1878. THE OLD B.& M RAILROAD AHEAD

(Iowa and Nebraska) 1878. THE OLD B.& M RAILROAD AHEAD. KEEP IN THE RIGHT LATITUDE. 750,000 ACRES OF THE BEST LANDS FOR SALE. SOUTHERN IOWA AND SOUTHEASTERN NEBRASKA HAVE THE LARGEST AND FINEST CROPS. THE BEST CLASS OF SETTLERS. THE MOST SUCCESSFUL FARMERS. THE BEST AND CHEAPEST LANDS. THE LARGEST CREDITS & LOWEST INTEREST. THE CHEAPEST FARES & FRIGHTS. THE ONLY ROAD FOR IMPROVEMENT PREMIUMS. SEE INSIDE. 1st. 1878. 36 pgs. Pict. wraps. 3 maps including THE GREAT CENTRAL REGION showing the leading through routes to the west and the land grants in Iowa and Nebraska of the Chicago Burlington and Quincy R.R. and Burlington & Missouri River railroad in Nebraska. The second map is THE GREAT SOUTH PLATTE REGION and the third is ON THE MAIN LINE ACROSS THE CONTINENT. Map of southern Iowa, showing the Lands of the Chicago Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company, 50,000 acres for sale at from $5.00 to $15.00 per acres, lands sold on ten years credit and at six per cent interest. 30 per cent discount for cash. 4 full page illustrations, plus descriptions of two refabricated homes one could purchase for your homestead. Numerous table plus information on local land agents in Iowa and in Nebraska; prices of land; the crops of 1877; the financial condition; Southern Iowa; South-Eastern Nebraska; the climate; the soil; fruit culture; towns; villages; churches and schools; the class of people; coal, wood and timber; rain fall; railroads and markets; The Burlington Route and how to reach this country; rebates; round trip and one-way tickets; agricultural implements; horses and cattle; plus a host of other areas which would be of interest to the possible settler. A great promotional piece used to lure settlers to Iowa and Nebraska. Vg cond.