Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-10-16
TRACTS OF FORTY ACRES AND UPWARDS s,
LONG CREDIT AND AT Low PRICES.

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MECHANICS, FARMERs AND WORKING MEN.
The attention Of the enter prng and portion
the community directed the following statements snd II
srsl inducements offered them by the
/ ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY,
Hheh as they VIII perceive, will enable them, proper enc
@ PsSeyeraaes and industry to provide comfortable pc
sen homes ST Themselves and families, with, cOnpsraTs
! LANDS OF ILLINOIS
No Sats In The Valley Of the Mississippi offers 50 great
lndIcenent to the settler the State Of Illinois There
so 50 admirably combine to produce thoss two great staples
ooRE AID RErAT, as the Prairies Of Illinois.
RICH ROLLING PRAIRIE LANDS.
The deep rich lean OF przes is cultivated With sseb
n eciy that tie farmers Of ths Eastern and Middle State
are EoEnE 70 IpOs in great Uunbers The Of nino
ItELl support twenty millions Of people.
EASTERN AND SOUTHERN MARKETS.
contiguous railroad 700 miss in length
when connects with other roads, and navgble lakes and V
e thus anordng Ubroken communication v he Esstsrp
and southern markets. y
APPLICATION OF CAPITAL
Ihus far eapita and labor have applied to eyeIopius
untouched The that the niechanjc arts
best where food and fuel are cheapest viii fOlOW at an early
raj laws and necessities Of the belief that
M avs nqna5ed thousand people viii Be engaged in the State
RAILROAD SYSTEM OF ILLINOIS
Over 500 Of private capital have hesn expended On
from OF these Eoks i,h TsIuabe public fd
in lands, go to diminish the State Expenses the TAxEs ARE
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TIE STATE DEBT
Tia State s only Sl0, 1913 IL, and Eialn the Is
ably expect Aat In ten years 1t will beoome eztaet
.-s. PRESENT POPULATION. ~
SSs bs TsPas ns $ gR With soRuisos ssG
ton l,IlS,4S--s ratio Of la2 PeT cent in 10 years.
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.
Ths Prodnc OF Illinois greater thaz those
exceeded 100000 tuns The wheat crop Of 1850 Epproschss
OOO 81 bushels wls the crop yields not les hGn
YERZILITY OF SOIL. "
hoshsFs o11 the industrious farmer sssEs sea nedIAtsrs
posed Of deep rich loan, s fEy Of which ia unsurpassed
By sny on the globe ~.
9OAoTUAL oULTIvAroRs.
7AeyssH only 70 actual ciDGtors Gnd egery ooatrac CON
ed through these LaHds Of espe1ss Of 100000 600
IN 1850, fAe population Of JO5yniAe c0untiss kros0I
Aaos been addsd making az ,oISS population i4,ssio
a 9ai. Of l4S per ceHs 4
KvIDENoEso OF PRosPERITY.
AZ evidence Of the thrift Of the people nav be s.e TIA
coo o0e tuns Of freight including $500 go beis grain
and barrels OF Hour, V2 fSe<rd ever the line last
year
kS5aaios and Horkngmen will hnd the free school gyss
ecousd by the State and endowed with large for
ne support q schools Their children can live in sight of the
esdng Stats in tie Great Western Knpire.
PRICES AND TERMS OF PAYMENT.
The prices Of these lands v7 fo 81 SIS per acre.
eli l o q s si acre and he rs.Ts S5RnS eIp,ns snSs q
ubdang prairie land compared with wood land in ratio Of
70 10 in favor OF the fsef The Of mle for the buk
1f the lands viii be
ONE YEARS INTEREST IN ADVANCE
y T per cent per Gnnum and six notes At six cent
payable respectively in tTs, ~ four, and nix years
rom date OF sale ed e notes principal payabe in four
ave. % d years from date OF sale; the contract epu-
sng t one tenth Of the tract purchased fenced and
each aRd i've years from tbs date Of
ale 50 ths at tie end of I've yeaEu - ncd and
lnder cultivation.
TWENTY PE7 oESs WILL BE DEDUCTED
rom the valuation @ eGsh, except the same should be at x
ollars sss, when the cash price will be We dollars
Pamphlets dscrptive Of the lands climate prductiaps
rcsI, and terms OF payment be had Epp Gtion 10
J. ". FOSTER, LsAd Commissioner,
Illinois Central Railroad.
Chicago Illnoih
Eo As Of the towns, Villages and Cities situated upon
be Illinois Central Railroad pages 1885, 1885, lQ Apple
on's Railway Guide.
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