Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-01-21
HOMES FOR THE INDUSTRIOUS,
GARDEN STATE OF THE WEST.
THE
ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY
HAYE FOR SALE
100000 Acres
Of Rich Farming Landssin Tracks of Forty Aeres and
Upvard on Long Credits and LoV Prices.

THg ofhe enerpng and Industrious portion Of the
Il community following and liberal
Inducements offered them by the
ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY.
perseverance and Industry provide homes for them
selves families With comparatively speaking little CAPT
tai
LANDS OF ILLINOIS.
No State In the Valley Of the Mississippi gres, induce
nent to the settler Of Illinois There portion OF
the where all Of the conditions OF climate and soil admire
bly, combine to produce great staples Coax aud WHEAT
the Praires Of Illinois,
EASTERN AND SOUTHERN MARKETS.
These lands are contiguous to railroad miles in length,
which roads and naygabe lakes aud rive
saorng anbrOken communication with the Eastern and
Southern markets.
RAILROAD SYSTEM OF ILLINOIS.
over private capital have been expended the
system Illinois, Inssmuch Of the income from
works valuable public fund ia lands to
diminish the state snss the LIGHT and must cOnse
quently every day decrease.
THE STATE DEBT.
TIE , al. il only $40 SOS - ant ,rja the lr, G,ss
been roiucod So and may reasonably
erpecf hat IN ten years 'cU become extinct.
PRESENT POPULATION.
The state Is rapidly filling up with population sGs O25 persons
having added fnce @ making The present population
1880. arsuo Of 1o2 per cent in ten years
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.
The Agricultural Products Illinois greater than those Of
any str The products sent out durns the past year
The wheat Of $50 approaches 900
ono bushels while crop yields not less than 100000
bushels.
FERTILITY OF THE SOIL.
Nowhere can the Industrious such immediate
suits upon these prairie soils they being composed
Of deep rich oam fertility Of which unsurpassed by on
the soSe
TO ACTUAL CULTIVAT0RS.
Sine, lssi ne Company soi 8ooooo TessP
u 20 actual cratrs and ersy contract clntrins Gg,se
,,nt % rdte The ro16 hrsisen constructed MrougI these
llnds at ln erpsa. AT 4oonuoo IN ''o Ae lopair3a u
yt.qpe cipts through ri N passes "os oH'y a5i9-,
since trscb 40 2g8Rars tsn addj making NJ lrio Iopua
ton sl4 sgl, a gain ctl43 PER cent
EVIDENCES OF PROSPERITY.
Az an evidence i!n Of the people, may be stated tia:
10000 freight Including 100000 bushels Of grain and
$50 100 barrels Of hour were oeast year
PRICES AND TERMS OF PAYMENT.
The prices oftss lands vary soto s25pyr acre, according
=
40 to t2 per acre. relative expense Of stblu-P Tse
land as compared with land 10 the ratio q to loin favor
OF the former ofsag for the bulk OF these lands E be
ONE YEARS INTEREST IN ADVANCE,
per per aunum, and six interest notes atH per cent?
payable respectively one two three, four Ave AMI six years
and four noe' for principal payable 10 four
i've ,ir and seven wears from sale sHula
ting than onctenh purchased shall be feaced and cul
vated year. for five from the date Of sale
SO THAI at the end years on shall be fenced aud uader
cultivation.
TWENTY PER CENT WILL BE DEDUCTED
FOR the valuation cash except the should be at SIX collars
Der acre, when the cash price will he FIVE dollars
Pamphlets descriptive lands, soil, climate, productions,
prices, and terms Of payment can be had application
J W. FOSTER
Ldnd Commissioner Illinois Central Rttl'o1d,
Chicago, Illinois.
For the name ofthe Towns Villages and Cities situated upon the
Illinois Central Railroad pages s 49, l9o App'etons Rail
way Guide. Jal4- dl3"Sm