Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-03-26
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GARDEN STATE: or FFsE WEST.
THE
ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY.
HAVE FOR SALE
100000 ACRES
oF RICH FARM1SGn LANDS IN TRACTS or FORTY
ACRES AND UPWARD ON LONG CREDITS
AND LOW PRICES.
THE attention Of the en,crpri.ns and industrious Dor
n aou Of The community is directed 10 the following
Statements anu liberal uducemenl. offered them bY the
ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COM.
pANY.
which, thy Will perceive will enable them by proper
saerBy, perseverance, and Industry provide comfortable
homes for themselves aud iuules wih comparatively
speaking, very little capital
LANDS OF ILLINOIS.

No State IN the Valley Of the Missls sIpp offers bo great
an nducenent TO the settlers the sute of Illinois There
Is no portion o the world where all Of The condition, of
climate and soil so admirably combine to produc. those
two great .tslea Corn and Wheat ~ The prslrles Of IL
unols
EASTERN AND SOUTHERN MARKETS.
These Iants contiguous 10 4 railroad 75y r:Ies N
length which connects with other roads aud nuvi2ab!e
lakes and rivers, thus sordsns uubroken couuuuca-
non E'h the Eastern and Southern markets.
RAILROAD SYSTEM IN ILLINOIS.
Over 900 Of private esp,a! have been r1p.pt.
cd on the railroad system Illinois uasmur n, part o.
the Income from several Of these works. with valuable
public fund In lands 70 70 diminish the State expenses,
the rAIks AK LIuYT, and cuu.-gusiy svery day
decrease
TIE STATE DEBT.
The stn,e debt only $40 v6 seS H. and within the last
three yearo has been reduced s2ajsi45 sO and may
reasonably expect that !u ten years NIL become extinct
PRESENT POPULATION.
The State Is rapidly hllns up With population; sss C4s
persons having been added since s making the present
population teu ratio Of lU2 per reui il Zen yrara
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.
The Agricultural Product. OF Illinois are greater ha
ose OF the other State The products sent out during the
past year exceeded 900 TONS The wheat crop OF
approaches b 900 bushels while the crop yields not
les, than lao,o0o.oo9 busael,.
FERTILITY OF TIE SOIL
Nossers the Industrious farmer secure such mnr-
dste results for bis labor a, uuon re prairie .os they
being composed Of deep rich losm fertility Of Which
|, unsurpassed by any en- the xIobc.
THE ACTUAL CULTlvATORS.
slncu 1854 the Company sold 800 900 acres They
sell only 10 actual cuva,e- and every conr.c, contains
agreement 10 cultivate The road has been constructed
through these sads At expense OF t890VuV0 10 1880
the population OF ~ counties through which passes
only SIS 59s since which i.9 y3 have been sd-d making
:he Whole population sli,s9l, gaIu Of 1is per
EVIDENCES OF PROSPERITY.
As evidence Of the thrift o! the people, /, b.
stated that 6UO, ,00o Of freight Including s0V0do0
bushels OF grain and 9hUN barrels OF hour. for.
warded oyur the ins lxit year.
PRICES AND TERMS OF PAYMENT.
The prices Of these lands vary rom ~ to t25 per acre.
according TO location qualify, &c. F!rs-cldss farming
nds sell for ateu siU to &l2 per Gad the relative
expense OF sundung prairie !sad compared With wood
land IL In the ratio Of 10 10 10 favor Of the former The
terms q: rule for the Suls OF these lands will be
ONE YEARS INTEREST IN ADVANCE,
st x per cent snnuIn nnd six Interest notes at sI
per CENT payable respectively Ia one three four five,
aud six years from date OF sale ned four notes for prp
cpa payable In four Ave- six and from date
Of sale the contract spua,ng thai one-tenth VI The tract
purchased shall be fenced and cultivated each and rvury
yesr for nve years from the date Of iss that at the end
years ench. shall be ieuccd and under cultYstsvn
| TWENTY PER CENT WILL BE DEDUCTED
the valuation ios cash. except The should be al
six dollars per acre, when the cLsn price Will bs Ave
| dolsrA
Pamphlets descriptive Of ths lands, SOIL climate pr"duc'
ous prices and u psy men, CAD be had 90 apph
! cation TO J. ". FOSTER,
! Lnnd Commissioner, Illinois Central Railroad,
| Chicago, Illinois.
For the Of the Towns Villages, and Cities situated
upon the Illinois Central RAlsoad page lss es sC
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