Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-07-04
TRACTS OF FORTY ACRES AND UPWARDS
LONG CREDIT AND AT Low PRICES
MECHANICS. FARMERs AND WORKING Mr.,

MECHANICS, FARMERS AND WORKING MEN.
The attention Of the prsng and industrious portion
the community directed to the following ep t
ersl inducements offered them by the
| ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY,
which, they will perceive, will them, by proper ener
and industry provide comfortable and per
manent homes for themselves and families, with Comparatively
| speaking, very little capital.
LANDS OF ILLINOIS.
No State the Valley Of the Mississippi offers 20 great
Involvement to the settler as the State Of Illinois There
soil 50 admirably combine to produce those two great S
| Coax and WHEAT. as the Prairies of Illinois.
| RICH ROLLING PRAIRIE LANDS.
The deep Of prairies is cultivated With such von
drfu facility that the farmers the and Middle States
are moving to Illinois in great numbers The area Of Illinois
about equal to that Of England soil is 60 rich hat
it will support twenty millions Of people.
| EASTERN AND SOUTHERN MARKETS.
These lands contiguous raresd miles In length
which connects with other roads, and nsvgabe ry
thus snordng unbroken communication with Eastern
| and Southern markets.
APPLICATION OF CAPITAL,
Thus far capita and labor been applied to developing the
rule that the mechanic arts ouTsh
best where food and fuel cheapest will follow early
raj laws and necessities warrant the belief that at
least ave hundred thousand people will be engaged in the State
CT llacis IN the various manufacturing empoynens.
RAILROAD SYSTEM OF ILLINOIS
Over 600 OF private capital have been expended on
works. With valuable public fund
in lands, diminish the State Expenses TAXES ARR
THE STATE DEBT.
Tas STATE debt s..n only q and within the
ably expect that in ten years it will become extinct
PRESENT POPULATION.
The State is rapidly nlEg with population; 65 O96 per
ton e,49s-a ratio Of lO2 per cent in 10 years
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.
The Agricultural Products Illinois greater than those
any other The Products Iert out during The past wear
exceeded 500 900 tunS The wheat 1860 approaches
81 bushels while the corn crop yields not ess than
FERTILITY OF SOIL.
Nowhere the industrious fsmsr such immediate re
upon prairie Soils they being com
POSED Of Deep rich Osm the fertility Of which unsurpassed
BY any on the globe.
TO ACTUAL oULTIvAToRs.
aS4nce 1854 the donEGsg haze sold 100000 acres.
They sell oIy to actual clioGtOrs. and evsry contract
dins agreement TO ciDdts The road has BEEN construct
ca through these lands Of e1pense of $4,000 600.
,s $50 ne 2plgt1o q gSgyntss cG%nties t5rSsgs
hdOs been added making Ae tOOLs population SI4,69i-
a gain Of l43 per cent
EvIDENoBsoF PROSPERITY
As evidence Of the thrift OF the people, tmsy be stated tina
100000 uns of freight including $500 600 bushels grain
year.
encouraged by the State endowed large revenue for
the support Of schools Therchdren live in sight of the
leading Staten the Great western Empire.
PRICES AND TERMS OF PAYMENT.
cording t. location quality &c Frsclsss farming lands
sell for about s per acre. and the relative Of
WooQ lana Tatlo OF
to 10 in favor OF the former The bulk
Of the lands will be
ONE YEARS INTEREST IN ADVANCE
a. six percent and interest notes cent
payable respectively in one twO three four I've and
from date sae and feur notes fer principal payable in four
hVe and seven years from date Of ssle the contract spu
srg that tenth Of the purchased shall
cultivated each and FIVE from
SALE that at the end Of Eve half should
under cultivation.
TWENTY PER CENT WILL BE DEDUCTED
from the valuation for cash, except the should
dollars when the cash price will be dollars
Pamphlets scTptiy Of the lsnds soil climate productions
prices and terms Of payment be had
J. ". FOSTER, Land Commissioner,
Illinois Central Railroad,
Chicago, Illinois.
For the Of the towns, Villages and Cities situated upon
the Illinois Central Railroad see pages 49, 1885, 1870, Apple
tons Railway Guide
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