Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-01-05
F.qse.WE.V'G L.aNDS.


In tracts Of 40 Acres and upward Long Credits and
at Low Rates Of Interest.
These lands granted BY the Government to aid 10
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
the South and 9m thence to Gaena and Danleh in the
extreme North Western part of the State Most of these
lands lie Immediately and within six miles Of the
Road. and than fifteen miles distant from
IL; hence, ready and cheap facilities furnished for
transporting their products any of the Eastern South
markets. The great increase Of population by immi
graou &C. and the consequent raid growth of flourish
ing towns and villages the line of the Road, and
throughout the State furnishes substantial aud growing
home demand for every kGd of farm and garden produce
Ia the Northern and Central parts of the State, prairie
lands predom inerspersed with magnificent
of oak and other timber; in the Southern, the timber is
abundant, and exceedingly valuable.
The soil is a dark, rich mould, from to ave feet in
DEPTH is gently rolling, and peculiarly fitted Tor grazing
cattle and sheep, the cultivation of wheat, Indian corn,
The air is pure and bracing, the climate more
healthy mild aud equable than that of any other part
of the Union; while living streams and springs of excel
lent water abound
Economy in cutvatng, and great produciiveness,
the we'll known characteristics of Illinois land. Trees
not required to be cut down. stumps grubbed stone
picked off is gem rally the case in cultivatng
land in the older States The first crop of Indian corn
planted the newly broken Sod usually repays ths cost
CT plowiug and fencing.
Wheat sown on the newly turned sod, is yield
very large profits man with pillow and two yoke Of
oxen, will break and half to two acres per day.
Contracts be made for breaking ready for
wheat, at from 81 So per acre. By iudcious man
agement the land may be plowed and fenced the hrs
and under high state of cultivation the second year
Corn grain cattle, will be forwarded at
bic Chicago for the Eastern and to Cairo FIR the
Southern market
Bllumnous Coal is extensively mined alol the Road
and supplies cheap and desirable fuel; being furnished
at many points $3.50 100 per ton, Wood be
had at the per Extensive qu4rries have
been owned in the Southern part of the State, the
line Of this Road Of Building Stone, of excellent quail
ity-such white and blue Limestone, and white and
red Sandstone,-whch can be had for little more thsn
the expense Of transportation.
The government lands, in the Land States, hGUlng
generdIly been Withdrawn from market, emigrdnts
dated by this company i0ik Cduabie fdrS at the old
prices and terms, uhich in all probability will double
in value with tw I've months.
When those lands are restored to Market per who
think of settling them Mnnesota should bear in
mind that the lands Of this Company, at the prices for
which they are Sold better than thoe in
other States Territories remote from Market at
Government prices for the that the expense of
transporting the products Of the latter to market will al
ways be a heavy drawback them. and after a few
years cultivation they require manurng which is not the
case with Illinois lands
The same remarks hold good in relation to the lands in
the territories of Kanzas and Nebraska, for although
lands may be found nearer the water courses the dis
market far greater, and every hundred miles
the products of those lands carried either in
interrupted water the expense OF
transportation which must be borne by the settlers, in the
reduced price of their products and to that extent
annually ard every year reduced Ht
The great fertility of the lands offered for sale by
this Company and their consequent yield over those the
Eastern and Middle States, is much than sut lent
especially iii view Of the facilities furnished by this Road
and others with which it connects, the operations Of
whichare not interrupted by the low water OF summer
the frost of winter.