Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-05-07
In THE
Garden State of the West.
THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD
COMPANY
HAVE FOR SALE
100000 Acres
ICH FARMING LANDS,
TRACTS OF FORTY ACRES AND UPWARDS
LONG CREDIT AND AT Low PRICES
MECHANICS, FARMERS AND WORKING MEN

MECHANICS, FARMERS AND WORKING MEN.
The attention Of prsing and industrious PARTON
the community directed the folio Esg statements and lib
sral Inducements offered them by the
ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY,
which, they perceive will by proper
homes for themselves and families with, comparatively
speaking, very little capital.
LANDS OF ILLINOIS.
State in the Valley Of the Mississippi great
iuucemert to the settler as the state Of illinois There IS ID
soil 50 admirably combine to produce those tao great staples
Co.'s and WHEAT, as tie Prairies Of IIii1eis.
RICH ROLLING PRAIRIE LANDS.
The deep rich sam Of the Pras is cultivated with such
drfu facility that tie farmers Of the Eastern and Middle States
moving TO Illinois great ruabers The of InO.
it Will support twenty millions Of people.
EASTERN AND sOUTHERN MARKETS.
These lands contiguous railroad 700 miles length,
which connects with other roads, AMI pavgabe lakes
eTs thus aordng unboken communication with the Eastern
and Southern markets.
APPLICATION OF CAPITAL.
Thus capita and have been applied to developing the
untouched The invarabe rule mechanic arts flourish
best where food and fuel cheapest will follow early
raj laws and necessities OF the
least Eve hundred thousand vii be in the State
Of Illinois in the various manufacturing empoyzents.
RAILROAD SYSTEM OF ILLINOIS.
600 private capital expended on
the railroad CT Illinois Inasmuch part OF the in
in lands go diminish the state Expenses the TAXES ARE
LIGHT, and must, Consequently every day decrease
THE STATE DEBT.
The Stats Debt is only SIel0 39s a. and within the Ia
years reduced sp and may reason
ably expect that in ten years it will become extinct
PRESENT POPULATION.
sons having been aided since $50 making TIE present pop1
ton l,Il9 496-a ratio Of l02 per cent in 10 years.
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
The Agricultural Products CT Illinois greater than those
sessS tuns The whs crop Of 1850 spp1osSs.s
81 bushels while the crop Yields not less than
FERTILITY OF SOIL.
Nowhere the industrious aimer such mmedasers
suits for his labor as upon these prairie Soils they being
By any on the globe.
TO ACTUAL CULTIVAToRs
Z Since S5I the iOpGsy hare sold 100000 acres.
agreement ea1dss T1s road has 5ssa coastrEct
Ell through These lands Of espssse Of sSO.OOO,OOO.
q1AcA dsses OELg ,59S, toAcs 4T929S
haze been added, TIE sToie population SI4,s9I-
a gain Of IA3 per cent.
EvIDENCEso OF PROSPERITY.
As evidence Of the thrift OF the people, Ay stated
COO 600 Of freight including s6O0J bushels grain
and barrels Of four were forwarded over the line last
EDUCATION.
Mechanics and wortingmen find Ae school system
encouraged BY the State AID endowed with large revenue for
the support Of schools Their children can live in night Of the
leading State in the Great Western Enpire.
PRICES AND TERMS OF PAYMENT.
The prices Of these lands vary from So s5 per acre.
cordng to location, quality. &c First class farming lands
sell for about 53 per AMI the relative Of
subdung prairie land compared with wood land is in ratio Of
70 10 in favor OF the former The terms OF sale for the bulk
Of the lands will be
ONE YEARS INTEREST IN ADVANCE
at six and six interest notes six per
paysbe respectively three, four years
from date Of sale and four notes FOR plspa payable four
ave and from date of sale; the contract sD
lang that tenth of the pchae shall be fenced and
cultivated each and for from the Of
sale that at heei Of ave half SHOULD fenced and
under cultivation.
TWENTY PER CENT WILL BE DEDUCTED
from tAe valuation for cash. the should nix
dOllSFs per when the will e dollars.
Pamphlets s,rytive Of the lands soil climate prod ucoh
prices, and terms Of payment, be had pplcao1
J. W. FOSTER, Land Commissioner,
Illinois Central Railroad,
Chicago, illinois.
For the Of the towns, Villages and lies situated upon
the Illinois Central Railroad p4s ISS 1s9, IO ApP
tons Railway Guide
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