Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-06-22
The Land of
BigRedCIoyer
10000 Acres in the Ele-
CANT Red Clover Belt
of Minnesota.
Opens July 1, l9o9-$5
Per Acre.

The greatest opportunity that has,
: perhaps, ever been offered to the
fwage-earner to become the owner or
/ home is today offered in the Red
! Glover Belt of Minnesota. A large tract
j of land will be thrown open for settle
ment July first, and upon terms that
are within the reach of all. A tract OF
/ 10000 acres has been acquired by pr1-
vate individuals whose interest and
object is to colonize people from the
over-populated factory districts, cities,
and from rural districts where the
prices of land forbid the acquisition OF
a farm by the young working man of
| today. Never before have land values
been so high in the older settled com
munities as they are today, and
tits utterly impossible for a young man
to lay by enough to pay for a farm at
1.-THE prices which prevail in southern
Iowa, and in northern Illinois and
Indiana
/ This new tract of land will yield as
much hay, including clover and timo-
fthy, as much oats, as much barley and
las much wheat as any Of the districts
lin the above named states. In addition
Ito this it will yield an abundance of
root crops, fodder corn, and speltz;
lalso farm and garden peas, potatoes
land all other kinds of vegetables. 1t Is
"a little too far north for successfully
raising corn, but the time will come
when this region will also raise good
corn, at least the history of all other
icountries would warrant this state
tment.
| In order to introduce the land, and
make it an object for the first buyers
to open up the tract, the land will be
sold at one-half the regular retail price
or SIS uer acre for the first five appli-
cations that reach the Office of the I'M
fdersigned on or after July first. The
fnext five will pay Sc per acre, the next
five 81, and SO on until the regular
tprice of $40 per acre is reached, after
which straight price of $40 per acre
Twill be maintained. There is a good
ideal of difference in the land. but
there will be no difference in the price.
/ The buyer will have his choice from
1.-THE whole tract, and in this way there
can be no risk in making application.
We could hardly do it any other way
according to our plan; the theory be-
ing that when twenty-five or thirty
families have come into the country,
the poor land will be worth as much
as the best, and there can be no in
Justice in making one price apply to
the whole tract
The terms of sale will be fifty cents
per acre down, and ten cents per acre
per month. The down payment should
accompany the application, although
do not want the money sent to me, but
sent to the First National bank of this
city, to be held by them until have
made my agreements good.
am sure that l can satisfy you as
to my reliability. have the endorse
,ment Of leading mon in my church
and state. | am for square deal,
small profits, but lots of business.
Ishau be in Ottumwa some time be-
fore the first of July, and shall be
pleased to see any one who is inter
asted in my part of the country l will
have letters with me from people who
dive there to show you what they say
also letters of endorsement from PEG
pie whom you know, people who could
not afford to write as they do if they
were not absolutely certain that both
and my proposition are right.
If you are interested let me hear
from you before I come down. and
then come in and see me when I
come. Read my advertisement which
appears in another part of this paper
Very respectfully.
G. H. Towley,
st. Peter, MINI.