Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-12-01
MisreLlaue0us.
BARN LANDS FOR sALF.-THE ILL
g N0Is CENTRAL r. K. COMPANY is now pre-
pared to sell about
'EwO Millions OF Acres



In tracts Of 20 Acres and upward On Long Credits ana
at Low Rates Of Interest
These lands granted by the Government to au IN
TIE construction o. this Raur2aa. ana 're among .le
richest and most fertile the state. They extend with
the Road IRON Chicago the North East, to Cairo
the Soutb and pa thence to alena and Dauleith ia the
extreme orth Western part Of tie State &ost of these
lands lie Immediately n. and within six miles OF the
Road ana none than fifteen miles distant from
IL; hence ready and cheap facilities furnished for
transporting thor products to Of the Eastern south
erp MARI Tie great Increase Of population by mmi
grafton, &C. aud the consequent RAID growth Of flourish
ing towns aud villages on the line O! the Road, and
throughout the State furnishes substantial and growing
home demand for every kiGd OF farm garden produce
Ia the Northern and Central parts OF the state prairie
lands predomi ate nterspersed with magnificent
of osk ana other timber; in the southern tmter is
more abundant, and exceedingly valuable
The sol is dark, rich mould from 70 i've feet in
DEPTH is gently rolling 5nd peculiarly fitted for grazing
cattle and sheep the culya of wheat, Indian corn
etc The air is pure and bracinz, The climate more
healthy. mild, aud e0uabe than that Of any other part
Of the un'oni while living streams and springs of excel
lent water abound.
Economy in cultvaipg, and great proiuciveness are
the known characteristics Of Illinois land Trees
not required to be cut down, stum3s grubbs3
picked of, is gen rally the in cultivating new
land in the older States. The first crop Of Indian corn
planted on tie newly broken sod usually repays thu
Ct ploSiEg ami fencing.
Wheat sown on the newly turned sod sure to yield
very large profits. A wish piow and yoke Of
oxen, will break ami half to two per day.
CONTRACTS can be made fer breaking, ready for or
wheat, at from 81 to IS per By iudicious
agement the land may be ploWei and fenced the first,
and under high state Of cuiUatioa the second year.
Corn, grain, cattle etc will be forwarded
bic rates to Chicago for the Eastern and to Cairo FIR the
Southern market.
Buminous Coal is extensively mined alO g the Road
and supplies cheap and desirable fuel; ing furnished
many points at 81 80 $500 per ton, Wood can be
had at the per cord. Extensive qusrries have
been owned in the Southern part Of the Slale the
line Of this ROadof Building Stone, Of excellent quail
itysuch white and blue Limestone and white and
red Sandstone,-whch be had fer little more thsn
the expense cf transportation.
The government lands, in the land States. haulng g
generally been withdrawn from mGrkst eGiierdnts
from The Eastern States and EurO7e,cGn be GGcemRo
dated By thfs ccnlBdnV tcb valuable farms at the old
prices and terms, uhch, in all p10ba5iity, viii double
in value with twslye months.
When those lands restored to market persons who
think Of settling them, MINES OF, should bear in
mind that the lands Of this Company the prices for
which they Sold better investments than thoee
other Stats or Territories more remote from market
Government prices for the that the expense of
transporting the products Of the latter market will
ways be heavy drawback them, and after few
years cultivation they require manurng which the
with Illinois lands
The remarks hold good in relation to the lands in
the territories Of Kanzas and Nebraska for although
cant lends may be found the courses dis
lance to market far greater, and every hundred miles
the products Of those lands carried either wagons
interrupted water communications the expense Of
transportation which be by the settlers in the
reduced price Of their products and 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 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
whchare not interrupted by the low water Of summer,
the frost of winter.