, 1874-03-10
THE PLATTE RIVER COLONY.

CnloAao OFFICE PLATTE R1vEn CoLoHr,(
9i Dearborn street, CHICAGO. Marcli ., 18Th.
To the Editor Of The Chicago Tribune:
SIN: In last Saturdays issuo of THE Tn1nuSr
m nrticlo appeared, written by Kansas CORE
spondent, urging yor, to sgo for" what hc calls
Il "awiudling advertisement in tho Aduance,
headed 'piatte River Colony" We know tlo
instiEator Of this correspondence, Lis object, as
we'll US the ronson which prompted it, Through
mistake lo told ono truth, which contradots lis
other statements. In abiding to the enterprise
llo says "Tlis whole transaction is simply n
conldenco-gamo; which il not tic case, as will
be shown heroafter. III another place ho refers
to tho fact that lots aro hold ut 31oo each. This
being correct stamps tho other remark Oh falso-
hood; but in this lo docs not state the wllols
"Bwindling truth, for lots arc now being Holl
for cash, to pfrtcB WHO 500 tlem before making
tho purchase, ut much higher figures.
But tue mast amusing part Of his laborod Of
fort to lroak down n legitimate enterprise s In
tho following langnago: II say it is an evidence
Of disgusting hypocrisy for such fellows to nd
yortiao sells such III this Colony by using tholr
supposed integrity to dccoy the unwary." Now,
hlr. Editor, porllapB tho readers OF THE Tn1h-
uNE would like to know who tho aHtlch fellows
allndod to nro; 80, with your permissiou, I will
give Homo or their namuH: The 1tey. Leroy
GAa4Ct9 " kAo GsttHuttA5 L. ALL AoE!AhE!!s VI
Tho Aduance Tho llev. J.. L. Ambrose d. Il.
.Iohnson: William a. Buffers j. +. Tnrgo
Cen. John Plorco; Wil!ium N. Dyers Of The
Rocky Mountain Ncscs; and Or. q. e. Brad
bury. ALL Of tho aboyo-nnnled gentlemen nre
we'll known il, Colorado, and al bit tho lust one
named hnyo boon known iii Chicago from tel.
to forty years and the readers Of TuE tribune
will possibly consider 1t emnently proper aud
Just thnt "Buch follows " should Go accused Of
decoyng tho ''11nwary " by correspondent who
waa uBhamol to eyon lot hlB publishers know
his reu hume.
Now for tho facts connected with this "dis-
glisting," hypocrtical, Christian swndte! Some
Three years ago, tho Platte River I.nnd Company
purchased several Thousand acres Of land o! tho
Denver rnci1o Railway Company, at prices
varying from 83.50 to $40 por moro. ThiB waA at
q timo when fow pcoplo who lived In That
nelghhorlood went to Dellyor (35 1nloS) for
fnMily-supples, and oYon to l,avo their horses
allotl. Biuoo then. llowevor, tho country has
bccome considerably settled. rairoau-statio
haa boon established at plattoyillo, the Colony
town Il depot, hotel, two atoreH. scllool-houBe,
and Boyeral dwcllt,lga have hcon erectotl. Iii
faot, between $40, 900 mud $780, 200 haH boon OK
pended by tho Pluto Hlyor Land Com-
nnny to improve tho Town; and 1t
III oxpoctcl tLat from 20,000 TO $40, ,000
moro will bo expended IN improvements by Hail
Company. 6orno OF tho lnl,d purchased hls
hoon plated into town 9nd gartlei, lots, varying
III nlzo from 0no.quarter of ail acro to 25 nu1Ga
oaoll: Tho lowost-pricvl LOTS aro .aod to ootou-
thts Tor T60, and tho lliglloar,]riootl FOR $3.50
oach,-oetlH only $40 pur aero Tor Il PARTON Of
tlio property. Iho HAIlo mouth this property
waR purchased, section Of laud within loss thaiI