KENTUCKY 



95,000 acres of coal and timber land, in Pike county, Kentucky. 



LOUISIANA 



RED RIVER PLANTATION. 1,605 acres ; on railroad ; has 2 miles river front ; 

 richest soil in state ; 800 acres in cultivation, 800 in timber cypress and oak ; timber 

 alone a paying investment ; i to i l / 2 bales cotton per acre ; 60 bu. corn. 8 tons alfalfa. 

 Improvements new steam gin plant and press, cost $5,000 ; store building, large resi- 

 dence, 32 tenant houses, barn, and outbuildings. Only 48,000, $10,000 down and balance 

 in easy payments. 



15 PER CENT INVESTMENT. Plantation contiguous to Mississippi River, one 

 mile from steamboat landing. 1,320 acres alluvial land, with improvements consisting 

 of good dwelling, cotton gin, new engine, and boiler. One large store is rented for $30 

 per month. Agricultural implements go with place, and stock will be sold at reduced 

 price to purchaser. 1,120 acres in cultivation, producing excellent cotton. Only $45,000; 

 one-half cash, balance in I and 2 years. 



HARDWOOD TIMBER LAND. 175,000 acres alluvial land will be sold in parcels 

 to suit purchaser at from $5 to $12 per acre. Can sell 100,000 acres in solid body. All 

 soil is rich, and difference in price depends wholly on value of timber standing, which 

 will cut from 3,000 to 6,000 feet per acre. To home-seekers, small tracts at $10 per acre, 

 $ 1.50 down and balance in 3 and 5 years. Rice, sugar cane, cotton, and alfalfa are not 

 grown to better advantage anywhere else in the state. 



NORTH CAROLINA 



250,000 ACRES FARMING AND TIMBER LANDS. First and second growth 

 estimated to cut 350,000,000 feet of pine, 500,000,000 feet of gum, 75,000,000 feet 

 cypress. Juniper estimated to cut 2,000,000 poles. Located on the Atlantic coast. Rail- 

 road and two rivers Price, $2 00 an acre. 



Seventy thousand acres Pine, Cypress, Juniper, Ash and Gum timber in Eastern 

 North Carolina. This property is located on two sounds which empty into the Atlantic 

 Ocean, loo miles south of Norfolk, Va. Exceptional water transportation facilities The 

 longest haul to water will not exceed four miles, and woxikl require railroad and steam 

 skidder. The timber is estimated by a practical timber expert to cut the following 

 amount of merchantable lumber : 85,000,000 feet of Short Leaf N. C. Pine, 100,000,000 

 feet of Juniper, 15,000,000 feet of Cypress, 100,000,000 feet of Black and Sweet Gum. The 

 timber rights on the above will be sold for one dollar per thousand, with ample time to 

 remove same, or can be purchased in fee, together with 80,000 acres additional, suitable 

 for game preserve or farming purposes, at a verj; small cost. This is probably the best 

 investment in North Carolina for the money. 



SOUTH CAROLINA 



500,000,000 FEET OF CHOICE STANDING TIMBER. In South Carolina, con- 

 venient to transportation both by rail and water, near tide water possessing fine harbor. 



GROUP A. Consists of u,oco acres, estimated to cut 25,000,000 feet of cypress, as 

 choice as grows in the South ; 18,000,000 feet excellent short-leaf pine, 5,000,000 feet of 

 cottonwood, 8,000,000 feet of oak, 3,000,000 feet of ash, balance of timber hickory, 

 sycamore, elm, gum, etc. $1.00 per thousand. 



GROUP B. 22,000 acres, estimated to cut 80,000,000 feet of choice cypress, 70,000,000 

 choice short-leaf North Carolina pine, balance of timber oak, ash, hickory, sycamore, 

 gum, etc. 



GROUP C. 14,000 acres, estimated to cut 30, 000,000 feet of choice cypress, 15,000,000 

 of oak, 15,000,000 short-leaf pine, 8,000,000 cottonwood, 10,000,000 ash, balance hickory, 

 sycamore, elm, gum, etc. 



A small cottage, charmingly situated, near Georgetown on Bay ; premises containing 

 74 acres of pine land ; abounding in game ; a hunter's paradise. A bargain. 



TENNESSEE 



SLATE QUARRY. Fine quarry, easily and inexpensively mined, with water trans- 

 portation and on line of proposed railroad. Worked profitably for 18 months, with orders 

 for 2 years in advance. Slate outcrops from 50 to 150 feet above ground, first quality and 

 inexhaustible. 2,300 acres in this property, which will cut 5,000 feet of hardwood per 

 acre. Will sell outright at fraction of value, or arrange for capital to finance and prop- 

 erly exploit mines. Unrivalled opportunity for investment. Address this department 

 for further particulars. 



COAL LAND. 3,000 acres Jellico coal land on main line of C. N. O. & T. R. R. in 

 Kentucky, near Tennessee line. Mines are now paying net profit of $i per ton to owner, 

 and will pay more. Further particulars on application. 



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