Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-02-08

ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY
HAVE FOR SALLY
100000 Acres
Of Rich Farming Laads in Tracks of Forty Acrss and
UpSard on Long Credits and Lo0 Prices.
TsVHE oe euterprisng and Industrious portion OF the
community directed following statements liberal
inducements offered them by The
ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY.
which, they will perceive, will enable them by proper energy,
and Industry comfortable homes for them
selves and families With, comparatively speaking little capt
tai
LANDS OF ILLINOIS.
No State n the Valley the Mississippi great Induce
settler the State Of nos There portion Of
where all OF the conditions climate and soil sdmra
produce these staples Coax and WHEAT
as the Prsrles OF Illinois.
EASTERN AND SOUTHERN MARKETS.
These contiguous to railroad 80 miles in length
which and navgabe lakes and rve
thus aordng Communication with the Eastern and
Southern markets
RAILROAD SYSTEM OF ILLINOIS.
Over 400 private capital have been expended the
railroad system Of Illinois nasmuch part Of the income from
several these works with valuable public fund In lands to
expenses the and must eonse'
quenty every day decrease
THE STATE DEBT.
Tie S dt Is only tlO IO5sss H. and tcisin as three
yen, 5sn redcd " ,i6 81 iaf may reasonably
eryeet hat IN ten years Il ioW become ezinct.
PRESENT POPULATION.
The State rapidly filling up vh population s6'O25 persons
having been added snce 1882 making the present population
i,7l9 800. ratio OF iO2 per cent In ten years
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.
TIE Agricultural Products a Illinois are greater those OF
any shr State The products during the past year
The whes. of 1850 approaches
900 bushels while crop yields less than
bushels.
FERTILITY OF THE SOIL
cults for his labor upon pr. Soils they being composed
Of deep loam fertility OF which by
the globe.
TO ACTUAL CULTIVAT0RS.
nce 1854 he Company hnos sold 10000 acres TeyseH on
IN actual curdtoT and Usy contract contains an dgrss
ment to cirds TIE road been constructed through these
lands at an epense n $4,000 OO IA 1850 he population Of
6rtyains counties through cIic passes ~ds only Ss5'ss,
since ,ic 40 hare been added making ne 'rlo opd-
| ton 81 sol, gain ofl4s per cent
EVIDENCES OF PROSPERITY.
an evidence ih Of the people, be stated ths,
100000 tons freight Including 5000 cco bushels of grain and
$50 100 barrels OF forwarded the nea
PRICES AND TERMS OF PAYMENT.
vs,v ,,o az "a so5 ne, acre According
to location GUILTY. First class farming lands sell foF about
40 f per and the relative OF Srbiurs prairie
land A. compared with wood land Is In OF 10 In favor
o, The former The the bulk Of these lands will be
ONE YEARS INTEREST IN ADVANCE,
per per and N Interest notes six per cent?
payable respectively in two re four hve and six years
from and four notes for pncps payable In FOUR
ave- from date Of sale the contract spua
ting onen Of the tract purchased shall be fenced and cu
y,ed ca and every year, years from the date Of sale
50 tina, at the end years oneh shall be fenced snd uader
cultivation
TWENTY PER CENT. WILL DE DEDUCTED
for the valuation cash. except the should be six tOls
per acre. Nheu the cash price will be Ave dollars
Pamphlets descriptive Of the lands soil! climate productions,
prices Of payment, be had application to
wv. POSTER.
Land Commissioner, Illinois Central Rdiiodd,
Chicago, illinois,
For the name ofe Towns Villages and Cities situated upon the
nnci. Contra, Railroad see pages ISIS 49, 9o Appetons Rail
way Guide. Jal4- deAvom
1fILITARYGLAS W. RAHD0LpH, isi, MAIN
wi It. hes for POCKET MILITARY GLASsFs graduated for
sslrrg distances; ALSO FIELD GLAssFs for officer leo
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SOUTHERN MADE BROONS For ale by
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