The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1857-12-12
Illinois Central Rail Road,

LAMBS 1iN Ns.E.
lie Illinois Central Railroad Company invites the
] attention OF AgrIculturi-t- aud Farmer. To the
tile lands adjacent their Road, which offered
upon low and long credit at iow rate. Of i'll
terest.
II is the policy and wi, Of the Company to sell al
their actual settlers and iuducecnt is Of
errd to secGators in fact none viii be- sold long
credit without the distinct obligation OF cultivation.
Illinois occupies the central position of the West
.rn States aud comprise. the most fertile section Of The
belt Of land extending from tie Atlantic Ocean to the
Missouri River aud including New York, New jersey
Penns yvaIa. Ohio. Indiana, Illinois, Michigan Wiscou
sin. Iowa and Northern Missouri.
Unlike the North of the productions not
checked hy rigorous - the heat 81
ou,rr,,iys IN. land. West of the Missouri River r
di.ay and rapidly decrease III fertility. tail they hvid
with the American Plain, aud being chiefly, Il
solely ad"te, to grazing: can never con pete with those
The lands bordering upon the Missouri and Kansas
Rivers aud upon the lines 90 the proposed roads Ia To-
wa have been taken up. and selling ~ Fon 30
4lj per acre although settlers have Z" pay heavy
freight, upon the transportation Of their agricultural
tools. furniture and goods and when their crop,
produced the extra cost Of rah>Toratyn 10 Eastern
markets exceeds the cost ~ production.
Looking To the future growth Of our country. this
state which combines the most f+N"r"h" temperature
with tr richest soil and most healthy climate.
al time be the great gram rl"H,s d-tri,' 1t 4. fh
of mineral wealth such a Coal Iron, Lad Limestone,
&c. and has ar-ady the adv .nta:e> - cLurc-. and
schools" of reputation. and Of the V -s;mrIi Of capital
Moreover, there IL scarcely county in Illinois which
has supply Of timber The southern section ~ the
Sate- includes les-; 2arn" OF the beet quality
Of timber laud and the extensive Iinvr"s ia ag
States cc-s,hr by the Lakes, furnish Chicago with
immense qauiity Of timber and lumber amounting, ia
1870. /" +Ja ''O1.'uu feet.
Illinois especially during the la; year. has
rapidly developing Lvr resources t., population l.
bout ls"ouU". and eighty millions 3 dollars have
I,,u expended for Railroads which wit ti- Of
tile Mississippi. Illinois River. the Michigan Canal and
Lake communications, afford ch-.p and CONVENE ut
for the transportation 81 her products
market About Ililuu % the Cpuuauy',
lands have already been sold. and many .-liug
lIce- cyiucr the rapidly Increasing prosperity the
country such j. th- facility aud ECONOMY VIII winch
these lands he cultivated, Jhs; ia years farmers
readily surround ti-u- iii AL IL. comforts
old settled fsrB- in H.. Eastern -taie and such ti-r
fertility ard pro.iucvrur-, that properly purchased
from - ~ Per * year, credit and three per
h. fully paid for within thsI time.
griher with all the costs % iuprc' Ordinary
industry from the profits Of the cruI,,.
Although IL j. evident iist-la03- Ia the vicinity ~
Railroads ia Illinois vii advance 20 - tfJ per
within YEAR the Interests % ;hi Company
are advanced ~ placing their property iH the
haud- 81 FARMERS >rtf1- The country. upon the
business 90 ~. Toad for q. ,j' jroht. ard bi- IL
discharge "a, obligations 90 t- -;sf- Tie !eT
lions ndUs. - policy 81 rapid sales which have been
progressing ard Increasing for Two la-t. aud VII
b. pursu.d tn 'hr lar d. finally disposed 81 No
cours i given O." speculative pIrcha--r< the
Company do.- w-h d5-p0sr 90 81 its lands
.xc-Ja actual settlement and cultivation. r. j.
dent tl r-For-. that ~. bet it:-r,-. o. settlers
-hr. H. well pr ,noted ny purchasing ard settling
upon these lands.
For Information as TO price, terms. &c, app'vto
JOHN WILSON.
aug1 Land Corn'r / c z Il Co, Chicago. IL.