Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-03-16
HOMES FOR THE INDUSTRIOUS,

100000 Acres
Of Rich Farming Lands in Tracks of Forty Acres and
UpcGrd on Long Credits and Lo~ Prices.
HE attention O'the enerng and industrious portion Of the
community directed the following statements and liberal
inducements offered them by the
ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY.
which, they perceive enable them by proper energy
and industry provide comfortable homes for them
selves and families WITH comparatively speaking, very little capt
tai
LANDS OF ILLINOIS.
State Valley Of the Mississippi offers Induce
ent the settler State InoS portion q
the vri vhere all Of the conditions OF climate and soil admra
bly, produce these great staples CoRs and WHEAT
as the Pralr!eS Of Iinols
El.SThhN AND SOUTHERN MARKETS.
These lands are contiguous to railroad miles length
which connects nsv!gsble akeS rves
thus aorng so unbrOkeu communication with the and
Southern markets.
RAILROAD SYSTEM OF ILLINOIS.
Over 100000 Of private capital have been expended the
railroad system no Inssmuch part OF TIE qeoms from
several Of these works with valuable public lands
diminish The LIGHT, and must
quently every day decrease.
THE STATE DEBT.
7zs Sre de6t Is only sOO6a9s H. and sOiAa s three
ysarshdsjssa reduced s29596 So and may rsaaoadJy
erpect Tat IN Ten years tcil become extinct.
PRESENT POPULATION.
Tie STATE rapidly alns ~ population sssO95 persons
having added tnee 1882 making the preseat population
l,Ils.4sO. ratio Of1o2 per cent in zen yssrL
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.
TIE Agricultural Products nol. greater than those
shy ether state products during the past year
eeeded 800 The wheat crop 1860 approaches O
600 bushels while crop yields less than 100000
bushelA
FERTILITY OF THE SOIL.
Nowhere can the industrious
labor upon these prairie LOLA hey being composed
deem ohlom tie IriJ Of witch unsurpassed by any on
10 ACTUAL CULTIVAT0RS.
Since lssi ne Company hare $50 7Reyssg
n 20 actai crdtors and erey coEtdc, contains agree
aent 10 cairdt5 The road his been constructed through these
lands at d crpense Of soOOOOOO In 1850 tie population Of
6yyas counties through tr1ich passes only $685.
since ,cl 40 99shdye been added making 'rots poald
tion si4 ssl, a Qa;n ejl4s per cent
EVIDENCES OF PROSPERITY.
evidence OF the hrn OF the people, may be stated hat
6OOCO tons Of freight ncludng bushels OF grain and
$50 100 barrels forwarded the line last year
PRICES AND TERMS OF PAYMENT.
The prices ohese vary from tGtO t25 per acre. according
70 location Atty First el,ss farming lands sell for about
40 s2 per acre. the relative expense Of uYdung prairie
land compared with wood lana the ratio Of to 10 in favor
Of the ore ofsae for the bulk Of these lands will be
ONE YEARS INTEREST IN ADVANCE,
six per cent per annum and six interest notes at six cent
payable respectively In one three, four Ave and SIX
nom date sale and four notes for principal payable in FOUR
ave- six and from date Of see e conact spua
ting than tenth Of e purchased shall be fenced and cu
tvad every year. for Eve years from the date Of sale
so tina, AZ the years oneha shall be fenced and under
cultivation.
TWENTY PER CENT. WILL BE DEDUCTED
for the valuation cash. except the should be at six dollars
per acre, when the cash price viii be ave dollars.
Pamphlets descriptive Of the lands SOIL climate productions
prices Snd Of payment be had application TO
wv. FOSTER,
Land Commissioner, Illinois Central RAILROAD,
Chicago, Illinois.
For oths Towns Villages and Cities situated upon the
Illinois Central Railroad pages 1Ss 49, 19O Applecns Rail
way Guide. jal4-d&wcp3