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Newspaper
Semi Weekly Herald
Location
Eldora, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1909
Page
8
Visit the Big Springs Ranch Farms on the Texas South Plains where land is highly tillable and producing staples such as corn wheat barley milo cotton and vegetables. Prices rise yearly. buyers with varying means can invest for future home wealth and potential capital gains.
To Owners of High Priced Land The history of the Central States is being repeated in the Big Springs country. If your own land is worth $90 to $100 an acre, now is the time to cash in and re-invest in this low priced land which is increasing in value daily. Measured by crop production Big Spring Ranch farm land exceeds in value the best land in your country and it is only a question of a few short years until it will command a cor responding price. The trend of immigration and land development is to the Southwest and centers in the Big Springs country. Every con venience for comfortable and happy living can be found in the South Plains?
A sales pitch inviting renters to relocate to Texas land where crops can fund a home within one to two years. It claims many farmers bought Texas lands this way and now prefer local farms to other lands. Promises include low capital needs and quick crop income, urging buyers to buy, build, and harvest early.
A promotional notice invites young men to settle on advertised land promising payment through first crop and future wealth. It touts absence of stumps or stones, suggests women accompany settlers, and offers free round trips and refunded railway fare for buyers of 160 acres or more.
The Fine New Town of Soash on the Big Springs Ranch aims to become the South Plains metropolis with a 50 room hotel electric lighting and modern accommodations. It features a large office building several businesses and promises strong investment opportunities with lots offered at 1 down and 1 per week. Write the home office for more information about Soash Tex.
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