Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-11-24
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In tracts of 40 Acres and upward Tong Credits and
at Low Rates Of Interest
These lands were 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 the North East to Cairo on
the South, and from thence aena and Dunleh in the
extreme NORTHWESTERN 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
it, hence, ready and cheap facilities are furnished for
transporting their products any the Eastern South
ern markets The great increase of population by imm.
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 demand for every kind of farm garden produce
In the Northern and Central parts of the State prairie
lands predomI ate, nterspersed with magnificent groves
of oak and other tmber in the Southern, the timber is
more abundant, and exceedingly valuable.
The soil is dark, rich mould, from to five feet in
depth, is gently rolling and peculiarly fitted for grazing
cattle and Sheep the cultivation of wheat Indian corn
etc, The air is pure and bracng, the climate more
healthy mild aud equable than that of any other part
OF the Union while living streams and springs of excel
lent water abound.
Economy cultivatng, and great productiveness are
the well known characteristics of Illinois land Trees are
not required to be cut down. stumps grubbed, stone
picked off as is generally the in cutvating new
land in the older States The first crop Indian corn
planted on the newly broken sod usually repays the
CT blowing and fencing,
Wheat sown the newly turned sod is sure to WELD
very large profits. man with pillow and two yoke Of
oxen, will break and half to two acres per day
Contracts can be made for breaking, ready corn or
wheat, at from 50 to IS per acre BY judcious man
agement, the land be p0wed and fenced the first
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 for the
Southern market.
Bituminous Coal is extensively mined aloa the Road
and supplies cheap and desirable fuel being furnished
at many points at $3.50 to $500 per ton Wood can be
had at the same rate cord Extensive quarres have
been owned in the Southern part of the State near the
line of this Road-of Building Stone of excellent quail
ity,-such white and blue Limestone and white and
red Sandstone,-which be had for little more thsn
the expense of transportation.
The government lands, in the Land States hqsRng
generally been withdrawn from market enaigrnnts
dated By this company Nth UqLabte farms at the old
prices and terms uhich, in all probability viii double
in value with twelve months.
When those lands restored to Market per sons 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 from MARKET at
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 few
years cultivation theyrequire manuring which is not the
with Illinois lands
The remarks hold good in relation to the lands in
the territories of Kanzas and Nebraska for although va
cant lands may be found the courses The dis
lance TO market s far greater and every hundred miles
the products of those lands carried either wagons
interrupted water increase the expense Of
transportation, which must be borneb the Settlers the
reduced price of their products and to that extent pre-
annually and every year reduced
The great fertility Of the lands now offered for sale by
this Company and their consequent yield those Of the
Eastern and Middle States is much than sufficient
especially in view of the facilities furnished by this Road
and others with which it connects, the operations of
whchare not interrupted by the low water of summer or
the frost Of winter.