Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-12-20
F.aPg.EEK.g'G Eeg .N'DS,


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 the North East to Cairo
the South and from thence 6aena and Ddnieih in the
extreme N0rh Western part Of the State Most OF these
lands lie Immediately and within six miles Of the
Road and none than fifteen miles distant from
it, hence ready and cheap facilities are furnished for
transporting their products of the Eastern or south
markets. The great increase Of population by imni
gratOn &c. and the consequent RAID growth of flourish
ing towns and villages the line of the Road and
Throughout the State furnishes substantial add growing
home demand for every kid of farm ana garden produce
In the Northern and Central parts Of the State prairie
lands preom ate interpersed with magnificent groves
of oak and other timber; in the Southern the timber is
abundant, and exceedingly valuable.
The soil is dark, rich mould, from to Eve feet in
DEPTH is gently rolling; anu peculiarly fitted for grazing
cattle and Sheep the cuya Of wheat Indian corn,
etc The air is pure and bracng, the climate
healthy mild, aud eouable, than that of other part
of the Unon while living streams and springs of excel
lent water abound.
Economy in cuitivatng and great productiveness are
the well known characteristics of Illinois land Trees
not required to be cut down, stumps grubbed stone
picked Off is generally the case in eultivatng
land in the older States The first crop of Indian
planted on tie newly broken sod usually repays the cost
CT ploSing and fencing
Wheat sown on the newly turned sod is sure to yield
very large profits. A man with pillow and two yoke of
oxen, will break one and hslf to per day
Contracts be made for breaking, ready for
wheat, at from 81 to So per By judcious man
agement, the land may be plowed and fenced the first
and under high state of cuiUGtion the second year.
Corn grain, cattle, etc. will be forwarded at reasona
Bile 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
many points at 81 80 to $500 per ton, Wood
had at the rate per cord Extensive quarres have
been owned in the Southern part of the State the
line of this Roadof Building Stone Of excellent quail
ity,-such white and blue Limestone, and white and
red Sandstone,-which be had for little thsn
the expense Of transportation.
The government lands, in the Land States. hdutng
generally been withdrawn from market emisrants
from the Eastern States and Europe, can be
dated by this With valuable farms at the Old
prices and terms Uhtch, all probability, will double
in value with twelve months
When those lands restored to MARKET persons who
think of settling them, Minnesota should bear
mind that the lands of this Company the prices for
other States Territories remote from market
Government prices for the that the
transporting the products the latter to market will al
ways be heavy drawback them, and after few
years cultivation they require manurng 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 nearer the courses the dis
lance to market is far greater and every hundred miles
the products of those lands carried either
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 yield those Of the
Eastern and Middle States, is much than sufficient
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
whchar not interrupted by the low of summer
| the frost of winter.