Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-04-28
100000 Acre
RICH FARMING LAM
TRACTS OF FORTY ACRES AND UPwA
LONG CREDIT AND ar Low PRI'
NEcHANIcs, TARMERs AND WORKING

MECHANICS, FARMERS AND WORKING MEN
The attention Of the enter prsns and industrious part
the community directed % the following Statements "A
srsl Inducements offered them By the
ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANT,
which, as they will perceive will enable them. BY proper
gy and industry to provdo eomfortabe an
msnent homes for themselves and asies Eltni eompafi
speaking, very little capital.
LANDS OF ILLIa0Is.
No STATE in Valley Of the Missssipp offers gre
inducement the settler the State Of Illinois Thers
portion Of the world where all ofthe conditions Of ema
soil admirably combine 70 p-0duce those two great
coRz and WHEAT, as tie Prairies Of Illinois.
RICH ROLLING PRAIRIE LANDS.
The deep rs lean Of the prAires is cutivaisd with such
derful facility that tie farmers OF the Eastern and Mid
moving Illinois numbers. The e. III
is about equal to that Of England, and The sol is
it viii support twenty millions Of people.
EASTERN AND SOUTHERN MARKETS.
These lands contiguous to railroad 40 miles IN
which connects With other roads, and navigzbe iaks al
thus asOriing unbroken Communication vi lie
and Southern markets.
APPLICATION OF CAPITAL.
Thus far capital and labor have bssa appiied deveop
soil the great resources the Staten esa and iron
untouched The inEar4ble rule that the mechanic arts
best where food and cheapest. viii follow at
dsv in InoS and 10 the course Of the next ten years The
raj laws and necessities OF the case warrant the best
least I've hundred thousand people will be elgassd IN M
OF Illinois in the various manufacturing smpOynent5.
RAILROAD SYSTEM OF ILLINOIS.
Over 900 Of private capital have bsen expand
the railroad system Of Illinois Inasmuch as Part OF h
core from several Of these works, With vanAoie PgeS
in lands 60 diminish the State EXPOSES, the TAXES
LIGHT, and nnst cSnsequeu Eiy. every day decrease
TIE STATE DEBT.
The state Debt is only slsie53 800 IL aud within the
three years has been reduced So and We naS re
ably expect that in ter years Il will become extinct
PRESENT POPULATION.
The STATE is rapidly aEg up with population; sss
sons having been added 1850 making the present 20
ton l7I9 4S6-a ratio Of lU2 per cent in 10 yenrs
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
The Agricultural Products Of Illinois are greater hln
sxcee1ed I5o0000 tuna The wheat Of lst0 sppro
IS 81 Bushels while the corn crop ys'at a'' i'
l4o,oOs 600 bushels vrRr1L1rY OF SOIL.
tts in3ust.ious fa,nsS such irar1edia
zults for his labor 81 upon these Prare soils tnsy oe
rosed Of deep, rich l0am the fertility o. "o's -
= 80 no ACTUAL cULTIVAToRs-
| -. a. s,r,1asv hare sold 100000 4
Then ssH only to actual Ga1 se.sf eohrac
ttis m g0rsensaf 10 ciDats 1Asroaa 1ds ossa eSHsf
- s5,,ei slSss Iaads Of egPsnss ~ $4,000
IN $50 tks population Of FORTY sac ceisaties "a
- = sSs cas- osIg s35.5 9s, since eoAea, 479
S o.S - = rd max no ne .s1Ols poptsastoR sI4sSI
" '1"' EvIDENcEsoF PROSPERITY.
evidences OF the thrift Of the people, may be staie
500 % ,uns OF freight, including $500 Oo0 bushels 81
ood 30 @ barrels -four, forwarded the line
| year. En1rn ATToN
| hanics
.onra-s by the State and endowed with large re4enn
th .uoport Of schools Theirchdren live IN sgnt
church and choohouses and grow with ne prosperity
| leading State in the Great Ws1tern Empire
PRICES AND TERMS OF PAYMENT.
The prices OF these lands vary from SO ss5 per aors
coraing to location, quality, &c Erstelass farnlnA
sell for about si0Or SI3 per AMI the reatys psh
subduuR prairie land compared with wood ana N -
to 10 in favor Of the former The terms Of as Tor me
OF the lands will be
ONEYEAR's INTEREST IN ADVANCE
AT sig per annum End six interest notes a six per
PAYABLE respectively in one, three, cnr ave. and Sax
rom date OF sale and four notes for pr1cps Pay2ole Ia
Ave. six years from date OF sae tae contract
lar that one tenth Of the tract purchased shall Re fence
cultivated each every year. for i've years from the da
sale 50 hesnd Of i've years oneha sAoud Be enea
under cultivation.
TWENTY PER CENT WILL BIZ DEDUCTED
so the valuation for cash. except the sEoDld Be
oIltrs per acre when the cash price will be dollars
p.mnhets ssrotive Of the lands, soil climate produced
pries and terms Of payment Be had application d
j. ". F05fsR, Land ccnmsssonsr,
Illinois Central Railroad
Chicago, Hind
For the names Of the towns, Villages aud Cities slsuass
the Illinois Central Railroad see pages le6 ls9 100, Al
ton Railway Guide.
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