The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1890-06-27
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FREE HOMES!- AKRON
COLORADO.

Akron is the county seat of Washing
ton county, division station of the
z. b. d q. railroad; 1l2 miles east OF
Denver. The offices of the railroad Off
Gals, round house, shops and eating
houses are here. Akron is the leading
city and great railroad center of eastern
Colorado. The population is increasing
more rapidly than any town in the
west. We have here gold, silver, lead,
iron, coal, lime, cement mines; elegant
building stone; the best fire-clay,
unsurpassed for fertility rolling country
plenty of pure water, and abundant
rains.
RESOLUTIONS TO ADVERTISE The
following resolutions were adopted at a
recent meeting of the West Side I'm
provement Co: Whereas, The property
owners of Akron, having placed large
number of lots in the hands of the
West Side Improvement Co.; one.third
of which are to be given FREE OF
CHARGE to persons in all parts of the
United States; Resolved that the Secre-
tary be authorized to expend sufficient
money in newspaper advertising,
circulars and such printed matter as
may be required to bring before the
people of the United States the adyan-
tages Akron offers for investment.
business and residences, that the prop
erty placed in his handsfor free distribu-
ton shall be distributed as he NAV
deem proper.
| JACOB FAEHNRICK, Sec'y.
We want and we are going to have
men of enter prise to work our gold,
silver and coal mines. We want
masons and carpenters to erect resi-.
dences and business blocks. We want
labOrers in our lime, cement, fire-clav
works. 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 tribu-
tary to Akron. What we want is TO
GET PEOPLE HERE. COME AND
SEE AKRON FOR YOURSELF. We
insist that everyone going west shall
stop at Akron. Our company will
make you welcome. Weare big-hearted
people here, generous and noble. The
West Side Improvement COMPANY is
amply supplied with money to enter
tain strangers. We are now arranging
to have three Grand Transcontinental
excursions from all parts of the country.
III the next five months, commencing
with Sept. 9th and 22d, Oct. 14th, so
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 incoming visitors shall
have decided monetary interest in the
town, the Company has placed at the
disposal of the Secretary number of
valuable building lots, with instruc-
tons to send deed for one of these
lots to each reader of this advertise
ment, who may send his or her name
to the Secretary, with 25 cents to pay
notary fee and postage. These lots are
free gift and are entirely unincumber-
ed, each deed containing an abstract
OF title from the government; the
taxes paid for 1890. Many of these lots
are now worth 800 each. On Dec. II.
1889, an excursion was run from Den
yer to Akron and many sold at from
SIS to $3.50.
THE GIVING OF THESE LOTS
FREE Is NO SCHEME OR TRICK,
but straightforward, enterprising
business effort by enterprising people
to build up our city. There is no obi
CATION on the part of the holder of this
deed to visit Akron this summer. but
we knew that large number will he
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
is sure to grow, and grow fast. and the
| lots that are now worth 500 cash,
should by fall, when the street cars
get to running. be worth from $500 to
81 500. These are facts, we mean bust
ness and want you to own lot.
CLUB TRIPS TO COLORADO.
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
information so that you can talk it up.
Get their names and send them to the
secretary West Side Improvement
Company, with 25 cents for each deed
TO pay notary fee and postage, and
notify him that these people wish a
town lot Dates of excursions named
above. 1t Is advisable that the clubs
from each locality be as large as possible,
as arrangements can be made by which
II there are gu or 10 in one party they
can have an entire car to themselves.
The United States Government Land
Office is located at Akron, and the
West Side Improvement Comps will
locate homesteads and prescriptions
when desired.
Do you want to know about Akron?
Write to the Post Master at Akron; to
VIM. Sturdevant. President State Bank,
Akron; H S. George, County Treasurer;
P. w. Clifford, County Assessor; ]. E.
Phillips, President Washington County
Bank, Akron; l.. o. Stevens, Attorney
at Law. or to any of the banks or bust.
ness men of Denver.
Do not fail to send as your address
at once with p cents to pay notary fee
and postage. and obtain one of our city
lots, which are now rapidly increasing
in value. J. FAEHNDRICH,
Secretary West Side TmnrOvement 70