Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-04-27
LONG CREDIT AND AT Low PRICES.
MECHANICS. FARMERS AND WORRYING )

MECHANICS, FARMERS AND WORKING MEN.
The attention prisng and industrious PARTON oil
the community directed to the following statements and s
ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY,
which, they will perceive will enable the by proper
gy, and industry provide comfortable and
homes for themselves and families, with, comparatively
speaking, very little capital
LANDS OF ILLINOIS.
No STATE Valley Of the Mississippi offers great an
the settler the State Illinois There
portion Of ali ofthe conditions Of climate and
soil admirably combine to produce those two great staples
CoRH and WHEAT, as tie Prairiesof Illinois.
RICH BOILING PRAIRIE LANDS.
The de rich loan Of prare cultivated with such
facility that the farmers Of the Eastern and Middle
h about equal TO that of England and the soil IN 40 rich that
1t will support twenty millions Of people.
EASTERN AND SOUTHERN MARKETS.
These lands contiguous railroad 100 miles In length
thus aHOrdng unbrOksn communication with the Eastern
and Southern markets.
APPLICATION OF CAPITAL
Thus far capital and labor applied to developing the
great OF the State in ces and iron almost
untouched The nvsrabe rule that the mechanic arts flourish
best where food and fuel are cheapest will follow at early
Illinois and 10 the OF the next ten the
% hnnd tnoussad peope " he eogaoed In The STATE
Illinois in the various manufacturing employnep.s.
RAILROAD SYSTEM OF ILLINOIS.
Over 100000 private capital have been expended on
in snds 20 "a diminish the safe ETnssses he rExRs
LIGHT, aud must, Consequently. every day decrease.
THE STATE DEBT.
The State Debt only 39s a. and within the last
ree years has been reduced 80 and We may reason
ably expect that in ten will become extinct.
PRESENT POPULATION.
The rapidly filing with population; s6e 026 per-
having added since 1885, making the present pepnla
ton 495-A ratio Of l02 per cent In 10 years.
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.
The Agricultural Products Of illinois are greater than those
any other State The Products 6uring The past year
exceeded tunS The wheat OF 1860 approaches
flofb nOtl
FERTILITY OF SOIL.
Nowhere can the industrious sesure sueh
upon these prairie soils, they beng
rOsd deep lOam the fertility Of which unsurpassed
TO ACTUAL oULTIvAroRs.
Since 1854 tie company AGre sold 4 100000 acres
They sell Only 20 actual c0dors and eUsry
agreement cHtj1dts. The construct
Ell tGrSzS5 these lands Of espenss Of $4,000 600.
1850, the poplatio1 Of Jortynias counties through
lohic6 passes org 59s since WAios, 1925
Aave been added making seAole population si4,s9I-
gain Of i43 per cent.
EVIDENCES OF PROSPERITY.
As an evidence thrift people, 1t may be stated that
suns Of freight including 5000 bushels 81 grain
and barrels OF hour were forwarded over the line last
year.
Mechanics workngmen will and the free school system
encouraged the State and endowed with large for
church and grow up The prosperity The
leading State in the Great Western Empire.
PRICES AND TERMS OF PAYMENT.
prices these lands vary from Sc s25 per acre.
ooring to location quality &c First class farminE lands
sell for about $40 STA AMI the relative expense Of
suang prairie land compared with wood lana is ratio Of
to 10 in OF the former The Of sale for the bk
Of the lands viii be
ONE YEARS INTEREST IN ADVANCE
at six percent and es at six per
payable respectively four. ave, and
from date Of f9Ir notes principal payable In four,
Ave- six and from date Of SALE the contract spu
ang that tenth of the purchased shall be fenced
each and year, for ave from the date Of
that at Of five Oneha should fenced ard
Hnder cultivation.
TWENTY PER CENT WILL BE DEDUCTED
the valuation cash, except the should xix
dollars per when the cash price will be re dollars.
Pamphlets descriptive Of the lands soil climate productions
prices, terms OF payments be had iieaonto
;. W. FOSTER. Land Commissioner,
Illinois Central Railroad
Chicago, Illinois
Of the Villages and csiea situated upo
the Illinois Central Railroad pages lss. ls9. loB Apple
toni Railway Guide.
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