New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-04-13

LONG CREDIT AND AT LOW PRICES.
MECHANICS, FARMERS AND WORKlNGMEN
The attention the enerpsns aud industrious portion ofhe
community s directed to the following statements and h0eH
ducements offered them by the
ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY,
Which az they will perceive will enable them by ener
gy and industry to provide comfortable and per
homes for themselves and families with comparatively
speaking very little capital:
LANDS OF ILLINOIS.
No State the Valley the Mississippi oars great an In
docement the e,ter the State o Illinois There rs 40 Pol
ton Of the world where oil Of the conditions Of cn ate aud sou
admirably combine produce those two great staples corn ana
wheat, as the plsires OF Illinois
RICH ROLLING PRAIRIE LANDS.
The deep rich loam Of the prAre', cultivated with ,ach
about equal ths OF Ensndsnd the 'o Is 80 ch that
/. viii support twenty millions OF people.
EASTERN AND SOUTHERN MARKETS.
These land. are contiguous to Railroad 200 miles in length
which connects with other roads and nsiyabe lakes aud nver
thus Adodng uDbIok communication with the Eastern sHa
Southern markets
APPLICATION OF CAPITAL.
Thu, and labor have been spilled dsveopinsh
soil; great Of the State In Coal and Iron are
so he v5iaoe @ rule b. the 5 TsShs " a. a an
early nois and ia the Of the nett ten years the
least I'VE s HUNDRED THOUSAND PE1PLE be
gagged In the State Of Illinois in the various manufacturing en-
poymen.s
RAILROAD SYSTEM OF ILLINOIS.
Over OF private capital have been expended on
from several Of these works with valuable public fand In
lands diminish the State expenses the is1e' are light and
must consequently, every day decrease.
THE STATE DEBT.
The s,a,e Deb, is only slOlo5 sea 4. sni within The
last three years has been reduced 81 9' bO ana we may
reasonably xpect thai in years viii become extinct
PRESENT POPULATION.
The State rapidly filing up with pOpaon a6o cd Perons
having been added 1850 making tie present population
l,J9,is5-af4iio Of l02 per cent In ten years
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.
The agricultural products Of Illinois greater than those ot
c,edvd 5OONO tuns The wheat crop Of 1870 approaches
IS OO0 bushels while the crop yields not leS thsn
FERTILITY OF SOIL.
Nowhere the industrious farmer secure such immediate
resn m his sb upon these Prairie oi. ,hey beng com
by any on the globe.
TO ACTUAL CULTIVATORS.
Since / S54 he Company haze '0d 100000 Gvt'.
Tzey oav actual and contract eonainda
agyeren 10 euat The road ho, been contributed through
the,e iand, Oton e1penHJ $50. 100000. h1S50,h'
population e the ortyniHe cOun' through pheh pa'' Ua'
only 5,50S since which, 40 293 haze been added
making The raOie population Sid, SOL gain Of 143 per
EVIDENCES OF PROSPERITY
Az evidence Of the thi Of the people IL may be stated
that o. co.. tus Of freeht including 86OO bushels OF gram
and 25O barrels OF 1Ju were forwarded over ihe Inc 4As'
year. .-,o>,
Mechanics and Working Men will ind the FTeeSchool system
by the State endowed with ge nue ior
be ,upDort OF Their children live sigt OF the
Church Schooouse and grow 10 with the Po'per'S
the leading In the great western Empire.
PRICES AND TERMS OF PAYMENT.
The prices OF these lends vary from &c TO S25
codir TO location quality &C. Firstclass farming lands sell
for about per acre; and The relative expense OF sub
dun, prsie land compared with wood land IL IN te Iso OF
10 ID in favor the former The Of se for the bulk Of
these lands WILDE
ONE YEARS INTEREST IN ADVANCE,
s1 per per Annum, and ak interest notes a. h per cent
usysb respecyeyio one three four hve and 'H years
nom OF and four for principal payable ~ O1r
FIVE from date OF sae se contract 'pua
cultivated esch and every year for hye yea from the da'e Of
sale that tho end Of tive oneha shan be fenced ana
under cultivation
TWENTY PER CENT WILL BE DEDUCTED
from the valuation cash except the should be 81 SIX dol
laJs Der acre, when the p1ce VIII be i've dollars
Pamphlets descriptive Of tue lands so climse productions
prt "a. and teIus o Jay ment be had sppctioao
J. w. FOSTER LAND COMMISSIONERS
ILLINOIS GENITAL hAlLkOAD,
Chicago, llinois.
For the names Of the Towns Villages and Cnrs situated upon
the DOis Cent? al Railroad pages Too, ios IO hPPeVoH
Railway Guide.
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