▁current ▁Chicago ▁and ▁Al ton ▁Rail road , ▁Scott ▁began ▁to ▁plat ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Ch eno a . ▁He ▁established ▁the ▁first ▁track side ▁gra in ▁storage ▁facility ▁in ▁northern ▁Mc Le an ▁County . ▁He ▁also ▁launched ▁the ▁most ▁extensive ▁advert ising ▁campaign ▁ever ▁seen ▁in ▁Central ▁Illinois ▁of ▁that ▁time , ▁to ▁promote ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁his ▁town . ▁In ▁his ▁advert is ements , ▁he ▁told ▁pros pective ▁buy ers ▁" The ▁lack ▁of ▁local ▁tim ber ▁would ▁be ▁offset ▁by ▁the ▁cheap ▁coal ▁that ▁would ▁be ▁sh ipped ▁in ▁ ▁on ▁rail ▁from ▁Indiana ▁and ▁str essed ▁that ▁local ▁far mers ▁and ▁mer ch ants ▁would ▁be ▁at ▁a ▁distinct ▁trad ing ▁advantage ". ▁He ▁d ug ▁a ▁c is tern ▁and ▁offered ▁to ▁st ake ▁a ▁quarter ▁interest ▁in ▁a ▁steam ▁power ed ▁mill . ▁He ▁also ▁don ated ▁land ▁for ▁a ▁church ▁and ▁bur ial ▁sites . ▁He ▁also ▁built ▁his ▁personal ▁house ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 5 ▁known ▁today ▁as ▁the ▁Matthew ▁T . ▁Scott ▁House . ▁ ▁During ▁ 1 8 5 5 , ▁ 1 2 ▁houses ▁were ▁built ▁by ▁Scott ▁and ▁over ▁ ▁of ▁pra iri eland ▁was ▁broken ▁as ▁agricult ure ▁began ▁to ▁bo om ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁By ▁the ▁ 1 8 5 0 s ▁Scott ▁had ▁broken ▁and ▁f enced ▁more ▁than ▁ ▁of ▁land , ▁most ▁of ▁it ▁located ▁within ▁modern ▁day ▁Ch eno a ▁Township . ▁By ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁ 5 0