Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-07-21
TO FARMERS, MECHANICS, MAN.
UFACTU EIIS, AND LABOEERS.


/ .IFACrJ RE RS, AND LABOR ERS.
FBNHE MISSOURI ENIGRANT ASSOCI-
+ "A ALTON will locate and Law out Town an
The state Of Missouri or adjoining Territory To
/ b. Three aues square, and laid out into Lots Of
/ SIX By twelve rods each, and lay out twu streets
/ crgssllg each other az rIsht angles IN the c,u-
tire Of saIi town, TO be six rod, ia wIdth-the re-
malnder of the streets - be four rods wide; aud
/ all the alleys two rods wldci the TOWN. beng IN
four equal divisions or wards.
The company engage 10 build one school house
Of brick eighteen by forty feet; Is the Centre Of
each ward; also one Market louse Of brick two
hundred feet long by the usual width, 10 be sit
uated IN the iaUst eligible part ut the town The
company also engage 10 set aside sixty eight Of
said L-ts 81 by twelve rods each, for public pur-
passes such as schools. churches, markets, dc.
these together with said buildings, 10 be do.
nation public properly.
The company viii iay ont four Thousand acres
# land adjoining the square OF SAID town, into
.ots of sixteen by tory rods, continuing four acres
cach-wIl also hu I'D saw and tOurin" mill,
The saw mill Viii be built immediately after said
location Z, AIDE and also make 900 900 bricks
- the "a ~ mll 10 bc NCytlu running IN advance.
So as 10 have Brick ami Lumber for tue couye-
niguce Of . r :RassIs who wish To built.
/ The company propose to dispose OF one thou
sand parcels OF SAID Lots, ahd Land as follows,
VIZ: Five town lots, o. SIX by tweIyc rods each,
/ Irqual To twenty lots OF ordinary s'Eel and one
of the aforesaid lots Of Tour acres, and provide at
the tire hereinafter specified steam boat uas
sage for each and every purchaser, their families
household goods tools aud provisions, lsu,h as
they choose To take with them, not exceeding
1900 lbsi I'd the SAID town, or the nearest point
accessible BY steamboat for the sum Of one
hundred dollars 10 be paid as follows, viz: ten
dolls at the time of purchase; nifty dSlls ON the
first October next and the II malung forty dolls
on the I5lh September, ID siI, AT which time,
or as soon navigation VIII permit thereafter;
upon nUICc gwen N one or more newspapers
published IN Wheeling, Pittsburgh aud ClnCIuna-
q, purchasers will collect with their families, dc.
AT points designated on the ono RIVER. make
. their LAST pavment nd debark from the places
appointed, No person will be allowed To make
. larger investment Than one hundred d,llaTs as
aioresaiu' All purchasers who dc not remove TO-
and occupy their lots and iand herein set
forth, or do not procure Others ~ tuer Stead 10
remove aud reside upon the same within one
year from time Of making The last payment
I aloTesaid shall tUTieIt u SAID company all mo-
mes previously paid by them, aud the lots and
the lands 50 purchased BY them shall revert
anaIn TO the company. Should such disposi-
ton or sales as aforesaid, not be completed by
the first Of December next, then and IN said
event. the conn any will postpone The improve
meats and execution Il the aforesaid matters 10
be del e bv said company, until tim end season
will peTEHIt. On aIilvluS al the town, cIstrbu-
ton Of the aforesaid Lots and Land Will be made
] by Lot, each purchaser dTciCtRg fOr himself and
10 each will tie giyCa 4 good warTantc. de,d for
. the lots and iand 50 pur -hased and distributed
To him. In default OF purchasers making pay
mcnt of the frs, Instalment as a OIrsaId the ten
dolls first paid 10 be forfeited to the company
Should a sufficient number Of EmIgTauts not
be obtained, the money to be refunded 10 the pur
! For the entire security Of the purchasers, the
money shall be deposited IN the Merchants aud
Mechanics Bank at Wheeling, Va. 10 the credit
of the Missouri EmIgTaut Association and
when 50 depOsIted the amour necessary TO make
the purchase of the land for the purpose a'0re-
SAID viii be drawn upon the Joint order of So
bieski Brady and EPhraim Pollock, Esqrs. in
favor Of the receiver of the land office Of the
District IN which the land shall be located, so
that IN no event viii the fund be mIsdlrected
from the purchase OF the Land.
5 l. THOMSOt., Sec'y and ACT for ,he
Missouri EmigraHt association"
ADDRESS no THE PUBIC.
/ The propositions Of the Nj sour EmIgrant
Assoclaton,' ere MADE 10 the industrious and
/ entcrpTZI nG-nOnC others are desired and none
but such will be know Ingly received. The de-
sign Is to interest all and benefit each, and no
plan can be presented which unItes more pros.
pCct of success and LcpCfi:, with less chance Of
loss, than the one proposed. Ii Is based as all
successful movements must be, upon the enter
prize, industry and prudential character Of those
who join IN the undertaking. Each man must
be the arChlteCt of ms own fortune, ldbOrIng for
himself, and reapIng the rewards OF his own
industry. lnere - no community OF interest
atsrthc division ofthe lots takes place; there Is
handling Otthe funds % profits by select few,
or Others specially appointed, after that ume but
each man wi. pursue his own interests and his
Own happiness, as his best judgment shall die
tate.
The benefits proposed 10 the emigrant are to
BE- found ~ the rapidly increased value of .He
property purchased and the improved comforts
Of life by the instant combination Of 50 many
families upon ore advantageous point 0tlpcatpn.
The value Of Town lots increase M direct pro-
portion TO the advantages Of the location and
tbs number, industry and prudence of the lnhab-
ltants. \ lot IN any village Of forty OF fifty
families will cost FROM $50 TO SIOO, and Iu a city
of one thousand families, lots will cost from
$500 TO $1,000, and here Is proposed 20 create
city az once Of one thousand families, whore Eve
large 10, = and four acre out lot may be obtained
for one hundred dollars The increase Of value
must be rapid and by proper care and manage
ment will lay the foundation for future lndcpCu.
dcnce, and It may be- wealt 20 each Individual.
The adjoining lands VIII be 100 the possession of
the company who expect az once To- erect saw
mills, FlOuuug Mills aud other machinery for
manufacturing purposes gll COnduCIvC 90 the EN-
plUyment and interests Of the industrious EmI-
grant
The proposed lots will be owned IN sevcraltv;
each one will be m Istor of bis own time, bis own
labor, and his own interests, so that there can
be no collision between the Original prOpUefDrs
and the respective Ow usrs Of the lots. Each one
Is left TO rise "a IS be NAV be industrious aud uru-
dent or 90 fall should he hc idle and ImutOvideut.
Thus If YOU IoIu the Association" you are
promised nothing, unless YOU join as citizen 20
find "a new home and better field for your lu-
dustrv Iu the opening and fertile WEST. M
you remain behind You must stay boo an obscure
Village with properly az low price und then not
WORTH buuug, or o. you go lntOa town OF one
thousand families you must expect az once o.
uay from $500 tO 5000 for small lots when YOU
can obtain five lots and the out lot by uss5ci1fur
/ tO create rIty ar once.
/ Cities the size Of which 10 IF proposed 90 com.
/ npuCC nj once, have been from fifty 90 one hun.
/ tired years Iu growth Here az moment. Won
\ nave the scho0, houses, the market house y1ut
own church Tots, the UIHl the factory and uI frt