Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-06-11
RICH FARMING LANDS,
LONG CREDIT AND AT LOW PRICES.

MECHANICS, FARMERS AND WORKING MEN.
The attention Of the ester prsug and industrious portion Of
the community directed to the following statements and ho
sral Ind ueements offered them by the
ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY,
which, as tey will pc ceve will enable the by proper
81, and Industry to provide comfortable and per
homes for themselves and families, W comparatively
speaking, very little capital
LANDS OF ILLINOIS
No STATE in the Valley Of the Mississippi offers 80 great
iuducemeut settler the Illinois There is
portion Of the world where all ofthe conditions climate
soil admirably combine produce thoss two great staples
CoRH and WHEAT, as the Prairies Of illinois,
RICH ROLLING PRAIRIE LANDS.
The deep loan of the Prairies cultivated With such
drfu facility that the farmers Ct the Eastern and Middle States
moving Illinois great uubers The Of Illinois
1t will support twenty millions Of people.
EASTERN AND SOUTHERN MARKETS
These lands contiguous railroad 100 miles in length,
which with other roads, and navabe lakes and nv
er sordngan unDroken communication With Eastern
and Southern markets.
APPLICATION OF CAPITAL
Thus far capita have applied developing the
untouched The nEariabe mechanic flourish
where food and fuel cheapest vii oOW at early
raj necessities the warrant the belief that At
hundred thousand people will engaged in the State
OF Illinois in the various manufacturing emplaynents.
RAILROAD SYSTEM OF ILLINOIS.
Over 100000 OOO Of private capital have been expended
the railroad system Of illinois, Inssmueh part Of the in
come from several works. With valuable public fund
in lads 20 "a diminish Expenses, the TAXES ARs
LIGHT, and must cvuseque utly every day decrease.
THE STATE DEBT.
The State Debt is only 93 a. and within the Ia
ts wears has been reduced 81 46 &c. and may reason
ably EXPECT tha: years it will become extinct.
PRESENT POPULATION.
The state is rapidly alrg up with population sss 0s
ton ,49S-a ratio of l02 per cent in 10 years
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.
The Agricultural Products Of Illinois greater than those
any other The Products srt cut during the past year
QnnDne uhaafrr rf hes
IS @ sf bushels while the corn crop yields not less than
i'O'OOO''OO 0D'" FERTILITY OF SOIL
Nowhere can the industrious such mmedIatere
uts for his labor these prairie soils they being CON
By any the globe.
TO ACTUAL cuLTIvAToRs.
Sines 1884 the donpGay 6aVs soil 3OO.OcO acres
They SCI only 20 actual gGt0rs and egsTy contract con-
tptns an ciUats The rOId has been construct
Ell through These lands Of espeRss ~ sO,t 90 600.
In IsoU the P0Pul ton Of oTty-elHe e4gaties ar9sgA
haze been added, E7d0 the whole population S14,S9l-
q gGia or I43 per CENT
EvIDENeBs OF PROSPERITY.
A,an evidence of the Thrift Of the people, may stated tbs
600 tnns Of freight including $500 OO bushels grain
Of four forwarded over the line last
year. -
Mechanics and workngnen will find the free school system
encouraged the State and endowed with large for
church sChooihuuses, grow S prosperity The
leading State in the Great We-Iern Empire
PRICES AND TERMS or PAYMENT.
The prices lands vary from So S25 per
cordiug location, quality, First class iarmna andl
sell slO S3 per ant the relative
subdung prairie land compared with wood land is IN ratio
Of the former The terms Of sale for the bull
Of the lsrds will be
ONE YEARS INTEREST IN ADVANCE
ct per annum ami neret notes at six per cent
payable respectively hre tour Eve, and sx
from and principal payable in four
AMI years from date of sale the contract stiuu
ang tenth Of the tract purchased shall te fenced and
cultivated each and every for FIVE from the date Of
sale 90 that years half SHOULD be neI and
znder cultivation.
TWENTY PER CENT WILL BE DEDUCTED
from the valuation for cash. except the
dolErs when the cash rice will be dollars
Pamphlets scrpve Of the auas soil cimsis productions
prices and payment, be had sP cation
j. W. FOSTER. Land Commissioner,
Illinois Central Railroad,
Cticago, hnois
For the names Of the towns Villages and Cities situated upon
the Illinois Centr Railroad see pages 49, s 49, Apple
tom Railway Guide
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