Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-12-19
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In tracts of 40 Acres and upward, Eong Credits and
at Low Rates of Interest.
These lands granted by the Government to aid in
the construction OF this Railroad and are among the
richest and most fertile in the STATE. They extend with
the Road from Chicago the North Eas. to Cairo
the South, and foia thence to Gans and lueith in tie
North Western p,rt Of the Stare Most Of these
lands lie immediately and WITHIN six miles OF the
Road and none are than fifteen miles istant fr5n
it; hence, ready and cheap f9cies furnished for
transporting their products any the Eseru south
ern maraets TIE great Increase Of population by mimi
graton &c, ard the CONSEQUENT raid growth of hurish
Jog towns and villages the line Of the Road, and
Throughout the state, furnishes substantial aud growing
home demand for every Kid of farm and garden produce
Ia the Eorthern and Central parts Of the State prairie
lands predomh ate nterperscd with magnificent
Of oak and ether tnlberj the Southern, tluoer is
abundant, and exceedingly valuable.
The soil is DARK, rich mould, from to we feet in
DEPTH is gently roing ami peculiarly fitted for grazing
cattle and sheep the cultivation Of wheat, Indian corn
ehc The air is pure and bfscing, the climate more
healthy, mild, aud equae than that of other part
Of toe Union; while living streams and springs Of excel
Economy in cutivating, and great produotiveness are
the well known characteristics Of Illinois land Trees are
not required TO be cut dowu stumps gru0bed, stone
picked of is genyr rally the case in cultivsting
land in the older states. The first crop Of Indian
planted on the newly broken sod, usually repays the cost
Ct plogDg and encing.
Whcatsown the newly turned sod, is to yield
very large profits. man with piow and t@O yoke o!
oxen, will break one ana half to two acres per day
Contracts be made for breaking ready for or
wheat, at from 81 to So per acre. BY judicous man.
agement the land may be plowed and fenced the FIRST,
aud under high state ofcuiCGt1n the second year.
Corn, grain, cattle, etc will be forwarded at
bic rates Chicago for the Eastern aud to Cairo FIR the
Southern market
Biumncus Coal is extensively mined alo1 G the Road,
and supplies cheap and desirable fuel bang furnished
many points at 80 to $4,00 PEI ton, Wood be
had at the same rate per cord. Extensive queries have
been owned in the Southern part q tie Stare the
ne of this Road of Building Stone of excellent quXl
ity-Such white and blue Limestone, and white and
red Standardization be had for little thsn
the expense cf transportation.
The government lands, in the Land States. haulng
generally been Withdrawn from 1aGrktt, entrants
from The EG.teTn STATES and Eur07e,can be aecpmao.
dated 5g This cr73dI Nth Cdi0b{s farms lie Old
prices aud terms uhjch, in all probability, will double
in value with tg I've months.
When those lands restored to market persons who
think of settling them, MINES Ots Should bear in
mind hat the lands Of this Company The prices for
which they Sold better investments than thoe in
other States Territories from market at
Government prices Tor the that tie expense Of
transporting the products OF the latter market will al
ways be heavy drawback them, and after few
years cultivation they require manurng which is the
case with Illinois lands
The same remarks hold good in relation to the lands in
the territories Of hanzas and Nebraska for although
cant lands may be found nearer the courses The dis
tanee to market is far greater aud every hu1dred miles
the products of those lands carried either gons
interrupted water communications Increase the expense Of
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 consequent yield those the
Eastern and Middle States, is much than suf lent
to pay the difference in the of transportation,
especially in view of the facilities furnished by this Road
and others with which it connecis the operations of
whiohare not interrupted by the low water of summer
the frost of winter.