Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-08-23

MECHANICS, FARMERS AND WORKING MEN
The attention Of the enter Prsng and industrious portion
srsl Inducements offered them by the
ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD cosPANY,
which they will perceive, will enable them, proper
50 eo5s @ 1Pe PToTes and per
speaking, very Httls esPitsl
LANDS OF ILLIRoIg.
No ststs IN the Valley Of the Mississippi offers great
portion Of the world where All oihs Conditions Of climate and
/ 0oEE ana WHEAT, as the Prairies Of Illinois.
RICH ROLLING PRAIRIELANDs.
T deep E lean Of the prsiries cultivated with such won
@ g y 1 IIi; G a. a. % t ', ,b rs ne sh 9 TII! oe
about eqa to that Of England, and the soil Is rich that
! it will support twenty millions Of people.
EASTERN AND SOUTHERN MARKETS.
These are contiguous railroad miles in length
which coanec with other roads, and navigab lakes and
er hus soFdn an with the Eastern
APPLICATION OF CAPITAL
Thus far capita and labor have been applied to developing the
soil the great of the State csaI and iron almost
@ where food and fuel cheapest will follow at early
da in lnt ing course Of the next ten years the natu
OF Illinois in the various Manufacturing enplOynents
RAILROAD SYSTEM OF ILLINOIS.
Over 800 Geo Of private capital have bsen expended on
the railroad system Of Illinois Inasmuch part Of the in
come from several Of these works. With valuable public fund
in lands, go ts diminish the State Expenses the TAXES ARE
LIGHT and must, Consequently, every day decrease.
THE STATE DEBT.
TS' I, ss @ Dt SsD o usst % 15 a5s y9S ta' las
ably expect that in ten years will become extinct.
PRESENT POPULATION.
The State rapidly filing up with population s6s O6 per
having 1880 making present popus
ton ga ratio Of lOs per cent in lOyears.
AGRICULTURAL PAoppCrs.
Of any othsr State Products ssFt dnE the past year
exceeded unS The wheat crop Of 0 approaches
OOO blsss while the corn crop yields not le than
FERTILITY CT SOIL.
Nowhere the industrious smer such mmedSter
suits for his labor these prairie soils, they being
BY any On the globs
TO ACTUAL oULTIvAToRs
Ssnes 1854 Tie tOHgpany haze sold 100000 gcreE
diSs agreement 10 ci0ass. lie bad kas tssg c0n5suot
h is56 as po%estSa Of n cTfssS cssssS sSoi
IOhSo4 PGssss s9as 9g 335,59S sfScS a1Aish 47929S
gain Of I43 per cent.
EVIDENCES OF PROSPERITY.
s tgns of egh ncaGD9 % soo bubes ~ rran
and barrels Of four forwarded over the line last
EDUCATION
Mechanics and Worngmen will find tie free school system
encouraged by the State and endowed with large for
the support Of schools Theirehldren live sight of the
leading State in the Great Western Empire.
PRICES AND TERMS OF PAYMENT
The prices Of these Lands from s. to Ss5 per acre,
cording to location qgay, &c Firscsls farming lands
subduing prairie land compared with wood land in Of
10 in favor Of the former The terms Of sale for the bulk
Of the lands win be
ONE YEARS INTEREST IN ADVANCE
st EX cent and si int cent
payable respectively one, three four Ave-
from date Of SALE and four for principal payable four
Ave, and from date Of SALE the contract spu
sag that tenth Of the tract purchased shall be fenced and
cultivated each and for Eve years from the date Of
sals that a. end Of five years half should fenced and
under cultivation.
TWENTY PER CENT WILL BE DEDUCTED
from the valuation for cash. except the should be at six
dollars when the cash price will be dollars
Pamphlets descriptive Of the lands sO climate productions
price and terms Of payment be had LEGATION
J. W. FOSTER, Land Commissioner,
Illinois Central Railroad,
Chicago, Illinois
For the Of the towns, Villages and Cities
the Illinois Central Rsrosi pages 49, Sa, ls5, Apple
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