Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-06-12
Garden State of the West.
THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD
COMPANY
HAVE FOB SALE
HAVE FOK SALE
Acres
RICH FARMING LANDS,
TRACTS OF FORTY ACRES AND UPWARDS
ON
MECHANICS. FARMERS AND WORKING MEN.

MECHANICS, FARMERS AND WORKING MEN.
The attention Of the rprsng and industrious portion
the comm unity directed the following statements and lib
ersl inducements offered them By the
ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY,
which, they will pc ceive will enable hem By ener
w and nusy provide comfortable and per
manenthomes themselves and families WITH comparatively
speaking, very little capital
LANDS OF ILLINOIS.
No STATE in the Valley Of the Mississippi crest
inuceen the sett the State ., Illinois There is nc
poon Of the world where all ofhe conditions OF climate Sns
soil admiralty combine produce those two great staples
Co.'s and WHEAT, as tie Prsiriesof Illinois.
RICH ROLLING PRAIRIE LANDS.
The deep rich e4m Of the praes cultivated With such won
moving Illinois IN great umbers The area OF Illinois
equal TO that Of England aad the soil so rich that
il will support twenty millions Of people
EASTERN AND SOUTHERN MARKETS.
contiguous to railroad zoo miles in length
which si.h other roads, and navabe lakes and
e thus sEordng unbrOken with the Eastern
and Southern markets.
APPLICATION OF CAPITAL
Thus far capita and labor hav applied developing the
so great OF the STATE in ceal and iron almost
untouched The nvable rule that the mechanic arts hourh
best where food and cheapest will follow early
day Illinois and IN the Of the next ten the natu
raj laws and necessities the case warrant the eeef that
least hundred thousand people will be engaged in the State
Of Illinois ia the various manufacturing emPlOy1ents.
RAILROAD sTsTE@OF ILLINOIS.
Over 100000 private capital have been expended
the railroad system Of illinois, Inasnuch part Of the in
from several Of these works. with valuable public fund
LIGHT, and must, cOnseque uty, sgery day decrease
THE STATE DEBT.
The State only slhO5 395 a. and within the ia
re- years has been reduced 46 So and We may reason
ably expect that in ten years it will become extinct
PRESENT POPULATION.
The State rapidly hllrg up with population e6s,06
having ADDED since 1850, making the present Popula-
ton 496-s ratio Of lO3 per cent in 10 years.
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.
The Agricultural Products Ct Illinois ar greater than those
Of any ether The Products out during The past
exceeded tuns The wheat crop OF 1900 approaches
IS $40 Of Bushels, while the CORE ccP yields not less THAI
i'0''OO'''' '1' FERTILITY OF SOIL
Nowhere the industrious s' er secure such mmediatere
suits upon these prairie soils, they being
rosd Of deep q loa The fertility Of which is unsarPasseo
By any on the globe.
TO ACTUAL oULTIvAToRs.
Since 1884 tie iomPdsy haze sold 3OOsoTO acrs
They sell only actual ct1dtOrs. and eDeTy contract
ID through these lands Of expense IF O,t 90 Ou0
In $50 Gs DoTl ttoR Of J0Tf-4ias e9fasfes through
Gase Sen aded SsaGo he ssSols pop1atioa II
gain 0f i43 per cent
Ev1DESoEsoF PROSPERITY
evidence Of the thrift Of people smay he stated tia
and 25O0 barrels Of four were orEdsd over the line last
year.
Mechanics and Eorkngnen will and tie free school system
encouraged By the and endowed with large for
81 p md SroS mn With he tbs
leading State in the Great We.tsrn Empire
PRICES AND TERMS OF PAYMENT.
The prices of these vary So SIS per acre,
cording location quality, &c First class armnA lands
sell for about SO S5 per acre. AMI the relative
subdung prairie acd compared with wood land is in ratio Of
Of the former The ters OF sale for the BAH
Of the lands will be
ONE YEARS INTEREST IN ADVANCE
It six percent annum and six nt crest notes al six per ca
payable respectively in two three, four Eve and sx
from aad fer principal payable In four
Ave- six yesrs from date OF SALE the contract stuu
Ang at tenth Of the tract shall oe fenced
sale, that at the end Of Eve half should be enea and
ander cultivation.
TWENTY PER CENT WILL BE DEDUCTED
from the valuation for cash. except the should be at
iolIlrs per when the cash pri0e will be edolsrs.
Pamphlets scTptive OF the lands, SOIL cmac productions,
prices and terms payment, be had LEGATION
j. ". FOSTER. Land Commissioner,
Illinois Central Railroad,
Chicago, LIMOS.
For the the towns Villages and Cities situated
the Illinois Central Railroad pages u.s. e9 100, Apple
tons Railway Guide
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