The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-06-26

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solved that the Secretary be auth
orlzed to expend sufficient money
in newspaper advertising. circu-
lars and such printed matter as
may be required to bring before
the people of the United States
the advantages Akron offers for
Investment, business andsssiden<
ces that the property placed in
his hands for free distribution
shall be. distributed as he may
deem proper.
JAcoB FAEHxpRIcH, Sec'y.
We want and we are going tel
have men Of enterprise to work
our gold, silver and coal mines.
We want masons and carpenters
to erect residences and business
blocks. We want laborers in our
lime, cement fire-clay works
! Va want=4eapitalis Instantaneous
our manufactures. We want
business men. active, wide awake.
to take charge of our stores and
business houses, to buy and sell
goods. We want $4,000 active
energetic eastern farmers-no
dudes need apply-to occupy the
thousands Of acres Of government
land lying tributary to Akron.
What we want is TO GET PEG
PIE HERE. COME AND SEE
AKRONsFOR RSELF. We
insist that every one going west
shall stop at Akron. Our com
pany viii make you welcome.
We have big-hearted people here
generous and noble. The West
Side Improvement Company is
amply supplied with money to
entertain strangers. We are now
arranging to have three Grand
/ Transcontinentaf excursions from
all parts of the country, in the
next five months, commencing
with Sept. 9th and 22d, Oct. 14th
30 days limit from day of sale,
with privilege TO stop off west of
/ the Missouri river, to Akron and
Denver and in order that the in
coming visitors shall have decid-
ed monetary interest in the town,
the Company has placed at the
disposal of the Secretary a num-
Der of valuable building lots, with
instructions to send q deed for
one of these lots to each reader of
this advertisement, who may send
his or heI name to the Secretary
with 25 cents to pay notary fee
and postage. These lots are a
free gift and entirely unincun-
bered, each deed containing an
abstract Of title from the govern
! ment; the taxes paid for 1890.
Many of these lots are now worth
$500 each. On Dec. 18th, 1883,
an excursion was run from Den
yer to Akron and many sold at
from Y15 to S25O.
THE GINNING OF THESE
LOTS FREE Is NO SCHEME OR
TRICK, but a straightforward en-
terprising business effort by en-
terprising people to build up our
city. There is no obligation on
the part of the holder Of this deed
to visit Akron this summer, butt
we know that a large number will
be induced to come All we ask
of those who stay at home is that
they talk Akron and send their
friends. With all this enterprise
back of it, the city assure to'grow,
and grow fast, and the lots that
are now worth 800 cash, should
BY fal l4l,,wheH -street=esars get
| to running, be worth from $500
to ST, 800. These are facts, we
mean business IN | want you to
own lot.
i CLUB TRIPS TO COLORADO. i
We cannot say how long this
free distribution Of free lots will
last, but as in all other things,
first come first served. Interest
your neighbors. in Akron. We
will send you plenty of informa-
ton so that you can talk it up.
Get their names and send them to
the Secretary West Side Improve
,ment Company, with rs cents for
each deed to pay notary fee and
postage, and notify him that these
people wish town lot. Dates
of excursions named above. 1t
is advisable that the clubs from
each locality be as large as posi-
BILE, as arrangements can be made
fby which t if there are 50 OF Is in
one party they can have an en-
tire car to,themselves. =
The United States Government
Land Office is4located at Akron
and the West Side Improvement
4 Company will. locate homesteads
and prescriptions when desired
Do you want to know about
Akron2 Write to the Post Master
:. at Akron; to VIM. .Sturdevant,
President State Bank, Akron II.
4 SsGeerge,a COUNTY Treasurer; z
w. Clifford, County Assessor J.
+. Phillips, President Washington
County Bank, Akron; l.. O.
Stevens, Attorney at Law, or to
any of the banks or business men
of Denver,
Do not fail to send us your aF-
dress at once, with 25 cents topay
notary fee and postage and obtain
one Of our city lots, which are now
rapidly increasing in value.
j EAEHNDRIGH