Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-02-26

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TIE
ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY.
HAvE FOR SALE
1900, 200 ACRES
or Rich FARMING LANDS IL TRACTS Or ronIT
ACRES AND UPWARD on LONG CREDITS
AND LOW PRICES.
f5IiiE Alteration Il the rnicrTrsns End Indications nor
a ton OF III. community Is Directed 10 the following
.luirnsnt. End liberal iaducereI. offered them Iy the
ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COM.
PANY.
VtUi shy viii perceive, will =ngsle them, BY proper
clergy, perseverance aud uusr. To prcslds eoafr;abs
homes for themselves ul iIraii.s with, compe avely
iPrat:ul. very l!It!c capital
LANDS OF ILLINOIS.
No State In tt. Valley CT the Mississippi o5s great
Involvement 10 the settlers the Stale Of Ios There
Is portion of Tie word why're all OF the condition. Il
climate aud suI 70 admirably combine produce ,i9se
great staples, CGsn snd Wh.st, the ruirisI 81 L.
linus.
EASTERN AND SOUTHERN MARKETS.
These lani- sr- contiguous 70 rrrosd 700 mic, In
length, which connects witt ohz. road, and uavigah!e
lakes and IivtT, thrI IIoraS uubFosea co:auIics
ton With the Easlcr:: aud Southern narle;i.
RAILROAD SYSTEM IN ILLINOIS.
Over 400 GgU cO Of private capital have r-n sxPrnd
ed on Ii. railroad Systsr oil inos Iuastnuo ari OF
u. income from several Of these works, with valuable
public und IL lards. 70 to diminish The State .xpclIs
thu LIGHT, sn couse.usu,ly every tOy
d-cr.a,e.
THE STATE DEBT.
Tie s:ae debt u ONLY SO SIS H. snl within tie lRt
three year. has been reduced 82o59i6 81 and may
rssiontby expect ;hst IN .nr. sli become extinct
PRESENT POPULATION.
Til. Stale rapidly filing up with populations: sGS o26
person, having added since 1884, making the present
population 49, 4y0 raU vi w per csut. la ten yesrs.
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.
The Agricultural Products .; Illaoi are greater than
these OF the other State The products during
past year exceeded SOD The wheat crop 81 stu
approaches bushes while th- crop yields
less than IN nuO, VJg bushels.
FERTILITY OF TIE SOIL.
Nowhere can the adus,rious farmer suca nme.
date Fssul, for bis labor upon these prairie soils, they
being composed OF des2 c loan, the fertility Of skic
/. unsa-re.asd b5 auy o. the slcos.
TIE ACTUAL CuLTIYATORS.
Sine 1854 The Company have Iod aJ 900 They
sell only actual cuya,ers and cTsy contract contains
an agre1r, 10 cultivate The road hss been constructed
through thrs- Ia nd. N expense Of In s5V
the population Of ~ counties through which passes
only sys since which 80 2aS have bern added making
the who'll population old SCI, galn ef AS per CENT
EVIDENCES OF PROSPERITY.
As on esideucs Of the thrift Of III. people, 1t may be
stated that 40 ITO tons Of freight Including o6nU
bash-s Of grain and 23Vpt0 barrels Of nour, fol.
Tsrdud over the ipe last year.
PRICES AND TERMS OF PAYMENT.
The price. OF thuss ..rdo vary fio Sc i3 par acre,
according to location, qualify ao fi1cia's farming
iauds sell for About 20 20 81: sers AID Tbs relative
expense OF subtuias pr=r and compared With Eoed
!ali is 10 The ratio 81 10 IL l favor III the former The
terms If -a!r for The buk Of rhs.s lands viii be-
ONE TEARS INTEREST IN ADVANCE,
six per per uanuu, and six Interest notes a. ks
per cent payaulr respectively In two three four eve
and xix years from date Of sale and four notes Tor prn-
cIpa payable In four Ave, six, aud Year, from date
Of sale the contract spulaug that onetenth OF ac rae,
purchased SHAH be fenced aud cultivated each ard every
year. for Ave from the date Of SALE so thu; ut the sud
of FIVE years oneha shall be fenced ad under cultivation
TWENTY PER CENT WILL BE DEDUCTED
rom the valuation cash. rxccp: the should be ii
O.. iaars Per ae:e, =h.n 70. cash prcS su bs Owe
dollars.
Pamphlets descriptive Of re lsuds 'o.i climate, prsduc-
,lors prices snd Of payment, be had aPp'
Gallon 10 J. ". POSTER,
Lssd Commissioner. lllinch cenI'si Railroad,
Chicago, illinois,
For tie VI The rcgIs, Villages. and Cities stusted
upon n. IlnrIs Central Es=osd page lS 49, l9O
appl.tnps Railway Guidr Jan Is IcdwSn