Historical encyclopedia of Illinois . ready established and the othertwo are petitioned for and will be established theensuing spring. The City of Brooklyn in its local situationwith regard to other places of business, is a placeof very considerable importance; being 1-t milesfrom Rushville; 23 miles from Carthage; 37miles from Commerce; 40 miles from Quincy; 18miles from Macomb; 25 miles from Beardstownand 70 miles from Peoria. History has not yet given an account of acountry (in point of health, beauty and fertility)equal to the one surrounding this city. La MoineRiver is a most delightful s
Historical encyclopedia of Illinois . ready established and the othertwo are petitioned for and will be established theensuing spring. The City of Brooklyn in its local situationwith regard to other places of business, is a placeof very considerable importance; being 1-t milesfrom Rushville; 23 miles from Carthage; 37miles from Commerce; 40 miles from Quincy; 18miles from Macomb; 25 miles from Beardstownand 70 miles from Peoria. History has not yet given an account of acountry (in point of health, beauty and fertility)equal to the one surrounding this city. La MoineRiver is a most delightful stream, affording wa-ter at all seasons of the year for immense ma-chinery. It has been examined by competent en-gineers from its mouth to this CITY, and theestimated cost to construct dams, with locks tomake it a perpetual navigable stream, is $30, water-power gained by the construction ofsaid dams must, and will, pay 10 per cent per an-num on the stock exclusive of tolls. The pro-prietors think the stock worth a premium of 10. JAMES DeWITT HISTORY OF SCHUTLEB COUNTY. per cent. They intend having a company char-tered at the next session of the Legislature ofthis State to accomplish this great and desirableobject. The proprietors have no hesitancy in sayingthat there is no hazard in the purchase of lots inthis City, as there is no city on any canal in theUnited States, which has advantages equal toBrooklyn in point of health, beauty and soil; thefanners producing from one-half to double thequantity- of wheat and com over any other Statein the Union. The number of lots will be laid off fora beginning, many of which will be sold in differ-ent cities throughout the United States. Agentsselling abroad will recollect that all numbers oflots marked for sale at home, will not be of-fered abroad. Teems—10 per cent on all sales, cash inhand. The balance in six and twelve months. Other sales from time to time as best mills in the State are now in successfuloper
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