Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1844-04-26
t~, &f.,e From the Great Western.
To the Ctttzens Of the IT"estern States.

To the Cjtizens Of the IE"estcTn States.
10 promote emigration to the west. Of de.
scription IF persons, who will advance the bes
interests Of the country. by communicating tc
such persons, both in Europe and ic the Eas
tern States, authentic information of the ad
vantages 10 be derived by removal from the
grinding expressions of Europe, and from the
cold and barren regions Of New England, to
the genial cline, fertile regions, and cheap
lancs Of the west, and to direct such emigrants
TO the Offices of real estate brokers in the west,
where they can obtain such property as they
may wish to purchase, an Association has been
organized on the following plan
AMERICAN LAND AGENCY ASSOCIATION.
ART. l. This Association has it's head quar-
| ters at the central office in New York.
Q. its branch offers are in Philadelphia, and
Boston, and in Liverpool, England.
3. One Real Estate Broker Tor frm) III any
| comfy in the west, may become Correspon.
ding member OF the Association. He may put
up assign, and advertise, under the title of A
me'can Land Agency Association" No CO.
partnership however exists between the Cor.
respondents, nor between them and the Assoc
| citation. but each Correspondent will keep his
own Office, and transact business on his own
account and in his own name.
4. The Secretary of The Association in New
York, will receive from the Correspondents, a
description Of all real estate which is offered
for sale at their Offices, with the price, terms
Of sale, and such other particulars as they may
think proper to communicating will enter
the same in register kept for that purpose,
having a separate book for each Conespon-
den:-he will also communicate the same TO
the branch Offices in Philadelphia, Boston and
Liverpool, where i. will be registered in like
manner.
S. The central and branch officers will adj
vertise by newspapers and handbills, inviting
persons interested to call and examine the reg
lister of real estate for sale at the Offices of Cor
respondents, and also to receive information
concerning the soil, climate, productions, mar.
kets, roads, canals, mills, health Of the coun.
try, population, shoots and religious societies.
Also, concerning the best routes and modes of
conveyance to the part of the country where
they wish 10 60.
6. Especially, 10 take directions and letters
of introduction to Correspondents in the west,
where they will be most sure TO find real es'
tate on sale, adapted to their circumstances
and wants.
7. To defray the expenses Of the Offices Of
the Association, each Correspondent shall pay
10 the order Of the Secretary of the Association,
the sum oftwenty dollars every month, which
the Association will accept as full remunera-
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for their benefit. -"
Provided, that any person who may choose
10 pay the Association twenty per cent. on the
amount OF his commission on real estate, IN
stead of paying twenty dollars a month, may
become Correspondent on that condition.
8. Any real estate boxer Tor firm) in the
western states, who may he the first IN the
county where he resides, to signify to the Sec
rotary of the Association, wish to beeome the
Correspondent for that county. will have inc
preference and will be considered as having
commenced his connection with the Assocl-
alton, from the date of the entry OF such COM
municalion on the books of the Association IN
New York.
9. Any Correspondent may dissolve his con-
necton with the Association at any ume' oy
giving one months notice in advance.
10. The Association will attend to any or
defs appertaining to the interests OF the wes'
tern states, forwarded through their Cores
pondents. Such as procuring ekilfu' work.
men or common laborers in any department OF
,ndustry-all kinds Of machinery
raj implements seeds or gfainngs-
improved breeds of stock, &c. &c.
ARNOLD BUFFUM, Secretary.