The emigrant aid journal of Minnesota. [volume] (Nininger City, Minn. Terr. [i.e. Minn.]) 1856-1858, 1858-04-14


~ 70 ~TanEFUBEIC.T n IT
The best specssatlsn er the nay.
wsfssssst u ~ psblic onsssoT thns srussatsSs Sodsiaas
tive prcjects Of the day, and we solicit their attention to
the particulars. A plain statement Of facts will be its
best recommendation Tka A~&nH\9X.m.
The undersigned are the proprietors Of the greater
part Of the Town Of Louisville, on the south aide Of the
Minnesota, River, about fifty miles from it, mouth.
The Town has been laid out about two ysars, and al
ready contains = ANAL population, two stores, a steam
grist mill, two steam Jaw mills, liue-kilns, &c. The nm
dersigued have At a large expenditure Of money, bought
out the whole town site, together with some OF the id.
joining property which they have .lsos laid ont as parts
Of the original town. The site Of the town Is one Of the
finest on tho Minnesota River. Il possesses an excel
lent landing, and the land on which the town 10 built
rises gradually and beautifully from the river, gentle
undulations Of the prairie overlooking each other IS they
reoede, forming one of the handsomest scenes one sfi
end in the whole valley Of the Minnesota. II Is ajfsady
the centre of = considerable trade, and would ID the or
binary course Of events, and without the assistance of
the enterprise detailed below, have gone on steadily to
success.
TIE underfiggseaF have, however, bought for, aaaehsr
object besides securing it for its intrinsic merits. They
are interested il the City Of Nininger on the Mississippi
River. Tbey 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 ct . heavy
outlay they have secured the town site of Louisville,
and now make the following sproposal, . proposal they
believe to be unprecedented in l~iberality, and in benefits
to those who may take ~sdvantage oft. sa.Ha yttsS ~
f. They cder u 1.N Its IN sAe- Toson Of Lesssy;tte a.
ten dollars each, to such parties as dali subscribe for
Stock IN tie Nimi.ger and S. Peer Wsssern Rdilread
: Company. ~
e The lots will be selected by the purchasers in the or
der in which they subscribe for Stock, those 6rst 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 shares
Of Stock to the lot while on tie other hand, Of the or
binary lots two or three Lots may be sold for ten dollars
each, as the accompaniment Of one share Of Stock. In
this way it viii average over the whole town one share
of Railroad Stock to one lot, those taking average lots,
neither extremely valuable or extremely inferior, will
get them at one share pei lot, those running into ex-
tremes must pay more !; it may, however, be said il 4
general sense. that : share for . lot will be the terms
upon which the lots will be. sold. - %,rsA so'
The shares Of Railroad Stock will cost One Handed
Dollars eaoh. As the payment Of this amount on .
parties joining the Company, We have for the benefit OF al
arranged the Stock 50 that the sum Of One Hundred Dol,
lars is paid il small monthly instalments Of Five Dollars
every month for the period Of twenty months, 1t the
expiration 81 which time the. One + undred Dollars will
have been paid in full. Thus the subscription for Stock
will fall lightly upon the subscribers, and will form no
impediment to the purchase Of lots even by the poorest.
There is 10 man Who cannot buy one o. Two lots Il ten
dollars each, and pay from his earnings, however limit
ed i've dollars ner month ~ a1iA ot@Eec = ss@9g1
Let Us inquire next as 10 Che Railroad Comup6ny in
which the Stock is to be subscribed. The NininEef and
St. Peter Western Railroad Company was chartered at
the last Session Of the Territorial Legislature. Copies
- = u u. ..sl0 L ~:..-E A~~Al--.-:xLI - A.s>.-Al
Book for their payments, to the subscribers fl Stock.
The road proposed, TO b built will extend in IT, FIRST
section from Nininger to louisville, a distance Of thirty |
i've mileA It will Isn through an extremely fertile and
rich agricultural country, already in asconsideiable de-
gree brought under cultivation. We can say without
hesitation that this section Of country contains some OF
the finest farmal in Minnesota. What next ? This
road will Terminate its FIRST section at Louisville, At the
foot of the rapids, Of the Minnesota River 1t will thus
tap he trade Of the great; Minnesota Valley, the greatest
artery Of the wealth Of, this State. Who can doubt
that this road once built, the whole trade Of that great
valley now tributary toeSt, Paul would defect eastward
to 'ha Mississippi River 4 Nini1ger City, Why! Be'
ed ina few minutes more than one hour, it could save
itself a whole days boating, Of more than seventy miles
along . shsllov and uncertain riv"r, and > tedious tran
shipment st. Paul. Any person glapcing at the map
viii zee that the rivers Mississippi and Minnesota form
together . paninspll..; boating q present is around its
Whole Aen&kli our nA1tIOaQE Pr tNe contrary passes ~
the base Of Il, cutting q TINS one half Of more Of the
distAnss, besides substituting tie iron horse for the allow
Wal this 81 ro. ,adli p.y T. ,al Il. p present ,s 5 seet ! as ,j u, have
shotu;s ,th1ough . fertile farming country, md is first
terminus, taps, the richest current Of trade il Minnesota.
What IT, beyond 3; Take the nap. TO the southwest
lies the swisaiag length Of the Minnesota River with n
its numerous and rising towns. = Can We doubt what a.
future will call forth from ssch 2 region? Up beyond
the great bend, away into, an almost pntrodden country,
it continues The same, outlet. to present or future agri- |
cultural wealth. Then again directly west Of Louis.
vile, . nagniacs4alz So et.4; (sAst 2sy..iss Of Carver,
McLsed and those edjacent) stretches out, Already nSsn
developed, and containing z most energetic and iptelll
gent population. Application has already been made to
The Legislature by the peopIe.of Glencoe for charter
for a branch road to their town. This region once opened
up, once offered an outlet for is productions, and it will
Good its wealth outward % the Mississippi. And then,
looking TO- the fartker failure, IF the Nininger and 81.
Peter R.ilread Company ere, - w think they viii. b,
able to codst1ucs the first Railroad in Minneso'a what
and sweeping 1estssr3 & ths fFsas ne Il tIs1 Alliance
wi ~ til, who, Who can doubt aJ, that. the, Stock q the
Company will be . safe aid paying investment 2 Who
can doubt &aE.ixAV5i1 yield 4 handsoA1 return on it's
principal IN ssspi-supual dividends? Who will doubt
that it will be . current and tangible evidence Of 80
But more than al this, in asking the public 70 sub
scribe 81 Stock On the Manager and 81. sRAtes Railroad
Company, we are e6ss;pg them los in the Town OF
L~ouisville, which will, BY their certain. rise, upon the
building If de Road, net them dos5A, treble, ~q.adrxpk
tie .eho1e cost Of Asirs lNsock, and that too before they
have half paid fofs. e. OF this fact there can be no
doubt. Lots have $hessdy,S BEFORE there was any pros
rect q : Rai1fo.d,a besn s0ld 4 the town Of Louisville
fbr Two Hundred Dollssnrs eSch..ii W. are o6esii1g equally |
good lots for ten dollars tesccE Il What W ask Is setuys
i, that the purchaser sball pay his pro rata part towards
building . road shlt MI &Smesjur.blyy add to the value
Of His own property What could Is)fiih4r Z Be i.
putting money in 10 mans pocket but bis own. He is
building his own Railroad in which he is ~ deeply ia |