Rensselaer Union, Volume 10, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 March 1878 — To Thinking Men. [ARTICLE]

To Thinking Men.

Generally speaking, there is no question but that inveatmotUß of money in real estate are the safest, and, sooner or later, ■give the largest retiinih of any tlu*l enu be made. This proposition will narSjy be disputed by any inielligeut libserviug person. Thii fnct has te en established by the experience of centuriea in every civiHxed-luinJ. I lil* is wly re.il est.vto security,is coiisislervd jhu Luth, mid why e*|qjali*te are cvw rendy ttfclr mean* on real estate niurigtges. There are many laboring rftrn who ]jny rent oil property that is-ovvned by ethers 'which eats into thcirearuingilikeacnn■ker anti keeps iheiu J>oor all their lives. II by the practice of a littl* economy and foresight they Would *av* the nmouiit of this rem and apply it in payment* on a lot or small piece ol laVd i hey would soon bo owners' of coinfor'id lc homes, instead of poor renters dependent upon the Caprice of landlords who are often exacting and not over acc<>mnioua<ing. Mnny a young l.uili spends money foolishly— wastes it f<*r cigars, lobaceo, livery hire,' show tickets, etc., even if nut fur purposes n ore liarnifnl—which, were it upplied to tin- purchase of land, would soon make them possessors of vnlutible property, c*lal>li*h n basis lipoil which to build up a t! -urishing businefis bringing cijnifortubhi incomes und starting them on the high road leading to cptnpsteiicy or even atlhienee, mid ensuring agniusl penury and want in obi qge. t— ~~~—' — '1 In- attention of people of these two classes who are docking for opportunities 10 better tboir present unsatisfactory condrtion —people of practical sense—is directed Io what Iler* followa: Lying aluiig the east side of Rensselaer mid within the present corporation limits <4 the town, i> i -trip of line prairie land embracing-in area of nearly eighty acres, that uIC I in the e irly setiloment of -la'pei coiintv by a gentleman from the state of New York whose keen judgment foretold that its excellent qiialjty iihd desirable loc-ilion would one d;iy make it sought afler M g valuable inx< t ttlerit. !'wo,.r three'"ycarS"VpiTlH Loop--, i in tTi>--"xcr--wiM.-- ol - his re mark ebb,. , -viriy' j tritet-r"U-id’ —‘"'P hild out . 1 ■i -'-ks find !"!■ \< "' ■■■ ■,■ - - platted it an I pin .. on the t o' . ■ oil he i OUI I•- 1., , .Is A ■ T-ivvn <4 I'.i-ii-seiner. Along llie east s 1 dT of il.i* Addition :> public highway has heel; ’. ■< itv'l. opene-l ■ -tablishr : o. c th 1 * south vi, . * i' L : uig <«i- . e roau ; ! the track of th. r.<--> i: * ills, Delphi \ t'iiieago laiiwoy >■» t; 1 siting the north end. Extensive Bit'lns, ai ' * tor thorI'tigli drainage, whole opFTp~l“iin'uugli this body of land la-t Stmirn; r. Business will naturally drift eastward mi riTiTtTrwurli fr* tn wind lias liitherto been the heart of town, attracted by Hui railroad; and lots in Leopold’s Ad lition uiusi, frmu-their local ion with reference tothis teutiir.oy, have their present value greutly enhanced, and this speedily ami permanently. There~ea;i be no question of tins, if the hifiory of other towns similarly siimtted is any-criterion by which to draw conclusions. \t i.lc-awake p ojde liavo discerneil this fact -alrrody, and ea es of lots are being made every day. They .are 'nyW being efl'i-red very cheap by the owner who de-iies to realize his money and invest ft in of business; hut niter they hive gone out of his hands the new owners wifi assuv dly add large percentage to what they pity for them. As a special ii.d.ucemeut to those who ■vtir.l lid ft; Wil!'h to buihi homes noil have nvt-.-remty m;'an* ! tTi ni*ilrr large invi‘r.tlu.eul* a speeial indue'. ;u■.til lor i ’tvtiLlo, buy at <im e and.yomnience as quickly as .possta ble to ent off urinous outlays for re.-.t, and foolish ones~whii h at thr* very l>i’Bt cunt-ri—-hute otilv t<> teiuporary' gratitivatioii-^yir. l_e. poid I.fit I S hits in ;.ny pal lof his A idtt’on ni't nlrea ly soM <>r bargained for. eithei singly or in numbers, on credit with ease term* of paynient. Contracts will be nia.kvwiiii Spy " h > waul tu avail lh< :n.-i Ives of this r-iuarkafiie offer, t > receive monthly payinwui*, ol iivv d 'liars on wi-di lot bought, giving warranty dee 1 for same when the pnvmentsiirc ull made. As terms so lilienl -are- sei-toneStgigEed any »ia«', an-t ;is piuperiv in- this town will never be vLc-ip-'r ;har. 11 h i", is but is xerfain Io utlvmice rapidly in price, does not ri ticclion and sound jud f irtent seem to suggest to every person that wants a cheap and pleasant home,in a bejintifuf, heidlhy, thriving town the inrportahce of prunipt action to avail himself of the rare opportunity here presented before ibsliali have b< < om' too lute? In all mailers pvitaimng to b i-iness, delay s are proverbially dangerous. Many an oppm:--tunity to improve p.-Cnniary conditions hTfs TtatoTrtFVTTnTrm'eiurn while those to whom th *y were presented hesitated and were dilatory! No.v is the time to buy.