Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-11-19
EeARM LANDS FOR SALH.-THE ILL
y NOIs CENTRAL r. II. COMPANY is now pre-
pared to sell about
EWO Millions of Acres
E.R ~ REE.R,kE LII ,Eg&.

FL 3Ss1REE.S'ES e Il aE'ESS,
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 R3ir1ad and are among the
richest and fertile in the State. They extend with
the Road from Chicago on the North East to Cairo
the South and thence to Galena and DIneith 10 the
North Western rt Of the State Most of these
lands lie immediately on and within six miles Of the
Road. ami more than fifteen miles distant from
it, henc ready ami cheap facilities are furnished for
transporting htr products to any Of the Eastern south
marSets. The great Increase Of population by immi
graOn &c, and the consequent raid growth Of uri h
ing towns and villages the line Of the Road and
throughout the State furnishes substantial and growing
home demand for every kii Of farm and garden produce
In the Northern and Central parts of the state, prairie
lands predomi ate inte parsed with magnificent groves
of az and ohef tmbr the Southern TIE timber is
more abundant, ami exec dinghy valuable.
h. soil is dark, rich mould from to five feet in
depth, is gently rolling, AMI peculiarly fitted for grazing
cattle and sheep, the culyati Of wheat Indian corn,
etc The air is pure and bracins, the climate
healthy, mild aud equabe than that Of other part
Of the Union; while living streams and springs of excel
Isn't water abound
Economy in cutvating, and great proiuciveness are
the wei known characteristics of Illinois land Trees
not requirt to be cut down, stumps grubbad
picked of, is gen rally the in cultivatng new
land in the older states. The first crop Of Indian corn
planted tie newly broken sod, usually repays the
CT pOEir and encng.
Wheat sown the newly turned sod is to yield
very lnge profits. man with pillow and two yoke of
oxen, will b eak one and Hall to two acres per day.
Cotrac can be made for breaking, ready for corn or
wheat, at from 81 So per acre BY judicious man
agemeut, the land may be powed and fenced the first,
and undra high state of cuLiUati the second year
Corn grain cattle, etc VIII be forwarded at
BILE to Chic go the Eastern and tn CAIRO FIR he
S0utherl market
Bruniuous al is exter siyey mined alo the Road,
and supplies cheap and asrabe fuel; ing furnished
at many points at 81 80 to $500 per ton Wood be
ha at the r Extensive gu ,rries have
been owned in the Southern part Of the SAFE, the
line Of this Roa If Blllng Stone. Of excellent DUAL
ity,- UGH white and blue Limestone and white and
red SamJstone,-which be had for little more lhsn
The expense trarsprrta nor.
The gOBeT nment iands, in the land States hdving
geRerU{y been Withdrawn from DtGrkst entrants
f011 fhe Ed TEN States and Euro ie,cdR be aCommO.
dated bE thiS CcnBdng Duh UaiGb fGrmS, at the old
prtces and te' nus uhich, in all probability viii double
in value win tw I've lis.
When hose lands restored to Market PEI sous who
think of settling them, Miune ota should bear in
mind hat the lands Of this Company the prices for
tuey ID better iuve ,tments than thot in
other stat Territories remote from market at
Government for the that tie expeus of
transport NJ products OF the latter market will al
ways be a avy drawpHck them. and after a few
years Gu tivaton they require manuriug which
case will Iii lUs lands
The hold good in relation to the lands in
the territories o tnzas and Nebraska, for al hOugh
cant nds may be found the courses he dis
lance to market Is far greater and every dred miles
the products of those lands carried either ia wagons
Interrupted ter communications the expense Of
transportation, winch be by the settlers in die
rel ed price Of their products and to that extent
annually a. d every year reduced
The great ertiuty Of the lands offered fol sale by
this CON pauy and their queut yield those Of
Eastern and Hi idle States, is much than sui lent
to pay the difference in the cost of transportation,
especially in view Of the facilities fur Ished by this Road
and others with which it connects the Operations Of
whcha not interrupted by the low water of summer or
the frost Of winter.