The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-03-29
THE LAND BUYER.


Our immigration paper, the Land Buy
er, Will be ready for free Distribute
next Monday, and all parties are cordial
ly invited to call or send to this office, 10
AS many copies As they feel sure they car
send east or otherwise put into the hand
OF pepole who think Of coming to Kansas
Having thus furnished at our own ex
psnse useful immigration paper FOL
general circulation, we expect that oul
people will not show any lack Of enter.
prise In stepping forward and doing al
In their power to give It a wide perusal
We may, II the present edition Of
1000 is soon exhausted, print another is.
sue next month; but our design is to is.
sue the Land Buyer. as q rule. only once
very ninety days, believing that that Il
as often as there is any use in publishing
real estate paper, and knowing that II
Is about as often as we can afcrd the ex.
pense. The paper will be entirely differ.
cot in shape and appearance from THE
NEWS, or from other real estate papers
which have been issued here, and Is COM
| posed Of matter prepared and set up en-
tirely new, and containing large amount
TO all parties who may entertain the idea
OF settling in Southwestern Kansas
It contains a few advertisements only,
which have been kindly handed In with
out any direct solicitation, and ali who
may wish to advertise in future issues are
cordially invited to do so of their own
free will and accord. The real estate firms
OF Norton Co., Holmes d Holden and
Ed. BortoD. have cards in IL, and we are
pleased to know that they heartily ap-
prove OF this enterprise and will do all
In their power to circulate the paper,
knowing that 1t is designed mainly to at
tract immigration on q basis that Will
give the immigrants and all business men
the freest chaLce to deal with each other,
and that such a paper is an absolute ne
cessity II we would secure fair share Of
growth and prosperity, and that all are
mutually benefited by its publication.
We do not canvass for or poster any body
for advertisements or patronage OF any
kind, and all we have TO say to any man,
in regard to advertising in either the
NEWS or the LAND BUYER, is "if you
have good thing advertise it," In that
way and through that medium which you
think will give you back the most return
for the money so invested. Our rates are
very reasonable, and we do all in our
power to suit and satisfy all parties who
patronize US.
Regarding the real estate agency which
the proprietors of this office have estab-
lished, we desire to say that they intend
we'll as in the newspaper line, and that
one branch OF their business will not be in
any way mixed up with the other. We
have contemplated for some time the estab-
lishment or a real estate sgency which
would transact all business usu-
ally entrusted to such agents, and there
are many reasons why we can carry on
such a business to advantage, in COM
bination with newspaper publishing.
We do not open a land ONCE sim
ply because there is just now q
rush OF immigration, to close II when the
rush subsidies. We did not expect to do
much in the real estate line this season.
and are not insisting on any body putting
property on our list. We prefer our
business in that line to come gradually,
increasing as we understand 1t better by
experience in 1t, and II our commissions
this year will simply pay the expense we
90 to in Issuing the LAND BUYER, we
shall be content.
All other agents shall have Just
as much show in our columns as we have
ourselves, on condition OF paying us very
moderate rates for whatever space they
may desire to occupy, and we shall sd-
here faithfully and impartiaIly to all rules
we adopt, refraIning carefully from say
ing or doing anything to the detriment Of
any ones rights and fulfilling all con-
tracts in strict accordance with their
terms. We shall not try to build our
selves up by pulling any BODY else down
Every body in this country has q right to
engage in any lawful occupation, and tn
conduct II in an honest and legitimate
manner, and that is exactly what we
propose to do In regard to the real estate.
newspaper, or any other enterprise ia
which we engage. There is room enough
for all who are now in Kansas, and for
and we extend hearty welcome
to all, aud will make 1t an especial
point to furnish immigrants with any In
formation at our command that may as
sist them in securing prosperous and hap
by homes for themselves and families on
the broad and fertile prairies that stretch
over our grand young State