Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-10-31
F.qkRsREE.N,G In aNoEp&.

In tracts of 40 Acres and upward, on Long Credits and
at Low Rates Of Interest.
These lands granted by the Government aid in
the construction of this Railroad and among the
richest and most fertile in the State They extend with
the Road from Chicago the North East, Cairo on
the South. and from thence Galena and Duneh the
extreme North Western part Of the State Most of these
lands lie Immediately on and within six miles Of the
Road and none than fifteen miles distant from
i hence ready and cheap facilities are furnished for
transporting their products to any the Eastern South
ern markets. The great increase of population by mmi
grafton, &C. and the consequent raid growth Of flourish
ing towns and villages the line of the Road, and
throughout the State, furnishes substantial and growing
home for every kId Of farm and N gsr g
In the Northern and Central paTts OF sae Slae prairie
6aTd tmbsr; the sourner NC ager Is
more abundant, and exceedingly valuable.
The soil is dark, rich mould, from five feet in
DEPTH is gently roing and peculiarly fitted for grazing
cattle and sheep the cultivation of wheat Indian corn
etc. The air is pure and bracing, the climate
healthy, mild, aud equabe. than that of any other part
Of the Union while living streams and springs of excel
lent water abound.
Economy in cultivating and great produciveness are
the we known characteristics Of Illinois land Trees
not required to be cut down. stumps grubbed,
picked of, as is centrally the case in cultyatng
land in the older States The first crop of Indian corn
planted tile newly broken sod usually repays the cost
Of plo wing and fencing,
Wheat sown the newly turned sod, is sure to yield
very large profits. man with pillow and two yoke Of
oxen will break one and half to two acres per day
Contracts can be made for breaking, ready for
wheat at from 81 to So per By iudicous man
agement, the land may be powed and fenced the frs
and under high state of cultivation the second year.
Corn grain cattle etc will be forwarded at reasona
BILE rates to Chicago for the Eastern and to Cairo FIR the
Southern market
Buminous Coal is extensively mined aon 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 rate per cord Extensive quarres have
been owned in the Southern part Of the State the
line of this Roadof Building Stone of excellent quail
ty-such white and blue limestone, and white and
red Sandstone,which be had for little thsn
the expense of transportation
The government lands, in the Land States. halrng
be- TOu Ykgf
from the Eastern States and Europe can GGcoanlo-
dated By this company with Uatuabie farms atthe old
prices and terms uhich, IN all probability, will double
in value with twelve months.
When those lands restored to MARKET persons who
think of settling Them Minnesota, 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 the that the expense of
transporting the products of the latter to market will al
ways be a heavy drawback them, and after few
years cultivation they require manurng which not the
case with Illinois lands
The same remarks hold good in relation 10 the lands In
the territories Of Kanzas and Nebraska, for although
lands may be found the courses the dis
the products of those lands carried either wagons
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 OF the
Eastern and Middle States, is much than suti lent
to pay the difference In the cost Of transportation
especially in view of the facilities furnished by this Road
aud others with which it connects, the operations of
which not interrupted by the low water Of summer
the frost of winter