Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 January 1908 — South and West Land Company, Chicago, Illinois. [ARTICLE]

South and West Land Company, Chicago, Illinois.

Gentlemen: We the undersigned party on your “homeseekers” excursion of Dec. 17th, 1907, want to express to yon onr appreciation and at the same time thank yon and compliment yon; on the completeness of the .arrangements by which we have had snch an enjoyable and comfortable trip all the time from the time we left Chicago, until we were ready to leave lor home inclnd ing onr trip over land, to inspect the land yon have for sale. We had been told of this central Texas land by your workers and thought we had a fair idea of what we would see when we' got to the land, bnt many of ns were favorably disappointed and all of ns thoroly pleased with the land, believing it is well adapted to diversified farming snch as we are accustomed to in Illinois and Indiana. We are satisfied that a man with the energy manifested in the northern farmer, exerted in this country, very profitable results can be obtained.

Some of us have purchased land, others mnst complete arrangements for the pnrehase, before we are able to buy, but we ail recommend thiq territory to all intending purchasers for we find a delightful climate, splendid water at a shallow depth, p enty of rain fall, building mater ial much cheaper than where we now live, fuel very reasonable, cost ing $2.12 lor the best of coal per ton, school facilities are good, rural mail delivery and telephone services at your command. Your Pullman Palace private ear enables the “homeseexer” to travel in perfect ease, without being jostled and crowded as is common on regular excursions, and to all intending purchasers, we want ta recommend that they go with .the South and West Land Company, and see as we beliave the best land to-be obtained in the great State of Texas. Again thanking you we are Vi ry truly S. E. Smith, Barrington, IIL W. C. Meyer, Barring’c n, lit. T. L. Erickson, Gibson City, 111. W. 8. LowmaD, Rensselaer, Ind H. Brinker, Barrington, 111. A. L. Scherf, Barrington. 111. Fv A. Waymire, Rensselaer, Ind. A. Rosenbaum, Rensselaer, Ind John Rolhoff, Rensselaer, Ind. Wm. Scott, Rensselaer. Ind. J. W. Bond, Rankin, 111. W. J. Holt, Piqua, Ohio. ft. It. Kimbeny, Wauconda, ill. This is a true copy of .he original -N; xt excursion will be the 7tli oi January, come aud with us, the rate for the round trip will he very, very low so cheap that you can’t alibrd to stay at home. Oi as. J. Dean, Local Agent; Rensselaer, Ind.