Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-11-20
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FoR EgsEEKey'E LaG WEBS,
In tracts of 40 Acres and upward, long Credits and
at low Rates Of Interest.
These lands granted by the Government aid in
the construction Of this Railroad. and among the
richest and fertile in the state Tn extend with
the Rod from Chicago the nth Fast, to Cairo
the South, and ON thence to Salena and lnr in the
extreme North Western ri Of the State, Most of these
lands lie immrd ately on and within six miles Of The
Road. ami than fifteen miles distant from
il h-nc ?, ready ana cheap facilities furnished Tor
transporting tn rroducts to any Of the Eastern south
cts The great Increase Of population by imm
grafton, &c aud the consequent RAID growth of fl un h
ing towns and villages the line OF the Road, and
throughout the State, furnishes substantial and growing
mt demand for every k of farm and garden produce
Ia the Northern and Central parts Of the state, prairie
lands predOm ate, inerSp rScd with magnificent
of ok ni her timb ri the Southern, the tim ger is
more abundant, ami exec dinghy valuable.
The sol is a dark rich mould. ir to Eve feet in
DEPTH is gently rol ing, AMI peculiarly fitted for grazing
cattle and sheep or the cul;ivai Of wheat Indian
etc The air is pure aud braciug the climate more
healthy, mn, aud equabe. than that Of any other part
OF the Union; while living streams and springs of excel
lent abound.
Economy in cutivating, and great produciveuess are
the wen known characteristics OF Illinois land Trees
not rtquir to be cut down, stumps grubbad stone
picked off as is gen rally the in cutivating new
land in the older States. The fast crop of Indian corn
planted on tie newly broken sod usually repays the cost
Ct plORir and lencng.
Wheat sown the newly turned sod is sure to yield
very large profits. A man with pillow and tgo yoke Of
oxen, will b eak AMI half to per day.
wheat, at from 81 to SO per acre By judicious man
agement, the land may be plowed and the first
and under high state Of CuItiUai the second year
Corn, grain cattle, etc win be forwarded at
BILE rates to Chicago for the Eastern and to Cairo FIR The
Southern market
Buminous Coal is exter sivey mined aIo the Road,
and supplies cheap and ,sir4he fuel ing furnished
at many points at 80 to $500 per ton, Wooa be
han at the same cord. Extensive qutrres have
been in the Southern part Of the Sae near the
line of this Road Of BulIing Stone Of excellent quail
iy,'uch white and blue Limestone, aud white and
red Saudstone-which be had for little more thsn
the expense Of transportation
The government tands, in the and States, BaUing
fOna the Eaten States and Euro cGH be
dated By th1S crnBdng U2ih Uaiuab frmS at the old
prices and ms Uhich, in all probability, viii double
in value with tw I've MS.
When those lands restored to market, PEI sons who
THINK OF setting on them, MnnetOts, shoul bear
mind hat the lands of this Company at the prices for
which they ID better stmens than tiote in
other stat or Territories from market at
Government rrices for the THAI tire expensa of
transport ny toe products the latter to market III al
ways be h avy DRAWBACK them, and after few
years tvat0n they require manurng which is not the
Will IniHOs lands
The hold good in relation to the lands in
the territories Of and Nebraska for al hOugh va
cant lands may be found nearer the Ours he dis
lance to market far greater, and every dred miles
the products of those lands carried eli wagons or
interrupted communications, i4cr the expense Of
transportation, Which be by the settlers in the
reiured price Of their products and that extent pre-
annually every year reduced
The great fertility Of the lands now offered fol- sale by
this Com and their yield those Of the
Eastern and Middle States much than sui lent
to paw the difference in the of Transportation
especially in view Of the facilities fur shed by this Road
and others with Uhich it connects, the operations Of
ghchare not interrupted by the low summer or
the frost Of winter.