Bedford inquirer and chronicle. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1854-1857, 1857-09-11
BEDFORD INQUIRER AND CHRONICLE.
TO THOSE WHO WANT FARMS.
A FIRM RITHl-r THE REACH OF
EVERY MIN.

! THE RIDGWAY FARM COMPANY has
made arraar svaeuts by a hich all who desire to
settle or purehs " hoL can do 50.
/ The Farms c. st tn, Hst limestone soil
OF the most supel.~- quality farming, In
rapidly improving place, INTO w'hch an exten-
sive emigration is now pouring. The property
| is located in Elk County, Pcnnsylv ania, In the
midst OF a thriving population of some 0,0O0.
The climate Is perfectly healthy, and the terri
bile plague of the west, fever, is unknowa. 1t
| also has an abundance of the best quality oi
| Coal and Iron. The price to buy it out IS
from So To so per acre, payable by install
inents, to be located at the time of purchasing
/ or share OF - acres emitting to locate the
I same for $500, payable Sc per month. or l2s
( acres payable 81 per month. Discount for eH :.
! cry sum of 500 and under, paid in adYance, .
j discount of per cent. will he alowed, and for
over 500 discount of 10 per cent
| In considering the advantages OF emigratIng
/ to this locality the following are presented:
J First-Thc soil ia rich limestone, capable
of raising the he tviest crops. owing TO which
| this settlement has attained its present great
| prosperity.
S..cond--It is In the centre of the great
! North W est Coal Basin and is destined soon
to become one of the greatest business places
in the State. 1t will supply the great Lake
market. ccording To population and travel
the greatest in the Union.) 1t has five worka-
i BILE veins of the best Btuminous Coal, amount
ing in the aggregate To over - feet, which
| makes %. Q0U tons of coal under each acre.
! I mis- viii wake the land of incstimable value.
The eminent state geOlogist, DR.. Chas T.
Jackson, of Reston, has made geological sur
vey of the land, and analysed the coal, the iron
ore and tile limestone. This report, together
with maps will he furnished tn inquirerS.
Third-Three Railroads are laid out through
this property. The Sunbury and Erie Rail-
road gives US o market tor our coal to the lakes
lit runs from Erie ts Philadelphia. A large
part of this road has been finished, and is ROW
in running order. A heavy force is now work
ing from Erie towards our land in the western
direction, the means for the completion of
which has been rliSed--it will soon be finished.
The Allegheny Valley Railroad connects us
with New York, Boston, and Pi;tsburg. The
Ecnango Road connects MS with the W est.
There are already good Turnpike Roads run
ming through this property, various other roads
have been opened 10 oaccOnmodite the emigra-
tion and settlement which has already taken
place.
There is no opportunity equal to 1t now Of
fcred to the man who wants 10 provide himself
II home in an easy way, and make 4 settlement
where he can live ih prosperity and lndePen-
dence ia climate PERFECTLY HEALTHY.
No case of the fever has ever been known Ia
occur in this settlement tits not like goingto
the h1ckwoods of the west. among perhaps
intnlerant people, where there in no society,
churches or schools, where the price of land is
nigh, and where the emisrant, after being used
to the healthieSt climate in the world, has to
endure sickness aud pain, and perhaps ruin his
health and that of his family. But here iS 4
thriving settlement, having three towns, con-
aiming churches, schools, hotels, stores,
mills grist mills, and every tnDg desired
There is cash market at hand. Tie lumber
rtade last year amounted to over two hundred
million feet of lumler. In short time, ow-
ing To the coal. ii will become still more valEa-
BILE, AS a number of iron WORKS ana ma nlIfac-
tories will soon be started; they are at present
tsartiug them extensively at Warren. Even
for these who do not wish to 90 there, the pay
ments are such that they can easily buy farm
to save their rising ftmilieS from want in the iT-
ture. or to gain Il competence By the rise wbiclI
will take place in the value of lands. B. IN
outlay scarcely missed, substantial provision
can be made
Persons should make early application. ap-
ply or write to f. JefFrics, Secretary, No. lS5
Walnut Street below Fifth, Philadelphia
Letters carefully answered giving full informa-
ton.
Shares or tracts of land can be bought or
secured by letter enclosing the first ias alncnt
OF five dollars, when the subscriber will be fur
nished with books, maps. &c. WIrrantce Deeds !
given. Persons can also purchase from our
Agents.
Route from Philadelphia 10 Tyrone on the I
Pennsylvania Central X .ilrD I'd, aad thence by !
Stage to the ltni. This isl delightful season /
to visit st. I-y s-th. bssl hotel accom- n ia- |
ton is afforded. Erquire fer F.. g. Shultz !
Esl., the Agent for the property at St. Miry's. !
june l., 1857.