Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-01-03
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In tracts of 40 Acres and upward long Credits and
at Low Rates of Interest.
There lands granted BY the Government to aid in
the construction OF this Rai.road. and are among the
richest and fertile Ia the State. They extend with
the Road from Chicago on the North East to Cairo
the South and ON thence to slens and Daneh 10 the
Eorh Western part 0 the State. Most of these
lands lie Immediately and within six miles Of The
Road ami more than fteen miles distant from
IL; hsneH, ready ana cheap facilities furnished for
transporting their products any the Eastern south
markets. The great Increase Of population by immi
grstion &C. and the consequent raid growth of iurish
ing towns and villages on the line of the Road, and
Throughout the State furnishes substantial and growing
home demand for every kai of farm and garden prod5ce
10 the Northern AMI Central pats OF the State, prairie
lands preom ate, intersp ersed with masncent groves
of oak nd o;her timber; Southern tue tmoer is
more abundant, ami exceedingly valuable.
The soil is dark, rich mould. from i've feet in
DEPTH is gently rolling, and peculiarly ted for grazing
cattle and sheep, the cuva Of wheat Indian corn,
tee The air is pure and brscng, the climate more
healthy, milo aud equable. than that Of other part
Of the Union; while living streams and springs of excel
lent water abound
Economy III cuivang, and great productiveness, are
the well known Characteristics Of Illinois land Trees
not required TO be cut down. STUN s grubbsd stone
picked Of, as is gen rally the case in cultivating
land in the older siates The first crop of Iudan
planted tie newly broken Sod usually Tepays the
Of ployirg and iencing.
Wheat the newly turned sod, is to yield
very large profits. Siths pillow and two yoke of
oxea viii break ami half to two acres per day.
Contrac can be made for breaking ready for
wheat, at from 81 to IS per By judeious man
hgenSnI ialu may DC pl0Wed ana fenced the nrst,
and under high state of cutiUOti the second year
Corn, grain cattle, etc will be forwarded at
bic rates to Chicago for the Eastern aud Cairo FIR the
Southern market
Bnuminous Coal is extensively mined alo the Road
and supplies cheap and desirable fuel furnished
at many points at $i,50 to 81, 90 WOOD can be
had at the same rate prcJfd Extensive Queries have
been owled IN hesouhern part of tie STATE, the
zine OF tbs koaI Of Building Stone, of excellent quail
fty-such white and blue Limestone and whits and
red Sandstone,-wheh be had fer little thsn
the expense Of transportation.
The government lands, in the Ednd States. hdUlng
generally been withdrawn from narktt, emisrGnts
dated By this Uith CdiuGbe farms at the old
prices and terms uhich in all probability, will double
in value with tW I've months.
When those lands are restored Market per sons who
think of settling them, Minnesots, should bear in
mind that the lands of this Company at the prices for
other Stats Territories remote from market, at
Government prices for the thai the expense of
transporting the products of the latter market will al
WAYS be heavy drawback them. and after few
cultivation they require manurng which is not the
case with Illinois lands
The remarks hold good in relation to the lands in
the Of Ksnzas and Nebraska for although
cant lands may be found nearer the eOuses The dis
msrke. is far greater and every buudred miles
the products of those lands carried either wagons
interrupted water ncr the expense Of
transportation. winch must be borne by the se9rs, in the
reueed price of their products and to that pre-
annually ard every year reduced
The great fertility of the lands offered fol sale by
this Company and their yield those the
Eastern aud Middle States, much than sut lent
especially in Of the facilities FUR Ished by this Road
and others with which it connects, the operations of
WhichaTe not interrupted by the low Of summer
the frost Of winter.