Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 May 1912 — Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Ten Thousand People i I lie time and place to buy land is when and w here tuuue. I is not too much to'expect 10..mj0 people to move into the SWIGART TRACT within the next 5 years. This increase will bring many thou-and more acres under cultivation and \yill cause extensive building operations, growth of business gnd create a demand .01 labor and homes. It i's already well started. Much more capital is sure to be enlisted in this district, where on all hands we have the splendid assurance and the. actual evidence of solid and sieadtat-t growth. The tract offers exceptional attractions for land seekers. The security here is unquestioned.

ESTABLISH YOURSELF financially by owning a piece of land here. In the security of this dis-, tricfs growth you are in partnership with every improvement and every rise in land values. Can you muster up a little courage and confidence? They are necessary in every undertaking. Success and wealth are for the far-sighted man who acts in the present—-not for him who makes the blunder of delaying because of excessive caution. INVESTMENT IN GOOD LAND anywhere 'is, in this day and age, most akin to banking. Don't wait just for the few years until America’s surplus population will be driven in great armies to the land. The highest flour and milling authbrity says: "The problem of giving the masses broad is becoming the question of the hour; beside it all others art* insignificant." Trust issues and graft scandals and labor strikes will colve themselves, but the question of bread supply confronts every man ami points to the necessity of cultivating every foot of ground possible. IT IS COMMON SENSE that a tract of land peculiarly blessed with the advantages of an even, healthful climate, productivity of soil, remarkable diversity of crops, wonderful supply of purest water. Great Lakes harbors, a network of railroads—a gently rolling, well drained, ideal country—right here under the very shadow of Chicago—will not wait long until settlers are making wealth in tilling every acre of its warm, responsive soil. That’s the exact description of the SWIGART TRACT, only 170 miles from Chicago, and it is the largest and best located tract of lands In the market within a radius of 500 miles of Chicago.

THIS TRACT OFFERS you your pick from over a THOUSAND 40A.CRE FARMS and many larger and smaller ones of the finest clover, fruit and general farming land in Michigan, and right in the center and best part of her famous Fruit Belt. It lies in Mason, Manistee and Lake Counties and is surrounded with a well settled up district that embraces many prospering towns that are excellent market's, including Ludington and Manistee, whose combined population is over 30,000 people. $lO per month with a down payment of $lO to SSO buys a 40-acre farm in the SWIGART TRACT. This gives a man of limited means the chance to' get a farm home in Michigan

•JOIN THE NEXT EXCURSION, Tpesday, June 4th. An hours ride from Chicago puts you on the ground, where you can talk to settlers, examine soils, and verify my representations. Excursion leaves Chicago at noon. Private car attached to the Pere Marquette train for the exclusive use of the Swigart party; no extra charge. Train passes through Michigan City (P. M. depot only) at 1:25 p. m„ and Benton Harbor at 2:30 p. m. Round trip rate from Chicago, Michigan City or Benton Harbor to Wellston, Michigan, $6. Get tickets after boarding our car. Fare rebated on purchase. On 80 acres fare from home is allowed. Pleaae notify us as early as possible so we can provide comfortably for all. Good accommodations at Michigan headquarters. FULL PARTICULARS can be had by addressing GEORGE W. SWIGART, Owner, 1249 First Nat onal Bank Building, Chicago, 111., or his agent

C. J. DEAN, Rensselaer, Indiana. Land Information Bureau. We maintain a Land Information Bureau for those desiring information as to lands situated in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas Information is furnished free of charge Should you desire information in regard to land at any point in the Valley, the same will be furnished you promptly. We sincerly beleive that the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas excels the world famous California in many respects, and that opportunities are to be found by the home-seeker in the Valley which can not be had elsewhere. If you are thinking of changing your place of residence, by all means write us for information. We know of many excellent opportunities, and will be glad to place the same before you, and this too, free of cost. Address or call on ELMER GWIN, RENSSELAER, INDIANA