Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-07-27
TRACTS OF FORTY ACRES AND UPWARDS
LONG CREDIT AND AT Low PRICES.
nEcHAn1cs. FARMERS AND WORKING n

HECHANIcs, FARMERS AND WORKING MEN.
The attention Of the Prsng and Industrious PARTON
The community directed to the following statements and lib
eTsl inducements offered them by the
ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY,
which, they will perceive will enable them by proper ener
and industry to provide comfortable per
msnent homes for themselves and families comparatively
speaking very little capital.
LANDS OF ILLINOIS
No State in the Valley of the Mississippi offers 50 great an
nduoement to the settler as the State OF Illinois There
portion OF the world where all Othe conditions Of ans
soil admirably combine produce those great staples
OoRH and WHAT, as the Praries of Illinois.
RICH ROLLING PRAIRIE LANDS.
The deep rich aa the prares is cultivated with such won
derfu facility that the farmers Of the Eastern Middle States
about equal to that Of England, and the SO rich that
it will support twenty millions Of people.
EASTERN AND SOUTHERN MARKETS.
These lands contiguous to railroad 700 miles in length
which with other roads, and nsvgabe and rV
thus aGOrng unbroken communication with the
and southern markets.
APPLICATION OF CAPITAL
Thus capita been applied to developing the
SOIL the great OF the State and iron almost
The nTaiable rule that the mechanic flourish
best where food and fuel are cheapest will follow at early
day Illinois and in the Of the years nAt
raj laws and necessities OF the case warrant the belief haa
least Te hundred people will be engaged in the State
OF Illinois in the various manufacturing employnents.
RAILROAD SYSTEM OF ILLINOIS.
the railroad system Of Illinois Inasmuch part Of the in
come from several of these works. With valuable public fund
in lands go to diminish the State Expenses, the TAXES ARE
LIGHT and must, censeque ntiJ, every day decrease
THE STATE DEBT.
rsp years has been reiuced o and We nav rs s.
ably expect that in ten years it will beeoms extinct.
PRESENT POPULATION.
The State is rapidly hliEg with population; per
having been added $780, making the present pOpua
ton l7l9, ,i6-a ratio Of lO2 per cent in 10 years.
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.
The Agricultural Products CT Illinois greater than those
Of other State The Products set out during the past year
exeded l0OOe tuns The wheat crop 1860 approaches
q bushels while the yields not less than
l4OOOOVOo busheis v,,r,,,, ,r, ---o-r
Nowhere the industrious farmer such immedatere
suits for his labor upon these prairie sos they being
by any on the globe.
TO ACTUAL oULTIVAToRs.
SiRce 1s5i the ionpaay hare sold 100000 acres.
dias agreement to c0a The road has been construct
N 1850, the reputation Of yoytynfAe counties through
OhtcA passes S0Gs Gg 335,?9s, since sgAi2a 479,29s
a gaia Of l43 per cent
EyIDENCEs OF PROSPERITY
evidence Of The thrift Of the people tmay be stated tha
100000 tuns Of freight including S6OOOO0 bushels Of grain
and barrels Of -four we're forwarded over the line last
year.
Mechanics and Eortngmen will fnd tie free school system
the support Of schools Their children can live in sight OF the
church and Sho2 houses and grow with the prosperity ehe
leading State in the Great Western Empire
PRICES AND TERMS OF PAYMENT.
The prices of these lands from &c SIS per
cOrding to locaan quality &C First class farming lands
subdutng prairie land compared
10 in favor Of the former The terms Of ie for the bulk
Of the lS5ds will he
ONE YEARS. INTEREST II ADVANCE
per aunum, at six cent
payable respectively two three, four and years
from Of and four principal payable in four,
ave six AMI years from date Of sale the stpu
ang that tenth of the tract purchased shall be fenced and
cultivated each aud year. for Eve years from the date OF
ale that at the end Of I've half should be fenced and
Under cultivation,
TWENTY PER GENT WILL By DEDUCTED
from the valuation for cash, except the should b
dollars per when the price will be dollars.
Pamphlets sCFptive Of the lands soil climate productions,
prices, and terms Of payment be had app lCation
} ". POSTER. Land Commissioner,
IlliuCis Central Railroad,
Chicago, I'lincB
Ecr the the towas Villages and Cities situated upon
s Illinois Central Railroad pages ISS. lo9, $780, Appl5
-)us Railway Guiie
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