, Creole