Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-11-11

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In tracts of 40 Acres and upward. Tong 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 fertile in the State. They extend with
the Road, from Chicago the North East to Cairo
the South, and from thence to Galena and Dunehin the
North Western part of the State Most of these
lands lie Immediately and within six miles Of the
Road, and none are more than fifteen miles dsalt from
it; hence ready and cheap facilities furnished for
transporting their products any the Eastern South
The great increase of population by immi
grafton, &C. and the consequent raaid growth of flourish
ing towns and villages the line of the Road and
throughout the State furnishes asubsantia and growing
home demand for every kind of farm and garden produce
In the Northern and Central parts of the State, prairie
lands predomi, ate ntersprsed with magnificent
of oak and other timber; in the Southern the timber is
abundant and exceedingly valuable.
The soil is dark rich mould from to five feet in
depth, is gently rolling, and peculiarly fitted for grazing
cattle and sheep the cuva 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 UnOn while living streams and springs of excel
lent water abound.
Economy in cultivatng, and great Producyeness, are
the well known characteristics of Illinois land Trees are
not required to be cut down. stumps grubbed or stone
picked Off is generally the case in cultivating new
land in the older States The first crop Of Indian corn
planted the newly broken sod, usually repays the cost
CT blowing and fencing,
Wheat sown on the newly turned sod is sure to yield
very large profits man with pillow and two yoke of
oxen, will break and half to two acres per day.
Contracts can be made for breaking ready for
wheat at from 81 to So per By iudicous man
agemen the land may be plowed and fenced the first,
and under high state of cultivation the second year.
Corn grain cattle, etc, will be forwarded at
bic rates to Chicago for the Eastern and to Cairo FIR the
Southern market
Biluminous Coal is extensively mined alon the Road
and supplies cheap and desirable fuel being furnished
at many points at 81 80 to $500 per ton, Wood be
had at the per cord Extensive quarries have
hen owned in the Southern part of the State the
it, s1cb as white and blue Limestone and white and
red SanGsUone-whch be had for little more thsn
the expense of transportation
The government lands, in the Land States. hdUtng
generally been Withdrawn from m,arket, emigrants
from the Eastern States and EurOoe, can be aGcommo-
dated by this conBaRy Ulh UaaJte farms, at the old
prices and terms, uhich an all probability, will double
in value with twr I've months
When those lands restored to market persons who
think of settling them, MINES ota, should bear in
mind that the lands Of this Company, the prices for
which they Sold better investments than those in
other States Territories from market at
Government prices for the that the expense of
transporting the products of the latter to market will al
ways be heavy drawback them, and after a few
years cultivation they require manuring which is not the
with Illinois lands
The remarks hold good in relation to the lands in
the territories of Kanzas and Nebraska for although va
cant lands may be found the he dis
lance to market is far greater and every hundred miles
the products of those lands carried either wagons
interrupted water increase the expense of
transportation which be borne by the settlers, the
reduced price of their products and that pre-
annually and every year reduced
The great fertility of the lands offered foI sale by
this Company and their yield those Of the
Eastern and Middle States is much than sutt lent
to pay the difference in the of transportation
specially in view of the facilities furnished by this Road
and others with which it connects, the operations of
whchare not interrupted by the low of summer,
the frost of winter.