Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-05-16

MECHANICS, FARMERS AND WORKING MEN.
The attention Of the psug and industrious portion Of
the community IS directed to the following Aad lib
eral inducements offered them BY the
ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY,
which, they will pc cvs will enable Them By proper
and infusy provide comfortable and
homes for themselves and fziles With comparatively
speaking, very little caPital.
LANDS OF ILLINOIS.
stse Valley Mississippi offers 50 great an
settler the Illinois There Is
portion Of the world all ofhe conditions Of climate ana
soil 81 admirably combine to produce those two great staples
Co.'s and WHEAT, as tie pr1irieso Of Illinois.
RICH BOILING PRAIRIE LANDS.
The deep rich lsan Of the prares i. cultivated with such
deru facility that TIE farmers Ct the Eastern
are moving to Illinois II great sabe. The area Of linOi.
it will support twenty millions Of people.
CASTERS AND sOCTRERN MARKETS.
These railroad miles IN length,
which CONNECTS "n ether roads, AMI HaTighs akes AID rv
sfOrcg uu5roken with the Eastern
and SON. ern MsTket5
APPLICATION OF CAPITAL
Thus capita and lshor hsvs sppd developing
soil great the state ard
untouched The nyaAbe rue that the mechanic flourish
best where food and fuel oheapest viii oliow at early
raj Law AMI necesstes the warrant tae ef that at
hundred Thousand people viii be eFsge in tbs stste
OF Illinois 10 the various manu- sctEring emray
RaILROAO SYSTEM OF ILLINOIS.
Over sO Of private capital expended
the system Of Illinois Inasuuch part Of the
severa, Of these WORKS. With valuable public und
go diminish the st4te Exposes, the TAXES
LIGAT AMI must, c-nseque'tIJ esery dag decrease.
THE STATE 0EBT.
Stats Debt on 81 ,5 S99 a. within the Ia
tire years reduced 81 959 74G 3d. may reason
ably expect that IN ten years it S Usc1n; extinct.
PRESENT POPULATION.
The State il rapdiy EIirR up with population 6 Der
son, bsen added ncs sO making The present pOUus
ton has, 49j-A ratio Of lO9 per cent in 10 yesrS
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.
The Agricultural Produ CT In greater than those
Of any ether state The products Daring past
IS 90 30 Of bushels while the corn cr0p yields cot e than
FERTILITY OF FOIL
Nowhere can tndustri iuedisere
upon prairie Soils thsy beng
Tos Of dp rc LIAM tha fertility Of which is unsurpassed
By sny on the globe.
TO ACTUAL oULrITAToRs.
= Since 1854 the GompG~y hare sold -3OO.O( o aeres
They sell only n actual eticatOrs and essry cohtroe
agreement 20 cioIss lie roId las been eOsstraos
ed through these lands Of expense Of OsEOO OdO
In the DopuI zion OF JOTtHias counties tirONgl
soAicH passss Osg ,5ss, unho9 479,29S
haze been ddsd, ADGGRg hs schos poDuItt11 SI4sS0I-
EvIDENoZsoF PROSPERITY.
As 40 evidence Of thrift ps stated thu
COO 900 Of fres Dcud $500 600 bushels 81 grain
and 900 Of fcur forwarded over the line last
year.
Mechanics and orku zen and the free school system
encouraged the and endowed With large fer
TIE seaport Their children live sghtof the
church and nd grow with he prosperity sfths
leading State il the Great Ws.Eern Empire
PRICES AND TERMS or PAYMENT.
TIE prices these IAns vary SO SIS per acre,
eording lon quality sc srst class fsrink lands
sell oT ABOUT $40 sIs acre. ant the relative ssnse Of
sUbdung rae land compared WITH wood land in ratio OF
10 10 in fsvr Of the former The terms Of sale for TIE bak
Of the lands will be
ONE YEARS INTEREST III ADVANCE
az six anuu AMI crest notes at six cent
payable respectively ;Wo hree four. fve and
from date OF sale and fJur notes for princPa psgabs in ur
Ave- AMI from date Of sale the contract spu
lanS tenth Of the tract purchased shall fenced and
cultivated each Tor ave years from the date Of
SALE thst at the end Of Eve should Be fenced and
Hnder cultivation
TWENTY PER CENT WILL BE DEDUCTED
from the valuation for cash. except the shopd be at
dJllCrs per when the cash rrioe Will be edollsrs
Pamphlets Of the LANDS, soil climate productions,
prices and terms OF payment be had plcaton
W. BOSTES 3. Land Commissioner
Illinois Central Railroad,
chicago, Illinois.
the the towns sge and Cities situated
tha Illinois Railroad pages ls9. lee, 49, Apple
tons Railway Guide.
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