Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-01-31
Real estate.
BARN LANDS FOR sAE.E.-THE ILL
N0Is CENTRAL R. R. COMPANY is now pre-
pared 10 sell ahnrt
NyvO NIiIIIons Of Acre
F.ssE.RzE.g'G N'apN,
In tracts OF 40 Acres and upward, on Long Credits ant
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In tracts OF 80 Acres and upward long Credits
at Low Rates Of Interest
These lands were granted by the Government to aid in
the construction Of this Railroad. are among the
richest and fertile in tue state They extend with
the Road, from Chicago the North East to Cairo
the South, from thence to Galena and Dinri ia The
extreme North Western part Of the State Mos Of these
lands lie immediately and within six miles Of the
Road. ami meme than fifteen miles distant from
III hence, ready and cheap facilities furnished
transporting their products to any Of the Eastern south
marsets The great increase Of population by imi
grafton, So and the consequent raid growth Of flourish
ing towns and villages 90 the line OF the Road and
Throughout the state furnishes Substantial aud growing
hOIae demand for every kind farm garden produce
Ia the Northern and Central parts OF the STATE prairie
ads predOmll ate, nterspersed with magnificent groves
of oak and other tmber in the Southern the tim Der
more abundant, and exceedingly valuable.
The soil is DARK rich mould, from to feet in
depth IS gently Toing and peculiarly fitted for grazing
cattle and Sheep the cultivation wheat Indian corn
rec The air is pure and bracinF, the climate more
healthy, mild, aud equsbe than that Of any othcrpart
of the Union while living streams and springs of excel
lent water abound.
Economy in caltivating and great producveness, are
the well known characteristics Of Illinois land Trees are
not required to be cut down, sumps grubbed or stone
picked off, as is centrally the case in cultvstng new
land in the older states. The first crop of Indian
planted on tie newly broken sod usually repays the
Of plowng and iencng.
Wheat the newly turned sod is sure to yield
very large profits. man with pillow and two yoke of
oxen, will break one and half two acres per day.
Contracts be made for breaking ready corn or
wheat at from 81 to So per BY iudeious man
tL6 laiiu De proved ana fenced the hrSt,
and under nigh state Of cultivation the second year
Corn, grain, cattle, etc, will be forwarded at
Bile rates to Chicago for the Eastern aud tn Cairo FIR
Southern market
Bituminous Coal is extensively mined aloa the Road
and supplies cheap and desirable fuel; being furnished
at many points at $l50 to $500 per ton Wood be
had at the same rate per Extensive quarries have
been owned in the Southern part Of the STATE near the
line of this Road Of Building Stone of excellent DUAL
ity-such as white and blue limestone and white and
red Sandstone-whieh be had for little more thsn
the expense Of transportation.
The government lands, in the Land States. having
generally been Withdrawn from market enigrants
from he Eastern States and Europe can be arcemnao
dated BY this company tOtth CGisd6ie farms at the old
prices and terms, uhich all pI reliability, viii double
in value with twslYe months.
When those LANDS restored to market persons who
think of settling them, Minnesota should bear in
mind that the lands of this Company at the prices for
other states Territories market at
government prices for the that tire expense of
transporting the products Of the latter market will al
ways be heavy drawback them, and after a few
years cultivation they require manuring which the
case with Illinois lands
The hold good in relation to the lands in
the territories of Kazas and Nebraska for although va
cant lands may be found the Courses The dis
lance to market is far greater and every hundred miles
the products Of those lands either wagons or
Interrupted Water communications ncr the expense of
transportation winch must borne by the settlers ia The
reduced price Of their products and to that extent pre-
annually ard every year reduced
The great fertility Of the lands offered fol sale by
this Company and their consequent yield these
Eastern and Middle States, is much sutient
to pay the difference in the of Transportation
especially in view Of the facilities furnished by this Road
whehare not interrupted 10y the low summer or
the frost of winter.