Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-10-22
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In tracts of 40 Acres and upward, Long Credits and
at Low Rates of Interest.
These lands were granted by the Governments to aid in
the construction of this Railroad. and among the
richest fertile in the State. They extend with
the Road, from Chicago the North East to Cairo on
the South and from thence to Gaena and Duneh in the
NorhWestern part of the State Most of these
lands lie Immediately and within six miles Of the
Road, and than fifteen miles distant from
it, hence, ready and cheap facilities furnished for
transporting their products any of the Eastern South
markets The great increase of population by imia
grafton &c. and the consequent raid growth of flourish
| ing towns and villages the line of the Road and
throughout the State furnishes substantial and growing
home demand for every kind of farm and garden produce
In the Northern and Central parts of the State prairie
lands predomiL ate interspersed with magnificent groves
of oak and other timber; in the Southern the timber is
more abundant, and exceedingly valuable
The soil is dark, rich mould, from one to five feet in
depth, gently rolling, and peculiarly fitted for grazing
cattle and Sheep the cultivation of wheat Indian
etc The air is pure and bracing, the climate more
healthy, mild aud equabe than that of any other part
of the Union; while living streams and springs of excel
lent water abound
Economy il cutYang, and great prOductiveness are
the well known characteristics of Illinois land Trees
not required to be cut down, stump grubbed stone
picked off, as is generally the case in cuvang
land in the older States. The first crop of Indian
planted On tie newly broken sod, usually repays the cost
Ct JPpl0ging and i, sp ps,i ,,,,,u.,
very large profits man with pillow and two yoke or
oxen, will break one and half to two per day
CONTRACTS be made for breaking, ready for
wheat, at from 81 to s. per By judcious man
agement the land may be powed and fenced the FIRST,
andunder HBgh state OF cultivation the second
Corn, grain, CATTLE etc, will be forwarded at reasona
Bile rates to Chicago for the EASTERN aud to Cairo FIR the
Southern market.
Bituminous Coal is extensively mined alon the Road
and supplies cheap and desirable fuel being furnished
at many points 81, so $500 per ton Wood can be
had at the rate per cord Extensive quarres have
been owned in the Southern part of the State the
line of this Road of Building Stone of excellent quail
ity-such as white and blue limestone and white and
red Sandstone,-Bhicb be had for little more thsn
the expense of transportation.
The government lands, in the Land States. kGUing
generally been Withdrawn from market, ennigrants
from the Eastern States apd EUrO7e can be
dated by this cOnDGny With Uadbte farms at the old
prices and terms, uhch in all probability, will double
in value with twelve months.
When those lands restored to market persons who
think Of settling Them Mnnesoa should bear in
mind that the lands Of this Company, at the prices for
which they Sold better investments than thoee in
other States or Territories remote from market
Government prices for the that the expense of
transporting the products Of the latter to market will al
ways be heavy drawback on them, and after a few
years cultivation they require manurng, which the
case 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 water courses the dis
lance TO market is far greater and every hundred miles
the products of those lands carried either wagons or
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 for sale by
this Company and their consequent yield those the
Eastern and Middle States is much than sufficient
to pay the difference in the of transportation
especially in view of the facilities furnished by this Road
and others with which it connects, the operations of
whchare not interrupted by the low water Of summer
the frost of winter.