Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-09-14
TRACTS OF FORTY ACRES AND UPWARDS
LONG CREDIT AND AT Low PRICES.
MEoHAN1os, FARMERS AND WORKING MIN.

MEoHANIos, FARMERS AND WORKING MEN.
The attention Of the enter prisng and industrious portion Of
the community directed the following statements and lib
sral inducements offered them by the
ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY,
which, ty will perceive, will enable them, proper
homes for themselves and families with, comparatively
speaking, very little capital
LANDS OF ILLINOIS.
No in Valley Of the Mississippi offers 80 great an
nducsnent 70 the settler the State Of Illinois There
portion of the world where ali Ofthe conditions Of climate
oOEN and WHELT, the Prsiries Of Illinois
RIoH ROLLING PRAIRIE LANDS.
deep Of prares with such
moving to inos punbsrs The area Of Illinois
il about equal that England the that
Is will support twenty millions Of people.
EAsTERN AND SOUTHERN MARKETS.
These lands are contiguous to Railroad 700 miles in length
which eoRnec with other reads and naVgSbe lakes and
thus snOrdng unbroken communication with the Eastern
and Southern markets.
APPLICATION OF CAPITAL,
caps labor have applied developing
SOIL the great Of the StSe cea and iron almost
untouched The nyarsble that mechanic Srs flourish
where fuel cheapest follow an early
day Illinois, and in the Of the next ten years the nsu
raj laws necessities case warrant the belief that
i've hundred thousand people will engaged the
OF Illinois in the various manufacturing empoynentS.
RAILROAD SYSTEM OF ILLINOIS.
Over 500 900 Of private capital have expended
Ae railroad system Of Illinois Inasnuch as part Of the in,
come rom several o. ese work Sltn valuable PTes iGd
LIGHT, and must consequently, every day decrease.
THE STATE DEBT.
three years has been reduced 46 s9 and We NAV Tsssop
ably expect that in years it will become extinct.
PRESENT POPULATION.
The rapidly filing up populatisR 66s G26 per
having added since 1850 making the present popua-
ton ,496-a ratio Of lO2 cent in 10 years.
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.
The Agricultural Products Of Illinois greater than those
any other The Products during the past
exceeded tunS The wheat Of 1860 approaches
sf bushels while the yields not less than
FERTILITY OF SOIL
Nowhere the industrious aTmer such immediate
for his labor upon these prairie Soils they being
posed Of deep rich lOa the fertility OF Whehis unsurpassed
BY any on the globe
TO ACTUAL oULTIVATORs.
siHoe 1854 Tie sot1pany 1a0e sold 100000 Gcres'
agreement cBi0dte The road has been construct
ed 6rougi these ands Of an sspsnss Of $4,000 600.
tOh passes t0Gs oo 335s59S, since Sohisa, 47929S
a gain Of I43 per cent.
EVIDENoEso OF PROSPERITY
evidence Of the thrift Of the PeoRls itmay be stated ha
5000 tuns Of freight including S6OOOOO bushels Of grain
and barrels Of four forwarded over the line last
year.
Mechanics workngmen will ind the free school system
encouraged by the State and endowed with large for
church and grow up prosperity
leading State in the Great Western Empire.
PRICES AND TERMS OF PAYMENT.
The prices these lands vary Sc S25 per
OOrdins location quality &c Frsclsss farming lands
sell for about $40 S2 acre. ana the relative expense OF
subdung prairie land compared land ratio Of
10 in favor Of the former The terms Of Se for the bulk
Of the lands will be
ONE YEARS INTEREST IN ADVANCE
and six int crest notes at six cent
payable respectively one two, three four and years
from date Of SALE and fsur notes fer principal payable in four
and from date Of sale; the contract stipu
ang that tenth Of the tract purchased shall be fenced
cultivated each and for Ave from the date Of
sale that at the end Of i've onehf should be fenced and
under cultivation.
TWENTY PER GENT WILL BE DEDUCTED
from the valuation for cash. except the should be At six
dollars when the cash price will be hVe dollars
Pamphlets descriptive Of the snds soil climate productions
prces and terms Of payment be had Gppcstont
J. ". FOSTER. Land Commissioner,
Illinois Central Railroad,
Chicago, Illinois,
the Of the towns, Villages and Cities taated upon
the Illinois Central Railroad 1885, l6S, $780, Apple
tons Railway Guide.
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