The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-19
G.. A. R. COLONY.
sAL WITH JOHN II. PIERCE
FOR THE LAND.
lame of This Great Section Will
bread Wherever There IL IL
u. A. IL. Post.

Galveston Tribune publishes the fol-
from General Paul Van Dervoort,
ommander- in chief of the Grand
of the Republic:
B Tribune.
ing's Bridge, Texas, December al
to return the sincere thanks Of the
and members of the Gulf Coast as
on tG. A. R. veteran colony for
Kindly offer of aid and cooperation
efforts TO found colony in Texas.
nd you herewith prospectus which
our plan OF investment. You will
e that we sell stock at $40 per share /;
le allot land. business and residence
p proportion 10 the amount OF stock
that We hold alternate tracts and
, reserve until in the opinion of the
OF directors the price has enhanced
emily to Justify sale. They are then
SEQ and put on the market and the
| goes to each stakeholder equally in
ftion TO the stock held. No-one profits
Ilhan another unless he has larger
|ment in stock.
Il not a real estate speculation, and
peer or director has any interest more
the smallest stakeholder who holds
PINE amount. That this profit on re-
land will pay the original invest
ana much more you can see from
hperS GnnJ rho
Will pay a larger profit and be q
investment than any security sold
4 United States.
"Iole plan is cooperative and profit
II, out each colonist owns his own
tract in his own right, and it Is
DISPOSE OF in any way he sees tit,
We secures warranty deed.
'nis pan the great colony at Fitz-
+, ia, was settled. sent you few
ago the magnitude of that settle
when consists OF large city and
\ acres of land cut up into small
II you publish the statement ! sent
Iour readers understand the possibility
p's colony. The Georgia colony had
Wdwhacks, 100 to 10 as compared
ourS' The plan was untried in this
y, lnough well known abroad. where
I"atloh and profit sharing are carrie I'd
great magnitude.
coiohy is TO largely consist vi ex.
- Nnough we do not bar good citi.
10 whom we, through our board, ar,
= w. sell stock. 1t will b. in the ma.
Always Grand Army colony. The
= over with all of us. We recognize
opp' eelate the new South and have
~ our land of Confederate soldier
'lelce' and he will be one of oul
,'i IN order that he may CONSTANT!
,!sea az to the workings OF our colon,
'"t we may have his practical knowl,
snu AGILITY where it can be officiall!
snn as compliment we could onl,
Nv 'his way for tie warm hearted
.I.sS and hospitality of himself an,
: ana oenehcent help to our project.
snail deal with John +. and A. II
ior the land we need. We hav,
:. Ior our beginning on John f
ihhd CT the east side o. Tire
,,os bay and fronting oI. Matae.rdt
iiem Falacicus point east lor Sc, IRA
I ne poll.t will be our town site.
81. 10 idVgely surveyed ana III
e plated. The site Of the Lam
rtsn can no. he eHcelled for natura
~. sss in the United States, The oil
~ ~ oil either army are fond Of hunt
'.'u hshing. Nowhere can they cnjo,
sppft as here. They are growing oil
i 'erve a genital climate. This nlac
~ climate OF the famous Mediterran
spr's of Europe. The survivors o
~ ~ war are afflic led with rheumatism
Sinus ILLS. The sea beach and bath
= not surpassed even at Galveston
we 10 look on natural beauties. an
s'.ual sarden and perfumed flower
year round can be enjoyed The,
,e'heraiiy fond OF oysters, FISH en-
ann the hnest varieties of fish tn
,s'srs and al kinds OF game cal
: At their rery donrs. AS heslt
W me chilly and frozen inhabitant
sosth ana for home where III
.srs c7a make their last day
49, aSys ue cnnid not have secure
hvh superior to this. We can hay
=. howlng ar,ssian wells aud hay
sn ~ $3.50 water. We arc In a locasio
'.sered by the tidal waves tina
~ o,nsr points on the gu,f.
~1eii tracts cultivation. none oyt