The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-05-19
BEST SCHEME YET.

DEIS NOIlEME II IL
The plats for the two new additions
to lola, Highland Place and Brookly n
Park, mention of which has already
appeared in the REGISTER, were
filed Monday aud the owners an
nounce that the lots are pow on sale.
The particular feature of these ad-
ditions which distinguish them from
all others thus far plated, is the ar.
rangement by which the purchaser OF
each lot receives with the deed con-
tract which entities him to all the
gas he needs for domestic purposes on
that lot for the nominal price of one
dollar year. This remarkable
proposition is made possible by an
arrangement with Mr.. Fred Horton
who has recently drilled two
wells, one on each of the above named
tracts and who binds himself to
furnish gas for one dollar year to
every purchaser of a lot in either one
of these additions so long as the sup
ply provided by these two wells last.
When 1t is noted that he also binds
himself to not allow the gas to be
taken outside these tracts and to not
allow it to he used for anything but
domestic purposes on the lots, and
that the combined capacity Of the
wells is l5,00o, 900 cubic feet daily, it
will readily be seen that the pur-
ahQgprG N thaaa lpIa usill no aaanrnh
of practically free gas for twenty-five
years at least and probably for fifty
years. In this connection it is inn
portant to state that Mr.. Horton will
personally manage the system by
which the gas will be served to the
consumers, and no better guaranty
could be given that the service will be
satisfactory. and safe.
OF course the owners of Highland
Place and Brooklyn Park have made
this free gas arrangement in order to
enhance the value of their property
and insure ready sale flor it. And
in this hope it would seem as if they
would surely not he disappointed, for
when to the attractive location of
their lots is added gas privilege
with cash value of from fifteen to
fifty dollars value q year, the COM
bination would certainly be hard to
beat. And yet they have not gone
crazy in fixing their prices. OF course
'they reserve the right to change their
prices at any time without notice,
but they advise the REGISTER i'm the
beginning that their prices will not be
any higher than many lots, without
any gas privilege, have already
brought. They reserve the right all
so to raise the price at which the gas
privilege will he furnished, but for
year.
This is not only good scheme for
the owners of theee lands, but it is a
good scheme for lola. for it will Ger
tainly attract many people here and
will result in the building of many
houses which are badly needed. One
wishing to build home could hardly
pay too high price for lot which
carries with it free fuel and lights for
a generation or longer, while as an in
vestment at the prices at which the
lots are now offered, it would be hard
to find more attractive proposition
Considering the almost assured cer-
tainty that a city of "a, 900 people will
be built here within the next ten or
twenty years or less, the prices OF
property in lola are absurdly low.
The REGISTER is glad it is so, for il
has made it possible for hundreds OF
men in moderate circumstances "a
build homes of their own during the
past three years. But il is hardly
reasonable to suppose that these low
prices will be always maintained
and It is for that reason that the REG
IsTER calls special attention to the
rare opportunity now offered, to oh,
tain at most reasonable cost plat o
ground which carries with it priv.
iIege worth more than the ground it,
self The companies owning these
tracts have already got complete
system of gas mains laid, and are
ready to supply gas on days notice
80 that those who want to build a
once will find their fuel and light
ready when the house is done. Tn,
REGISTER hopes to see both thes
additions dotted with houses, anC
good houses, before the summer il
over.
For Memorial Day.
The department commander of tn