Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-12-06
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s1sAgM LANDS FOR SALE.-THE ILL
holS CENTRAL r. r. COMPANY is now pre-
Eve Millions of Acres
F.agg.FgE.y'G E.gN.Ebg


In tracts Of 20 Acres and upward on Gong Credits and
at low Rates of Interest.
These lands were granted by the Government To AID in
the construction OF this Railroad. and are aaanr ta
richest and most fertile the State They exenl with
the Rosd, from Chicago the North East to Cairo on
the SOUTH and from thence 70 aena anil Dlneihia the
extreme Western Of the State Hos of these
lands lie Immediately and within six miles Of the
Road. AMI than fifteen miles distant from
it; hence ready aud cheap facilities furnished for
transporting their products to Of the Eastern South
markets. The great Increase of population by imm
grafton &c. and the consequent raid growth Of apuri
ing towns and villages The line Of the Road and
throughout the State furnishes substantial and growing
h1ue demand for every kiad of farm and garden produce
Ia the Northern and Central parts Of the State prairie
lands predonil ate interpreted with magnificent
Of oak and other tmber in the Southern the timber is
abundant ana exceedingly valuable
The soil is dark, rich mould from to ave feet in
depth, is gently rolling and peculiarly fitted for grazing
cattle and Sheep the cultivation Of wheat Indian corn
etc The air is pure and bracing, the climate more
healthy, mild, aud equabe than that of any other part
Of the Unioni while living streams and springs of excel
lent water abound.
EsOnomy in cultivating and great producveness, are
the well known characteristics of Illinois land Trees
not required to be cut down, stumls grubbe5 or stone
land in the older States. The first crop Of Indian
planted on the newly broken sod usually repays the cost
Of pio Fing and Iencing,
Wheat sown the newly turned sod is sure to yield
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
wheat, at from 50 to 50 per By indicous man
agement the land may be powed ana fenced the frst
and under high state Of cultivation the second year
Corn, grain, cattle etc, Will be forwarded easona
Bile rates to Chicago for the Eastern, and to Cairo FIR the
Southern market
Buyninous Coal is extensively mined alo q the Road
and supplies cheap and desirable fue bsng furnished
at many points at 81 80 to $500 per ton Wood can be
has at the same rate PSF cord Extensive queries have
been owned in the Southern part Of the STATE near the
line of this Road of Building Stone Of excellent quail
y,-such white and blue Limestone aud white and
red SandstOnewh!ch be hsd for little more thsn
the expense Of transportation
The government tailds, in the Land States. having
generally been Withdrawn from 7aack-t eEisyGqtS
from he Eastern States and Euro can be
dGted 6y this company NTH CGttabe turns, at the 0d
prices and terms uhich, IN all pioJaJig, viii double
in value with tW I've months.
When hose lands restored to market, persons who
think Of settling them, Minnefots, SHOULD bear in
mind that the lands Of this Company at the prices for
which they Sold better investments than Joge in
other States Territories remote from market
Government prices for the that the expense OF
transporting the products Of the latter to market will al
ways be a heavy drawback them. and after few
years cultivation they require manuTing which not the
case Will Illinois lands
The remarks bold good in relation to the lands in
the territories Of Kanzas and Nebraska for although
ands may b. found the courses
lance is far greater and every hucdred miles
the products OF those ndB carried either in wagons
interrupted ucr the expense of
transportation. whe 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 their consequent yield those Of the
Eastern and Middle States, is much than suf lent
to pay the difference in the cost Of transportation,
especially in view of the facilities furnished by this Road
and others with which it connects, the operations of
which not interrupted by the low summer
the frost of winter.