Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-10-10
100000 Acres
RICH FARMING LANDS,
TRACTS OF FORTY ACRES AND UPWARDS
LONG CREDIT AND AT Low PRICES,
MEoHANIos. FARMERs ANp WoRKINa MIN.

MECHANICS, FARMERS AND WORKING MEN.
The attention Of the enter prising industrious ron
the community directed to the following statements
| srSl inducements offered them by the
ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY,
which they will perceive will enable them, by proper
and industry to provide comfortable and
mAnent homes for themselves and families with Comparatively
IPeskiog, very little capital.
LANDS OF ILLINOIS
No STATE in the VseyOf the Mississippi great an
portion Of the world where Of climate ana
soil admirably combine produce those great staples
4 OoRE and WHRAT, the Prziries Of Illinois.
| RICH ROLLING PRAIRIE LANDS.
The deep rich lean OF the prares with such
deul facility that the farmers the Eastern and Middle States
is sbeut equal that Of England, the that
| it will support twenty millions Of people. . .
EASTERN AND SOUTHERN MARKETS. ..-.
These are contiguous to railroad 700 miles In length
which connects with other Teads and nsvigahe
thus saordng with the Eastern
and Southern markets.
APPLICATION OF CAPITAL
Thus far capita labor been applied to developing
sOi the great Of the stSein ces and iron almost
day illinois, and in the Of the years
thousand people engaged in the STATE
Illinois in the various manufacturing empioyments.
RAILROAD SYSTEM OF ILLINOIS
Over sOOOOOO OF private capital have expended or
TIE railroad system Of Illinois Inasmuch part Of the in
in lnds, 80 diminish the State Expenses the TAXES ARB
LIGHT, and must esnseque nty, every day decrease.
TEE STATE DEBT.
The State Debt oaly fI0tO53 IA, and witan the la
three years Lisa BEEN reduced So and We may TeasSs
ably expect TIA: in ten years it will become extinct.
PRESENT POPULATION, ..- E
The aAte rapidly 6Ilrg up popuatozi eos 900 per
having added since 1880 making the present popua
ton I9, ga ratio Of lG2 per cent in 10 years.
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.
Of any oheT state hs Produces sert out curing the past year
IS buels vls the corn crop yields not lsss than
FERTILITY OF SOIL.
Nowhere the industrious farmer such mnediatsFs
suits for his labor a these prairie soils they being
posed Of deep ca Loan the fertility Of WhiehiI unsurpassed
By any OF the globe.
10 ACTUAL oULTIvAToRs.
Since 1854 The iOn7pGRg hass sold 100000 dcrss
They sell only actual csiCa5oTs. and eUsTy contract
ed through ESSSs laads Of epenSs nf $4,000 OOO
In 1850, the population Of JoT-HiAe oolaties through
haze been added making lie ssEoS population si4,89I-
a gain Of l43 per oezs
EVIpENcEsoY PROSPERITY.
an evidence Of tie ~ the people, may De stated tina
COO $50 tuns freight including 5000 OOO bushes grain
snde5O GOO bss O fOu Forwarded the ns last
year. .
Mechanics and vOTingnsn will ind tke free school sy:tsn
encouraged By State and endowed with large
the support Of schools Their en- live in sight Of the
ieadi0g STATE in the Great western EEpirs.
PRICES AND TERMS or PAYMENT.
The prices Of these lands vary FROM 50 to 50 per sere &C
1Bsupr pTse land as dopSrsi With wood lana is "a o Of
to 10 favor OF the former The terms CT kis fer the bulk
Of the lands will be
ONE YEARg TETEREST III ADVANCE
at six percent Pg and int crest notes st six per
pagsa respectively il one two three FOUR Eve, and
from date Of sale and eur notes principal payable four,
and from date OF SALE the contract spu
sng that tenth Of the tract purchased shall be sasI
cultivated each and year, for Eve years fc s date Of
sale, that at the end Of ave ye2E he fenced and
under cultivation.
TWENTY PER GENT WILL BE DEDUCTED
from the VALUATION W cash except the st six
dollars S.S, the cash price will dollars
Pamphlets descriptive Of the lands, SOIL climate productions
PricsS and tsrs Of payment be had application
J. W. FOSTER, Land Commissioners,
Illinois OGntral RAILROAD,
Chicago, Illinois
the the towns, Villages ard 0ities situated upon
the Illinois Central Railroad EsI lS, $50, I Apple
tons Railway Guds.
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