Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-03-23
MAY MOVE CORDENsERT
TO MEXICO THIS YEAR

That Missouri Condensed Milk Co.,
Of Kahoka, Mo-, would be glad to
move to this city for a small bonu was
the announcement made to the Com
mereial Club Friday evening by L. II.
Peltason who addressed the gathering
on the benefits Of a condensery. Mr..
Trump and Mr.. Lang Of this company
will be in Mexico next Thursday and
will meet the farmers in the after
noon and present their proposition for
removal here to the Club in the even
ing.
An excellent crowd was at the meet
ing and much interest was shown in
the business presented. A letter
from ]. B. CowIes of Auxvasse was
read urging that the highway be-
tween Mexico and Auxvasse be kept
in good condition. This letter was
addressed to s.. C. Thompson Of the
orpheum theatre, and in which Mr..
| Coles stated there were some forty
motor car owners in about that little
city who desired to attend the theatre
in Mexico or shop here but were
forced to forego this pleasure because
the roads in Audrain were SO bad.
The matter was referred to the Coun-
ty Court and Eight-Mile-Road Com
mission.
A letter was read from J. G. Ford
saying there was hardly enough
stock in the county at this time to
justify starting the monthly stock
sales.
L. H. Peltason Of st. Louis, who has
charge of the sales force distributing
the Kahoka condensed milk, addressed
the club and said this section was
ideal for the establishment Of such a
manufacturing plant and that the
Kahoka company would move here for
a bonus.
G. j. Alexander Of near Moline, who
was instrumental in bringing Mr.
Peltason here, said the farmers in this
section were farming too much and II
they would raise less corn and Craze
more cows they would have richer
land and make more money. He said
the condensery would be the greatest
thing for Mexico and Audrain county
the Commercial Club could secure.
1t would take a daily production of
$4,000 pounds of milk to make the con-
densery pay expenses and he thought
fully twice that amount could be col
lected along the electric line today
without any extra effort.
Ross Martin of the Rock Springs
Dairy, said If the condensery had $50
patrons it would easily equal another
factory for Mexico as they would
average about s12 a week. Aside
l.from the monetary side of the propo-
sition the educational feature Of the
condensery toward better stock and
better farming conditions would be
exceptionally good. About 100000
would be spent here for milk and the
farmer would have a regular market
in which to deliver it.
j. ". Lee said the ~condensery would
mean more to Mexico and Audrain
county than anything we could secure
at this time. Ghas. Arnold said all
that was needed here vas a demand
for the milk and the farmers could
supply it. Mexico should get the
~condensery because it is a farming
community. He said dairy farming
paid for itself almost in the fertilia-
alton of the land.
Ross Martin arose at this point and
stated he was disposing of all the
milk and cream he could get in Kan
sas City and was paying Is cents a
gallon. His purpose was to develop
the dairy industry here and if the con-
densery came it would hasten this de-
velopment. He stated he would like
to amalgamate his business with
such an institution.
w. w. Pollock, H. P. Warden, w.
10. Smith, Val Erdle, Henry Stewart
and Mr.. Myers, the last three from
Rush Hill, all spoke on the subject and
Mr.. Erdle said Rush Hill would be
glad to see the ~condensery here as
they are now shipping cream from
there to Chicago and making 1t pay.
Mr.. Erdle spoke upon the mutual
telephone situation in which Mexico
is desiring connection with the east
end towns. The trouble at present
according to Mr.. Erdle, is that the
Rush Hill trunk line is the only one
leading into this city and would not
be sufficient to carry tho business
. should the Mexico central &'low other
. towns in the east end to use 1t. He
suggested another trunk line to elimi'
nate the trouble.
Circuit Court Adjourns