The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1900-01-18
IN DOW|E.
The Chicago Economist Finds Signi-
ficant Movement in the Heal
er's Recent Purchase.
LACE FACTORY TO BE STARTED

The Economist Seems to Think That
Dowie is Able to Carry out all the Plans
which he has Announced. and That 1t
will be the Making of the North Shore
Property. -Dowie BUYS More Land to
Add to the Proposed Zion"
The Economist, one of the leading
financial papers in Chicago, seems to
take a great deal of stock in the recent
deal made by John Alexander Dowie
between this city and Waukegan. In
speaking of the deal the Economist
says:
There have been a number OF con-
siderations in connection with the
Dowie purchases of land on the North
Lake Shore in Benton township, quite
outside of the proposed scheme OF de-
ve1opment, which makes the CONSOLE
dation of body of land aggregating
6,1OO acres a notable real estate trans
action. The negotiations by which
the tract was placed under contract,
carried on by Edwin D. Wheelock.
were made difficult by conditions in
sense peculiar to the territory involved.
The land was in about fifty holdings,
all with the exception of three or four
comparatively small. Only FEW OF
the farms were encum bered'and a great
number of them had been continuously
owned in families for several genera
tions. The dairy business carried on
in Benton township has made farming
profitable, even on basis Of values as
high as that paid by the recent pur-
chasers.
Outside of the lands purchased from
the North Waukegan Harbor and Dock
Company, the average price paid will
not greatly exceed 500 per acre. The
extreme range is given as SIS to $3.50
for part Of the lake frontage property.
In addition to the lands placed under
contract, negotiations are under way
for about 400 acres in the northwest
part of the township, which would
square out the tract on township lines.
The completed purchase will represent
over 81, 100000 The contracts offered
to the original owners were favorable,
and, on the other hand, the arrange
ments for occupancy of part OF the
lands until required for development
and the easy terms of payment make
them satisfactory to the purchasers.
The combined holding is fairly regu-
lar in outline. There is a lake front
age Of one and a half miles, extending
south from the Camp Logan tract.
The buildings of the North Waukegan
Harbor and Dock association adjoin the
lands on the southeast, along the shore.
On the north is the Winthrop town
site property, adjoining the Dowie
purchase for over mile. There is an
regularity in the west line caused by
the purchase of a narrow strip running
from the main body west to and fur
nishing connection with the Chicago,
Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad. The
Chicago & Northwestern railroad runs
through the main tract from north to
south. The proposed harbor develop
ments are to be carried onin the north
eastern part of the purchase. The
strip running out to the west allows
.2r a continuous east and west
boulevard, extending to the lake,
which is to be crossed at right angles
by similar north and south thorough
fare The plans of development out
side of the plating of these streets,
leading to a central plaza where a
great temple is to be located, are still
in embryo.
Industrial enterprises are to be To-
Gated around the harbor. Among those
talked of are a lace manufacturing
business now conducted in Noting
ham, England, by people of the Dowie
faith, and shoe factory.
At REST At LAST