Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-18
Good Silica Is a Scarce Article In This
Country.


Country.
People who reside near Ottawa will
smile at this assertion. especially
those who reside ON the C., r l. 4 =.
Ry, west of Ottawa and the c. T. 4
q. north. Well. If they discredit it
being a scarce article 5 because They
don't know what good silica sand is.
| was talking only few days ago TO
a traffic manager Of one of our largest
concerns in the United States He re
marked he had Just returned from a
trip He being a traffic manager who
takes trips all the time caused me to
smile lie said this was different from
his usual trips, that he was looking
for Silica Sand ! remarked, well,
YOU find lots Of il don't YOU" and he
said, "NO, DID NOT. That is the
kind We have been getting and the
kind We want much Of. It's getting
awful scarce CAN you tell me where
we can purchase few acres Of it,
+ | told him | could not. believe
know where every bit of good silica
lies in the IS states where ii has been
discovered, but ! don't know Of any
good silica that is for sale; but know
Of a number of very wealthy men in
this country who are looking for the
very same thing that the traffic man
ag2r was looking for.
by the request Of a number of my
. old friends, | Incorporated Silica
Company known as the Breyoort Sill
lea Company We had not been in.
cOrpOrated thirty days when the pres
ident of the bank offered to exchange
$l0@.e01 of their money for stock III
the Brel0ort Silica Company at par
: They evidently appreciated rich dis
coycry near Ottawa.
As an old sand man who is very
t much in love with Ottawa and its pe1
. pie, advise these people who reside
! the sand land they can get and keel
j. ii for a rise. It's the best inyestmen
f next to Liberty Bonds" that can b.
p made in the United States You hay
+ NO IDEA of the value of your slic
2 land in the vicinity Of Ottawa illinois
l. Lid You figure its value? Why at onl
r &c a ton silica land is worth owe
r $4,000 an acre You still have in you
g vicinity about . 100 acres of goo
@ available silica land, that means 6
O &c a ton $2il, az, .. You can 81
+ rid Of this in car load lots as fast a
g YOU can procure cars to load it in.
Don't 20 way ont West or down
Florida to make your inyestcmtn,
Put any amount you have to spare il
to Ottawa sand. Remember it's tn
best in the world You can see jus
J what you're owning. Years ago on
of your dearest old citizens. Con- Hit
k who knew Il good thing when he SAY
/. it, said "buy up that silica land owe
4. en- the west side could purchase
q then at from $40 to SIS an acre, hol
d little while and YOU will all h
If rich. | have paid as high as S1U
e. IN acre for some OF it, ! tried TO pu
v chase some short time ago for som
At Pittsburgh people and the owner
Vi laughed at my offer of $4,000 an acr
re They knew they could lease at $l2,00
- an acre Why should they take lie;
50 for it? one silica concern in the yici
g. ity Of Ottawa cleared last year OF
of sales Of crude sand nearly $4,000
Can you tell me Of any other conceI
who with from TO n times the san
investment clears the same amour
V | am frequently asked by some OttaN
citizens if ! know Of any one vi
wants to sell some good silica proper
= or any silica concern who viii Sc
- some of their stock ! DO NOT.