Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-06-15
RICH FARMING LANDS,
TRACTS OF FORTY ACRES AND UPWARDS
LONG CREDIr AND AT Low PRICES
MECHANICS, FARMERS AND WORKING MEN

MECHANICS, FARMERS AND WORKING MEN.
The attention Of the enprisng and Industrious portion Of
the community directed to the following statements aad lib
sral inducements offered them By the
ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY,
which, they will pc ceive will enable them, BY proper
gy and Industry provide comfortable and per
homes for themselves and families, with, comparatively
speaking, very little capital.
LANDS OF ILLINOIS.
No ststs In the Valley Mississippi offers great
inducemeut the settler the stas OF Illinois There
soil 50 admirably combine produce those great staples
CORS and WHEAT, as tie PralriesOf illinois.
RICH BOILING PRAIRIE LANDS.
The deep rich Of the praes cultivated with such
erfu facility that the farmers Of the Eastern and Middle States
moving Illinois numbers The Of Illinois
is about equal that Of England, and the soil IL 90 rich that
IL will support twenty millions Of people.
EASTERN AND SOUTHERN MARKETS.
These lands contiguous railroad 200 miles Ia length
which connects with other roads, and navsabe lakes and ry
es afordng unbroken communication viii The Eastern
and southern markets.
APPLICATION OF CAPITAL.
Thus far capita and labor been applied developing
unouched The nvarabe rule that The mechanic arts flourish
food and fuel cheapest will follow early
raj the the belief that
least thousand people will be engaged in the State
Of Illinois in the various manufacturing empoyzsnts.
RAILROAD SYSTEM OF ILLINOIS.
Over 100000 600 Of private capital have been expended
the railroad o. Illinois Inasmuch as part Of the in,
come from Of these works. With valuable public fund
In lands 90 t. diminish the State Expenses TAXES ARE
LIGHT, and must osnseque oily every day decrease
THE STATE DEBT.
The sate Debt Is only sIBl05 "a within the
tree years has been reduced co. may
ably expect that in years il will become extinct
PRESENT POPULATION.
The State is rapidly allEg up with population sS per
ton 496-a ratio Of lO2 per cent in 10 years
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.
The Agricultural Products Of Illinois are greater than those
Of any other State The Products out during the past year
tuua Tha n
IS 600 O Of bushels while the com crop yields not less than
i''''OO'''' O1'H FERTILITY OF SOIL.
Nowhere can industrious such mmediatere
suits labor upon these prairie sos they being
POSED Deep rcs lOa the fertility Of which unsurpassed
TO ACTUAL oULTIvAToRs.
rsSnes 1884 tie company kdUe sold 100000
icy icy SEX 0y 70 &c t oa ~ s1
ed through these Lashds Of expense nj 10000 O00.
1o6icG Il Passes 10ds org ssS snce ,O1ica, 4792SS
hdre been added, Dd69 ne srSoSe oPaGtoH Sl4SS01-
gain Of I43 per cent.
EyIDENcEsoF PROSPERITY
Az an evidence Of the thrift people, sy stated tia
6OOOO freight including e,6OO00 bushels Of grain
and barrels Of -four, were forwarded over the line last
year.
Mechanics and orkingen will find school system
the support Of schools Their children can live sight Of the
church and and grow with the prosperity sfne
leading State in the Great Western Empire.
PRICES AND TERMS OF PAYMENT.
The prices of these lands vary from So S25 per
cordng location, quality, first class farming lands
sl3 per aud the relative xpsnse Of
snbung prairie land compared with wood land ratio Of
favor OF former The Of sale for the bulk
Of the lands will be
ONE YEARS INTEREST IN ADVANCE
per annu and sz notes at six cent
payable respectively Three four ave. and six
from date Of and four for principal payable in four
i've ami years from date OF sale the contract s;pu
ang that tenth purchased shall fenced and
cultivated each and for i've years from the date OF
end Of FIVE half should Be nced and
under cultivation.
TWENTY PER CENT WILL BE DEDUCTED
the valuation cash, except the shood be at sx
dollars per when the cash rriee will be dollars
Pamphlets scrptiVe Of the snds s, climate productions,
prices OF payment be had sp IicatiOntO
j. ". POSTER. Land Commissioner.
Illinois Central Railroad.
Chicago, illinois
the the towns Villages and Cities situated upon
the Illinois Central Railroad pages l. l89, l91s Apple
tons Railway Guids
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