Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-11-08
E.am.EEE.H.G E.aN,nN.

In tracts of 40 Acres and upward long Credits and
at Low Rates of Interest
These lands granted by the Government to aid in
the construction of this Railroad. and among the
richest and most fertile in the State They with
the Road from Chicago the North East, Cairo on
the South aud from thence to Gaena and Daneh in the
extreme orh Western pirt Of the State Most of these
lands lie Immediately and within six miles Of the
Road, AMI none more than fifteen miles distant from
it; henc ready and cheap facilities are furnished for
transporting th products any the Eastern south
ern marses Tire great increase Of population by immi
grafton, &c. and the CONSEQUENT raid growth of utiSh
ing towns and villages the line of the Road, and
throughout the State, furnishes substantial and growing
home demand for every kiad of farm and garden produce
In the Northern and Central parts of the State prairie
lands predom ate. inerspersed with magnificent
of oak and other timbrj the Southern is
more abundant, and exceedingly valuable.
The soil is dark, rich mould from to five feet in
depth, gently rolling, and peculiarly fitted for grazing
cattle and sheep, the cuvau of wheat Indian corn
etc The air is pure and bracing, the climate
healthy milo, aud equable than that of other part
of the Unon while living streams and springs of excel
lent water abound.
Economy cutivatng, and great productiveness, are
the well known characteristics of Illinois land Trees
not required to be cut down. sumps grubbeSR stone
picked off is gen rally the case in cutivsting
land in the older States The first crop of Indian
planted tile newly broken sod usually repays the cost
Ct ploRng and encing.
Wheat sown on the newly turned sod is sure to yield
very large profits. with pillow and tgo yoke Of
oxen, will bieak and half to two acres per day.
Contrac can be made for breaking, ready for
wheat, at from 81 to So per acre By judieious
agement the lahd may Oe poWed ana fenced tns nrst,
and under high state Of cUtiuGin the second year.
Corn grain, cattle, etc will be forwarded at
BILE rates to Chicago for the Eastern aud tn Cairo FIR the
Southern market
Blluminous Coal is extensively mined aloa the Road
and supplies cheap and desirable fuel ing furnished
at many points at 81 so to $500 per ton Wood be
haO at the PER Extensive quarries have
been owned in the Southern part of the State near the
line of this Road of Building Stone, of excellent quail
ity,spch white and blue limestone and white and
red Sandstone,-which be had fer little more thsn
the expense of transpcrta'Ien.
The gOUe nneHt lands, in the and States. kausng
generally been Withdrawn from mdrktt enigrants
dated by THIS ceHpdny tgafh UdiLdb farms the old
prices and terms, uhich, all p reliability, viii double
in value with tw I've months.
When those lands restored to market per who
think of settling them Minnef ots, should bear in
mind hat the lands If this Company the prices for
which they Sold better stments than thoee in
other Stats Territories remote from market at
Government prices for the that the expense of
transporting products of the latter will al
ways be h ayy drawback them. and after a few
years cultivation they quire manurng which not the
case with IllinUis lands
The remarks hold good in relation to the lands in
the territories Of KAnzas and Nebraska, for al hough
cant lands may be found the COURSES, he dis
lance to is far greater and every hu dred miles
the products Of those lands carried eth wagons,
interrupted water communications cr the expense Of
transportation, which be by the settlers the
Teued price of their products and that pre-
annually al d every year reduced
The great fertility # the lands offered fol sale by
this Company and their consequent yield those
Eastern and Middle States much than suii lent
to pay the difference in the cost of transportation
especially in view Of the facilities by this Road
which not interrupted by the low summer,
the frost Of winter.