The emigrant aid journal of Minnesota. [volume] (Nininger City, Minn. Terr. [i.e. Minn.]) 1856-1858, 1858-02-24
r T13D PUBLIC.
The Best Speculation or the nay.

We present to the public one Of the greatest combine
tive projects of the day, and we solicit their attention to
the particulars. A plain statement Of facts will be its
best recommendation 10 5ssas, vrs,,., ~ s.e.s.
The undersigned are the proprietors Of the greater
part Of the Town of Louisville, on the south side. Of the
Minnesota River, abont Eft, miles from its mouth.
The Town has been laid ont about two, years, aud al.
ready contains . small population, two shores, : steam
grist mill, two steam aaw mills, me.kilns, &c, ThAh nm.
~dersigned have at a large expenditure Of money, bought
|out the whole town site, together with some Of the ad.
Joining property which they have also laid out as parts
of the original town. The site of the town is one Of the
finest on the Minnesota River. It possesses an excel
lent landing, and the land on which the town is built
rises gradually and beautifully from the river, gentle
fluctuations Of the prairie overlooking each other Is they
recede, forming one Of the handsomcst scenes one can
find in the whole valley Of the Minnesota. 1t is already
thescentre Of a considerable trade, and would in the or
binary course Of events, and without the assistance Of
the enterprise detailed below, have gone on steadily to
success. 7@8t1 8 e , 4@aA 10y +
The undersigned have, however. boughti it for another
object besides securing it for its intrinsic, merits. They
are interested in the City Of Nininger on the Mississippi
River. They are interested in seeing the Ninineer and
St. Peter Western Railroad built, aud they are willing
to hold out unexampled inducements to the public to
subscribe tosths Stock Of that Road. Hence at 4 heavy
outlay they have secured the town site Of Louisville,
and now make the following. proposal, q proposal they
believe to be unprecedented il ~liberality, ana In benefits
to those who may take advantage of it.
They offer to sell zon n Tie Topn of Louisville for
ten~ to1srs lsoch, e. ssek parties az shaN ss6scsi6s for
Stock IL ne NiaiHgr and St. Peter Kestern Rai1road
Company. p: yWTzA31L I'D DREW
The lots will be selected by the purchasers in the or.
der in which they subscribe for Stock, those FIRST sub.
sscribing having the first choice. To prevent, however,
those subscribing last from having nothing left but re-
fuse lots, the amount Of Railroad Stock to be subscribed
for each lot will be apportioned according to its location:
the most valuable viii require tko or ever three shares
Of Stock to the lot while on the other hand, Of the or
dinary, its two or three lots may be sold for ten dollars
each, as the accompaniment Of. one share Of Stock. In
this way il will assrsge over The whole town one share
Of Railroad Stock to one LOT, those takipg average lots,
neither extremely valuable or extremely inferior, will
get, them atone share per lot, those running into ex.
tremes must pay more; it may, however, be said in !
general sense, that a share for q lot will be the terms
upon which the lots will be sod. -
The shares Of Railread Suck viii SDst One Hundsed
Dollars each, A. the payment Of this amount on .
number Of shares might BE serious obstacle to mapy
parties joining tks Company, sve hsvs ter the benefit 81 al,