The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1890-08-20
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within the past three years experienc.
ed the most rapid as well as the most
healthy growth of any city in the
west. Il is surrounded by o country
unsurpassed by any on earth for the
richness and fertility of its soil and
the beauties of its climate. Any, and
everything that can be raised 10
Iowa, illinois, Indiana or Ohio can
here be grown in the greatest profu-
SION. Wheat grown in the near vi.
entity of Akron, took diploma for
being the best grain Of the kind ex-
hibited at the Nebraska State fair,
held at Lincoln, in September, 1889.
And all crops grown 10 this latitude
can be raised here as successfully as
anywhere on earth.
GOVERNMENT LAND. -
There are vet thousands Of acres Of
government land vacant, which can
be taken under the homestead, pre-,
emption and timber culture acts,
which q person can have for the tax,
ing. A bonntiful government will
make you independent ir q few y,ars
IL you will but act now. The sur
face of the country is nearly a per
feet level, but sill slipping enough
to afford good driinage No breaks
or draws such as ruin or defice SO
many western farms No prutracted
struggle with rocks. Your first glance
at the country would remind you OF
one vast meadow, only waiting the
pillow of the husbandman TO trars
form it into an Eden OF beauty and
productiyeness.
The citizens advertising committee
of Akron have placed in the hands
OF the West Side Improvement Cons
pany. one Thousand city lots that are
10 be given away for advertising
purposes, and any person who will
aid them in advertising their adyan.
tages can have one Of these lots FREE
OF CHARGE by dircting communi,
cation to j. FAEHSDlIcH, Sec'y at
Akron, Colorado, and sending him
the names of ter people who are in-
terested in the west, and liable to be
looking for q western location and
sending four cents in stamps for re
turn Of deed. These lots are now
worth from $50 10 sl25, and will,
in the course Of a year, il the pre-.
| dictions of knowing ones prove true,
be worth four times what Is now ask.
ed for them. II Is an opportunity
never before. offered to secure an
ABsoLurE TITLE to q piece Of pro-
perty 10 sn enterprising AMI grow.
ing western city.
The lots referred to are 25xl32
feet In size and all the streets upon
which they abut are go and so feet
vide. They are IN what is known
a. 'Glepwood," an Akron, Colorado
suburb, ard the citizens COMM Zee
through Mr.. Fachndrich. lis sec',,
guarantees 'hem 70 be smooth, Level
add upon q slightly elevation, over.
looking the town Of Akron. The
ntls is sls' guaranteed TO be ABso-
LrTHLY PERFECT
/ Akron contains q set Of husiness
men who are aliYe TO her advantage
as well - heI interests, and this yeai
$50. 900 il being expended by them
20 induce people looking for q west.
ern location 70 settle amongst them
They want aud are determined n
have $4,000 people in this city BY
| 1895.
They want labores in their Goa
mines, they want capitalists To de.
yelope their SILVER and gold mines.
Akron Is TO day The largest and
most prosperous city In the stat
east Of Denver Il Il q division sta
ton Of the b. & ". R'y ami 10 lh,
southern terminus Of the Akron a
Holyoke R'y, which will, in ali pro
liability, be built to Colorado Spring,
in the near future. Akron Is Ia III,
line ofthe Northwestern X. X. build
ing into Denver, and il Is sure 4
catch II, and the Beaver Vale,
branch Of the B. 4 n. will also B,
built 10 Akron. The Il 4 NJ. shops
are there and material Is now on lh,
ground 10 greatly euIarge them
The railroad employ $50 men At tha
point now. The city is aud will b,
the railroad center Of that portion
Of the state. The population Ia nov
nearly two .hvusahd aud by Januar,
first next, they believe il will te 5,
1000. A United States land ufFic,
was recently located At that poin
which means much TO that city. i
will bring every settler upon IN,
public domain 10 tina. section 20 tia
city. Il will be, aud i. head quarter,
tor land seekefa for that entire Tor.
ton Of the state.