Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-05-09
\IkItHCtS CEN IhALshAILnSAS'
IN THE
Garden State Of the west.
CENTRAL RAILROAD
COMPANY
HAVE FOE SALE
100000 Acres
TCH FARMING LANDS,
TRACTS OF FORTY ACRES AND UPWARDS
LONG CREDIT AND AT LOW PRICES.
MEoaANIos, FARMERs AND WORKING ZEN.

MECHANICS, FARMERS AND WORKING ZEN.
The attention the rprsng and industrious PARTON Of
the community directed the following statements and lib
sraI inducements offered them By the
ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY,
which, they will ceive will enable them, by proper
gy and industry provide cOntrabs and
msnen homes for themselves families WITH comparatively
speaking, very little capital.
LANDS OF ILLINOIS.
No State in the VALLEY Of the Mississippi; great
inducemen the settler the State Of Illinois There is
portion Of the world where ali ofthe conditions Of climate and
soil admirably combine produce those two staples
CoRS and WHrAT, SIS the Prziriesof illinois,
RICH BOILING PRAIRIE LANDS.
The deep rich loan Of the prsir;es is cultivated with such
derul facility farmers Eastern and Middle States
is about equal that Of England and the soil rich
it will support twenty millions Of people
EASTERN AND SOUTHERN MARKETS.
These lands contiguous length
with other roads, and navgabIe lakes and
thus aGoring unbrozen with the Eastern
and Southern markets.
APPLICATION OF CAPITAL
Thus far capital applied developing
SOIL great the STATEN es and iron almost
best where food and fuel cheapest viii follow al early
day Illinois and in the Of the years the
least hundred Thousand people wills be engaged ia the STATE
Of Illinois in the various manufacturing empioynentI.
RAILROAD SYSTEM OF ILLINOIS.
Over 100000 private capital expended
the railroad system of illinois Inauch part CT the in
OF these valuable public fund
in lands 90 t. diminish the State Expenses the TAXES ARE
LIGHT, and must, consequently every day decrease.
THE STATE DEBT.
The State Debt only slol05 a93 H. and within the Ia *
years has reduced 81 45 80 and
ably expect that in years will become extinct.
PRESENT POPULATION.
The State is rapidly hizg up with reputation sGsoeS per
sons having been added sne o making the present Popua
ton 7i9, 496-A ratio Of 100 per cent in 10 years.
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
The Agricultural Illinois greater than those
any ether state The Products er out during The past
IS Of Bushels while the crop yields than
FERTILITY OF soIL.
Nowhere can the industrious farmer SECURE such mediate
suits for his abo these prairie soils, they beng
ros Of deep rc9 lOa the fertility of which is unsurpassed
by any on the globe.
TO ACTUAL oCLTIyAToRs.
\ Since 1854 the iOrppsy 1Gcs sold 100000
They sell only to actual eiUaOrs and e0srg contract
tis GgrsBlsttO csiDats The road has been construed
ed through these lands Of espeRss Of SsO,0OOsO00.
IN 1850 the DoPuIgtioa Of yorfniae eouHfies through
hare been added, making ne 5AoLs population Sf4,S9I-
a gain Of las per cent.
KvIDENCEsoF PROSPERITY.
As an evidence of the thrift of people, itmay stated
freight including s6JO1 bushels 81 grain
and bses Of -four, forwarded the line Last
EDUCATION.
Mechanics and workngmen find school system
the support Of schools 2n live IN e OF the
church and schOohnuses and with the prosperity the
leading State in the Great e5tern EEpirs.
PRICES AND TERMS Os PAYMENT.
pfces OF L1e5S MS 70
cording lccs0u quality &c First class srmn lands
sell for so Sta per the relative Of
subdung prairie compared with wool land ratio Of
10 OF the former The OF sale FOR the bulk
Of the lands will be
ONE YEARS INTEREST IN ADVANCE
per annuu soi notes at six per cent,
payable respectively two Ihrse four Ave. and
Of and four prncpgi payable in four,
ami from date Of sale: the stiDu
sng that tenth Of the tract purchased shall Re fenced and
cultivated each and 1--WE from the date Of
sale that at the end of i've half noei and
ander cultivation
TWENTY PER CENT WILL EE DEDUCTED
from the valuation for cash the should be at six
dJliLrs per when the cash will be dollars.
Pamphlets s,rptive Of the lS1ss soil cats productions,
prices and Of pavulsnt be had Ieeti5n
}. ". EOSrEs, Land COmmissi0nsr,
Illinois Central Raiirold,
chicago. 1 hnOis.
For the Of the Villages and Cities situated
the Illinois Central RAILROAD pages 49, lo9 l9J, Apple
tons Railway Guide.
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