Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-06-18
Garden State OF the West.
THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD
COMP ny
HAVE FOR SALE
100000 Acres
RICH FARMING LANDS
TRACTS OF FORTY ACRES AND UPWARDS

MECHANICS, FARMERS AND WORKING MEN.
The attention OF the psng and Industrious PARTON Of
he community is directed to the following statements
sra inaucenent. offered them BY the
ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY,
which, they will pc ceye will enable them BY proper
81, prse ard indusy provide coforaSs and
uanent homes for themselves and families with comparatively
speaking, very little capital
LANDS OF ILLINOIS.
No STATE in the Valley Of the Mississippi oHers great N
uducement to the settler the state Illinois There Is
peron OF the I'D where all Of the conditions Of climate and
soil admirably combine produce those two great staples
JoRs ami WHEkT, as tie Prairies Of illiRois
RICH BOILING PRAIRIE LANDS.
The deep rich loan Of the prsre cultivated with such
mOyins Illinois unbers The Of Illinois
equal that Of England and the sol is rich that
Il viii support twenty millions Of people
CASTERS AND SOUTHERN MARKETS.
These lands contiguous to railroad 700 miles in length
which with other roads and nAvgabe lakes and rT
es thus s6Orngaa with the Eastern
APPLICATION or CAPITAL
thus capita and labor have been applied to developing the
soil great OF the sasin coal and iron almost
food and fuel cheapest will follow early
day Illinois and in Of the next the
least hundred people Will engaged
o. Illinois in the various manufacturing employEents-
RAILROAD SYSTEM OF ILLINOIS.
Over slO0OO private capital have expended
the system Of illinois, Inasmueh part Of the in
several of these With valuable public fund
LIGHT, and must, consequently, every day decrease
THE STATE DEBT.
The State Deb. sOny slalG5 29s a, and within the iaa
years been reduced ss9946 So and may
sbly expect that in ten Will become extinct
PRESENT POPULATION.
The State rapidly Eg up NTH PopuIstiOa s6s o per
added 1850, making the popus
ton LII 49j-a ratio Of l02 per cent in 10 years.
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.
The Agricultural Products Of Illinois greater than those
any other state The Products sert cut during The past
exceeded 500O0 tan The wheat OF e6O approaches
ug bushels we the crop yields not less than
FERTILITY OF soIL.
Nowhere can The industrious IA er secure sah ediatere
suits for his labor upon these prairie soils they being
rOsed Of deep loan The fertility CT which is unsurpassed
TO ACTUAL oULTIEAToRs.
Snce 1854 tie tompaSg hare sold 100000 acres
They seR only to actual eaicGs0rs. and erery contract
ed through these lands Of espenss Of $4,000 QUO.
IN $500. Tie DopEl ton Of yorgrniae ecsHtes 1r0xgA
GG0s 5ssis added nakEg lie .sGo popaIatioa sI4,ssiS
a gain Of I4S percent
EvIDENcEsoF PROSPERITY.
As an evidence Of thrift Of the people t8y stated tia
O0Oo0 uns of fregh including 60OO0 bushels grain
and 600 barrels Of four forwarded the ins zst
year. -
Mechanics and EorknEnsn will End the free school system
encouraged By the state and embossed with large revenue for
church and and grow with he prosperity the
leading State in theG Great We tern Empire
PRICES AND TEAMS OF PAYMENT.
The prices vary s25 per acre,
coring cation, quality, eiTst class armln lands
sell foI BIZ Per the relative OF
IubduDg prairie land compars1 with wood land is in ratio
10 OF the former The Of sale foT the bull
Of the lads Eil be
ONE YEARS INTEREST IN ADVANCE
per per -nru notes per cent,
payable respectively hree i've and year,
date of and fsur prlcipzl payable four
i've yeas from date Of sale tie stipu
ang tenth Of the chased shall fenced
cultivated each tive from the Of
thar at the end Of five Should e feneI
lnder cultivation
TWENTY PER CENT WILL BE DEDUCTED
rom the valuation for cash except the should az is
JiiCrs per when the cash rice will be d0lzrs.
Pamphlets scripive VI the lands soil climate productions
rces, and terms payments be bad applicaont
J. W. FOSTER- Land CoEmissionsr,
Illinois CSntral Railroad,
chicago, hnola.
For the names Of tie TOWNS Villages and Cities uated upct
be- Illinois Cent? Railroad pages 49, ls9 90, apple
ons Railway Guide
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