Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-11-05
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In tracts of 40 Acres and upward ON 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 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 Duneih the
extreme North Western part of the State Most of these
lands lie Immediately and within six miles OF the
Road. ana uune than fifteen miles distant from
it; hence ready and cheap facilities furnished
transporting their products to any of the Eastern south
The great increase of population by immi.
grafton, Nc and the consequent raid growth Of ,uri h
ing towns and villages the line OF the Road and
throughout the State furnishes substantial and growing
home demand for every kid of farm and garden produce
In the Northern and Central parts of the State prairie
lands predomi ate nterpersed with magnificent groves
of oak and other tmberi the Southern, the timber is
more abundant and exceedingly valuable.
The soil is dark rich mould from to five feet in
depth, is gently roiing and peculiarly fitted for grazing
cateand Sheep the cultvati of wheat Indian corn
etc The air is pure and bracing, the climate more
healthy mild, aud equabe than that any other part
of the Unions while living streams and springs of excel
lent water abound.
Economy in cutvating, and great produciveness are
the we known characteristics of Illinois land Trees are
not required to be cut down, sumps grubbed
picked off is generally the cultivating new
land in the older states The first crop of Indian corn
planted tile newly broken sod, usually repays the cost
CT plogir and lencing.
Wheat the newly turned sod is sure to yield
very llge profits. man with pillow and two yoke of
oxen, will break one and half to two per day
Contracts can be made for breaking ready for corn or
wheat, at from 81 to So per By judicous man
agement, the lana may be poWed and fenced the first
and under high state Of cultivation the second year.
Corn, grain, CATTLE etc, will be forwarded at reasona
BILE to Chicago for the Eastern and to Cairo FIR the
Southern market
Buminous Coal is extensively mined aloag the Road.
and supplies cheap and desirable fuel; being furnished
at many points at so to $500 per ton, Wood can be
had at the same rate PSF cord, Extensive quaes have
line of this Road of Building Stone IF excset dua
ity,-such white and blue Limestone, and white and
red Sandstone,-ThCh be had fer little more thsn
the expense Of transportation.
The government lands, in the land States, haU1ng
generally been Withdrawn from market, enisrants
from the Eastern States and Euro7e be
dated by this iOih UdQbLe 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, MINES ota should bear in
mind that the lands of this Company the prices for
which they Sold better investments than those
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 heavy drawback them, and after a few
years cultivation they require manuring which is the
case with Illinois lands
The remarks hold good in relation to the lands in
the territories Of Kanzas and Nebraska for although
lands may be found the courses The dis
market is far greater and every hundred miles
the products OF those lands carried either in wagons
interrupted water communications increase the expense of
transportation, which 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 the
Easternan Middle States, is much more 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
whichare not interrupted by the low water ofsummer
the frost of winter.