New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-04-07
ILLINOIS, AND ITS CENTRAL RAILROADS.

ILLINOIS, AND IT'S CENTRAL RAILROADS.
W. have hsd occasion, heretofore, 20 csi arennon
70 the fsct that the rapid settlement OF lue 49, %
sns ~ tha. great demand for cspltA when nas su'-
t,ped its value st such high rses' y, IS DOW INV
.ver sppsrent that, % one exirer1s ioho"s euoeie
The capital invested ID the "eet Is osgiunbs 70 ~
ire f,niis "bInRipg forth some ten ana some huHu'
Gold - those who invested will reap large Ieurps III
this ,he report OF the lillnoil Cehtrsi 1
read frspeht With interest no, merely 20 tuo'e
Interested IN The read bat 10 al rnercnsns na''13
Western connections, or, indeed, any "ays e1S pet
10 active business. Tie report, for admirable ar-
rsngeueut 8ad clesrness Of ostahs, IS certainly
model uueni; It le4Tss no ooecufny ~ 10
ststeceuts nor any toubt upon the resers
mind So 70 the vast valve Of the WORK a1d
its auost limtless influence upon the welfare OF tle
whole country well tha; state Tee domain OF he
e0i al Of .elsc'Sa lhd btns ali sold to ,eer. e.sh Of
whom produces from the equivalent n exehrs TOY arg
400 buyesay rs acres sohs woica raes settlers
on ~ We .nc, VII Lumber IT, AN Ss NJ IIlino
up 1850 was very thin settled, BY reason 81 n-
esl ov.p ntnt held those regions H. CooO
srr. and which rad ben the market from 10 To ~ Yeas
bis ssase stated that migration bad ceased that
il unter taxation ara nAt Ao9u'e insoly 10 Pay
uu,t plea meeting the public Obligations. The
70 the CnLaL witch was ncou,pete. loan upon that
Land couI the caua and The Federal Ooyernmsn. found
aye the state about qlaer OF its totally
ur asha II aid he railroad Tue state made
III. Is over 20 the Illinois Central R,r al Comply. That
Cuphry has borrowed those lauds $Dtotp with which
ta. sai of miles long possess OF Tosanons
100 an and 81 locomotives The immediate effect OF this
construction the sale, By the Government OF
All rs r.msring lsndp, which are now In the hAnds
OF ,e,flers whose annual crops pour ever tue rOsd
10 uark.t II the Federal lands are settled In the
uue proportion those OF the railroad, the effect
Of the work will bave been place 10000 "a niles, ssy oO
lend which the Government had in vain offered,
nearly mis of is lands Tor nearly ft2OoOV,
hch applies the redemption Of the bonds and sru hois
which worth more than those sresdy soa
Il, berg Of ecu s;rn,c vue they are surrounded by
population Increasing In numbers aud wealth and they VIII IN
doub,ecy realize at f2j 100000 II runored that Judge
Dousa, holds some 10 purchased of the Company
fox 0 az per and the lands are now very eagerly
sought the low terms offered ny the Company IL must De
borr IN mind that In addition TO the raised on
boRd, virtually halt Cancelled by the land sales the
Company las expended S3,5WVo OF subscribed capital
mIi altogether sbou, s5 COO disbursed into the lap Of
not bu. bav in great prosperity to the region that four
desert. II must be also oorne IN iu thst
The mercy by the Company does not oe It's Activity
but popasate business which resets upon the Com
nry ct ~ ofca of the 10 station points
The uu hey Of tsuts aud Houses at these POINTS In lSoO
and is5 vas q. follows Population in 1880 1888; in 1855
3 40 decrease 65 Houses in 1880 Las: In 1880 og5;
Increase 57 Churches 10 1885, 60; Stores o7l Hotels lo1
Mills A.: Factories NS =, $50 100000, -,
Thus al these station points only there was IN Increase OF
a. C63 persons 472 dwellings these later cost put
9 100 zach IL involves outlay Of five aud halt mops OF
Soss The stores and factories required At lesst bOoOO
more furnished ky individuals, forming the machinery winch
uppes the road with business We may now look at tne
sta produce brought 70 the stations in 1885, to be
torw sId ed over the road;