Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-12-24
4fusteIIaueous.
9NARM LANDS FOR sALE.-THE ILL
+ -NOIS CENTRAL r. r.. COMPANY is now pre-
pared to sell about
EVvO NIiILinOs of Acres
F.gEs.ygE.y.& LIMBS,

In tracts Of 30 Acres upward. long credits, anu
at Low Rates of Interest.
These lands were granted by the Government, TO ad IN
the construction of this Railroad, and are among the
richest and fertile in the State They extend with
the Road from Chicago the North East to Cairo on
the South and thence to alena and Drnleh IN the
extreme North Western part Of the State Most OF these
lands lie Immediately and within six miles OF the
Road AMI than fifteen miles distant rem
it; h4nca ready and cheap facilities are furnished for
transporting their products to any of the Eastern or south
eyn markets. The great increase of population by immt
grafton &C. and the consequent raid growth of flourish
ing towns and villages the line OF the Road, and
throughout the State furnishes substantial aad growing
home demand every kid OF farm and garden produce
10 the Northern Central parts of the state prairie
lands predomi ate nterspersed with magnificent groves
Of OAK aud other timber; in the Southern, the timber IS
z ore abundant, ami exceedingly valuable.
The soil is dark rich mould, from one to five feet in
DEPTH is gently rolling, and peculiarly lifted for grazing
cattle and sheep or the cultivation of wheat, Indian corn,
etc The air is pure and bracing, the climate more
healthy mild aud equable than that Of any other part
Of the Unj0n while living streams and springs oil excel
lent water abound.
Economy in cutivating and great productiveness are
the ws known characteristics of Illinois land Trees are
not required to he cut down. ps grubbed, stone
picked off is gen rally the case in cultivatIng new
land the older States. The first crop of Indian corn
planted tie newly broken sod usually repays the cost
Of ploEiug and encing.
Wheat son on the newly turned sod is sure yield
very large profits. with plow and two yoke of
oxen. will b. eak one and half to two acres per day
Cotfac can be made for reaking, ready for corn or
agement the land may he ploTed and fenced the first,
and under nigh state ofcgfUGtiun the second year
Corn, grain, cattle will be forwarded at reasona
bic Chicago for the Eastern, aud 70 Cairo fr The
Southern market
Buniuous Coal is extensively mined ao z the Road,
and supplies cheap and desirable fuel; ing furnished
many points at 81 so 400 per ton, Wood can be
had the same per cord Extensive quarries have
been owned in the Southern part Of the State near the
line of this ROadof 5diliing Stone of excellent quail
y,-;uch white and blue Limestone, and white and
red Saudstone,-which be had for little thsn
the expense Of transportation
The government lands, IN the Land States. haUtng
generally been Withdrawn from TRGrkrt, e3itgrGntS
dated By this ccmPanU with rdttdbLe fdrS al me otd
prices and terms, ich, in all probability, will double
in value with tw I've months.
When those lands restored TO market persons who
think Of settling them, MINES Ots should bear in
mind hat the lands Of this Company. the prices for
which they sold better investments than thoee in
other Stats Territories remote from market at
Government prices for the tha5 the expense Of
transporting products OF the latter market will al
ways be heavy drawback then, and after a few
years cultivation they require manurng which is not the
case will Illinois lands
The same remarks hold good in relation 10 the lands in
the territories Of Kanzas and Nebraska, for although
cant lands may be found the courses lie dis
lance to market il far greater and every hundred miles
the products OF those lands carried either in wagons
interrupted communications. incr the expense Of
transportation winch be borne by 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 fol- sale by
this and their quent yield those Of the
Eastern and Middle States much more than sui lent
especially view Of the facilities furnished by this Road,
ard others with hitch it connects, the operations Of
Ihchare not Interrupted rs the tow water Of summer
the frost Of winter