Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-07-13
Garden State Of the West.
THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAIL ROAD
COMPANY
HAVE FOR SALE
100000 Acres
RICH FARMING LANDS,
TRACTS OF FORTY ACRES AND UPWARDS
LONG CREDIT AND AT LOW PRICES
MeoHANI0s, EAuuERs AND woRkrNe

MECHANICS, FARMERS AND WORKING MEN.
Tbs attention Of the enter prisDg and industrious portion
community directed following statements and Lib
! ersl inducements offered them by the
ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY,
which, as they pc ceive enable them by proper ener
gy, perseverance, and ndggy to provide comfortable and
LANDS OF ILLINOIS.
No State ths Valley OF the Mississippi oFers great a.
udHeeent 70 the settler as the state Illinois There
soil admirably combine produce those great sPes
! ooES and WHEAT, as TIE Pr2iEies Of Illinois
RICH ROLLING PRAIRIE LANDS.
Tbs deep rich lean Of the prsries s cultivated With such Won
de facility that the farmers Of the Eastern Middle State
moving % Illinois unbers. The Of nlnol
IS about e4u4 = that Ct Engnd AID The soA is SO rich that
il viii support twenty millions Of people.
EASTERN AND sOUTGERN MARKETS.
These lands contiguous rlroad 700 miles length
which Eih other roads, aui nsygSble lakes and
thus sHring unhroken communication with the Eastern
and Southern markets.
APPLICATION OF CAPITAL.
Thus cspi and labor have spp+d developing
soil the great OF the State IN ce6l and iron
untouched The nvsr4be that
best where food and fuel cheapest w Ollos early
raj laws and necessities the warrant tse belief that
least Se hundred thousand people win be engaged in tbs State
o. uncis in the various manufacturing employ y1Clts.
R4ILRUAJ system OF ILLINOIS.
Over SlOO OOU Of private capital have been expended
come from several these works. with valuable public fund
in lands go "a diminish the State E1pe7ses the TAxEs ARS
THE STATE DEBT.
TS' S Ds5 01y uss 81 M a. 30 aI6 I'D, v1 Il: Ia
ably eTsc, thst IN ten years it will become extinct.
ERLsEEI POPULATION.
The State rapidly dluEs up with populatOR s5SOe6 per
having hen added 0 making the present popua
ton I,Ie, ,fgj-a ratio Of l0R per cent in 10 yesrs.
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.
The Agricultural PRODUCTS Of Illinois ar greater than those
exceeded OOU The wheat crop 1850 approaches
s. o @ Of bushels while tie yields not less thar
FERTILITY OF SOIL.
NOEhee csn industrious farmer secure such immediate
his labor upon prsre soils, they being
posed Of deep c lea the fertility of which is unsurpassed
By any o. the globe
To ACTUAL oULTIvAToRs
ssRcs s54 he ta12Pas hg0e cod 30O,OCo aeres
lheyse1 only to Get c5tisdtOTs and e5eTy contract con
tIgs GgreeeRtt0 clUEts 7hsTOad kas 6ssH construct
Ell through tEes5 Eaad5 cf an epsgso Of iO,, 90 OO
~ is2V tts Ios t,9n % y9Zfglts e9I,.t1ss LSr9aga %
hd0s been gdis1, making he to0Ls population SI4sS9f
a ggiR ef I43 per cs7t
EyIDEHCRsOF PROSPERITY
evidence Of IIt the people, 3g be sisted tia
0GO tuns % freight including SC00g3 bushels ei grain
year.
Mechanics and Eorngmeu will the free school system
encouraged the State and endowed with large for
the support Of schools Their children live sghto the
leading State in the Great We.teTn Empire
PRICES AND TERMS OF PAYMENT.
The prices Of these lands from So TO s per Scre,
eording to locaen, quality, &c Eirsess farming lands
sell Cor shout Si0or s3 acre AMI the relative Of
compared WOOl
10 n favor o. the former Ine terms oI sse Tor the kulk
Of the lands viii be
ONE YEARS INTEREST IN ADVANCE
percent pCT s1nu and Notes cent,
payable respectively two hTee, tour I've, and
and four principal payable four,
Eve six and seven ea5 from date Of ale the contract stpu
Sng hs tenth Of the tract purchased shall fenced and
cultivated each ysr for eve years from the date Of
sae that at end Of hve years sAoGd s fenced and
under cultivation.
TWENTY PEA CENT WILL BE DEDUCTED
from the valuation for cash. except the should be at six
collars per when the cashpToe will be dollars.
Pamphlets scrptive Of the lands SOIL climate productions,
prices and terms CT payment be had sp lcation
:. W. POSTER, Land Commissioner,
Illinois Central Railroad,
Chicago, illinois
For The o. e towns Villages and Cities situated upon
the Illinois Central EEIosd pages I7s, IS?, I Apple
ton S Railway Guide.
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