The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-09-14
PRACTICAL PUSHING.
How it is proposed to settle and make
profitable large sections ofccuntry
now unprOductive-The men who
have taken it in hand-The money
and the powerful corporation be-
hind the movement.


hind the movement.
Every year witnesses an increase in
the volume of emigration westward,
and thousands upon thousands of
sturdy men and women have gone on
through q territory vastly superior to
that in which they finally located, with
no more care or observation en- route
than if in balloons and sailing through
clouds. They have gone on and on,
often far beyond available markets, and
out into the wild lands with no COM
pany other than their own frequently
home-sick selves. Others viii follow,
and the throng VIII not perceptibly less
en- for years to come. Meantime not u
few OF those already settled are any
thing but satisfied-the rigOrs of Sc
we're climate, the frequence Of terrific
storms, long haulS to market, and other
disadvantages naturally creating desires
to get back into country where these
things do not operate against general
prosperity .Atno time possibly haYemat-
ters appeared in more propitious shape
for eastern lines to enter into emigration
measures than now, and, as usual, the
Baltimore & Ohio takes the initiative
The corporation has among its princi-
pal stockholders and officials energetic
and far-seeing men who, realizing the
Importance of the situation, have as
ISOLATED themselves in the organization
of an emigration company with other
gentlemen OF undoubted prominence in
business circles, whose success in great
commercial undertakings stands rs the
strongest possible guarantee of the fu-
ture of the new enterprise. 1t has al
ready been incorporated under the laws
of the State of Maryland, and with Il
capital stock of one million dollars the
Baltimore & Ohio Emigration Com
pany" will be in grand position. not
only to advance its own interests but
those of the railroad company and
the States through which it runs The
Board of Directors is strong one in
deed, comprising Mr.. John w. Garrett,
Mr.. Robert Garrett and Mr.. Samuel
Spencer, President, Vice-PreSident and
I'd Vice-President respectively of the B.
& o. X. q. eX-U. S. Senator Henry 6.
Davis, of West Virginia, President w.
Va. Central and Pittsburg r. R.;T.
Harrison Garrett, the well-known
banker, of Baltimore; Mr.. William +.
of Baltimore, and Hon. Ferdinand G.
Latrobe, Mayor OF Baltimore. The OBJ
jectS OF the company are many and OF
the most practical character, to wit:
To induce increa sed immigration to
the South and Southwest, particularly
along the lines of the Baltimore and
Ohio Company, and country tributary
thereto; to which end, to acquire by
purchase, or otherwise, the condition Of
lands now substantially N the wilderness
and difficult of disposal at remuneratiye
prices. To market, work, let, lease,
settle, improve, cultivate, or otherwise
dispose of lands and Embellishments in
Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia or
elsewhere in the United States, and
generally to develop the resources of
such lands by building, planting, clear
ing and otherwise dealing with the same
To stock such lands, and to breed, Craze,
fatten and deal in cattle, horses, sheep
and produce. To buy, or otherwise ac-
quire and make, provide and carry on,
use and work, railways, tramways,
roads and other works which may be
deemed expedient for the purposes of
this company, and to contribute to the
cost of making, providing, carrying on
and working the same. To receiyeand
take money on deposit, at interest or
otherwise, on the guarantee of the COM
pany or otherwise, to raise money in
such manner as the company
shall think fit, and in particular
by the issue OF bonds and debentures
charged upon all or any of the Com
panyS property (both present and
futurel, including its uncalled capital.
To make, accept, endorse and execute
promiSsOry notes, bills OF exchange and
other negotiable instruments. To pur-
chase, or otherwise acquire, and under
take, all or any part of the business,
property, tenure and liabilities OF any
person or company carrying on any
business which this Company is author
lied to carry on, or possessed of pro-
perty suitable for the purposes of this
Company. To enter into partnership,
or in any arrangement for sharing pro-
fits, union of interests, or cooperation
with any person or company earring on,
or about to carry on, any business
which this Company is authorized to
carry on, or any business or tranSac-
ton capable of being conducted SO as,
directly or indirectly, to benefit this
Company; or to take, or otherwise
acquire, and hold, shares, stocks
or debentures in any such Company.
To cooperate with any other company
having objects wholly or in part similar
to those of this Company. To sell, lease
mortgage or dispose of the undertaking
OF this Company, or any part thereof
1 for such consideration rs this Compan!
may think fit; and, in particular, fol-
shares, debentures or securities of any
other company having objects wholly OF
in part similar to those OF this Company
To invest the capital of the Compan!
for any OF the purposes aforesaid, ant
in developing and improving, or adding