Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-09-17
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MECHANICS, FARlI1Rs AND WoRKIEa MEN.
The attention Of the enter Psing and industrious portion
the community directed to the following statements AMI lib
! eral Inducements offered than By the
ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY,
which, they viii perceive will enable them, BY proper ener
1 and industry to provide confOrtabe and
nAner homes for thsseyes and families, viii, ,cOmparVey
LANDS OF ILLINOIS.
No stain In the Valley Of the Mississippi offers 30 great AZ
lndueemen TO the settler as the State Of Illinois. There
sell 90 admiraoy combine produce those two great staples
oeRH and WHAT, ss the Prairies Of Illinois
RIoH BOILING PRAIRIE LANDS.
The deep rich lean Of ts praes IL cultivated With such won
deu facility that The farmers Of the ESstsn Middle States
are moving 70 naeis in eai punbers The Of nnO
t win support twenty millions Of people.
EAsTERE AND SOUTHERN MARKETS.
These lands contiguous raread miles In length
which connecs with other reads and nsVgsbe lakes
thus afOrng unbroken Communication with Rastsrr
and Southern markets
APPLICATION OF CAPITAL
Thus far capita and labor have applied developing
untouea The invaable that mechanic arts ouh
best where food and fuel cheapest will follow early
raj laws and necessities OF the belief that At
least Ave hundred thousand people will be engaged in the State
Of Illinois In the various manufacturing enpoynents
RAILROAD SYSTEM OF ILLINOIS. e. .r
Over $lO0OOOOO OF private capital have been expended
come from several works. With valuable public fund
in land to diminish the State Expenses the TAXES
- THE STATE DEBT.
The s' De D G L only l y as F ~ S and da TAln the
ably expect that in ten years it will become extinct
PRESENT POPULATION.
The State Is rapidly hlhEg up With popuLstisRi Oe6
ton ,496-a ratio Of l02 cent in lG years.
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS. ...
The Agricultural Products Of Illinois greater thsz those
exceeded 100000 tUns The wheat crop Of 1860 approaches
si bushels while the Yields not less than
FERTILITY OF SOIL.
Nowhere The industrious farmer such immediate
Iuts for his labor these prairie Soils they being
posed OF deep rich lOA tho fertility Of Eshs unsurpassed
bg any the globe.
TO ACTUAL oULTIvAToRs. F-
Sinee 1854 The tOzpdag AaDe sOld 100000 acres.
They sell 0y 10 actual e1odtors. and e0sTy contract
ID ksrOHgh these lGnds Of espsuse Of $4,000 OOO
h 1850, Tie population Of JOTFgRiae coUHtiss EF0u06
AaSe BeSa added sabig az tUloS popaasSoa SI4,s9io
a gain Of las per cent.
e EVIDENCES OF PROSPERITY. 1
Az evidence Of tie thrift Of the people, iay stated
sO 0 tuns Of freight including 900 bushels 81 grain
and barrels Of -Four were forwarded the line last
year. tf-
Mechanics and Eorngnen will find tAs free school system
encouraged by e State and endowed With large revenue for
ne E1ppOrt q schools Their children live sight Of the
leading State in the Great Western Empire. @ -
-.s PRIoKsA AND TERMS or PAYMENT.
The prices Of these Ans from So to s95 per acre,
Ss @ m Per acre a1 @ rssvs s5nS efS.p. hCs o
Eubduing prairie land compared with wood land ate Of
10 in favor Of the former The Of Ale for the bulk
Of the lands win be ..
ONE YEARS INTEREST In ADVAEOh --
six per and six int notes per cent
payable respectively in one wo three four, hve and
from date Of sale and fur notes for principal payable four,
Ave- and years from date Of s2e the spu
ang that tenth Of the tract purchased shall be fenced and
cultivated each and year. for five from the date Of
ale that at heend of I've shOudbe fenced and
under cultivation.
TWENTY PER oENT WILL BE DEDUCTED
from the valuation for cash. except the should be at sig
Pamphlets descriptive Of the lands soil climate productions
prices, and terms OF payment hEd cationto
W. FOSTER, Land Commissioner,
~. .H# Illinois Central Railroad,
.- II Chicago, illinois,
For the Of the towns, Villages and Cities situated upon
the Illinois Central Railroad pages lsS S9 100, Apple
ton Railway Guide. ,
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