Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-10-29
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E'SE 9ss'kR EoV'sE A1sE aB'EbS,
In tracts of 40 Acres and upward; Long Credits and
at Low Rates of Interest
These lands ware granted by the Government to aid in
the construction OF this Railroad and are among tbp
richest and fertile in the State. They extend with
the Road from Chicago the North East to Cairo on
tRe South and fom thence to aIena and ansih in the
extreme North Western part Of the State Most Of these
lands lie immediately on, and within six miles Of the
Road and none than fifteen miles distant from
it, hence, ready and cheap facilities furnished for
transporting th products any he Eastern or south
ern markets The great increase Of population by mmi
grafton, &C. and the consequent raid growth Of flourish
ing towns and villages the line OF the Road, and
throughout the State furnishes substantial and growing
home demand for every kid of farm nd garden produce
Of ~ ,, IN e9; Iaerspefsed with magnificent groves
more abundant, and exceedingly valuable.
The soil is dark rich mould from to 1--WE feet in
depth is gently rolling ana peculiarly fitted for grazug
cattle and Sheep the culyati Of wheat Indian corn,
etc The air is pure and braciue, the climate more
healthy, mild aud equabe than that0 any other part
OF the Unioni while living streams and springs of excel
lent water abound,
Economy in cultiveing, and great proiucveness are
the well known Characteristics of Illinois land. Trees
not required be cut down, stumps grabbed, stone
picked of, is gen rally the case in cultvatng
land in the older States. The FIRST crop of Indian
planted tile newly broken sod usually repays the cost
CT ploTing and encing,
Wheat sown on the newly turned sod, is to yield
very large profits man with pillow and two yoke Of
oxen will break and half to two per day.
Contracts be made for breaking ready for corn or
wheat, at from 81 to S. per acre By judicious man
and under high state ofcutiuatiJn the second year
Corn, grain cattle, etc win be forwarded at
BILE to Chicago for the Eastern, and tn Cairo FIR the
Southern market
Biuminous Ceal is extensively mined alo1 the Road
and supplies cheap and desirable fuel; ing furnished
at many points at $3.50 to $500 per ton, Wood be
had at the rate per cord Extensive queries have
been owned in the Southern part Of the State the
line of this Road Of Building Stone of excellent DUAL.
ity-such white and blue Limestone, and white and
red Sandstone,-whch be had for little thsn
the expense Of transportation.
The government lands, in the lend States. haU,ng
generally been withdrawn from market, entrants
from the East6Tn States and EUrO7e,caR be aGcpmpo-
dated BIZ this cOnBGny Uith Uaudbs farms, at The old
prices and terms, Uhich IN all probability, will double
in value with tw I've months.
When those lands restored to Market persons who
think of settling Them Mpnetol9 should bear in
mind that the lands of this Company at the prices for
which they sold better investments than thoee in
other states Territories remote from market at
Government prices for the thaJ the expense Of
transporting the products of te latter to market will al
ways be heavy drawback on them, and after few
years cultivation they require manurng which is not the
case with Illinois lands
The remarks hold good in relation to the lands in
the territories of Kanzas and Nebraska, for Though
cant lands may be found the courses he dis
market far greater, and every hundred miles
the products of those lands carried either in wagons
interrupted water communications the expense Of
transportation, which must be borneby the settlers, in the
reduced price Of their products and to that extent pre-
annually ard every year reduced
The great fertility Of the lands offered for sale by
this Company and their qnent yield those Of the
Eastern and Middle States, is much than sui lent
to pay the difference in the cost of Transportation,
especially in view Of the facilities furnished by ths Road
and others with which it connects the operations of
whchare not interrupted by the low water ofsummer, or
the frost Of winter.