The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1876-05-18
THE GREAT LIND SALE.

1HE uHEA1, AAND OALE.
~, 900 ACRES OF LAND SOLD IN TIE
NATIONAL COLONT:-HAPID SETTLE
1fENT A&SURED-A CHEERING OUT.
LOOK: -.
1900 ACRES AND $500. 600.
From Prof. Humlston, we learn the
particulars Of the great land sale, said
to be the largest single sale to private
parties ever made in the State. The
amount sold is about $4,000 acres, the
purchase footing up about $500, 000.-
The average price per acre Is about
81 SO. These lands are all railroad
lands and located as follows: All of
Summit Lake and all Of Elk townships;
l 800 acres in the northern part of Wor-
Ellington township; four sections in the
southern part of Seward; all Of Indian
Lake excepting four sections in the nor
tlern part, and about 5000 acres in
Dickinson county, Iowa. ::
FL c. TAYLOR. THE PURCHASER
The purchaser of these lands is Mr..
F. G. Taylor, heavy real estate and
money broker of Chicago. Mr.. Taylor
is gentleman Of high standing In bus
mess and social circles and has been a
resident Of Chicago for twenty years.
lie has loaned as high as a million dol
lars in one year, and is constantly hand
ling real estate in large masses. He
gives a guarantee to locate upon these
lands fifty families year for. five years,
or forfeit $4,000. - =
LANDS TO DE SOLD RAPIDLY.
Every effort will he made to settle
these lands rapidly. Mr.. Taylor has
established five agencies in Chicago, two
among the religious class of Scandina-
vians; two for Americans, and one for
Germans. Rev. Frank Peterson, of In
dian, will leave for Chicago in few
days to assist in getting the Chicago
agencies among the Scandinavians in
working order.
AGENCIES IN EUROPE.
Next month Mr.. Taylor expects to
start for Europe to establish agencies
there. in Great Britain, Germany, Nor
way and Sweden. Either Prof. IIumis-
ton or DR.. Miller will probably accom-
pany him. Mr.. May, III English gen
tleman of means and influence. has be-
come interested in the National Colony,
and expects to return to England in
company with these gentlemen. lie
represents 4 number of English fami-
lies who have money in bank, and arc
waiting to come to America. They will
probably take township of land, and
as the English farmers are thorough
and have the means, they will erect
good buildings, buy the best machinery
and put their farms under superb cult
walton, just us soon as it can possibly
| he done.
BUYS A THIRD INTEREST IN TIE COL
ONY.
So delighted was Mr.. Taylor with the
National Colony, and so certain is he
OF the rapid development of this portion
Of the West and of the magnificent flu
ture awaiting us. that he proposed !:
partnership with Miller, IIumiston 4
Co., III the sale of the lands for which
they have the agency. A third interest
was sold, and Mr.. Taylor is now part
ner and one Of the Colony Company
They at once established u general land
office 1T Chicago, with Mr.. Allan Glib.
son, well known to many of our citi.
z,ns, as agent.
CONTRACT EXTENDED.
The Railroad Company will renew the
contract with the Colony Company, ex-
tending both the area of land and the
time in which sales are to be made.
| OTHER DEALERS INTERESTED.
Mr.. Taylor's purchase las become
known in Chicago, and other heavy
real estate dealers are becoming inter.
ested in our magnificent Minnesota
lands.
/ COLONY ENTERPRISE JUST BEGUN.
These are the sober, unexaggerated
facts of the sale. 1t will he seen at a
glance that we are just at the thresh'
hold of the Colony enterprise. We
were checked for two or three years by
the gr;ssshopper invasion. All have
suffered together. but now we may
count confidently upon the grasshoppel
plague passing away, and Miller, Hum
iston & Co.. with a full purse and back
ed by hundreds of thousands of capital
will just begin to carry out their origi
nal plans and realize upon their invest
ments. They risked grandly and the,
will reap abundantly.
A WORD TO FARMERS.
To the struggling, grasshoppered far
mers, we say, Hold on to your claims.
The time of your redemption drawetl
nigh There are brighter days just
ahead. The railroad lands around yo,
will be sold off and brought under
speedy cultivation, and ten years hence
Mobiles county will he blossoming Xix.
a garden. Chicago real estate dealer.
have come to look upon western lands
where railroads are building, as til,
best real estate investments Which cal
he made. "
TIE CHEERING OUTLOOK.
With one good railroad in operation
with another one building and a thirt