Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-10-24
E.am. EEE.Ne1a LII .seEps.


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 extend with
the Road from Chicago on the North East, 10 Cairo
the South, aud from thence to Gaeua and D1neh in the
extreme Northwestern part Of the State Most of these
lands lie Immediately and wShin six miles Of the
Road. and none than fifteen miles distant from
it, hence, ready and cheap facilities furnished for
transporting their products to of the Eastern South
ern markets The great increase of population by mm.
grafton, &c and the consequent raid growth of flourish
ing towns AID villages on Che line Of the Road, and
throughout the State, furnishes substantial growing
nome demand Tor every kid OF farm and garden produce
la the Eerhern and Central parts of the State prairie
lands predomi ate nterspersed with magnificent
of oak and other timber; in the Southern the timber
more abundant and exceedingly valuable.
The soil is dark rich mould, from one five feet in
depth, is gently rolling, and peculiarly fitted for grazing
cattle and sheep or the cultivat Of wheat Indian corn
etc The air is pure and bracine the climate more
healthy mild, aud eauabe than that any other part
OF the Union; while living streams and springs of excel
lent water S5ouud.
Economy in cultivating, and great producveness are
the well known characteristics Illinois land Trees are
not required to be cut d0wn, stumps grubbed or stone
picked of, rs is gen rally the case in cultivatlnC new
land in the older States The first crop Of Indian corn
planted on tie newly broken sod, usually repays the
Of plo9iDg and fencing.
Wheatsown on the newly turned sod is sure to Weld
very large profits man with pillow and two yoke of
oxen, will break one and half to two acres per day
CONTRACTS can be made for breaking ready for corn or
wheat at from 81 to So per acre By iuicious man
agement the land may be plowed ana fenced the frst
and under high state Of cultivation the second year
Corn grain cattle, ETC. will be forwarded at reasona
PIE rates to chicago for the Eastern, and to Cairo the
Southern market,
Bltuminous Coal is extensively mined aol the Road
and supplies cheap and desirable fae being furnished
at many points at so to $500 per ton Wood can be
had at the same rate cord Extensive quqrres have
Es&oWned in the Southern part of the State near the
il1&sdthis Road,of Building Stone Of excellent ouaI
itySdch as white and blue Limestone and white and
red Sandstone-whch be had for little more thsn
the expense of transportation.
The government lands, in the land States bay,ng
generally been Withdrawn from 7adrk-t e8gigrants
from the Eastern States and Euro7e,ca't be qGcomao
dated by thts company O1th Uaiuabie farms the old
prices and terms uhicb, all probability, viii double
in VALUE with twelve months.
when those lands restored to market persons who
think of settling them, Minnesota should bear in
mind that the lands of this Company at the prices for
which they are sold are better investments than thoee
other STATES or Territories fcm market at
Government prices for the that the expense of
transporting the products of the latter market will al
ways be a heavy drawback them, and after few
years cultivation they requre manuring which is not the
case with Illinois lands r.
The sane remarks hold good in relation to the lands in
the territories of Kanzas and Nebraska for although
cant lands may be found nearer the Courses The dis
lance to market B far greater and every hundred miles
the products of those lands carried either or
interrupted water communications the expense Of
transportation, which must be borne by the settlers, in the
reduced price of their products and to that extent pre-
annually and every year reduced
The great fertility of the lands offered fol- sale by
this Company and consequent yield ever those Of the
Eastern and Middle States is much more than sufficient
to pay the difference in the cost of transportation
especially in view of the facilities furnished by this Road
not interrupted by the low water Of summer
the frost of winter.