Windham County Democrat. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1836-1853, 1852-02-18


WFsrkRS FABM g. VILLAGE AssoctATIos-The
above is the title of company forming in n York
whose object is to settle government lands of the
West probably in Iowa or southern Minnesota below
the st Peters, in such manner that Farmers, Mechan
ics Manufacturers and Merchants may possess the ad
vantage of the first purchase of the land without paying
the high prices which crowded population creates, and
the 81 ne time enjoy all the advantages TO be derived
from an intelligent and industrial community The plan
is TO select healthy site for city or village on some
lake rve with adjacent country of the best farming
capacity and put it into the hands of the members at
81 % per acre. (or possible TO obtain from Congress
free grant thereof the ground of actual settlement
and Improvement in lots Of from 40 100 each
and a city or village lot of 4 acres and no
Every reader will see at glance the great advanta-
ges to be derived from this mode of procedure when
trasted with the old accidental, struggling, uncertain
method of "going West, the phrase is, singe-hand
ed and alone TO live in log huts for years like savoges,
often without friends neighbours schools churches,
surrounded by lands held for higher prices by nonresi
dents and spectators, who nothing for society
improvements any further than increase the price of
their lands which only tends to keep off settlers.
Young farmers, mechanics, manufactures, machinsts
and mill wrights in every State of good habits in
ved TO send their names, stating their profession, tho
quantity of land they wish to obtain under 100 and
village plot aud the probable amount of capital they
will possess. Every inquirer viii receive early as
possible copy Of the Constitution and BY Laws which
contain full explanation of the plan, together with 9TH
documents.
1t is often asked how much money will be required
The is the the better. But is plain that
OF small capital posses advantages IN tins Asso
citation, sustains another like bundle of sticks.
STILL each member controls his ca pital and owns
his own land in fec simple the any other land
About the 10Th of April 1852 has been fixed upon
the time Of emigration for this Association and
petcnt persons in the west looking for a suitable
site 1t is therefore important that all who wish to avail
themselves of the advantages of this movement should
mike application soon possible Persons wishing
any information the subject will please address, post
paid, William lladdock, No. 1O2 Nassau-st New York
~ We would refer persons about embarking for
California TO the advertisement in another column the
following notice of which is condensed from the Bos
ton Atlas
CIRCULAR LINE OF PACKETS TO SAN FRANctsco.-
Messrs Gliddcn & Williams have organized a line Of
packets sail regularly FOR the above port every month
certain, and oftener if necessary They have already
despatched several splendid clippers, all regularly
the days advertised. The .1rgonaut, loading, will
sail tile Goth instant and be succeeded by the
beautiful clipper ship 4HeIope, the LIST March, fol
lowed by the favorite ship r. b. HdleS the goth March
These vessels consigned TO Messrs Flint, Peabody
& Co, at San Francisco. arrangements have beer
made by which parties in San Francisco pas
sages for friends going there and considering the
Der of passengers waiting at Panama for transportation
it is believed that passengers will reach San Francsc
quicker by this line than to take chance at Panama
: Messrs Glidden & Williams and the gentlemen at Sal
II Francisco intimately acquainted with the trade be
tween both ports and the public may assured tina
all engagements will be punctually and faithfully per
: formed