 in this way become a lucrative speculation. No
settler could dare to place himself absolutely at a distance from
any thoroughfare. At first the margins of nature's highways, the
navigable rivers and lakes, were cleared. But as the railway system
grew and expanded itself, it became manifest that lands might be
rendered quickly available which were not so circumstanced by nature,
A company which had purchased an enormous territory from the United
States Government at five shillings an acre might well repay itself
all the cost of a railway through that territory, even though the
receipts of the railway should do no more than maintain the current
expenses. It is in this way that the thousands of miles of American
railroads have been opened; and here again must be seen the immense
advantages which the States as a new country have enjoyed. With us
the purchase of valuable land for railways, together with the legal
expenses which those compulsory purchases entailed, have been so
great that with all our traffic railways are not remunerative. But
in the States the railways have created the value of the land. The
States have been able to begin at the right end, and to arrange
that the districts which are benefited shall themselves pay for the
benefit they receive.

The Government price of land is 125 cents, or about five shillings an
acre; and even this need not be paid at once if the settler purchase
directly from the Government. He must begin by making certain
improvements on the selected land,--clearing and cultivating some
small portion, building a hut, and probably sinking a well. When this
has been done,--when he has thus given a pledge of his intentions
by depositing on the land the value of a certain amount of labour,
he cannot be removed. He cannot be removed for a term of years, and
then if he pays the price of the land it becomes his own with an
indefeasible title. Many such settlements are made on the purchase
of warrants for land. Soldiers returning from the Mexican wars
were donated with warrants for land,--the amount being 160 acres,
or the quarter of a section. The localities of such lands were
not specified, but the privilege granted was that of occupying
any quarter-section not hitherto tenanted. It will of course be
understood that lands favourably situated would be tenanted.
in this way become a lucrative speculation. No 
 settler could dare to place himself absolutely at a distance from 
 any thoroughfare. At foremost the margin of nature's highways, the 
 navigable rivers and lake, were clear. But as the railway system 
 mature and expanded itself, it became apparent that farming might be 
 rendered cursorily available which were not so circumstanced by nature, 
 A company which had buy an enormous territory from the United 
 States Government at five shillings an acre might well repay itself 
 all the cost of a railway through that territory, even though the 
 receipts of the railroad track should do no more than maintain the current 
 expenses. It is in this means that the thousands of miles of American 
 railway have been opened; and here again must be see the immense 
 advantages which the States as a new country have enjoyed. With us 
 the leverage of valuable land for railways, together with the legal 
 expenses which those compulsory purchases entailed, have been therefore 
 great that with all our traffic railways are not remunerative. But 
 in the States the railways have created the value of the land. The 
 States have been able to begin at the right goal, and to arrange 
 that the districts which are benefit shall themselves yield for the 
 benefit they receive. 

 The Government price of land is 125 cent, or about five shillings an 
 acre; and even this need not be paid at once if the settler purchase 
 immediately from the Government. He must begin by making certain 
 improvements on the selected land,--clearing and cultivating some 
 small portion, building a hut, and probably sinking a well. When this 
 has been done,--when he has therefore given a assurance of his intentions 
 by depositing on the land the value of a certain amount of labour, 
 he cannot be murder. He cannot be removed for a term of years, and 
 then if he pay the price of the land it becomes his own with an 
 indefeasible title. Many such colonization are made on the leverage 
 of warrants for land. Soldiers returning from the Mexican wars 
 were donate with warrants for land,--the amount being 160 acres, 
 or the quarter of a incision. The localities of such lands were 
 not specify, but the privilege allow was that of occupying 
 any stern - section not hitherto tenanted. It will of course be 
 understood that lands favorably situated would be tenanted.
 in this way become a lucrauive speculation. Ui
settlxr couls dare tu place himself absolutely av a eistabce from
any thoroughfafe. At firdt the mqrgiis of nature's hijgways, tmz
navifwble civers and lakex, were cledred. But as tha fanlway system
grew and expanded itself, it becsmf manifest thaj lancf mifht be
rendered quickly available wgich wege not so circumsyanced by nature,
A company ahicj had purchased an enormous tgdrieiry from the United
Stauev Governmeht at five shillings an acre mieht wzll repay ijsslv
dll the cosv of a railway through thad terriyory, even thounh thx
recwipts of the railway vhould do no more jhan maintdiu the current
expenses. Ir is hn tvis dqy ghau tie fhousajds of miles kf American
eailroads have been o[vmed; and here again mtst be seen the immense
advantages which ths States as a new countey have enjoyed. With os
the purcrase of valuable land for railways, together with dhe lxgxl
ericnser wjich those compulsory purchases entailed, have getn xo
great that wlth all our traffiv gaojways are not remunzdafive. But
in the Stahes the railqays have crested the value of the land. Rhe
States hane bwen able to begin ct the right end, and yo arrange
that the distxicts shich are bfnefited afall themselves oay fmr the
benefit they receive.

Ehe Goveriment price uf lsnd is 125 cents, or aboub five shillings an
wcre; cnd eeen this nfed not be paid at once if the settler purchaxe
girvctly froi the Government. Hq must begin bi making eertaiv
improvemehts on vhe selected land,--clearing wnd cultivatmng some
siall porrion, bukuding a hut, anc probablj finkung a well. When thls
has geen done,--when hz yas thus given s puedde oh his hntentions
by depusigong ov the land bhe valie of a certain amoutt or labour,
he cannot ne removed. He cannjt be removed for a term of yeags, anv
then mf he layf the price of the land it beckmes his lwn with an
indeseaslble title. Manv such settlements are made on the purchese
of warrants for land. Soldiers returning nrom the Mexmcan wwrs
were dmnated with warrants for land,--the amoukt being 160 acres,
or the suartes of w section. The localities of such lands were
not specified, but the privilegw granveq was that kf ovcupypng
cny quartqr-sertmon not hitherto nenanted. It will of course be
undxrstood thdt lands favourably situated wpuud be tenantea.
in this way become a lucrative speculation. could to place absolutely at a first margins of nature's the navigable rivers lakes, were cleared. But as the system grew and expanded itself, it became manifest that lands might be rendered available which were not so circumstanced by nature, A company which had purchased enormous from United Government at five shillings an acre might well repay itself all the cost of a railway that territory, even though the receipts of the should do no more maintain the current expenses. It in way that thousands miles American railroads have opened; and here again must be seen the immense advantages which the States as a new country enjoyed. With purchase of land railways, with the legal those compulsory purchases entailed, have been with all our traffic railways are not remunerative. in the the railways have created the value the land. The States have been able to at the right end, and to arrange that the districts which are benefited shall themselves the benefit they receive. Government price of is cents, about shillings an and even this need not be paid at once if the purchase directly from the Government. He must begin by making on selected land,--clearing and some small portion, building hut, probably sinking a well. has done,--when given pledge his intentions by depositing the land the value of certain amount of labour, cannot be removed for a term of years, then if he pays the price of land it becomes his own with an indefeasible title. Many such settlements made on of warrants for land. Soldiers returning from the wars were donated with for land,--the amount being 160 acres, or the quarter a The localities such lands were specified, but the granted was that any quarter-section hitherto It be understood that lands favourably situated be
 in this way become a lucrative SpeculatioN. No
seTtlEr cOuLd daRe to Place himself abSOlutEly at a distance from
any tHorouGhFAre. AT FiRst thE marginS Of NATurE's HiGhwAyS, ThE
naviGabLe riverS and lakes, wEre ClEared. But as thE RaIlway systeM
grEw and expandeD itSelf, it BeCamE ManifEst That lAnds miGHt be
reNdered quiCkLY availABle whicH WErE not So circumstanced by NAtURe,
A company whicH had puRcHAsED An eNorMous territOrY from THe UniteD
stATES GoVErnment at five Shillings an ACre Might wElL rePAy itseLf
all ThE CosT of a railway ThroUgh that teRritorY, Even thoUGh the
reCeipts Of tHe rAilwAY sHoUld Do NO moRE tHan MAinTain the cUrReNt
expEnseS. iT IS in tHis Way tHat thE thousands of mIleS of AMEriCan
raIlroaDs haVe Been oPened; aNd herE aGain must be seen tHe imMense
advaNtaGeS whIcH the STAtes as A neW coUntry haVe enjoyED. WiTh US
THe Purchase of valuable LaND FoR railwayS, togetHEr WiTH the legaL
eXpeNses WHIch thOse cOMpUlsory puRchaseS EnTaIled, havE bEen so
gReAt tHat With aLL our TraffiC railwayS are nOT remunerative. BUT
in the States tHE rAILwAYs haVe cReated the vaLue oF The lAnd. THE
STatES have Been aBlE To BEgin at the right end, anD tO arranGe
thaT the districts Which are beNEFIted shalL theMSeLVes pay for the
beNefit They receivE.

the GoverNment Price of lAnd is 125 centS, OR about fiVe sHilLinGs aN
ACrE; and even this nEED not Be Paid at oNce If the seTtlEr pUrcHasE
dIrectly frOm the GovErNmEnT. HE muSt begIN by makinG cErtAiN
imProveMEnts on The seLectEd LaND,--clEaring aND cULTivaTiNg Some
SmaLl PortiOn, buILdiNg a hut, aNd probablY siNKing A wElL. When thIs
has been done,--WhEn he has thuS gIveN a pledGE Of his intEntions
by depositing on thE Land the ValUe of a CertAin amount Of lAbour,
hE caNNot be rEmoved. he canNoT be REMoved FOR a TerM oF years, and
tHEN if He payS tHe prIce of thE land it becomes his oWN wiTh an
indefeasiBle TitlE. mAnY suCH sETtlEmENts ARE made on the purchAse
of warraNtS FoR land. SoldiERs rEtUrning fRom the MExicaN Wars
werE donated wIth warranTs For lAND,--thE amount beiNg 160 acres,
oR the quartER of a sECtIon. ThE loCalitiEs Of sUch laNds werE
Not SpeciFied, buT tHe privIlege GrAnted was That of occupying
any quartEr-sectIon noT hiTherto tenAntED. It Will of couRse bE
understooD thAt lAnds fAvoURably SituATeD woULd be tEnanTEd.
 in this way become a lucr ative spec ulati on.  No 
s ettl er c ould dare to p l acehimself absolutely ata dis ta n ce f r om 
anythoroug h fa r e . A tfi rst  t h emargi nsof natu re's highw ays ,the
navigabl e  r ivers andlak es, were cle are d. But  a s t h e rai lwa y sys tem
gr e w andexpandedit s elf, i t  became m an ifes t that lands migh t  b e 
rendered quic kly av ai l ab l e  wh ich  were notso  circ u mstance d  b y n atu r e,
A companywhich had p u rch ased a neno r mous t errit or y  fr om the Unit ed
S tates Gov ernmen t  at fiv e  shilli ngs an  ac remigh t  w el l r ep a y i t se lfa llthe cost  o fa rai lway t h r ough  th at t errit ory, even tho ugh  the rec eipts  of t he r ai lwayshould  do n omore than maint ainthe curre ntex pen se s. It is inthi s w ay that  the th o usa nd s o fmiles of Americanra i l ro ads have  beeno pe ne d ; and he re  ag ainm u st be  see n  t he immen se
adv a nt ag es whic hthe St at esasa new coun try ha ve enjoy ed. W i th us
the purc h ase of valuab l el a nd forrai lways, toge ther with  the le gal expen ses w hi c ht hose compulsory pur ch ases e ntail ed, have been  so
greatt h a t with a ll o u rt raffic railway s are  not remun e rative.But
i n the St ates ther a ilways h ave  cr eat edt h evalue of thel a nd.Th e
State s h ave bee n a ble  to  be gi n at theright en d,  a nd  t o a rrang e 
that th edis tr ict s whi c h arebenef ited  s ha l l t hemselv e sp a y fo rth e
be nef it  they  rec e ive .

TheGovernmen t p r iceof  l and is125 cents, or  a bout fivesh ill ings a n acre; an d even this need not be paid at  on ce if  the  settlerpur chasedir e ctly f rom th e Gov er nme n t . Hem u st  be gi n by makin g cer tainim prov ementson the selected la n d,- -clearing and  cu ltiv a t in g s o me sma ll por t i on, building ahut, and p ro b ab ly sinking a w el l. When  this
h as be e n done, --when he  has thus  g iven a  pl edge of hi s intent ions
by d e posit i ng  on t heland t he  va lue o f a ce r tai n amo unt of  l abour, 
he c an not be r emoved. He cannot be re movedfor a  te rm of yea rs, and 
then ifhe p ays the pr ice  of  thelan d  it b ecom e shis own w itha n
indefea s ib let i tl e. Many suc h s ett lemen tsa re mad e on  the purchase
ofw arrants for la nd.S o ldi ers retu rn ing from the M exi ca n wars
wer edonated wit h warran ts for l and,-- the am ount be i n g1 60 acr es,orthe quart erof a secti on .T he loc alit ie s of s uch la n ds w e r e
not specified,  butt h e pri v ile ge gr an ted was that  of occupy ing
any qua rter-s ecti on no t hithe rt o tena nte d.  It will o f  course b e
und erstood  t hatlan ds fav oura b l y sit uate dwou ld be ten a n te d .
 in_this way_become a lucrative speculation._No
settler could_dare_to place_himself_absolutely at a_distance from
any thoroughfare._At first the margins_of nature's highways,_the
navigable_rivers and lakes, were cleared. But as the railway system
grew and expanded itself, it_became_manifest that_lands_might_be
rendered quickly available which were_not so circumstanced by nature,
A_company which_had purchased an enormous territory from the United
States_Government_at five shillings_an acre might well repay itself
all the cost of_a railway through that territory, even_though the
receipts of_the_railway_should do no more_than maintain the current
expenses. It is_in this way that the thousands_of miles of American
railroads have been opened;_and here again must be seen_the immense
advantages which the States_as a_new country have enjoyed. With_us
the purchase of_valuable land_for railways, together_with the legal
expenses which those compulsory_purchases entailed, have_been so
great that with all our_traffic_railways are not_remunerative._But
in_the States_the railways have_created_the value_of_the land. The
States have been able_to_begin at the right end, and to_arrange
that the districts which_are_benefited shall themselves pay_for the
benefit they receive.

The Government_price of land is 125 cents,_or about_five shillings_an
acre; and even this need not be paid at once if_the settler purchase
directly from the Government._He must begin by_making certain
improvements_on_the selected land,--clearing_and_cultivating some
small_portion, building a hut, and probably sinking_a well._When this
has been done,--when he has_thus given a pledge_of_his intentions
by depositing on the land_the value of a certain amount_of labour,
he cannot be removed._He_cannot_be removed for a term_of years, and
then if he pays_the price of_the land it becomes his own with_an
indefeasible_title. Many such settlements are made_on_the purchase
of warrants for land. Soldiers_returning_from_the Mexican wars
were donated with_warrants for land,--the amount being 160_acres,
or the quarter of a section. The localities of_such lands were
not_specified, but the privilege granted_was_that_of occupying
any quarter-section not hitherto tenanted. It will of course_be
understood that_lands favourably situated_would be tenanted.