The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-05-21
Western Lands-Its Rapid Settle
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Published reports state that the Burling-
ton and Missouri River Railroad Co., whose
trunk line of 470 miles extends from Bur
lington on the Mississippi River, across the
entire State of Iowa, and through that
rich portion of Southern Nebraska border
ing upon the Platte River, to Fort Kearney
where it makes junction with the Union
Pacific Railroad for through traffic to the
Pacific Coast, have sold during the last two
years 362, 1926 acres of land, for something
over three and n half millions of dollars
nearly all of it to actual settlers and If re-
port be true, they have never asked man
to buy
BY judicious system of advertising they
have scattered Information broadcast over
the land, in the form of facts relating to
the region through which their Road passes
so that perfect tide of emigration has set
toward that particular section, and farmers
call for their lands as children do for Bran
dreths pills.
Their advertisements are prominent i'll
all the papers their large and beautiful
cards attract attention in every depot III the
land they distribute gratuitously millions
of circulars, maps and other documents re-
lating especially to their land and passenger
interest, containing plain facts in which all
are interested, and on which all may rely.
These are published in English, German,
Swedish and Norwegian, and distributed all
over this country and Europe. Their mail
ing department alone which is as system
atically arranged as that of any newspaper
establishment, affords employment to from
twelve to twenty persons and all simply to
circulate facts among the people.
1t is true that their lands are exceedingly
beautiful and fertile, and present attractions
and advantages of locality, soil and climate
which are essential in the estimation of farm
ers, probably unsurpassed by any region
in the world but it is mainly by the prin-
ter's art that the world has come to know
it, and in addition to cultivated fields, trade,
manufactures, arts, science, and all the at
tendants ofrefinement and luxury which en-
terprise can introduce and thrift maintain
are following rapidly the march of settle
ment
Their lands already sold have been won
derfully improved, and the increase in value
is large-in some cases almost incredible.
Much equally good land remains unsold ;
can be bought of the Railroad Company at
low prices, on credit of ten years. at six per
cent. interest, and with equally good pros
poets of steady and large increase in value.
And so the West is being peopled But
even now few, comparatively, have any
idea of what that country is, the lay of the
land even, or its peculiar attractions. An
Eastern man cannot comprehend it he has
nothing with which to compare it maps,
guides and circulars all are familiar with,
but something more is wanted, and to meet
this want the Land Commissioner of the
Railroad Company referred to, has recently
published, for gratuitous distribution, a
series of truthful representations of points
along the line of that Road, which proba-
bly, give better idea of the lay of the land,
the general appearance and characteristics
of the country, than is to be had from the
most elaborate written description.
These are finely engraved, and will,
doubtless, soon adorn the table of every
farmer in the land, and exert an important
influence in giving direction to many who
are looking to the West for their future
homes.