Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-02-12
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ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY.
NAYE FOR SALE
100000 ACRES
os ilcii FARMING LANDS IN TRACTS OF FORTY
ACRES AND UPWARD on LONG CREDITS
AID Low PRICES
rS's attention If the en:erPfis!ng and industrious por
L ton C: IT, community Is directed tn. following
statements and llJs!al Inducements ogesed thetn 10y III.
ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COM.
PANY.
which, they will perceive. will rusLc them :: pron-r
HIeTc perseverance, and industry, provide comfortable
homes TO- themselves and families, With cou.ps,snvsIv
npeatinc. Very i:i!e capital
LANDS OF ILLINOIS.
estate In ;e Valley Of the Mississippi ogsrs 20 grea
rducer3en the settlers the State o! Inos There
Ii portion OF world where all Of III, conditions d,
climate aad soil admirably combine TO prcduc. hos.
two great staples, Cc.a AMI Wheat, ne prairie. c: H.
Enpis.
EASTERN AND SOUTHERN MARKETS.
These lands ore contiguous TO railroad 100 u., in
lensh which connects with other roads anI aayirabc
lakes and rivers thus aaardng an nbroxen conmunca
lion with the Eastern and Southern markets.
RAILROAD SYSTEM ~ ILLINOIS.
0r.r Tl,, rrIy,,p nil
ed the railroad system G: Illinois, lnasruch as par, Of
public fund in lands. 90 diminish the s,a:e erpeusrs
:ac TAI!s ARK lIcrT auG nuSi consequently every day
| decrease.
THE STATE DEBT.
The Safe debt only slG 29s L. ND Within the last
three years has been reduced So? i6 So AID We may
rrs"nsbly cxPec. tina: In yca. Il all become extinct
PRESENT POPULATION.
The State ia rapidly fins up with population 5;Ca5
PERSONS having been added 1874; making the pre.rn,
population 1886 ratio Of lUa per t.E years.
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.
The agricultural Products Illinois are greater than
those OF the other State The products during the
past yesr exceeded UV TONS The Shcai crop Of $3.50
approschs, oG bushels while the cr92 yields
LAS than I:O,geO,9c9 bushels.
FERTILITY OF THE Soil.
Nowhere the indu:lou, farmer secure sueh lcue
date Fesuits Tor his labor upon :h.se prairie ,o they
being composed Of deep rich oun fertility OF which
il unsurpassed b. any OIL the globe.
THE ACTUAL CULTiVATORS
Since 1854 The Company taye sold 800 900 They
sell cay 10 sctua cuysers, aad every contrac. contain.
M agreement to cultivate Tbs road has been constructed
Through these lands expense OF S0UOs0 In 1850
The population Of ~ counties through which passes
only as since which 4s e9s have been added making
The Whole population si4.ssl, san Of l-S per
EVIDENCES OF PROSPERITY.
Al evidence OF the .h-: Of the people, /. lssy be
stated ur: 10000 .oss o. :Trish, including soe0c9o
bushels g: g-e!a AID 25yg9 bEei Of cosr wsrs fer.
wardea ever The liz: Ia: yeCr.
PRICES AND Terms OF PAYMENT.
The prices Of iheae larGs vary from So S2j per acre
according to location, quality, &c. Eir,!class farming
lands sell fcE about ~ 10 tl2 per aud the relative
expense Of subduing prairie land compared with wood
aad in The ratio Of 10 ~ 20 favor Of he Torment he
terms OF -al= for the bulk OF these lands will be
ONE YEARS INTEREST IN ADVANCE,
At six per ce5 per annum and six interest s!I
per ce respectively 10 one, .hEee four I've
and sir years from date o. sale and four notes for prin
cpa able in four, ave. six aud year, from date
Of SAFE the STIMULATING that oneteut Of the
purcasc. Ihail u fenced srI cultivated, each every
year, for five from the date Of SALE that the end
OF dre onehuh shall be fenced rad unic. cultivation
TWENTY PEI CENT WILL BE DEDUCTED
the valuation for cash, except the .houd be ut
s- doaa pc. acre, uhea the cash pr.c. vii be i've
tullari.
Pamphlets descriptive OF the i.rd., soil ca ate prsuc
ioas prices and era,s O.: payment, be had app
Gallon J. ". FOSTER,
Land Commissioner, llIar. Central Railroad,
Chicago, Illinois.
For he of the Towrt Villages, and Cities situated
upon tbs Ilino: Central Easoad, page 1885, is9 100
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