Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1917-11-22

addition to the plant. The plan con-
templates increasing the capacity Of
the factory from 1400 pairs of shoes
daily to 5000, employing at least 12O
more girls and increasing their week.
ly payroll from $4,000 to about $4,-
900.
"The people of Mexico have been
crying for a factory" said President
Burton of the Chamber of Commerce
at the meeting Tuesday evening.
"Now they can stop crying and put
up"
The international Shoe Co. will give
a contract agreeing to return the mon
ey if thy do not carry out their plans
as outlined therein. The contract is
much the same as that given when the
present factory was built.
There should be no trouble in CON-
pleting the fund as half of it was
raised in few minutes at the dinner
among the small number in attend
ance
Almost half of the $1,000 fund re-
quired to double the capacity Of the
Shoe Factory remains to be subscribe
ed, according to statement by the
Chamber of Commerce late Wednes-
day The full amount must be sub
scribed Immediately if the Interna-
tional Shoe Company is to enlarge its
local branch. The results obtained by
small committee soliciting this
morning was disappointing A larger
committee will wait on the business
people and other citizens tomorrow.
1t is confidently expected they will
meet with better results.
Meeting Tuesday Evening
There was an air of expectancy
about the mass meeting of business
men and women held in the dining
rooms of the Christian Church at $3.50
Tuesday evening by the Chamber of
Commerce. Everyone knew some
thing important for Mexico was to be
considered, but all were not in the Sc
cret. The Mcmillan Band gave a
splendid concert, while the Christian
Church ladies served one of their ia
nous chicken dinners.
When the meeting closed, $500 had
been raised by voluntary subscriptions
toward $1,000 total to be given the
International Shoe Company for use
in doubling the capacity of their pres
ent plant in this city. Col. E. Y. Bur-
ton, President of the Chamber OF
Commerce, made short talk explain
ing how the organization had learned
the International desired to double the
local plants capacity and of the visit
he and S. ]. Buckner, as representa-
tives of the Chamber of Commerce,
made to st. Louis and the results Of
the trip.
The Shoe Company officials stated
that they were ready to double the
capacity of this plant, provided we
would raise about third of the mon
ey required. The International engin-
eer was in Mexico Monday and went
over the local plant and reported that
Mexico's share of the money would be
about $1,000.
Col. Burton then called on number
of business men who all expressed
themselves delighted with the propo
sition and urged opening the subserip
ton list at once. Those who talket
we're: William Pollock, S. J. Buck
ner, Nate Phillip, W. W. Pollock, Gu
Steinman, Sam Morris, R. R. Wagner
Mitchell White, Turner Williams, A
C. Barnes, Mrs. ]. E. Blum, ]. W
Dry, T. J. Hoxsey, Carl Dobyns.
r. d. Worrell was chosen Chairman
for the purpose of raising the money
The following subscriptions wer
made:
Mexico Power Co...... .... $4,000
S C Thompson ..s....... 200.0
Haas-Lieber Gro Co. ...... 1000
$4,000
Mexico Ledger, S & N Phillip, Sar
Morris, Crown Laundry, Buckne
Drug Co, Lakenan & Barnes, LEV
ellyn & Sons, Missouri Military Acat
emy, C P Malone, Mexico Saving
Bank, Frank Coatsworth, 7 j Ho1
sey, A A Gallaher, La Crosse Lun
ber Co, Dobyns Bros, Pollock Millin
Co, A Bubenhoffer, r D Worrell, N
Missouri Trust Co, Mexico Hardwal
& Furniture Co, J w Dry.
$4,000
Pitcher Jewelry Co, wilkins
Brown, Jos Steinman G. Son, Guthr
e. Son, c A Barnes, Mexico Clothir
Co, Mrs Blum.
$500
w w Bolts, E A Dearing, Roy Joh
son, j. w. Rutter, E F Elliott, L Me
Gamble.
$4,000
DR. w l. Reed