Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-05-26
TRACTS OF FORTY ACRES ANDNUPwARD
ON
LONG UnEDIT AND AT Low PRICES.

MECHANICS, FARMERS AND WORKING MEN.
The attention Of the prsng and industrious psrtOn Of
the Community directed the oEisg statements and lib
srsl Inducements offered them BY the
For ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILEoAD COMPANY,
which, they will pc ceive will enable the BY proper
~ and inausry provide comfortable and
mansnt holnes themselves and families, with comparatively
LANDS OF ILLINOIS
No STATE in the Valley Mississippi offers great
iudueement settler the Illinois There
so - srsy combine % produce those two r.a staples
CoRs and wHEGT, as tie Prairies Of Illinois.
RICH ROLLING PRAIRIE LANDS.
The deep ric lean Of the pr&iries cultivated With such
erf facility Of the Eastern Middle States
are moving Illinois great nunbers The Of Illinois
equal that Of England and the sell rich that
It will support twenty millions Of people
EASTERN AND SOUTHERN MARKETS.
Theselsns contiguous rsread 100 miles in length
which win other roads, and nsvAbs lakes and rv
es thus aEordngaH znbroken communication with The Eastern
APPLICATION OF CAPITAL.
Thus far capita applied developing tie
so the great and iron almost
untouched The nvAriabe flourish
food and fuel cheapest. will follow at early
raj laws and Necessities belief tsatst
least hundred thousand people viii be engaged in tbs State
Of unes in the various manufacturing enploynents.
RAILROAD SYSTEM OF ILLINOIS.
Over 100000 900 of private capital have been expended
the railroad system Of Illinois InaSn1ch part Of the in
come from several With valuable public fund
in lands 20 t. diminish the state Expenses TAXHs ARE
LIGHT, and must consequently, every day decrease.
THE STATE DEBT. ..e
state DEB Ony ass and T We .y 'p paso1
ably expect that in years it will become extinct
p PRESENT POPULATION.
The stats rapidly hEg up with PoRass,ioai sSs0S per
ton 1885, ratio Of l02 per cezt IL 10 years
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.
The Agricultural Products Illinois greater than those
any other The Products during the past
ed
800 Of bushels while the corn crop yields not less than
FERTILITY OF SOIL.
Nouhere can industrious fssmer such nedstsrs
for bis labor upon these prairie Soils hsy beng com
10 ACTUAL oULT1vAroRs.
Raes 1854 tie iOmpGsy haze sold I,3OO,OCO acres
taizs an 10 ciOate 7Ssroad
ed through these lands Of spsss Of 'O,d 90 600
.saie passes e.a SOS, .iacs .sats 479,sSs
Adrs Been added, nsdEg he SAOSe PoP1asios si4,S91-
EvIDENCEsOF PROSPERITY.
evidence Of thrift Of the people Be stated ha
600 coo tuns of freight including $500 O0 bushels 81 grain
barrels Of FOUR forwarded the line last
year. --,.uo,,
Mechanics and workn enen the free school system
encouraged by endowed With large for
the support schools Their children live IN sight Of the
church and snd with the IoPery sfhe
leading State in the Great Western Empire
PRICES AND TERMS or PAYMENT.
The prices vary So s25 per
cording location quality First class isrnnA lands
sell for $40 Sta per AMI the relstve xsnse Of
zbdung prairie compared with wood land in ratio Of
to 10 in The Of sale for the 5uk
Of the lands will be
ONE YEARS INTEREST IN ADVANCE
at sig per annu notes st six per cent
payable respectively hree, ave- and
and fsur fer principal payable in four
fve years from date Of ssle the contract sou
Ang hat tenh of The tract purchased shall fenced and
cultivated each and for i've years from the date OF
the end Of five should be enc and
ander cultivation.
TWENTY PER CENT WILL BE DEDUCTED
from the valuation for cash. except tie should be at six
dollLrs per when the cash price will be dollars
Pamphlets Of soil cmG productions,
prices, and terms Of PAYMENT be had on hcaton to
}. W. FOSTER. Land Commissioner.
Illinois Central Railroad,
Chicago, Ihnois
For names Of towns, Villages and Cities situated
the Illinois Central Railroad pages 49, lss loU, Apple
toni Railway Guide
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