Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-11-07
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In tracts of 30 Acres and upward. On 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. tn end with
the Road Chicago on the North Basi, to Cairo on
the South aud ON thence to Gaena and Daniel in the
extreme Norh We,tern Of the State. Most of these
lands lie Immediately and within six miles CT the
Road. ami than fifteen miles distant from
it, henc, ready and cheap facilities furnished Tor
transporting their products to any of the Eastern south
eLn The great Increase Of population by immi
grafton &c, and the cousequen raid growth of urish
ing towns AID villages on 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 pats of the state, prairie
lands predUmi ate inter peTsod with magpf
of oak and hes timber; the Sunthern tie tim is
abundant. dinghy valuable
The soil is dark rich mould fir to f We feet in
DEPTH is gently ro ing ami peculiarly fitted for grazing
cattle and sheep the culivai Of wheat Indian corn,
etc The air is pure and brs cling, the climate
healthy, miln aud equabe than that of any other part
of the Union; while living streams and springs of excel
lent water abound.
Economy in cutivating, and great produciiveness
the We known characters tics Ii nUis land Trees
not rquir, to be cut down, sums grabbed, or stone
picked of, is gen rally the case in eultivatHg
land in the older states The first crop Of Indian
planted tie newly broken Sod usual repays the cost
Cf po vii ami encing,
Wheat sown on the newly turned sod sure to yield
very large profits. man with pl-w ami two yoke of
oxen, will b. eak ami h II to per day
CoLtrac can be made for reaking, ready for
wheat, at from 81 to 50 per acre. By judicious man
aBemeuI, iahd may poWeO ana fenced the nrSt,
and under high STATE Of cUttUati the second year.
Corn, grain, CATTLE etc VIII be forwarded at
bic to Chic 60 for the Eastern and tn Cairo FIR he
Southern market
Bumnous Coal is exer sively mined alo G the Road,
and supplies cheap and desirable fuel; b ing furnished
many points at so $500 per ton, Wood can be
haU the Per Extensive queries have
been owned in the Southern part of the State the
lns of this Road, of Building Stone Of excellent quail
ity,such white and blue limestone and white and
red Sandstone-which be had for little more thsn
the expense Of transportation.
The government lands, in the 7 ard States haUlns
generally been withdrawn from market emierants
dated By this CcMpdng Oath Uqiuo6 farnS, the old
prices and ter ms, hich in all probability, win double
in value with tw I've months.
When those lands restored to market per who
think of settling Them Mnnesots should bear in
mind that the lands Of this Company the prices for
which they Sold better stens than thoe in
other States Territories remote from market
Government prices for the that the expense of
transporting the products of the latter market will al.
ways be heavy drawback them and after few
years cultivation they require manuring, which is not the
case Will Illinois lands
The remarks hold good in relation to the lands in
the territories Of Kauzas and Nebraska for al hough
cant lands be found the courses he dis
lance to market far greater and every hui bred miles
the products of those lands carried either gOns
interrupted water communications ucr the expense of
transportation, which be borne by the Settlers in the
reduced price of their products and that pre-.
annually ard every year reduced
The great fertility Of the lands offered for sale by
this Company and their consequent yield those OF the
Eastern and Middle States, is much than su lent
to pay the difference in the cost of transportation,
especially in view Of the facilities fur hed by this Road
and others with which it connects, the operations of
which not interrupted by the low water OF SUMMER or
the frost of winter.