The emigrant aid journal of Minnesota. [volume] (Nininger City, Minn. Terr. [i.e. Minn.]) 1856-1858, 1856-12-01


with every other. We all united in
the honorable pursuit of We have an and
than the prospects of fortune which the western country
ever presents to the Industrious and eneprsng;
coaborers in the task of building up city, upon whose
greatness hopes Of prospertyare based Weco
mence the enterprise with ordinary advantages. Ours
is selfish monopoly which from crowded store dolss
out lots extravagant prices to the passerby Nnnr
City was commenced upon the basis of fair division of
the ownsite into lots at cost Of six dollars each this
the original cost price, and the latest purchaser t
them at the same rate the first proprieors But this
was not all for if we had merely resod the land, the
town would lie forever in its original condition Eah
purchaser was bound his vey deed purchase to
mence within six months and finish within two years.
amount of improvements proportionae to the number Of
lots held by him less, and often than one
hundred dollars per lot What is the consequence
Stpulatons and contracts to within six months
and finish within two years over half million dollars oo'
of improuensents Even than this, for all the late
sales made at second hand have stipulated for improve
ments the amount of thousands of dollars per lo Aad
what security have for the erection of these improve
ments Simply these First the title to the lots is god
for nothing unless the spulaons improve compiled
WITH for it covenant expressed the face Of the ded
And secondly if A. B. has bought hundred lots at x
dollars each that is to say six hundred dollars and las
bound himself make thousand dollars worth of i'm
provemens and if these lots are they are, worth
one hundred dollars each that say thousand dol
lars in ALL is it to be supposed that A. B. will be willing
to lose thousand six hundred dollars the and value
of the o and all their prospective and anticipated increase
by his default in making ten thousand dollars worth
of improvements which not given away, but remain
his most productive property? That to say the
increase in the value Of the lots will insure the improve
ment because otherwise the will lose that and all
future increase What then we look forward to
built up per force town growing to greatness
by the very nature Of its original constitution And what
rise in real estate is too great to anticipate this goes
The advance of lots from six to hundred dollars is
nothing to what will be before the years fixed
upon draw to close thousand will double upon thousands
at for which st. Paul does not afford
dent For one that is not familiar with the great West
understand the immense effect improvements make
upon the growth of town and the rise of real estate
What will be done? There will be built in time
for the opening of the navigation Spring. steam
ferry boat to from Nnnger to the shore opposite al
the cost of the town. and free opassengers to thus divert
through city all the travel from the country south and
southeast to ST. Paul. and to open to the custom o
Cottage Grove, Point Douglass and all the adjacent land
This step mentioned to evidence the liberal and wise
that win be pursued in all matters that will advance
the interests of the enterprise.
What else will be done ? The Emigrant Aid Society
referred to in detail in another column will make Nininee
City the centre and depot for all its operations Large
reception Offices for the emigrants will be built at this
point all the notorety thrown around the association viii
be reflected there, and every thing that will advance tn
will benefit the other The demonstration of this poi
requires no argument - - lrss siH99
often and extsavagany talked Of in Minneso.
that the mention Of the subject often enough to exc
ones mirth. Weindulge in obraggadoca, but do mos
solemnyay, that next Spring will see the commencement