Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-08-27
100000 Acres
RICH FARMING LANDS,
IN
TRACTS OF FORTY ACRES AND UPWARDS
LONG CREDIT AND AT Low PRICES.
MECHANICS, FARMERs AND WORKING MEN.

| MECHANICS, FARMERS AND WORKING MEN.
The attention of the prising and industrious portion
the community directed the folOEing statements sad lib
eral inducements offered them By the
ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY,
which, as they will perceive will enable the by proper
perseverance and industry to provide comfortable per
manent homes for themselves and families, WITH comparatively
LANDS OF ILLINOIS
No State in the Valley Of the Mississippi offers 60 great
inducenent to the settler the State illinois There is no
soil admirably combine to produce those two great sSpIsS
ooRS and WHEAT as the Pr2ires of Illinois.
RICH BOILING PRAIRIE LANDS.
The deep rich lean Of the praes cultivated with such won
derfu facility that the farmers Of the Eastern Middle States
are moving to Ilineis in great plumbers The Illinois
is about equal that Of England and the 60 rich that
it will support twenty millions Of PsspIe.
EAsTERS AND s6UFHERN MARKETS.
Thes lands contiguous to railroad 700 miles in length
which connects roads and navigable lakes and V
thus afordngsn unbroken communication with the Eastern
and Southern markets.
APPLICATION OF CAPITAL
Thus far capita and labor have been applied to developing the
untouched that the mechanic arts aouTih
best where food and fuel cbepest, will follow ct az early
raj laws and necessities Of the oge warrant tie belief
least Ave hund5 hoand people Will be engaged in tbs
RAILROAD SYSTEM OF ILLINOIS.
Over Of private capital have tsen expended
from these EorEs, valuable public fund
in snass 60 ts dinA the Stale Expenses, the TAXES ARE
THE STATE DEBT.
The State Debt only 398 A. and within the las
three years has been reduced So and sy
ably expect that in ten years it will become ezts2I,
PRESENT FfgUL4EI5E.
The s ssS Y ssd & sSRqii0 a SG e.
doA III9, ,496-G ratio Of l02 per cent in 10 years.
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS,
The Agricultural Products Of Illinois e gaeF than those
exceeded tuns The wheat crop or 1860 aPpIoaehes
Jst basass while the corn crop yields not les Sa
~ FERTILITY OF soU.
Nowhere can the indusrioGi farRr ss EacR 2ediaers
p Si dep az lo&, the fertility Of which is unsurpassed
BY [uy on -5e gloS2.
70 ACTUAL ouLrIvAToRs.
S;Gc4 1854 1ss IokspdRy hdUe sold 100000 aeTeS.
7As ~ o acsIal cutoa0rs and e0sry conract cas-
ed through these lands Of an esPenss NJ $4,000 600,
IN 1850 the reputation q 0yfy.nsae counties through
Aass bees dadsi, HaGbg fhe UAOls population SI4,s9I-
cain q lab per cent.
EVIDENCES OF PROSPERITY.
eoa 200 tT"s q frsEI osaGas 5SAsis 81 q afsin
1rFeiSt 4eaT v2Fe QESSfaed oTsf the line lsst
yeaI ia s.
EDUCATION
Mechanics and workingmen viii find A free school system
the support Of schools Their children ca ivs the
aR SAqfSa taS s @ S Rsn 4g SRp e ~
PRICEs AND TERMS OF PAYMENT.
The prices Of these lands vary from Sc to s per
eOrding lOcen, quality &c Frsclsss farming lans
subduing prairie land as compared Win wocd land is in ratio Of
to 10 il syo o. tas foref TAs terms Of sale for the bulk
Of the lsnds viz be
ONE YEARS INTEREST IL ADVANCE
six percent per and SIX notes a 4 CENT
payable respectively two, hFee oT ave- d years
from sale and gr for principal payable in four,
ave- six sld from date Of sae the contract spu
ang that oze tenth purchased shall be fenced and
cultivated and year. from the data OF
SALE that at the end Of ave should b fenced and
under cultivation.
TWENTY PER CENT WILL BE DEDUCTED
from the valuation for cash. except the should be at
dollars per when the cash price will be dollars
Pamphlets dscrptve Of the lands soil climate productions,
prices, and terms Of payment, be had E7plsssoao
J. W. EC5TER. LSnd Commissioner
" Illinois Central Railroad,
Chicago, Illinois
For the names towns, Villages and Cities situated upon
the Illinois Central Railroad pages 49, 1885, 100, Apple
toms Railway Guide.
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