Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-01-30
RcoI estate.
LVARM LANDS FOR SALE.-FHE ILL
u NoIS CENTRAL R. b. COMPANY is now pre-
pared to sell about
Two Millions of Acres
F.gll.WE.VG LA.NDN.

In tracts Of 10 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 fertile in the State. They extend with
the Road from Chicago the North East, Cairo
the SOUTH and om thence to Gaena and Dnn'eh in the
extreme North Western part Of the State Most of these
lands lie Immediately on. and within six miles OF the
Road AMI none than fifteen miles distant from
it, hence ready and cheap facilities are furnished for
transporting their products any the Eastern south
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 demand for every kid of farm and garden produce
Ia the Northern and Central parts of the State, prairie
lands predom ate nterspersed with magnificent groves
of oak and other TIMBER in the Southern timber is
more abundant, and exceedingly valuable.
The soil is dark, rich mould, from to five feet in
depth, is gently Tong and peculiarly fitted for grazing
cattle and sheep, the cultivation Of wheat Indian corn
tee. The air is pure and bracng the climate more
healthy, mild aud equabe, than that Of any other part
Of the Unioni while living streams and springs of excel
lent water abound.
Economy cutivating and great productiveness are
the well known characteristics of Illinois land Trees
not required to be cut down, sumps grubbed stone
picked of, as is generally the in cutivating
land in the older States The first crop of Indian
planted on tile newly broken sod, usually repays the
Of blowing and fencing.
Wheat sown on the newly turned sod is sure to yield
very large profits. 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 corn
wheat at from 81 to So per acre. By judicous man
aBement the lanu may De poWed and fenced the nrst
and under high state Of cultivation the second year.
Corn, grain cattle, etc, will be forwarded at
bic rates Chicago for the Eastern aud to Cairo fl the
Southern market.
Bllumnous Coal is extensively mined alo the Road
and supplies cheap and desirable fuel being furnished
at many points at $3.50 to $500 per ton Wood be
had at the per cord. Extensive quarries have
been Owned in the southern part of the State, the
line of this Road,of Building Stone, of excellent quail
itysuch as white and blue Limestone and white and
red Sandstone,-whch be had for little thsn
the expense of transportation.
The government lands, in the Land States, hGUng
generally been withdrawn from market, enigTants
from the Eastern States and European be GGcemmo.
dated by this company uuth Cdtuabte FARMS at the old
prices and terms, Ufch, in all pObGbiiity will double
in value with twelve months
When those lands restored to market, persons who
think Of settling them, Minneota, should bear in
mind that the lands of this Company, at the prices for
which they sold better investments than thoee
other States Territories remote from market
Government prices for the that the expense of
transporting the products of the latter market will al
ways be heavy drawback them, and after few
years cultivation they require manurug which is the
case with Illinois lands
The remarks hold good in relation to the lands in
the territories of Kanzas and Nebraska for although
cant lands may be found the courses The dis
lance to market is far greater and every hundred miles
the products of those lands carried either wagons
interrupted water communications the expense of
transportation which must be borneby the settlers, in The
reduced price of their products and that pre-
annually and every year reduced
The great fertility of the lands offered for sale by
this Company and their consequent yield those
Eastern and Middle States, is much than suf 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 ny the low summer,
the frost Of winter.