Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-06-04
TRACTS OF FORTY ACRES AND UPWARDS
MECHANICS, FARMERS AND WORKING MEN.

MECHANICS, FARMERS AND WORKING MEN.
The attention the png and industrious portion Of
the community directed to the toOEns 'At'nsn AID LIB
sral Indncement. offered them by the
a. ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY,
WHICH As they will pc cevs will enable them,
Ey industry oPrOyds comfortable and per
homes for themselves and families with comparatively
speaking, very little capital
LANDS OF ILLINOIS.
No STATE in the Valley the Mississippi offers great
nducement to settler the state Illinois There IS
portion Of the W I'D where conditions Of climate and
soil admirably combine 70 produce thoss Two great sPes
CoRS and WHEAT as tie Pr1ireso illinois
RICH ROLLING PRAIEIE LANDS. ...
The deep rich sA Of prares cultivated with such Won
facility the farmers Ct the eastern ssd middle states
- 80 thai ~ EnSaod And IN. sa r. 40 rich that
It will support twenty millions OF people
CASTERS AND SOUTHERN MARKETS.
These lands contiguous aroad 30 miles In eng
ers ordng ubrOken eommunestion With ne Eastern
and Southern Esrksss - - t.s- W. N -
APPLICATION OF CAPITAL.
Thus capita and labor have been sppd to developing the
untouched The ngarabe hatthe mechanic arts flourish
best vhsre food and fuel are cheapest vii ooE a. an Early
necessities the case warrant the hehe that Al
hundred thousand people v De ENGAGED 70 The STATE
Of Illinois 10 the various manufacturing enPloySents
RAILROAD SYSTEM OF ILLINOIS.
Over 100000 OQO private capital have been expended
railroad system Of Illinois lnAsnuch as part Of the IN
Of these Horks WITH valuable public iand
in lads 70 diminish the State Expenses, the TAXES As
LIGAT, and must ntIy, every day decrease
sF-- TIE STATE DEBT. H..
III. State psbt 4, only 9s ~ and within the Ia
Gre years has been 76 a. and reason
ably expect that in ten years it will become extinct
PRESENT POPULATION.
been added O, maEing the present Populs
ton ,496-s ratio Of lO1 per eeat in IOyear
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.
The Agricultural Products Of Illinois greater than those
Of any other The Products st during The past year
Exceeded SEQ goo tuns Tue crop Is6O approaches
buelswnile the corn crop yields not less than
.''''' WV - $50 - FERTILITY OF soIL. .--.
Nowhere san the industrious such nnsdater
suits for bis labor a. upon tss's psAs soils Hsy os,ng soa
By any che globe.
TO ACTUAL oULTIvAToRs.
q Since 1854 tss iOnpasy haze sold 100000 acrss
7Aey sell only to udl cai1dtOrs and evy CONTRACT con-
tIis an ciUe The road has been constructs
Cd rougE these iaHds Of an speHse Of SsO,t 90 O0O
1oAicG passes ot9 SO 1855, since Aisa 4T92ss
AGos been added mailing ne NnA0 PoPHlafi0H Sl4sSS1-
gain Of L4S per cent
EvIDENCEsoF PROSPERITY.
evidence Of rhs thrift Of the people may be stated TIA
10000 OF freight including e5OO O9 bushels 81 sAn
barrels Of nour forwarded over the line Aat
''N EDUCATION.
Mechanics and vorkn will and the free school system
encouraged By the endowed with large for
the Of schools Therchdren ian I've IN sh Of me
leading State in the Great Ws-1ern Empire
PRICES AND TERMS or PAYMENT.
The prices Of these lands vary from So s25 per
corn9 to location, quality First class iarminA snds
cell for about $40 yI3 per ami the relative
subdung prairie land compared with wood land sin ratio
10 10 former The terms OF ale for the bun
Of the lArds will be F.... H.s ....s
ONE YEARS INTEREST IN ADVANCE
At six per annum notes sx cent
PAYABLE in one hree four. ave, and year.
from notes fer principal payable in four
ave- six and years date Of sales the contract sDu
ag that purchased shall e fenced and
cultivated ec and every ave from the date o.
e 40 that At the end of should Be enee and
under cultivation.
TWENTY PES CENT WILL BE DEDUCTED
o. the valuation for cash, except the should Be at nj
dollars per acre the cash rice will be dollars
Pamphlets scrptive the SOIL ela productions
prices and terms Of payment, be had hcatonto
}. W. FOSTER, Land Commissioner,
Illinois Central Railroad,
chicago, Ihnois.
For the names Of the owns Villages and Cities situated upon
the Illinois Central RsilrOad pages 1885, se, 100, Apple
toni Railway Guide.
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