Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-04-18


HAVE FOR SALE
100000 Acres
of Rich Farming Lands in Tracks of Forty Acrss ana
Up,Oard on Long Credits and Lou Prices.
NHE attention oithe enterpng and Industrious portion OF the
community directed the following statements and liberal
inducements offered them by the
ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY.
which, they will perceive will enable them by proper energy
and Industry provide comfortable homes for them
selves families WITH comparatively speaking very little ca
tai
LANDS OF ILLINOIS.
No State IN the Valley Of the Mississippi offers great Induce
ent to the settler the State Of Illinois There portion
the world where conditions OF climate and soil adra
bly, produce these great staples coRS and WHEAT
as the Pralries Of Illinois,
EASTERN AND SOUTHERN MARKETS.
These are contiguous railroad 100 miles in length,
which with other roads and naysabe lakes and ve
thus sfordlng an unboken communication with and
Southern markets
RAILROAD SYSTEM OF ILLINOIS.
Over private capital have been expended the
railroad system Illinois Inssmuch part OF the income from
these works with valuable public fund In lands so &c
diminish expenses the LIGHT and must
quently every day decrease.
THE STATE DEBT.
TIE STATE deJt is only SOS H. and ain ne last rse
years recod s2959 56 So ard may reasonably
espect nat IN ten years 10iH become e1.iact
PRESENT POPULATION.
The State rapidly filing up with population c25 person
having been 1881 making the present population
1890. ratio of1O2 per cent in ten
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.
TIE Agricultural Products Of Illinois greater than those Of
any ether State products during pas, year
ceede The wheat crop OF 1890 approaches 35
O0O bushels while the crop yields not lees than
bushels.
FERTILITY OF TIE SOIL.
Nowhere esa the usoas farmer secure such immediate
upon prairie soils they being composed
deep loa fertility Of which unsurpassed by any
the globe. -
TO ACTUAL CULTIVATORS.
Since 1854 ne Company haze sid 600 T1eysH
y to octll ccators and evsTg contract confirms agree
nent 70 cirais TIE rod ia J:sa constructed through hess
lands al a.: 1Sy Q, ssc"ooOOO In 1850 the population u
Es9yniEe through So1ch pdsses on'y S35S
since hich 479 9}AdUs been Gdded making e hos popa.d
aon sl4 ss1, a gain ofla3 per cent
EVIDENCES OF PROSPERITY.
evidence Of the h OF the people may be stated that
100000 freight. Including opcl bushsi Of grain and
600 barrels Of o tosstded the lie last
PRICES AND TERMS OF PAYMENT.
The prices ohee vary from seso according
to location quality &C. class farming ,and sell for about
$40 s2 per srs aud e relative OF subdusg prairie
compared sh wood land IN the ratio of to 10 IN favor
The sale for the bulk Of these lands viii be
ONE YEARS INTEREST IN ADVANCE,
per per annu six Interest notes at six cent?
payable respectively one three four FIVE and six
sae aad four for principal payable In four
six and from date Of sale the contract spula
ting OF the purch3d s be fenced and cu
tvst and ee ye Eve years from The date Of SALE
end Of years oneha shall be fenced and under
cultivation
TWENTY PER CENT. WILL BE DEDUCTED
valuation ar ga Xsp: tie should be at sz dollars
per acre, when the cash price viii be FIVE dollars
Pamphlets descriptive Of the anGl, so climate productions
prices and term Of payment be had on application 10
wv. FOSTER,
Land Commissioner, Illinois Central Railroad,
Chicago, illinois.
Towns Villages and Cities situated upon the
Ip-is Central Railroad pages 1885, 49, ~, Apeohs Rail
evsy Guild Iais- dkvom