Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-08-21
70 FARMERS. MECHANICS, MAN.
.UFAC'rI- RERS. AND LABOL ERS.

TO FARMERS. MECHANICS, MAN
.UFAC'rURE AND LABOR ERS.
TaNHE MISSOURI EMIGRANT ASSOCI-
ALTON" wall locate anu Law outa Town in
the state of Missouri or adjoining Territory, TO
be Three Miles square, and laid out into LOIS of
SIX by twelve rods each aud .ey out ,wo streets
Crossing each other az r. ht FaHiCs m the cen
ire of saId town, 10 bC SIX cd ,li Width the re-
mainder Of the streets l. be four rods wlCt; dnd
all the alleys two rods wide; the town being IN
four equal divisions or wards.
The company engage IL build enc school house
of brick eighteen by forty feet; 10 the centre Of.
ench ward; also Que Marker House OF buCN TWO
hundred feet long bv the usual width, to he SIT
mated ~ the rsost e2ible part Of the town. the
c,,rnanv also engage TO set aside sixty ei5ht of
sand l. its 81 by twelve rods each, for public pur-
p-scs such as schools. churches, markets. dc. /
these together with said buildings, TO be do. .
nation IS public property.
The company vii lay Olt four thousaRG acres |
If land adjoining the square OF SAID town, into
lots of sixteen by forty rods, contaInlnG four acres
eaCh-wll also bl Id saw ana Touring mil,
;he saw mill viii ue built mmIuIHftly after said
location Is I.adc and also make bpD 900 bricks
- the saw mill tube keptin running ~ al nance.
so IS TO have BTIci, an Lumber for the cOuye-
uleucc of p I :has"rS who wish 10 buli1.
/ The company propose 10 dispose at one thou
sand parcels of sllc Lots, aho Land as follows, |
VIZ: Eve town l9's' on S'N "E '"e''' Ious tdch,
IeounI 10 twenty lots OF ordinary sZe,l and one
of tue aforesaid lois OF four acres, and prov de AT
the tire hereinafter speci5Cd, steam boat pas
sage for each and every purchaser their families
household goods tools aud provisions, lsu, as
they choose TO take with them, not exceeding
1900 lbsi to the SAID town, Or the nearest point
accessible by steamboat, Tor the sum of one
hundred dollars 10 be paid az follows, VIZ: ten
dolls al the time of purchase; fifty d0lIs on the
first October next and the TJEaHlng forty dolls
on the I5lh September, lSll, at which time,
or as soon as navigation Will permit thereafter;
upon nllice gwen n one or mere new spaPCrs
published IN Wheeling, Pittsburgh aud Clncnna-
H. purchasers will collect with Their families dc.
a points designated on the - 40 rlYCr. make
I their last DayaIeut nd debaTk from the places
. appointed. No person viii he allowed To make
a Ia raer Investment Than one hundred d,llaIs as
oh n I1fn Il 80 q
. and occupy th"Ir lots and iaHd as herein set
forth, or % not procure others IN Their stead 10
: remove aud r side uIon the same within one
/ year from time of making tie last payment as
/ aforesaid shall foTlel, II said company all mo-
! MICS previously paid by them, aHd the lots and
/ the lands 50 purchased by them shaI revert
/ onain TO the company. Should such Gispos!-
. ton or safes as aforesaid, not be completed by
| tho first OF December next, then and IN sad
I event, the conn any viii postpone me improve
meats, and execution cf the aforesaid matters 10
be dCi by said company, until tim Suu season
/ will perWil. On arriving a the town, CIsIubu-
ton of the aforesaid Lots ana Land VIII be made
by Lot, each purchaser drcIriHg FOR himself and
To each will he given good waUante, deed for
the lots and iahd 80 pur-h and distributed
TO him. In default OF purchases making pay
mcnt Of the frsi lnstalment as olVsad the ten
dolls first ufId TO be forfeited to the company.
Should a sufficient number of EmlgTants not
be obtained, the money to be refunded TO the pur
chaseTs.
money shall be deposited IN the Merchants and
Mechanics Bank al Wheeling, Va. 10 the credit
of the Missouri EmIgrant AssCcIation,' and
when so deposited the amoun' necessary 10 make
the purchase of the land for the purpose a'OIe'
said will he drawn rrOn the loiLt order Of So
biesk Brady and Ephralm Pollock. EsqTs. IN
favor of the receiver Of the land office of the
District in which the land shall be located, 50
thatin no event will the fund be mIsGlrecte Ted
from the purchase Of the and.
l. THOMSOI., Sec y ana ACt for ne ,
Missouri EmigraHt association"
Wheeling, June %, sl3. .
ADDRESS TO THE PUBL C..
mi & fL Emo an
Association" ere made to the industrious auC
10 enterpriZi ng--nOne others are desired and none
but such will be kno"iugly received; The do
sign IS to interest all and benefit each' and M
, plan can be presented WHICH unujes more pros
pcct of success and benefit, with less chance Of
, loss, than the one proposed. IL ~ bas d. as all
successful movements must be, upOn the enter
prize, industry and prudential character of those
who oin IN the undertaking. Each man must
be the architect of his own fortune, labOrIng for
himself, and TeapIng the rewards Of ms own
industry. There - no community OF interest
aerthc division ofthe lots takes place. there no
handling ofthe funds 81 profits by select few,
or others specially appointed, after That Tune, but
each man will pursue his own interests and ms
own happiness, az his best judgment shall dc
, tate.
The benefits proposed 10 the cmigrant are to
be found IN the RAPIDLY increased value OF the
property purchased and the improved comforts
, Of life by the instant combination OF 50 many
families upon ore advantageous point OF lOcatJn.
The value of Town lots increase M direct pro-
, portion to the advantages Of the location and
? tht number, industry and prudence OF the lnhab-
itants. 4 lot IN any village of forty or fifty
families will cost from $50 to SlOO, and IN Cfy
. of one thousand families, lots will cost from
$500 to 81, 600, and here is proposed 10 create
= city al once Of one thousand families, who're Ivt
large lots and four acre out lot may be obtained
Z for one hundred dollars The increase OF value
p must be rapid and by proper care and manage
/ mcnt will lay the foundation for future indepeu
dence, and It may De, wealth 90 each individual
. The adjoining lands will be On the possession CD
10 the company who expect az once 90 erect saw
2 mills Fiounug Mills aud other machinery 10
II manufacturing purposes all conducive 20 the en-
p Diovmeut and interests Of the industrious EmI
b grant
The proposed lots viii be owned IN scyeralty
each one will be m istCr Of bis OwR time, bis owl
labor. and his own mt rests, so that there cai
be no collision between the Original proprietor
aud the respective owners Of the Tote. Each on
is left 10 rise a. be- NAV be IuuustrgHs aud pru
dent or 10 fall should be be idlc ana ImpiOvidcni
Thus n you JOIN the "AEsoclauon,' you ar
. promised nothing, unless YOU join as citizen g
iI find n now home aud a better field for your Ir
10 dustry BOZ the opening and fertile WEST.
b YOU remain behind YOU must stay 90 an gDECur
s village with property az Tow price and then no
h.. w0rru buWng, or " YOU go into town OF Ou
. thousand families You must expect az once
'' paw from EsuU tD $1,000 for small lots when Vo
o can obtain FIVE Tote and the Out LOT by 9gs0cgfiU
ei 90 create city az once
Cities. the slze Of which DO Isl proposed tO con
. ncnce at once, have been from 6ltY 90 one bras
dred years in growth. Here alta moment, ",
have the sChg0, houses, the market mouse, sol
~ own church lots, che will the factory and an %
advantage and couvcnicnces OF the old sCtti'
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