Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-02-08
MISCELLANEOUS,
HOMES FOR THl ISDIsTREGUi

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
HOMES FOR THl INDUSTRIOUS
G.E3.i'si.s sS.4.'s'3; ot' 'Tazs: VI Es.E'..
ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY.
HAVE FOR SALE
1900, 1000 ACRES
og RICH PARKING LANDS IN TRACTS OF FOI:CY
ACRES AND UPWARD on Long CREDITS
AND LOW PRICES.
TsiliE attention Of the -terpr-in; and industrious pnr
d ton of the community Is directed the following
statements and liberal induceuG, offered than ty tie
ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COM
PANY.
Which, as :hy vii! perceive will eu.al. the.s by proper
sarsyg perseverance and Industry provide comfortable
homes for ;henseyes and far.;es, WITH comparatively
Spreading, very little capital.
LANDS OF ILLINOIS.
No Stat. in Valley OF the Mississippi Offers 50 ;rra,
rduccmeut the settlers the OF Illinois There
Is portion Of the world where all O: the conditions o.
climate aad soil admirably combine 10 produce those
lI-
i!no!I.
EASTERN AND SOUTHERN MARKETS
These lands are contiguous railroad 20 miles In
length, which connects with ohrr roads and navisabie
lakes and rivers thus alordng unbroken communca
ilon With the Eastern and Southern markets.
RAILROAD SYSTEM IN ILLINOIS.
800 OF p7ivat. capital have been expsnd
Cd the railroad system OF Illinois inasrauch as part OF
the Income from several Of these works with valuable
public iuod In lands 90 10 diminish the State expenses
the TAxEs LOTT and mus. consequently every day
decrease.
The STATE DEBT.
The State deb, only sl0lO6Sss H. aud within the last
three years has reduced 40 So and We may
reasonably expec; that in ten yeas. Il viii extinct
PRESENT POPULATION.
The State is rapidly aIng up with population; u.G
persons having added since $780, making pesen.
population ll9lsO raiio VI lU per cent. in ten years
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.
The Agricultural Products OF Illinois greater than
those the other State The products during the
past year exceeded 900 The wheat crop ls6u
approaches 900 bushels while the crop yields
lees than iI0, 0v0, UO0 bushels.
FERTILITY OF TIE SOIL.
Nowhere the industrious farmer secure such Inre
date rrsults for his labor upon these prairie so they
being composed Of deep rich oap the fertility Of w!
is unsurpassed by any the globe
THE ACTUAL. CULTIVATORS.
Since ls5: the Company hg9e sold 900 @3O They
sell ony actual cuivaters and cont-ac; contains
agreement 10 cultivate The road has been Constructed
through these lands a, espcase Of 600 Ia l>SU
the population OF 81 counrs through which passes
only So jaS since which 80 293 have been added; making
the whole population s!i,,9l, gain Of li3 per cent
EVIDENCES OF PROSPERITY.
As evidence Of the ;rt Of The people, 1t may be
stated that 5000 Of freight including S,voOuVV
bushels Of grain and 9.UnoO barrels OF Gur, for
wlrdcd over tie Ice last year.
PRICES AND TERMS OF PAYMENT.
Tn. prices Of these !a:d. vary from 81 t.j per acre.
according to locatcg, qualify, &c. frs:.class farming
lands Sc! :oT about Siv to l2 aud the relative
expense o' :ubtuEg prairie land compared wiz: wood
and in the ratio OF 10 In favor Of the former The
terms Of sale for the bulk OF these lands will be
ONE YEARS INTEREST N ADVANCE.
six per per annun and SIX in,cres. notes xix
per CENT respectively In two ire- fonr Eve
six year: from o! sale and four for prin.
cpa payable il four, FIVE six and years from date
c: sale ;ke contract spuatlns that one,enth Of The tract
purchased shall DE fenced ard cultivated, each and every
year. for five years !ro BE date Of SALE that 81 the end
VI five years uur-'at shall he fenced under cultivation
TWENTY PER CENT WILL BE DEDUCTED |
III. valuation for cash, except the should be nj
81. dollars per ncre when the cash price will be i've
dollars.
Pamphlets descriptive Of the lands, sc Climate prsduc
TONS prices Of payment, be had appl
ca,icm to J. W. FOSTER
Land Commissioner, Illinois Central Railroad,
Chicago, Illinois.
For the OF the Towns, Villages, and Cities situated
upor tn. Illinois Central Rasoad, page lss lS9 l90
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