Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-09-08
Garden state OF the West.
THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAIL ROAD
COMPANY
HAVE FOR SALE
100000 Acres
RICH FARMING LANDS,
TRACTS OF FoETT ACRES AND UPWARDS
LONG CREDIT AND Az Eoyg PRICES.
MECHANICS, FARMERS AND WORKING MEN.

MECHANICS, FARMERS AND WORKING MEN.
The attention of the ensrprising industrious PARTON
the community directed to the olOsing ESsnsnts and lib
eral Inducements offered them by the --t
ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY,
which, they will perceive will enable them, by proper
and industry to provide comfortable and per
speaking, very little capital.
LANDS OF ILLINOIS.
No State vsIisT the Mississippi offers so great
inducemeEt the settler stats Of Illinois There
portion Of the world where all conditions Of climate and
CoRs snd WHEAT. as the Praires Of Illinois.
RI0H ROLLING PRAIRIE LANDS.
The deep rich OF prsries cultivated such won
drfu facility thai the farmers Of the Esstern and Middle States
h sbor nsI - bo oF F1.nJ en ba all iS 81 ,icb tSet
It will support twenty millions Of people.
EASTERN AND SOUTHERN MARKETS.
Thsaelsnds contiguous railroad 700 miles in length
es thus sorngan with the Eastern
and Southern markets
APPLICATION OF CAPITAL
Thus r capita and labor have been applied developing the
so great Of the State coal iron almost
untouched The invahle rule that the mechanic flourish
best where food and fuel Sre cheape will follow at an early
raj laws and necessities OF the case warrant The belief that at
Of Illinois in the various manufacturing employnsnts.
RAILROAD SYSTEM OF ILLINOIS.
Over SOo CO. Of private capital have been expended
come from several Of these works. With valuable public und
lands, 90 diminish the State Expeuses the TAXKs ARE
THE STATE DEBT.
The State Debt is only slS5 - 36 S98 ~ and ain the Ia
three years has been reduced ~ and We mag reason
ably ezsct that IN ten years Viil become extinct
PRESENT POPULATION.
The State Is rapidly flrg ap with PopaatisE 86 o per
having been added since O, the present Popuia
ton 49S-s ratio Of lO2 per cent IN 10 years
AGROULTURAL PRODUCTS.
The Agricultural Products Of Illinois greater than those
excesded The wheat crop Of 1850 approaches
600 OO Il bushels while the crop yields not less than
i'O'''' ''''' '-'D FERTILITY OF 8eIL.
EoEaers the Industrious famer Sh immedStere
suits hF sbor upon these prairie soils they bag
POSED CT dep rig oa the fertility Of which is unsurpassed
By any on the giohs
Since s54 TIE SozgpGag AGoe s6td S0O,OCO acres
They ssg only 70 actual etiOat0To. ard etsg contract
ed through these lands Of esDe1se Of s0sO0 600
In 1850, the DopuA ttOn Of OTz9-zlS colnses through
GGge been added 1sakag 5$e s6ols poalsson SIA,S91-
a GGis 0f l43 per cent
ByIDENoEsoF PROSPERITY.
ztan eYidsacs OF & tr OF the people, tmsy sisted tia
600 OQ0 uns freight ineGaGg s,6UOl5 bushels q grain
snd $50 900 barrels Of eou sFwsrae5 oF- he line sst
EDU0ETIo8
Mechanics Snd woFkiEgHsu sill dad tae tss kool E5sen
encouraged By the state snd eadoEsd Tt Te reysnzs for
the support Of schools can live in ssht Of the
lsadng State In ths Great Western EmPire
PRIOEs AND TERMS OE PAYMENT.
The prices Of these lands from Sc to s25 per acre. &C
ooriDg to location, qgality &c FrsclaSs iaTinG lAnds
Snbaung prairie land compared with wood land in ratio Of
in favor Of tie cr The terms of sale for the bulk
of the lands viii be
ONE YEARS INTEREsT N kEVEEgA
per snnu and six erest notes a az psr ent
payable respectively in one three four, hFe and
om four fer principal payable in ourt
ave- six and years from date Of se the contract spu
srg tenth Of the purchased shall be fenced and
each and year. for five from the date Of
le that s heend Of I've half SAoud be fenced and
lnder cultivation.
TWENTY PER oENT WILL BE DEDUCTED
from the vauaton for cash eE2t the should be at six
dollars per when the cash price Wall be dollars
Pamphlets serptve Of the lands, SOIL climate, productions,
prices, snd tsFs Of payment, be had csion
J. ". FOSTER. Land Commissioner,
illinois Central Railroad,
Chicago, Illinois
Fer the Of the toS1s, Villages AID .c5 situated upon
Illinois Central Railroad pages lS3 l $50, Apple
tons Railway Guide
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