Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-09-26
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/ MECHANICS, TARMHRs AND WORKING MEN.
hs attention Of the snterprsng and industrious portion o
The community is directed to the following statements and lib
era Inducements offered them by the r II "a
ILLINOIS eKETRAL RAILROAD COMPANY 81
zsh they viii pereeive will enable te by proper snsr
E s,eveIAnce and industry, to provide comfortable andPe
speakings very little capital. ~ H9-
LANDS OF ILLINOIS.
No STATE IN the Valley Of the Mississippi great an
9 nc e ne % ssr as the sSte Of nos There no
soil 30 admirably combine to produce those great staples,
ooRE and VI RHEtT, as the Praires Of Illinois. =
RIoH ROLLING PRAIRIE LAEDs
The desp rich lean Of the praes cultivated with such won.
seEa facility nSt the farmers Of the Easern and Middle States
s sbOat equal 70 that Of England and the .o Is 20 rich tat
It will support twenty millions Of people. =
RAsTERa AND soUTHKRN MARKETS.
These lands contiguous railroad 700 miles in length
which connects with other roads, and nsvgable rV
and Southern markets
APPLICATION OF CAPITAL
Thus far capita and labor have ben applied to developing @
soil the great the Staten cea and iron are almost
untouched The nyarable rule mechanic arts flourish
best where food and fuel cheapest viii follow at an early
day in Illinois and in the the years the nst
Ts laws and 9aseI Of he case warrant tae bsef haAt
oi Illinois in the various manufacturing empioynents.
RAILROAD SYSTEM OF ILLINOIS.
The rsosd sSsn Of Iaas Inasroh as part IF e a Gn
come from several Of these WORKS, With Vau2ble public fund
In lands, 20 b diminish the State Expenses the TAXES ARE
LIGHT, and nust, Consequently, every day decrease
THE STATE DEBT.
The State Debt only sl0, Il, and within the
hrea has been reduced 6o and sy reason
ably expect that in ten it will become extinct
PRESENT POPULATION.
sons having been Gdded since sO making the present popus
ton l,7Is,4 o. ratio OF lO2 per cent in 10 years.
q AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
he Agricultural Products Illinois greater hose
any oth State The Products ser ont during the past yeAr
exceeded tuna The wheat erop OF 1850 approaches
Of bushels while the crop yields not le thsn
A1'J0~S5oeN
suits for his labor upon these prairie soils, they being
posed of dep rich loan, ths fertility Of which unsurpassed
TO ACTUAL CULTIvAToRs.
Sh1ce 1854 the iOngpdag haze sold 100000 GorSs
agreement cioats 71e roG has Ses construct
Cd through tless 5ands Of an e1peSss oE $4,000 600
sOaic4 Passes ong 335,59s sincs l0AisE 4T9,28S
Aage 6es4 sdSd, sabg fSs 'OhOIe population sI4,s91-
"a. EVIDEEgEso OF PROSPERITY
A. evidences Of thrift Of be stated tia
e0O0 tunE OF freight Including 100000 bushels Of grain
and barrels ot hour were forwarded ever the line last
year.
Mechanics and vorkngmen will ind the free school system
encouraged BY The Stats nd endowed with large
church sehOohouses, and grow u with the prosperity
leading statsin the Great Western Empire.
PRIoEs AND TERMS or PAYMENT.
oOrding to location quality, &c Frgcsss farming lands
E for about e and the relative expense Of
to 10 in Svor Of the former The terms Of Es fer the bulk
Of the lands will be
ONE YEARS INTEREST IN ADVANCE
six percent and Bx int crest notes at six per cent
payable respectively in two three, four i've, year
from date Of sse and fer notes fer principal payable four
i've, SIX and from date Of s the contract spu
ng that tenth Of the tract purchased shall he fenced and
cultivated each and every for Eve from the date Of
sale that at the end Of Eve one half should h fenced and
under cultivation.
TWENTY PER oENT WILL BE DEDUCTED
from the valuation for cash, except the should
dollars per acre when the csshpree will be hSe dollars
Pamphlets descriptive Of the lands ol climate productions
prices, and terms Of PAYMENT be had app cation
J. ". FOSTER, Land Commissioner,
Illinois Csntral Railroad,
Chicago, illinois,
For the Of the towns Villages and Cities situated upon
the Illinois Central Railroad Iss. l5s, IsO Apple
tons Railway Guide.
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