Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-07-28
Garden state of the West.
TRACTS OF FORTY ACRES AND UPWARDS
LONG CREDIT AND AT Low PRICES
MECHANICS. FARMERS AND WORKING MEN.

MEoHANIcs, FARMERS AND WORKING MEN.
The attention Of prising and industrious psron Of
the community is directed to the following statements and hO
ersl Inducements offered them by the
ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY,
which as they will perceive will enable them, by proper
6anent homes for themselves ana families With comparatively
speaking, very little capital
LANDS OF ILLINOIS
No State in the Valley Of Mississippi offers great
TO the settler as the state OF illinois There
portion Of the world where all Ofthe conditions Of climate and
soil admirably combine produce those two great staples
CoRE and WHAT, the PrAiries Of Illinois
RICH ROLLING PRAIRIE LANDS.
The deep rich Of the praies cultivated with such
derfu facility that tie farmers Of the Eastern and Middle states
moving to Illinois in great numbers The area OF Illinois
equal that Of England and the soil s so rich that
1t will support twenty millions Of people.
EASTERN AND SOUTHERN MARKETS.
contiguous to railroad 700 miles In length,
which with other roads, and nsvgble lakes and ry
eTs thus sordng unbroken communication WIN e eastern
and Southern markets.
APPLICATION OF CAPITAL
CAPITA and labor havs been applied developing
soil the great the State cea and iron almost
untouched The nvabe rule that the mechanic arts flourish
day illinois, the of the next ten years the natu
raj and necessities Of the warrant the belief that at
Of Illinois fn various manufacturing emPloynents.
RAILROAD SYSTEM OF ILLINOIS.
the TsoSd system Of illinois. as part
cous from Of these works. NTH valuable public fund
LIGHT and must, consequently. every day decrease.
THE STATE DEBT.
The State DEBT 0ny aues5 - G sDG and wn NAV 'ns
ably expect in years it will become e1tnst
PRESENT POPULATION.
The State rapidly hrg with popuAtioRi e6SOd per
been added since 1850 making the present pOpuls
ton 1884 i96-s ratio Of lO2 per cent in years.
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.
The Agricultural Products Illinois greater than those
1eS 5O0O0s tups The wheat crop Of 1850 approaches
viii
l40, QUO coo bushels -
Nowhere can the Euch immedstere
suits his labor these prairie soils they being com
TCse Of deep oAm the fertility OF Whehs unsurpassed
BY any the globe.
TO ACTUAL oULTIVAToRs
e Since 1884 the iOEapdSy hGUe sold 100000 dcret
Gis "a cuti0dte. 1AsroGd has 6en construct
cd through these lands Of espe1se NJ $4,000 600
tO6ef 1assss i5ds og S3S59s since ,0Aiaa, 479,26S
GaUe been added making fhs shoEs population SI4,SO1-
gain Of l43 per cent.
EVIDENCES OF PROSPERITY.
evidence Of The thrift 81 the n Fa!bs! 81 rao a
6OO,OO tuns OF treigAi, lncluding oO"OOOO
and 900 barrels OF four we're forwarded over the line last
year. 1900, ,-,oD,
Mechanics and vorkingnen will ind TIE free sehool s'm
epcoura ky the State endowed with large revenue ioT
the support Of schools Their children can i've IN ght o s
leading State in the Great Western Empire.
PRICES AND TERMS OF PAYMENT
The prices Of lands vary from Sc to S25 per acre, &C.
coTdinF te location quality Fircsss farming lands
Se M about SO S3 per acre. and the relative expense Of
uipR prairie compared with wood land is in ratio o
10 in favor the The terms Of sale for the bulk
Of the lands viii be
YEARS INTEREST IN ADVANCE
annum and int crest notes at six per cent
payable respectively three four Ave. and six yari
rom date and eur notes for prncpa payable IN ionr
ave six years from date of sale the contract spu
spg that tenth Of the tract purchased shall be fenced and
cultivated each every year. for Eve from the date Of
ae SO that end Of Ave half should be fenced sno
under cultivation.
TWENTY PER oENT WILL BE DEDUCTED
from cash. except the same should be at 1
dollars Der acre, when the cash price viii be re dollars
Pamphlets scrptiYe Of the lands soil climate prod
prices and terms payment be had apPlicauonto
J. W. FOSTER, Land Commissioner,
Illinois CsntrSl Railroad,
Chicago, illinois.
Ror the names Of the towns Villages Cities situated upoT
tbs Illinois Central Railroad pages 1873. le9, lS, Apple
ton 3 Railway Guide
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