Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-10-27
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In tracts of 40 Acres and upward Long Credits AID
at Low Rates Of Interest.
These lands were granted BY the Government 10 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 to Gaena and Daneh the
extreme Northwestern part Of the State. Mos of these
lands lie Immediately and within six miles Of the
Road, and none 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 immi.
graton &c. and the consequent RAID growth of flourish
ing towns and villages on the line Of the Road, and
throughout the State furnishes substantial aud growing
home demand for every kind of farm and garden produce
In the Northern and Central parts of hestate prairie
land predon ste 1tsrsperscd with Nnlognpent groves
of othsr tbss, aat,ther, lin 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 bracing, the climate
healthy mild aud equabe than that of any other part
Of the Unon while living streams and springs of excel
lent water abound
Economy in cutvating and great producliveness are
the we known characteristics Of Illinois land Trees
not required be cut down. stumps grubbed stone
picked off, as is centrally the case in cultivatng new
land in the older States. The first crop Of Indian
planted tile newly broken sod usually repays the cost
Of blowing and fencing.
Wheat sown on the newly turned sod, is sure yield
very large profits. man with pow and two yoke Of
oxen, will break and half to two acres per day.
Contracts be made for breaking ready for corn or
wheat at from 81 to So per acre. By judicous man
and under high state Of publication the second year.
Corn grain, cattle etc, will be forwarded at
bic rates to Chicago for the Eastern and to Cairo FIR the
Southern market,
Biumnous Coal is extensively mined alol the Road,
and supplies a cheap and desirable fuel; being furnished
many points at 81 80 to $500 per ton, Wood be
had The per cord. Extensive quarries have
been owned in the Southern parr Of the State, the
line of this Road, of Building Stone Of excellent quail
y-such white and blue Limestone, and white and
red Sandsone,-which be had for little more thsn
the expense of transportation.
The government lands, in the Land States. hdUug
generally been Withdrawn from market, emiRrants
from the Eastern States and EurO7e be
dated BIZ this company with UdLdbis farms, at the old
prices and terms uhich, in all probability, will double
in value with tw I've 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,
Government prices for the that the expense of
transporting the 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 hold good in relation the lands in
the territories Of Kanzas and Nebraska for although
cant may be found the courses the dis
market is far greater and every hundred miles
the products of those lands carried either in wagons
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 sute lent
to pay the difference in the cost of transportation,
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
the frost of winter.