Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-07-17
TO FARMERS, MECHANICS, MAN.
IFACTIRE RS. AND LABOk Frs.

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TENHE MISSOURI BMIGRANT ASSOCI-
ALTON" will locate and Law out a Town IN
,he safe OF Missouri or adjoining Territory, to
be Three Miles square, and laid out into Lots Of
SIX by twelve rods each, aud lay out twO streets
crossing each other at right angles IN the cen
| tire Of said town, 10 be six rods ia wIdth-the re-
maiuder Of the streets l. he four rods wide; nd
/ all the alleys two rods wide; the town beng in
/ four equal divisions or wards.
| The company engage u build one school house
Of brick eighteen by forty feet; In the centre of
each ward; also one Market House OF brick Two
hundred feet long bv the usual width, TO be SIT
uated ~ the most eligible part Of the town. The
company also engage 10 set aside sixty eight of
said Lots - by twelve rods each for pubic pur-
p-ses, such as schools, churches, markets, dc.
these together with SAID buildings, to be a do.
nation as public properly.
The company will lay OIt four Thousand acres
If land adjoining the square oil SAID town, into
lots Of sixteen by cIy rods, containing four acres
each-w also build saw and Touring mui
;he saw mill VIII! be built immediately after SAID
location IS u.ade and also make 600 900 bricks
the saw mil To be kept running ln adv auCe
so as 10 have Brick an Lumber for the cOHye-
nreuce of pr ,hassrs who wish 10 build.
: The company propose 10 alSpOsc y! one thou
sand parcels of saIc Lots and Land follows \
viz: Five town lOIs, OF SIX by twCIye rods each,
/ Icqual 70 twenty lots ol ordinary slZe,l and one
of the aforesaid lots OF Uur acres and provide at
the tire hereinafter specified, steam boat pas
sage for each and every purchaser their families,
household goods. tools and provisions, lsuoh as
they choose to take with them, not exceeding
2 1900 lbs to the SAID town, or the nearest point
accessible by steamboat, tor the sum Of one
hundred dollars 10 be paid as follows, VIZ: ten
dolls at the time OF purchases h!ty dolls on the
. first October neat and the !, naming forty dolls
/ on the l5Jh September, ID ieii, al which time,
/ ar as soon az "avrgauOn Will permit thereafter;
/ upon nJlice gwen N one or more newspapers
published IN Wheeling, tNtsbuTSh and ClnCnna-
H. purchasers will collect with Their families dc.
/ a points designated on the ono nYer. make
/ thcIr last pay.ueut md debITk from the places
I appointed No person wall be allowed TO make
/ a larger investment than One hundred dollars as
! aforesaid All purchases Nho dc not remove to-
/ aud occupy th"ir lots and iSnd as herein SCI
Z forth or do noJ procure others IN Their stead to
/ remove and reside upon the same within one
year from lime of making he last payment
/ aforesaid shall iuTltl, l. SAID company all mo-
mes previously paid by them, aud the lots and
i the lands 50 purchased by them shal revert
again TO the company. Should SGch CispOSI-
ton or sa les as aforesaid, not be completed by
/ the first of December next, then and IN said
/ event the CONT any will postpone he improve
/ be dcI by said company, until time end season
I will pSTgsll. On aIilvng al the town clstTIbu-
/ uOn Of the aforesaid Lots and Land will b. made
/ by Lot, each purchaser drel5iHg fOT himself auo
| 10 each will he gwen a good w-uante- deed, for
/ the lots and iand 50 ur-hased and distributed
| 10 ham. Ia default OF purchasers making paw
mert of the frs, Instalmeut as oIrsald the ten
dolls first pail u be forfeited to the company
! Should a sufficient number Of EmigTaHtS MOI
be obtained, he money u be refunded 10 the par
For the en- ire secu,iy OF the purchasers, the
| money shall be deposited ia the Merchants auu
Mechanics Bank at Wheeling. Va 10 the tTedli
/ OF the Missouri EmI-rant AsSCcI1uoH,' and
when So deposited tine amour urct ssaTy to make
the purchase Of the land for the purpose a-JIc-
saG will be drawn az on the lolLt oTCCr Of So
tIeskI Brady and EshraIm Pollock, EsqTs. IN
favor of tie receiver Of the land Office of the
District IN which the land shall be lOCat 81, 50
that in no event will the fund be mIsdrected
from the purchase Of the Land.
/ S l. THOMSOt., Sec.y and Agt for Che
Missouri EmigrIHt Association"
" Wheeling, June %, 1913
ADDRESS TO THE Publ C.
The propositions Of the Museum Emisrant
Assocint1n,' are made TO the industrious and
/ enteTprizI ng-none others are desired and none
but such will be knowingly received. The de-
sign ~ 10 interest all and benefit each, and no
plan can be presented which uutes more pros.
pcct of success and Lerefi:, with les- chance OF
loss, than the one prOpOs, d. IL Is bas q, as al
successful movements must be, upOn The enter
prize, industry and prudential character Of those
/ who iOIn Iu the undertaking. Each man must
be the architect of his own fortune, laUOrug for
/ himself, and rcapiug the rewards OF ms own
Industry. There IS no community Of interest
after he division ofthe lots takes place there IS
/ handling of the funds 90 profits By select few,
or others specially loiutCd, after that time, but
I each man will pursue hIs own interests aud his
owe happiness, as his best Judgment snail dc
tete
4 be found in the RAPIDLY increased value OF sHe
| property purchased aud the improved comforts
/ Of lille by the instant combination Of 50 many
families upon ore advantageous point % locau n.
| The value OF own lots increase Iu direct pro-
portion TO The advantages of the location and
/ tbs number, industry and prudence 81 the nhaO-
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l families viii cost from $50 10 800, aud 600 a Cuy
I Of one thousand families, lots wall cost from
$500 20 $1,000 and here is proposed % create a
cItg ~ once Of one thou sand families, whore eve
large lots AVID four acre out Jog may be obtained
f9rOUe hundred dollars The increase OF value
/ must be- TauJ and 1V lrCgar care and WIurEg-
z WaUt will ilv iHg foundation Tor future uonygu
. dtucr, and 80 NAV PEE wealth fo each individual.
The arr1Tu beg lands V ODD Ut 500 tng pos SESSION OF
tho company UlIp expect aI once % erect saw
Hi.Iis. Fi0Uuug Mile and other machinery los
W1uularf bring purposes Oh conducive fg ilfg en-.
. Di1ymtut aud interests Of tLe industrious EmI
grant
I The proposed lots will be owned in acvrrslty;
each one will be rI lEfer OF hls oUB time, bis ogga
labor, 1ud HIs Owu mt. rcste, So that there C1u
bcE1 collision between tHe original pr0prgr9rs
5ut futTesllL,lFu owners OF fFe lots Zach one
Is islf tD bel @ hH nav be industrious ard rrg.
dent OF go fail should De- Boz ldl0 anu evident
Thus 80 you IoTu che ASSOCIATION Won arl
promised nothing. unless rou JON as CItICu Cd
n1d a Bew home and better hsld i1T V1gr Ir.
du-trv fu fne opening 8ut fertile WEST. q
g0u rrmIiu behind EoI must Ffav in an DUzCtu
.ttIa.e 3lth property &C. q low Dres a1I tI.u uu
w1rfd buuu-. 0I ID you go iut1 town 8l 8u,
Thousand families vuu must expect as once q.
pay ir1w $500 iH l.1 iIr sH1i Tots wben yor
con u1t1i1 five .1fa and che Jlt I1t by association
90 create u rIfg ar once.
Cities she SIZE Cf which Ii d. proposed t7 com
lufucs ~ once, have been from Oily 80 one hun
drad Te8rs IH gEoUf1. Here a. moment. gu.
have thc sCroJ. uJusrs. fag market house guu
0wn church Tote, tuc uIIi. the factory nod 90 tb