Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-10-19
TRACTS OF FORTY ACRES AND UPWARD
LONG CREDIT AND AT Low PRICES.
MECHANICS, FARMERS AND WORKING MIN

MECHANICS, FARMERS AND WORKING MIN.
Ths attention Of the pug and industrious PARTON Of
the community directed the following statements and lib
ersl Inducements offered them by the
ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY,
which, they will perceive, will enable them, BY proper
nsnent for themselves and families with comparatively
speaking, very little capital
LANDS OF ILLINOIS.
40 sts in the Valley Of the Mississippi Offers 80 great an
inducement to the settler the State OF Illinois There
portion OF the world where all ofthe conditions Of climate ana
Cons and WHEAT. the Prairies Of Illinois
RICH ROLLING PRAIRIE LANDs
The deep rch loan Of the prairies cultivated with such
moving to Illinois in great plumbers The Of Illinois
about equal to that of England and the soil is rich that
it will support twenty millions Of people.
EASTERN AND SOUTHERN MARKETS.
These contiguous rArosd 700 miles in length
which connects with other roads and nsvgabe lakes and rv
thus sforng unbroken communication viii the Eastern
and Southern markets
APPLICATION OF CAPITAL
Thus far capita and labor have been applied to developing TIE
untouched The nvarabe rule that the mechanic arts flourish
best whore food and fuel cheapest viii follow early
raj necessities OF the the belief thatat
least hundred thousand people will be engaged in ths State
OF Illinois in the various manufacturing empOyments.
RAILROAD SYSTEM OF ILLINOIS.
Over Of private capital have been expended on
from several Of these works. With valuable public fund
lands, diminish the State Expenses, the TAXES ARE
LIGHT, and muRt, cSnseque pty every DAY decrease.
THE STATE DEBT.
The State DEBT e only s0 y g; ss3 81 r. and van tn. Ia
ably expect that in ten years it will become extinct
PRESENT POPULATION.
me state rapidly d31 ag q With PGpn r., S per
ton lG-S ratiO Of lO2 per cent in 10 years.
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.
The Agricultural Products Of Illinois greater thaa those
exceeded O0OO The wheat crop Of 1850 approaches
81 bushels while the crop yields net lsz than
''''''''''' FERTILITY OF SOIL.
Nowhere the industrious srmer such immediate
SUs Tor bis labor upon these prairie Fos they being
posed Of deep, rich loan, the fertility Of which is unsurpassed
By any OF the globe
Since 1854 ths fOTnpGny hGUe sold 100000 acres.
7Aey sell only TO actual cioGsors Gsd eUerY contract con
cd through these lands ef sspeGse of 100000 600.
n 1850 hs RePIg1'tos. Of ySssSnt"s c9En''es 119ga
gain Of I43 per cent
EVIDENoKs OF PROSPERITY
As evidence Of the thrift Of the people, nay Dc stated tia
6OO Of freight including S,5OOO0 bushels Of grain
and barrs Of foEr were forwarded oysE Tie line last
year. -
Mechanics vorkingmen will find tie free school system
encouraged by sad endowed with large for
TIE EupPor Of schools Their children live in night Of the
lsaaisE stats in ths Great Wsstern Empire
PRICES AND TERMS OF PAYMENT.
oornf to location, Qusiity &c Frstoiass farming lands
sell for about BIO s2 per acre. and the relative expense Of
to 10 in favor the fsrnr Ehe of sale for the bulk
OF the lSndswin be
ONE YEARS INTEREST IN ADVANCE
six and int crest notes at six cant
payable respectively in one two three four bve and six years
from date Of SALE and sur notes fer principal payable in tour
ave- and years from date Of sale the contract sUu
lang that tenth Of tie tract purchased G be fenced aDd
cultivated each and for Eve from the date Of
sale that at the end Of i've be focd and
under cultivation.
TWENTY PR 0ENT WILL BE DEDUCTED
from the valuation Tor cash. except the should at ok
dollSyI per when the cashpric will be dollars
Pamphlets descriptive Of the lands, soil, climate productions
prices, and terms Of payment, be had LEGATION
J. Y. POSTER, Lsnd Commissioner,
Illinois Central Railroad,
Chicago, Illinois,
For Of the towns, Villages and Cities situated upon
hs Illinois Central RSlrsad zee Psge 49, l99, lsO Apple
ton Railway Guide.
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