Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-05-23

MECHANICS, FARMERS AND WORKING MEN.
the communy il directed to The fooEae saieents add b
sral inducements offered them By tire
ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY,
which, they will ceve, will enable them, BY ener
y and Industry provide comfortable and
nanent homes for themselves and families with comparatively
speaking, very little capital.
LANDS OF ILLINOIS.
No STATE in the Valley the Mississippi great
nducenen the settler the State Illinois There il
Iii ~ aSranv Combine to roce those two treat StspIes
CoRs and WHEAT, Is the Prairieso OF Illinois.
RICH BOILING PRAIRIE LANDS.
The deep r lsa Of the praes is cultivated With such won
derfu facility the farmers Eastern Middle States
moving 20 Illinois in great 9abes The area Of Illinois
equal that Of England, aud the SOL rich that
1t will support twenty millions Of people.
EAsTERs AND SOUTHERN MARKETS.
These lands are to railroad 100 miles In length,
which with other roads, and navigabe lakes and v
ers Aordnga with the Eastern
and Southern markets.
APPLICATION OF CAPITAL
Thus capita and labor have applied developing the
untouched The nva-abe that the mechanic
where food and fuel cheapest will follow a. early
necessities the the belief tAatat
least hundred thousand people will be engaged in tbs State
Of Illinois in the various manufacturing enpOynente.
RAILROAD SYSTEM OF ILLINOIS.
Over sIeOOo private capital expended
the railroad system Of Illinois InAsmuch part Of the ia
in lands 20 "a diminish the state Expresses rAxEs ARE
LIGHT, and must, csnseQue nEly every day decrease
TIE STATE DEBT.
The sats Debt is only SIIO5 800 ~ and within the
three years has been reduced So 746 nay
ably expect that in ten years 1t will become extinct
PRESENT POPULATION.
The State rapidly hlirg up with population sS 6 per
sons 6syinE been added since O making present pOpus
ton II ,49s-s ratio Of l09 per cent in 10 years
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.
The Agricultural Products Of Illinois greater than those
any other state The Products Ser cut daring the past year
IS bushels while the yields not less than
FERTILITY OF SOIL.
Norhere the industrious famer such mmedstes
suts for bis labor upon prairie coils they being
POSED deep ca Oa the fertility Of which
b. any on tbs globe.
TO ACTUAL oULTIvAToRs.
= Since 1854 tie iOMpasy hars sol4 Isoo,OCo esrss
oixs agreement TO clcGs 1AeToGG hos been coasrHcs
n Isss,' he opss ton Q; ToPtgmaas eoas:.ss roSSl
.oAc6 OHlg 50 ,59s, STAGE tAica, 47929S
AGcs been added, HnGbHg ne WAoe population sI4,sS1-
a gain Of i43 per cent
EvIDENoEsoF PROSPERITY.
evidence Of rhs thrift Of the people be seated tina
eOoo0 tuns of freight including $500 $50 bushels 81 grain
Of four forwarded the line last
year. -o.-,0,,
Mechanics and workncnen will End free system
encouraged endowed with large for
The support Thslrchdren I've SshsO the
leading State in the Great We-Iern Empire
PRICES AND TERMS o. PAYMENT.
The prices of these lands from sc to SIS acre,
cordng to location quality class srmin lands
$40 Sl3 per the relative Of
sUbaang prairie land compared with wood land IL in ratio Of
10 Of former The Of sale for the bn
Of the lands will be
ONE YEARS INTEREST IN ADVANCE
per AL interest notes AZ six ceat
payable respectively hrse, i've and
from date Of aud fsur notes ss principal payable In four
Ave. six an from date Of sale: the contract p1
ang tenth Of tract pa chased shall fenced and
cultivated each every five from the date Of
sale tbs, at Of ave years one should be e and
snfer cultivation.
TWENTY PEA CENT WILL BE DEDUCTED
valuation cash. except the should be at 1
dSlkrs per when the cash will be edJllars
Pamphlets scrptive Of the lands SOIL cmas, productions
prices and terms payment be had Sp cation 20
j. ". FOSrEx, Land Commissioner.
Illinois Central Railroad.
chicago, LIMOS.
the Of the Villages and Cities situated
the Illinois Railroad pages 49, l9 100, Appe
tons Railway Guide
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