Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-08-13
MfoHANIos. FARMERs ANn HnRK1Na N

II MECHANICS, FARMERS AND WORKING MKN
The attention of the en,erpsng and industrious portion
eral Inducements offered them by the . 5-aI .lf
i afs ILLINoIs CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY,
they will perceive, will enable them by proper
manent homes for themselves families WITH
i speaking, very little capital
j h LANDS OF ILLINOIS ~ '.7
No STATE in the valley on the Mississippi offers 80 great an
iuduceent the settler stse Of Illinois There is no
portion OF the werld where all Ofthe conditions Of
| ooRS and WKEAT, the Prairies o. Illinois - = :
| RICH ROLLING PRAIRIE LANDS.
ThsdeeP rh lean Of the prairies won-
moving Illinois zreat numbers The srea Of Illinois
about equal to that of England and the soil rich that
II viii support twenty millions Of people.
i EAsTERs AND SOUTHERN MARKETS.
These to raread 700 miles in length
which connects with other resds and naVigabe lakes
e thus unOrOksn with bs Eastern
/ .a..-.. APPLICATION OF CAPITAL, .-
Thus far capita and labor have been applied developing
untouched the mechanic arts flourish
best where food and fuel cheapest at an early
raj Ss and necessities o. The case warrant the belief that
least I'VE hundred thousand people will be engaged in tbs State
O. Lneis in the various manufacturing employrasnts
RAILROAD SYSTEM OF ILLINOIS.
Over $iUOOO O Of private capital have been expended
CONS from several OF These Eork With valuable public und
il lands 20 t diminish the State Expenses the TAXBs ABE
Anu LA1sA- oShse41euAi3, every cay ueTease
THE STATE DEBT.
The State D.: D:0, ms. Only sS5s :. 5 80 4 "a and within the Ia
ably expect that in ten years il will become Xtnct
PRESENT POPULATION.
The State Is rapdiy hllEg with pOpaatOs Sos oe per
having been added since 1885, making the present popgIS
tOn 1885, ratio Of lG2 per cent in 10 years
AGRICULTURAL PR1DUoTs.
The Agricultural Products CT Illinois greater those
Of any other state The rouc out rin be past VesT
exeled 5GOBUe tuna The wheat crop Of 1865 approaches
@ Of bushels while the crep yields not ess than
'''' FERTILITY OF so1L
Nowhere the industrious nnediatere
suits for his labor these prairie SOILS they being
TOed Of deep rcb lOsn the fertility OF which uasarPtsssd
BY any on the globe. Ha.. - ...- ..
TO ACTUAL CULTIVAToRs. IL
VIC ss is4 SO ne ,sy Aass S9d s 10000 gore.
tIas agreeps eutioate qasrosd BEEN construed
ed t9r0EgA these lands 9E sSpenss N S3O,oOO OeO.
70 1850, Tie p9paLatt0a Of yortyane couHaes tlsoa0a
dqVe been added, max aths sosos popgtio SI4,s9I-l
a gain Of f49 percent. Is ...--- -t-.---4s III -
: L. ---EYIDENCEs OF PROSPERITY ~ ...4.-
AZ an evidence Of he Thrift Of the be stated tina
bOO0O tuDs OF freight including ste000 bushels Of grain
and $50 U barrels OF four were forwarded over the line last
80. .. EDUCATION.
Mechanics and voringmen will ind tAe free school system
encouraged by the sates endowed with large
the support Of schools Their children live sht
church and houses and grow up with s5pey Of the
leading State in tie Great Western Empire. ~
/ B.. PRICES AND TEgMs OF PAYMENT sl-- ...
The price, Of these lands from Sc S25 per
eOEdng te location quality &c fIsclsss Srmink lands
& lo Srs & ia M S S & te s6 6slaSs sTPsnss u
to 10 IN avof Of the former The Of Eae the buk
OF the lands will be
4 ONE YEARS INTEREST IN ADVANCE .-- !
J per- and six int crest six per
payable respectively in one three, fve years
from date Of and feur prncpa four,
ave- six, and from date Of sale the
adng that tenth Of the tract purchased shall
cultivated each and every year. for Eve years the
sale that at OF ave half SHOULD be fenced and
under cultivation.
TWENTY PEE CENT WILL BE DEDUCTED
from the valuation FOR cash. except the st six
dollars when the cash price will be dollars.
Pamphlets scptive Of the lands SOIL climate prod uctons
prices, and terms Ct payment had ppcationto
.g...-. J. W F0STER. Land Commissioners,
= Illinois Csntral RAILROAD,
Chicago, Illinois.
Fer the oe towns Villages Cities situated upon
TIA Illinois Central Railroad pages IS 49, Igu Apple
tonERslWay Guide
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