Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-04-24
LONG CREDIT ANp AT Low PRICES.

MECHANICS, FARMERs AND WORKING MEN.
attention Of the prng and industrious portion
community directed the fooRpg statements lib
| eral inducements offered them by the
ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY,
which, they will perceive, ezable them, proper
gy, and industry provide comfortable and
homes for themselves families WITH comparatively
LANDS eF ILLINOIS.
the Valley OF the Mississippi offers 50 great
nducement the settler the State Illinois There
soil 50 admirably combine to produce those two great staples
CORH and wHEAT, as ;ke Prairies of Illinois.
RICH Boiling PRAIRIE LANDS.
The deep the prares cult yated With such
derfu facility pat lie Of the Eastern and Middle States
moving to iOis great numbers The Of Illinois
shout equal 70 that Of England and the soil 10 80 rich that
it will support twenty millions Of people
EASTERN AND SOUTHERN MARKETS.
These lands contiguous railroad 700 miles in length
thus adOrngan unbreken with the Eastern
and Southern markets.
APPLICATION OF CAPITAL.
Thus far capital applied developing
so great almost
untouched The nVarabe rule that the mechanic flourish
best where food and cheapest follow early
day in Illinois, and Of the years
raj laws and necessities OF the warrant the belief that at
OF Illinois in the various manufacturing employnents
RAILROAD SYSTEM OF ILLINOIS.
Over 100000 600 OF private capital have bean expended
come from several OF these WORKS. With valuable public fund
IN lands go t. diminish the State Expresses the rAAEs ARE
THE STATE DEBT.
The State only sI0,lO5393 A. and within the
tires years has been reduced So may
ably expect that in ten years it will become extinct.
PRESENT POPULATION.
The State rapidly hlEg up with pOpulAtoR per
sons having added 1850 making the present pOpula
ton ll9, 4ss-a ratio Of 100 per cent in 10 years.
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.
The Agricultural Products OF Illinois greater than those
any The Products during past year
exceeded 50O0 tuns The wheat OF 1860 approaches
$ 81 bushels while ne corn crop yields not less than
FERTILITY OF sOIL.
Nowhere can the industrious farmer SECURE such immediate
suits for his labor these prairie Soils they beng
rosed Of deep rich losm the fertility Of which unsurpassed
by any on the globe.
10 ACTUAL oULTIVAToRs.
Sinee 1854 tie company haze sold 100000 acres
They sell only actual cUOdors and eDSry
tas agreement cu0dte The road Aas 6esR construct
ed throEJh these lands OF espsEse nf S3OsUOO 900.
In IS5U tee population Of Jortyiae counties through
9chie 1t passes tOGS o9 3o,59s since ohics, 47929S
a gain Of l43 per cent.
EvIDENCEsoF PROSPERITY
As evidence of the thrift OF the people, may stated that
5000 TINS OF freight including s609O0 bushels 81 grain
and 2OOO barrels Of -FOUR forwarded the line last
year.
Mechanics woFkingmen will school system
encouraged By the State and endowed with for
s - his Ia n :. Ss- ~ :. 80, :. ~
leading State in the Great We4tern Empire.
PRICES AND Terms or PAYMENT.
The prices of these lands from SIS SIS
cording loc4on quality, first class farmn9 lands
subung prairie land compared with wood lana is iG ratio Of
/ OF sale for the
of the lands will be
ONE YEARS INTEREST IN ADVANCE
six per annum and per cent
from date Of lei principal payable in four
Eve SIX ami from date of sale the
sb And every vsr or Ave years from The Ste ~
SALE thst the end of five should be nce