Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-10-17
Two Millions Of Acres
En- gssMEspeG IL .N'EeS.

In tracts Of 10 Acres and upward Long Credits and
at Low Rates Of Interest.
These lands were granted by the Government aid
the construction OF this Railroad and are among the
richest and most fertile in the STATE. Thy extend with
the Road. from Chicago on the North Eas to Cairo
the South and thence 3alena and Dunlei.h in the
extreme North Western part Of the State Most Of these
lands lie Immediately and within six miles Of the
Road. and none than fifteen miles distant from
it, hence ready aud cheap facilities furnished for
transporting their products to any of the Eastern or South
ern markets The great increase of population by mm
grafton &c. and the consequent RAID growth of flourish
ing towns and villages on the line OF the Road, and
throughout the State furnishes substantial and growing
home demand for every kid of farm and garden produce
In he Northern and Central parts Of the State prairie
lande predom ate, nterspersed with magnificent
of oak and other TIMBER in the Southern the timber is
more abundant and exceedingly valuable
The soil is dark, rich mould, from to five feet in
DEPTH is gently rolling, and peculiarly fitted Tor grazing
cattle and sheep the cultivation of wheat Indian corn
etc. The air is pure and bracing the climate more
healthy, nib, aud equabe, than that of any other part
OF the Uniou while living streams and springs of excel
lent water abound.
Eeouoay in cultiva'iug and great produciveness are
the well known characteristics of Illinois land Trees
not required to he cut down. stumps grubbed stone
picked of, as is generally the in cultivatng
land in the Older states. The first crop of Indian
planted on tie rtwy broken sod, usual repays the cost
CT blowing and fencing.
Wheat sown the newly turned sod is sure to yield
very large profits. man with pow and two yoke Of
oXen Will bleak one and half to acres per day.
Contracts be made for breaking, ready for corn or
wheat, at from 81 to So per By judcious man
aSemelt, the land may be powed and fenced the first
ane under hIgh state of cultivation the year
Corn, grain, cattle, etc will be forwarded at reasona
BILE rates to Chicago for the Eastern and Caro-
Southern market.
Bitumnous Coal is extensively mined alon the Road
and supplies cheap and desirable fuel being furnished
at many points at 81 so to $500 per ton Wood can be
hau at the per cord Extensive Queries have
been Owned in the Southern part of the State the
lne of this Road, Of Building Stone of excellent quail
hy,-such as White and blue Limestone and white and
red Sandstone,-which can be had for little more thsn
the expense Of transportation.
Ihe government lands, in the Land States. hdUtng
generally been Withdrawn from MARKET enieraHtS
dated by this company wih Uaidble farnS at the od
prices and TERMS ubtch, all p7ObGbiiy, wild double
in value with tw i've months
When those lands restored to market per sons who
think OF settling them, Minnefos, should bear in
mind that the lands of this Company, the prices for
other States or Territories remote from arket,
Government prices for the that the expense of
transporting the products Of the latter to market sill al
ways be heavy drawback them, and after few
years cultivation they require manurng which is not the
case with Illinois ands
The remarks hold good in relation to the lands in
the territories of Kanzas and Nebraska for although
cant lands may be found nearer the The dis
lance to market is far greater and every hundred miles
the products of those lands carried either wagons
interrupted water communications ucrsase the expense of
transportation which must be borne by the settlers, in the
reduced price of their products to that pre-
annually and every year reduced
The great fertility Of the lands offered foI sale by
tins Company and consequent yield those Of the
Eastern and Middle States is much than sufficient
to pay the difference in the of transportation,
especially in view Of the facilities furnished by this Road,
and others with which connects the operations of
whichare not interrupted by the low of summer
the frost of winter