The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1857-11-14
Illinois Central Rail Road.

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attention Of Acriculturisis and Farmers TO the Ter
til. lands adjacent their Road, which offered for
sale upon low terms and long credit AT o~ Of
their lands actual settlers and 80 inducement is Of
sered to spectators in fact will De sold long
credit, without the distinct obligation Of cultivation.
Illinois occupies the most central POSITION OF the West
States and c0pri-es the fertile section Of the
belt of land extending from the At1nhc Ocean to the
Missouri River. and including New York, New Jersey,
Pennsylvania Ohio, Indiana Illinois, Michigan, " iscoI-
sin. Iowa, and Northern Missouri.
Unlike the States North % the productions
checked by rigorous vntsrnor ! the heat
oppressive The lands West Of the Missouri River gra
aUally and rapidly decrease IN fertility, I'LL hey blend
the Great American Plain, and b.;ng chiefly II not
solely adapted to grazing can never compete H'h ,bc.e
OF this State.
The land. bordering upon the Missouri and Kansas
Rivers ard upon TIE lines % the proposed road. To-
va hav. e. taken up and AZ. nov selling a. from 10
aij per acre, although settlers have pay heavy
freight. upon the au-poriaton II their agriculture
tools furniture, and goods and when their crops
produced, the eS" cost Of transportation to Eastern
markets exceeds ;he cost Of production
Looking TO Tho future growth % our country, this
with the richest soil and most healthy climate, vii FOR
all be the great grain producing district. II - full
% mineral --aith such a. Coal Iron Lead, Limestone
&c, and has already the advantages - churches and
schools ~ population and o! ih- investment OF capital
Moreover, there = scarcely county IN Illinois shrh
has not supply 81 timber Ihs southern section or me
States includes IT i-s; -p-5 Of the hes. quality
% timber land and the extensive PiEerie- in adjoining
staics, accessible by the Lakes, furnish Chicago with
immense qisuiiiy q timber and lumber amounting, IN
$50. 20 .G0tsJpUo fee.
Illinois especially during the last ten YEAR. has been
rapidly developing her rs-ogrce-. The p0pIatiOu i.
shout .gCf", and eighty millions - dollar. have
been expended or Railroads. which Win the waters OF
tie Mississippi Illinois River the Michigan Canal and
Lake communications, a@lrI Ch-sp and convenient
for the transportation % her pro:uci.
market. About million acre. o. th- Company
lands have already been -ni, and many fouri-hlug vi
7gr- rViuc- the rapidly Increasing property OF the
country such = the facility and economy 9TH -hrh
these tlui- b. cultivated, that N years farmers
r.Ity surround ;h.u- -th all t- comfort. %
Old settled fsr- TO- 'i- EASTERN -s'. and such j. their
from - - per * v-sr-' credit aud iarsc per
interest, b. fully pa,d Tor within tina; time.
rrtfsE stir al tie costs o. improve T.1i-, y ordinary
Industry, from the profits % the crops
Although IL = evident that land In the vicinity Of
Railroads ia Illinois viii advance 90 81 .ieJ per
within years. the interests % thi- Company
more advanced ~ placing their property in the
hands ~ farmers settle The relying upon the
business 81 TIE road FOR it, chief profit and enable il
discharge obligations the IT,. co-idera-
Undue. th- policy % rapid sales which have been
progressing and increasing Tor t~O year. past and viii
be pursued TIL the lands finally di-po-sd Or No
l. given 70 speculative purchasers the
Company does Si-h dispose % 81 - lands
for actual settlement aud cultivation !, l. evil
dcut therefore. that h- best Interests 81 settlers
where be vel promoted by purchasing and settling
upon these lands.
For Information a. To price, terms. e; aIp'ytc
JOHN WILSON.
augI Land Co-1'r. I. c. Z. Y. Co, Chicago, II.