Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-04-25
LONG CREDIT AND AT Low PRICE,
MrcHANICs. FARMERs AND WORKING ME

| MECHANICS, FARMERS AND WORKING MEN.
The attention of the prsng PARTON
the community directed the following statements and lib
sra inducements offered them BY the
| ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY,
which, they will perceive will enable hem by proper ene
gy and industry provide comfortable and
homes for themselves and families wth comparatively
1 speaking, very little capital.
LANDS OF ILLINOIS
No STATE in the Valley Mississippi great
nducemen to the settler the State OF Illinois There
admirably combine produce those two great staples,
ooRS and WHEAT, as tie Prares of Illinois
RICH ROLLING PRAIRIE LANDS
The deep rich lean Of the prares cultivated with
derfu facility that tie farmers Of the Eastern and Middle States
moving to Illinois in great numbers The area Of nos
it will support twenty millions Of people,
CASTERS AND sOUTHERN MARKETS
These lands contiguous railroad 100 miles in length,
with other roads, and naviEabe lakes and
thus aorng unbroken with the Eastern
and Southern markets
APPLICATION OF CAPITAL
Thus far capital have applied developing the
soil great the State in aud iron almost
untouched The nvaabe rule that the mechanic flourish
best where food and fuel are cheapest will follow at an early
day Illinois, and in the OF the next ten the nau
raj laws and necessities OF the case warrant the belief that at
Illinois in the various manufacturing empioynents.
RAILROAD SYSTEM OF ILLINOIS.
Over 900 Of private capital have bean srPsnasl on
Of these with valuable public fund
LIGHT, and must Consequently. every day decrease.
THE STATE DEBT.
The Debt only s9s a. and within the last
reduced 81 746 So and
ably expect that in ten years will become extinct.
PRESENT POPULATION.
The State is rapidly hEg with population sSeOas
added since O making the popula
ton 496-a ratio of lO2 per cent in 10 years.
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.
The Agricultural Of Illinois greater
any other The Products out during the past
exceeded 100000 crop 1860 approaches
IS 900 900 Bushels while the crop yields than
i'''''''' FERTILITY OF SOIL.
Nowhere can the industrious farmer secure such immediate re
suits for his labor these prairie Soils they being
rosed deep rich Oam the fertility Of which unsurpassed
TO ACTUAL oULTIVAToRs.
Since 1854 the company hare sold 100000 acres
eySsH only 70 actual cuicdtoTs and e0sTy contract
tais d1reneattO ci0dts The road has construct
through these lands Of espense of $4,000 900.
IN 1880, Me population Of ogtyntSs counties tarosg4
AdCe been added making ne soLs population SI4,S9I-
gain OF l43 per cent
EvIDENCEso OF PROSPERITY.
Az an evidence Of the thrift people, it may be stated that
6O0Ge OF freight including s,G0OOO0 bushels Of grain
bsrels Of four forwarded the line last
year. -,
Mechanics and workngnsn will find the free school system
church schoolhouses, and with The Of the
leading Staten the Crest WeItern EmPire.
PRICES AND TERMS OF PAYMENT.
prices OF tnese &c
cordng loo Ion quality first class iarnnL lands
sell SOor Sl3 per the relative OF
subdung prairie compared with wood Lana is in ratio OF
Of former The terms Of sale for the bulk
OF the lands will be
ONE YEARS INTEREST IN ADVANCE
at six percent per snnum per cent
payable respectively three, four ave- and years
four for principal payable four
six seven years of sale; the stpu
ang snh Of the tract purchased shall te fenced
cultivated each and tor ave years from the date Of
that at the end Of i've years one sAoudhe fenced and
ander cultivation.
TWENTY PER CENT WILL BE DEDUCTED
from the valuation cash. except the should
dollars per acre the cash price will be dollars
Pamphlets descriptive Of the lands SOIL climate productions,
PRICES and terms Of paynsn can be had on spocationto
j. w. FOSTER. Land Commissioner.
Illinois Central Railroad,
Chicago illinois,
For the names Of towns Villages and Cities situated
tbs Illinois Central Railroad pages 49, l6s l9s Apple
ton's Railway 6uide.
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