Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-09-11

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| MECHANICS, FARMERS AND WORKING MEN.
The attention Of the rprng and industrious portion
the community directed the following statements and In
sral Inducements offered tksu by the
ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY,
which, they viii perceive will enable them, BY proper
perseverance, and industry to provide comfortable and per
nanent homes for themselves and families, with, comparatively
LANDS OF ILLINOIS.
No State in the Valley Of the Mississippi offers so great al
inducensn to toe settler the State Of Illinois There is NJ
sell admirably combine produce those two great STAPLES
oORH and WHEkT, tie Fr2iries of nnoia
RICH ROLLING PRAIRIE LANDS.
The deep rich lean OF the prces cultivated with such won
drfu facility that the farmers the Middle State
are moving to Illinois in great Plumbers The Of nno
is about equal to that Of England the soil is SO rich a
it viii support twenty millions Of people.
EASTERN AND SOUTHERN MARKETS.
These lands contiguous railroad miles in length
which with other reads and nsvgabe and ry
sr5 aEOrdngan unbroken With TIC Eastern
and Southern markets
APPLICATION OF CAPITAL
Thus far capital and labor have been applied developing
untouched The nvarabe rule that the MECHANIC arts flourish
best where food and fuel cheapest vii follow at early
raj laws and necessities OF the warrant the belief that
least hundred thousand people will engaged State
OF Illinois in the various manufacturing enploynents.
RAILROAD SYSTEM OF ILLINOIS.
Over Of private capital have been expended
the railroad system Of illinois. Insuch part Of in.
lands, 60 diminish stats Expenses TAXES RE
LIGHT, and must, Consequently, every day decrease.
THE STATE DEBT.
The State Debt ia only Sl0O5,396 IA, and within the Ia &
three years reduced So and We may reason
sbly expect that in ten years it will besoae extinct
PRESENT POPULATION.
The State Is rapidy hrg up with Popu9teRi sos 09s
having been added Ece $780, making the present popElR
ton ], 7i9, 4S-a ratio Of l02 per cent in 10 years
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.
The Agricultural Products Of Illinois grestsr than thoss
any other State The Products Ssrt out during tie past year
exceeded tunS The wheat crop Of 1860 approaches
Of bushels while the yields not less than
I4OOe9CoO buaAsl' -,,,,,-,, -,,,, o,,o-
Nowhere the Industrious farmer secure s1ch mmed2eTe
srs his upon prairie coils, they being com
posed Of deep, rich loan, tbs fertility Of Ehchis unsurpassed
By any on the globe
TO ACTUAL oULTIVAToRs.
SSHce 1854 the toHpGny hare sold 100000 acres.
1bey sell only 70 actual ci5dtOTs and eUeTY contract
agreement cEi1dts The road has been construct
Cd roHgA t4e's sGads q az sp:e Of $4,000 600
tkiA passes IOGs Og 335,59S, since sCAizA, 479,29S
haze Ses9 added, Sldg 5Ae sooE6 population SI4,s81-
a 0GtE Of I4S per cent.
EVIDENCEsoF PROSPERITY.
an evdenes Of The thrift o. the people may be stated tas
600 600 tuns Of freight including SGO0GO bushels Of grain
and bae Of four forwarded the line last
year.
Mechanics Sad Eongmen will hnd the free school system
the State and endowed with large for
md nd Sro I'm With tho nIaEnsv asths
Leading State in the Great Western Empire.
PRICES AND TERMS or PAYMENT.
The prices Of these lands vary from Sc to s25 per acre,
oording loostiOn quality, &c Fscass farming lands
for about $40 SIG psr md the relative expense OF
subduing prairie land compared With wood land in ratio Of
10 in favor OF the former This terms Of sse for the bulk
Of the lands will be
ONE YEARS INTEREST IN ADVANCE
It six per annu and six int notes at six per cent
payable respectively in one three FOUR fve and years
from date Of sale and eur notes for principal payable in four,
six and from date Of sae the sipu
ang that tenth Of the purchased shall be fenced and
cultivated each and forve years from the Of
se that st the end Of i've yesrs fenced and
1ndeF cultivation.
TWENTY PER GENT WILL BE DEDUCTED
rom the valuation for cash. except the should
dollars per when the csshprice will be dollars
Pamphlets descriptive Ct the lands, sO climate productions,
prices and Of payment, be had sppcation
j. ". FOSTER, Land Commissioner
Illinois Central Railroad,
Chicago, illinois,
TIE towns, Villages and Cities situated upon
he Illinois Central Railroad pages 49, ls9 100, Apple
on's Railway Guide.
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