Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-09-24

MECHANICS, RARHKRs AND WORKING NEE.
The attention Of the entepsng industrious portion o
the community is directed the following statements and lib.
sraiinducementS offered them by the
ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY,
which they viii perceive, viii enable e by proper sner-
& and industry to provide confOsble and
nsnsnt homes Tor ,hsnsevsa and families, with, comparatively
LANDS OF ILLINOIS.
No stse IN the Valley Of the Mississippi offers 90 great an
induement to the settler the State Of Illinois There Is no
portion Of world where ali ofthe Conditions G climate sS
SOL 80 admirably combine to produce those two great staples,
o0RN and WHRAT, as the Prairiea Of Illinois
RICH ROLLING PRAIRIE LANDS.
deep re eam Of the prsirs cultivated with such
sa facility that the farmers Of the Easen and Middle stAI
= t 3 g .os n gfess nsIaDe5s The area Of Illinois
Il viii support twenty millions Of people. s-l
EAsTERN AND s0UTHERE MARKETS.
These lands contiguous railroad 700 miles in length
and Southern markets. .---. : =
APPLICATION or CAPITAL -
thus far capital have been applied to eyeIooiV
soil e Vrest resoIr of he afs in ~ sSj -, 49,
untouched The nvase rule that the mechanic flourish
food and are cheapest VIII follow at an erv
day in Illinois, and in the Of the years TIA uaE
raj laws and necessities OF the the belief that
least hundred thousand people engaged in las stat
Of Illinois in the various manufacturing enpeymeRta.
RAILROAD SYSTEM OF ILLINOIS.
Over Of private capital have been expended on
from several Of these works. With valuable public fund
LIGHT, and must, consequently every day decrease.
THE STATE DEBT.
The State Debt only soO599s a. and within the la
three yesrs - been reduced go and We nay reason
ably expect that in ten years 1t will beeons extinct.
PRESENT POPULATION.
me STATE : rsPidy hng 1o gP with PopuiM1sos M s per
ton lIls, ,496-a ratio Of l02 per cent in 10 years.
AGRICULTURAL PRoDUCTs
The Agricultural Products Of Illinois greater thaE those
Of any oh State The Products during the past year
exceeded 00 tuns The wheat crop Of 1860 approaches
900 sf bushels while the corn crop yields not ss than
la, 0,Oe0 900 buHhels
Nowhere can the industrious farmer secure such imnedstere
su for his labor these prairie soils, they being
posed Of dp, rich lOs the fertility Of which unsurpassed
TO ACTUAL oULTTvAToRs.
sIHcs 1924 tss to9pany ha0s soA 100000 GorsI
tas agreement to cti0ass 7Aeroad has bssA construed
Cd through these lands Of an eepesse or $4,000 COO
.Sicl passes OEg S35,59s, slsOs SoIiaa 47929S
Aase been added, making fhG s0tels pepGtOn SI4sS91-
a pain Of l43 per cent.
KYIpEEoEso OF PROSPERITY.
an evidence Of the thrift q the peoRls itnay be stated tha
so0eo tunI Of freight including $500 900 bushels Of grain
and 20O0O barrels Of -four, forwarded the line last
year. .
Mechanics and Vorngmsn will hnd e free school System
encouraged By the State and endowed with large for
ne support e schools Their children can live in sight Of the
leading State in the Great Western Empire.
PRIoEs AND TERMS OF PAYMENT
cOrins te ocaos, aaaty, &c Fifcass arminr isnds
sell for about $40 sic and the relative expense Of
to 10 favor Of the srms The terms Of for the bulk
Of the lands viii be
ONE YEARS INTEREST IN ADVANCE
At I per and interest per cent
psyA6e repeye l one tsO three four i've, and
ave, six and yesa from date OF sale; the stpu
sng that tenth Of the purchased shall fenced and
cultivated each SRd every or Eve the Of
sale that at the end Of ave half SHOULD fenced
under cultivation.
TWENTY PKR CENT WILL BE DEDUCTED
from the valuation for cash, except the should be At x
dollars per scre, when the csshprce will be ave dollars.
Pamphlets descriptive Of the lands, so climate proaetonS
prices and terms OF payment had app ieaon to
. J. ". f0SggR. Land Commissioner,
HlinoiI Central Railroad,
Chicago, Hhn0lE
For the names Of the towns Villages and Cities tuatsa ava
the Illinois Central Railroad sec pages Isss lSs 49, Apps
toms Railway Gaide. s - ss
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