Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-11-07
"yOUNG MAN, GO WEST"
IN eye-opcner for our Eastern Friend

An eye-opener for our Eastern Friends.
I The Burlington & Mosuri River
X. X. Co., have recently sent for.
ward, from their Land Office in this
city, TOR exhibition at various East.
ern Fairs, upward of thirty large
packages, containing moro than six
hundred different lots OF specimens
OF the agricultural products Of the
States OF Iowa and Nebrasky, EN-
hracing grains. fruits and vegetables
f, iii variety, contributed for the pur-
pose by the farmers.
| It is but simple justice to remarl,
that probably no other organization
i'll the West has done so much as this
B. & NJ. r. X. Co, TO disseminate
throughout :he length and breadth of
the land, full aud reliable iniorma-
tion concerning this vast region, pre-
seniing as it does, unrivalled attrac
tions, not only on the score Of lis
agricultural resources, but for the in.
vestment OF capital and the energies
and abilities Of business men OF the
first order.
They have collected, compiled and
furnished for publication, much OF the
best and most reliable data which
has appeared, and is now appearing
in our public prints, and are also IS
suing immense quantities Of their
own unique publications, III circular
and pamphlet form, many of them
beautifully and.truthtully illustrated,
not only through the mails, 10 all
who call tor them, fres-but by et
ticient agents, to all parts Of this
country, no less than in England and
on the continent. where an immense
work of like character is being pros
ecuted.
To attempt to make anything like
complete statement OF the articles
sent East in the collections above re
ferred to. would be usclcss-but il
our iead4rs will imagine every varle
ty of each, AMI the riches. and most
luscious specimens Of each, they may
possibly commence to begin 10 get
an idea OF the tempting array of good
things which is set bstore our East
crn friends, few of whom, notwith
standing they have read most dill
gently, have any real comprehension
OF the richness Of soil or the extent
variety aud luSuriant growth oimany
OF the articles so familiar 20 the ac |
tua! dwellers in the land.
The Railroad Company doubtless
have an eye to business in this mat
ter, for they have millions OF acres Of
rich prairie lands tor sale along the |
line OF their roal, which extends |
from this city across the entire State
of Iowa, and through that portion OF
\ cbraska, attractive above all others, |
which lies south Of the Platte river
and is wasered by the Big Blue and |
other streams-to Fort Kerney, |
where it crosses the Platte and forms
a junction with the Union Pacific II.
/. making, in connection with the I
Chicago, Burlington Il Quincy R.ls
on the east. the now famous and fl.
vorits burlington route an I'M
portant link in the most direct line
across the continent.
They are selling immense quan,i-
ties OF these lands to actual settlers,
at low prices, on ten years credit, at
SIX per cent. interest terms SO liber-
81 that none can ask them TO be made
easierl, and willie their own interests
could in no way be more sarely pro
noted than by the exhibitions tEey
are making OF the products OF the
soil, they could MT have done bet
ter thing for the interests OF the
whole West, or which shall more ct
iectnallv afford to the multitude Of
honest anl earnest enquirers at the
East, the practical information they
need, than by this generous display,
in view of which they are justly en-
title! to recognition as pubic benc-
factors, beth at the East and West,
and As snch we make note OF this as
one OF their many contributions ''for
the publlc good.
In this case, is in many others,
there is Io' hing like Script TO tell
the plaln story. Solomon says
The liberal soui shall be made fat
and he that watereth shall be water
ed also himself
A sage OF later day has sid
: y oung man, GO WEST