Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-03-09
! HOMES FOR THO INDUSTRIOUS
IN THE
GARDEN STATE. DE- 'rarE ysEsT.

ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY.
HAVE FOR SALE
100000 ACRES
Or kioH FARMING LAHDs IN TRACES or FORTY
ACRES AND UPWARD on LONG CREDITS
AND LOW PRICES
HEiE affection Of the enurprIony And Indus,uus mn,
- 'i'n oi inc community Is directed l]le followng
ssaleneaI and liberal Inducements oeie ed them by ,t.
ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COM.
piNI.
which, aa they Will perceive viii enGir uer br u.,p-r
energy persev~ranee and Industry to provide
h'nies Tor themselves AMI fsues Sh cnrusrn,Iyrly
speaking, very lttle capital
LANDS OF ILLINOIS
No Slste In the Valley Of the Mississippi ugers 80 sres,
Se uduneu'ent to the settlers state Of Illinois There
Is no portion q" the world where all of n. cppIou. Of
climate and So" 80 admirably coubinr produce those
Two grent ".Up,-a oru sui Whest the prnrgs Of H.
lino!.
EASTERN AND SOUTHERN MARKETS.
rhsde au'S are contiguous railroad In miles In
length which Hitsuther roads sud nav!snbe
lakes aud rivers, thus nGprig 40 uoprok-u noIruEcs
t"n with the Eastern snd southern Iuar.-,=
RAILROAD SYSTEM IL lLLlSu!S.
over $DoVUO vvU Of private capital aay. h.eu rxyrna
co on The railroad system o! lno luas,uur! IL. part Of
the Income from s,vs-s Of trt. works With valuable
public frnd Ia lanus, 20 diminish the stae uxpensgs
Lie fAxhs AKk LIG'r and must c,eiuentiy every nay
decrease.
THE STATE DEBT.
The State debt 10 only SlU lUGSSe H. und within the ss,
thrss Year, h-s been reduced tsssI:6 ST. and nny
reuonusty thu, In Ten years 1t wr hsron,s extinct,
PRESENT POPULATION.
The State In rapidly tlng up with p9prlsoa; SIS, va
persons having beeu added since Is rasl the rI.--at
population 1896 rstlo s pue cent 10 years
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.
The AyrlcuI:sru produets " Illinois arr greater
those Of the other S;ats The prodactI dprihg
past year exceeded The whcu crop lst
approaches $500 c0O busei. he c.e ieis
less ttaa liU,rtr0,0l0 bushels.
FERTILITY OF The SOIL.
Nowhere he !udu,,:ous tartu-r s-cur- uer tus-
Ns;e results for hi, labor ucu ,s- pr.iri= soils! tbs,
beiog composed "f deep rich los:a ;l= :e-, =;e,
is unsurpassed by Euy the globe
TIE ACTUAL CULTIyATORS-
sell only 10 sc,u! ci,yat.ss aud every contc, cout4as
through these luods y! au esp-rse Of 1870 t lp Isl;
the population Of ~ couute- ttrous. Sc i: pass-.
'uly as sos, since which ~ added; making
:He whole popusr!eu ss+, So, gair v AZ per cant
EVIDENCES OF PROSPERITY.
40 evidence the ,hr Of te people, i. MAJ b.
stated that G90,evo tnlu u: fEc;h luciuag S.V1.COv
bushels uf grain 2oUtSO sas:e's Of a"u. we're for
w.rd.d over lie line last ,eAI.
PRICES AND TERMS Of PAYMENT.
The price, OF these s;lda vary oa, IS 10 saj p. acre
according ioca:"n qualify, sc. f.rs,.class farming
lands sell for snou; l2 peg AID the rea;iv.
sven- of .uhiuins prairie land compared Win wood
aud is Ia III ratio Of 10 III Of the former The
:~rr,s Of .i- fer IN. ba!k .! these lands will h-
ONE YEARS INTEREST IN ADVANCE.
nix per pc. snnum And nix sntere.: sig
per cent, pas sbu respectively ia Ole, .wo three four i've
and six yras from date u sale and four note, for pn.
eps payable In four Eve s!S and years from date
u sale The contract stpuallus that ene,en;h tract
purchased shall be fsnc.d apd cultivated, esch End
49,, 'nat at tiie end
gears unreE shall In fenced and unie. cultivation.
TWENTY PER CENT WILL BE DEDUCTED
rom the valuation for cash. except the ssr's .hrrd be hi
six dollars per acre, vixen Leo oara price will be fre
dollars
Pamphlets descriptive lands s"il, climate, irsdsc
lions prces and Terms oi payl,e-t, be mad apI
cation 10 }. ". fcsIEh,
Land ou.p pntssiener, usnoin Central Railroad,
Chicago, iluos
eor the naraes uf the roSr Villages ahd ctirs ttus.r
UPON t- Illinois Central Ghlsoad page lss o3 1870,
Applr,on's Railway dude JAa !" acd"0u