Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-02-19
MISCELLANEOUS.
Iii;MES TGE, THE INDUSTRIOUS

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THE
! ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD company.
| HAVE FOR SALE
l,2O0,U0O ACRES
| OF RICH FARMING LANDS IN TEACTs aT F0HTY
ACRES AND UPWARD on LONG CREDITS
AND L0% PRICES
fSNHE attention &: the entepr.s .IL !adu.tlou pei
L ton Of The community Is directed % Tie f1uS:rS
statements and liberal Inducements offered .len by the
! ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COM.
PANI.
which, they s perceive, will enable ,hem ty proper
energy, perseverance and industry provide
homes themselves and families WITH comparatively
speaking, :ery little capital
LANDS Of ILLINOIS.
No STATE In the Valley Of the Mississippi o.ers 50 great
iEduceInen 10 the settlers as the State Of Inu. There
Is no portion % the world wac1e all Of the coriloa. Of
climate and soil 50 admirably conb"c to produce these
great staples, Corn and Wheat as Ike pra.rie o. H.
linus.
EASTERN AND SOUTHERN MARKETS.
Ties. Lands ara contiguous 20 rg.5ad 30 mics In
length, which conorcts with other roads and navisabe
lakes aud rivers. thus afuriag AT urbrokcn coununca
ton With the Eastern and Southern market,
RAILROAD SYSTEM IN ILLINOIS.
Over :iGU gu Of P-:"a;+ ca;! have hcrn cxpe,i
RI railroad system o: Illinois Ina.much - pa.: OF
the income from several Of tss. works with valuable
public fund in lands, go 10 dis.ah the State expenses.
the LIGHT, and Uius. Consequently every day
decrvaSr.
THE STATE DEBT.
The S'nc eot Is only Sl0 loo 39S H. and within the last
three years has been reduced +2ej9.6 So and may
rras9raby expect that Ia zen year. viii become c1ac
PRESENT POPULATION.
The State is rapidly Giag cp with population; Sc y2j
p=rons having been aided :ilce !S .a..n. tie preset:
population I349 TIilV VI !nI IN .cat3.
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
Tie Agricultural Products Of Ii!noI, greater thai;
those OF he other STATE The products du.ia: Ire
past Year exceedei iUJeJ The wheat crop Of sGy
approaches b 00u rUu buscs while The crop yields
less thGn J. $1,000, 900 bushels.
FERTILITY Of TIE SOIL.
Nowhere the industrious sur!l I,n-
date Yesuls for h!. labor upon :hese prairie soils sy
being composed Of deep rich loan the fertility OF which
L unsurpuss= ed by aay on the globe.
THE ACTUAL CULTIVAT0RS.
s!:c ~: the Company have sol 500 poo They
sell oaiy actual :avates aad -vsTy contr:c; ccr:ns
sgr=gea, 70 cuva;=. The read has been constructed
-sus'. ,c.= Land, s=p-nsc Of .sp pV0. II $50
tie population Q; 70 cou=rs through which .s.-,
only 5e a!n:= ws:sh 80 a55 have been . led =aa:=g
,as "hoi. population 81 sa!, s.is Of a, Per Cent
EVIDENCES CT PROSPERITY.
As r::ea:e c: t.e thrift; % .ae people, i: ms: be
stated thai Gv."y .ons ,:esh: Including s,CG9Qnc
uus:.i, vf .a!r ali 100 rar :a 1our, t9s
Tar!ed ever Ii: line last year.
PRICES AID TERMS Or PAYMENT.
T- prices Of :iiesc .ais va:y fIo- Sc I.t per acre.
according location, qusIity &C. frs..c,ss farming
.u sell Cor aleu-: +v ~ llz per and Tie relative
eyp,n= Of .ucduins pra, land rs compared with wc"d
Land IL the ratio Of 10 - in favor Of the former. The
Of -alt Tor the bulk Of these lands will BE-
ONE YEARS INTEREST ~ ADVANCE,
at zig per pc: aauun, and elk interest notes ri Xix
per ccu; Fable respectively In one two three ear, e
aud sx carS date OF Sale scd fouT ro:cs ;o pra
c:ial, ya1c Ia iou- Eve, SIX, aad years oa date
Of sal. ;ae cu,ra-: STIMULATING that Of the ;T.!c;
purchased slnl! be fenced sIi cultivated each al ever:
year. for Ere years or the date" safe, SO a Al Tie end
o. FIVE years 9ncalf shall be fenced and Under cultivation
TWENTY PER CENT WILL BE DEDUCTED
rom The valuation for cash. eyee; tie should be II;
six dollars per acre, when the csst price vii! be I've
dollars.
Pamphlets descriptive Of tie Lands SOIL climate, prSdue.
tons, prices. and terms CT payment can be he'd Oh spp.
cation 10 j. '" FosFER,
Land Cc.ninLs o.lrr Illinois Central Railroad.
Chicago, Illinois.
Fur the Of the To"cs, Villages, and Cities situated
upon Illinois Central Ealsosd, page les ls9 $780,