The emigrant aid journal of Minnesota. [volume] (Nininger City, Minn. Terr. [i.e. Minn.]) 1856-1858, 1858-02-17
The Nest speculation Of the Day,

We present to the public one Of the greatest combina-
tive projects of the day, and we solicit their attention to
the particulars. 4 plain statement Of facts will be its
best recommendation.
The undersigned are tie prcprietors Of the greater
part Of the Town of Louisville, on the south side OF the
Minnesota River, about Fifty miles from its mouth.
Tie Town has been laid out about two years, and al
ready contains 8 small population, two stores, a steam
grist mill, two steam say mills, lime-kilns, &c. The un.
~dersigued have at q large expenditure of money, bought
out the whole town site, together with some OF the adj
joining property which they have also laid out as parts
Of the original town. The site of the town is one Of the
fnest on the Minnesota River. 1t possesses an excel
lent landing, and the land on which the town is built
rises gradually and beautifully from the river, gentle
snduiations Of the prairie overlooking each other as they
recede, forming one Of the handsonest scenes one can
find in the whole valley of the Minnesota. 1t is already
the centre Of a considerable trade, and would in the Or
binary COARSE Of events, and without the assistance of
the enterprise detailed below, haye gone on steadily to
success.
The undersigned have, however, bought it for another
object besides securing it for it's intrinsic merits. They
are interested IN the City Of Nininger on the Mississippi
River. They are interested in seeing the Nininger and
St. Peter Western Railroad built, and they are willing
to hold out unexampled inducements to the public to
subscribe to the Stock Of that Road. Hence at a heavy
outlay they have occurred the town site Of Louisville
and now make the following proposal, a proposal they
believe to be unprecedented in liberality, and in benefits
to those sho may take advantage Of it. o.
They o6er to sell lots in the 7own Of louisville TO,
ten dollar. each, to such parties as shall subscribe ia,
Stock in the !Nininger and 81. Peter Weste,n Ratroao
Company.
The lots will be selected by the purchasers in the or
der in which they subscribe for Stock, those FIRST sub
scribing 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 will require Two or even three share
Of Stock to the lot while On the other hand, of the or
binary lots two or three lots may be sold for ten dollar
each, as the accompaniment Of one share CT Stock. II
this way it will average over the whole town one shar
of Railroad Stock to one lot, those taking average lots
neither extremely valuable or extremely inferior, vii
get them at one share per lot, those running into ex
tremes must pay more it may, however, 30 said in
general sense, that a share for a lot will be the term
upon which the lots will be sold.
The shares Of Railroad Stock will cost One Hundre'
Dollars each. As the payment Of this amount Oh
number Of shares might be a serious obstacle to man.
! parties Joining The Company, We have sQs 1hs Rsaast Of ~