Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-11-04
E.ag.yEE.y'S ER .vDS.

In tracts of 40 Acres 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 on the North East to Cairo on
the South and from thence to alena and Dunleiih in the
North Western 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 mm,
grafton, &c, and the consequent raid growth of flourish
ing towns and villages on 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 predomii ate nterspersed with magnificent groves
of oak and other timber the Southern, the timber
abundant and exceedingly valuable.
The soil is dark, rich mould, from one to five ieetn
DEPTH is gently rolling, and peculiarly fitted for grazing
cattle and sheep, or the cultva of wheat Indian corn
etc The air is pure and bracing, the climate more
healthy mild, aud equable, than that of any ether part
of the Union while living streams and springs OF excel
lent water abound.
Economy in cultivating and great productveness,
the wei known characteristics of Illinois land Trees are
not required be cut down, stumps grubbed, stone
picked off, as is generally the case in cutvatng new
planted the newly broken sod usually repays the cost
Of plORing and fencing.
Wheat sown the newly turned sod, is to yield
very large profits. man with pillow and two yoke Of
oxen, will break and half to two per day.
Contracts be made for breaking, ready for corn or
wheat at from 81 to So per acre. By judicious man
agement the land may be powed and fenced the first,
and high state Of cultivation the second year
Corn grain, cattle, etc, Will be forwarded at reasona
Bile to Chicago for the Eastern and tn Cairo fer the
Southern market
Bumnous Coal is extensively mined along the Road,
and supplies cheap and desirable fuei being furnished
many points at so to $500 per ton, Wood be
had Che psr cord Extensive Queries have
been owned in the Southern part of the State near the
line of this Road-of Building Stone of excellent quail.
y,-such white and blue Limestone, and whte and
red Sandstone,-which be had for little more thsn
the expense Of transportation.
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generally been Withdrawn from nGrkss, emigrGnts
from the Eastern States and Euro7e, caa be Geco1o-
dated bV company iCih UddbLe arms, at the old
prices and terms, uhicb in all probability, will double
| in value with twelve months.
When those lands are restored market persons who
think settling them Miunes ota should bear in
mind that the lands of this Company at the prices for
which they Sold better Investments than thoee in
other States Territories remote from market at
Government prices for the that tile expense Of
transporting products Of the latter to market will all
| WAYS be a heavy drawback them, and after few
years cultivation they require manurng which is not the
/ case with Illinois lands
The same remarks hold good in relation to the lands in
the territories of Kanzas and Nebraska, for although va
lands b. found nearer the water courses, he dis
market is far greater, and every hundred miles
the products of those lands carried either n wagons
interrupted 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 yield those Of the
Eastern and Middle States, is much more than sut lent
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
which not interrupted by the low OF SUMMER or
| the frost of winter.