Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-10-01
LONG CREDIT AND ar Low PRICES
NEoHLEIos TARNERs ANp WoRKINe N

NEoHAEIos, FARMERS AND WORKING MEN.
he Community 10 directed 70 the following ssatemens and m
srsl indueGDents offered them By the
ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY,
which, they will perceive will enable h By proper
%, perseverance, and Industry provide OosOrble and per
nansnt hOe for themselves and fnilis VITA comparatively
Pesking, very Little capital.
LAEDs OF ILLINOIS.
No sat In the Valley Of the Mississippi ezsrs great
tnaresmSat The settler the State Of Illinois There
al 50 adrsby combine 10 proirce those I've Vs1t spleS
ooGE and WHEAT, - Tie PrairieSOf Illinois.
Rich ROLLING PRAIRIE LANDS. --
Tbs dsep rich lean Of & Prss s cultivated with sush
ul facility that the farmers Of the Rssess and Middle statss
e novnE e tRois IN ess uSnbeEs The area Of Illinois
1t will support twenty millions Of people.
HAsTKRH AND SOUTHERN MARKETS.
These lands contiguous ilread 100 miles In length,
which connects with other resdS and naTgabe lakes aud
thus sEong unbroken communication with the EAstern
and southern markets.
APPLICATION OF CAPITAL,
Thus far capita and have been applied to developing
untouchsd Ths nTSrshe that the nschan artl douri
where food and fuel cheapest: viii follow at early
raj laws and neoessS warrant the belief tbstA
ss Eve hundred thousand people will be engaged in the State
81 nlnes IN he various manufacturing empioynsnts
RAILROAD SYSTEM OF ILLINOIS.
Owe 10000 GOO q private capital have been expended OF
Of these works, With valusbe public fund
In lands, to diminish the State ExpeaBs the TAXES ARR
TIA y oocreA1o.
The STATE DEBT.
The State Debt Is only ~ SS T. and wan the Ia
ably eKect that IN ten years 1t will become extinct
PRESENT POPULATION.
The stas rapidly hlEg gP with EOpu,tsoni sos Ga PEI
ton I,7Ie, lD6-a ratio Of lG2 per cent Ia 10 yeau
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.
The Agricultural Products Of Illinois greater than those
1ossd I5OOOO0 The wheat crop Of sSO approaches
$500 oOOst bushels while the crop yields not lsa thsD
YERTILITY OF SOIL.
NOvhers hs nduItous farmer secure ueA imnsdAters
S for his labor upon these prairie Soils they being
posed Deep o1 loan the fertility Of WhiehI unsurpassed
TO ACTUAL cULTIyAroRs.
7Esg oly actual clsl0atOrs. and every cOntrGe
Il fA-ou0E these Eaads Of egpeRss f $4,000 600
n 1850, te population Of lOrtsniAe cognties tsSesg4
AGse bees added Escbis0 IAs gDae population S14,89I-
& sdiH Of l43 per cent
EVIDENCES OF PROSPERITY.
Of freight including ;6OOO bushelG Of grain
and barrels Of four were TSarssd over the line last
yeer. -
Mechanics and wongnen will End the free school yTeE
encouraged By endowed with large for
the support Of schools live In sight Of the
church and sHd grow with the prosperity efs
te.eing Stats in the Great Western Empire.
PRICES AND TERMS OF PAYMENT.
The prices Of these lands vary from s. 70 s2S per acre e
sell for about $40 S2 acre. and the relative expense
Gubduing WOOD retS OF
10 in favor Of the former The terms Of Ae for the bak
Of the lands viii be
ONE YEARS INTEREST IN ADVANCE
snd int six per
payable respectively in two, three four fEe and yeaTs
BON date Of sale and fsu notes for principal payable in four,
ave- six and year, from date Of sse the contract spu
Sg that tenth Of the tract purchased shall be fenced and
cultivated each 4Ed every year from the dae Of
sale that at the end Of Ave half should be fenced and
under cultivation
TWENTY PEB oBNT WILL BE DEDUCTED
from the valuation for cash, except the should at
dollars per acre. when the will be h'e dollars.
Pamphlets descriptive Of the lSnds SOIL climate productions,
sFicss Of payment be had app LEGATION
J. ". FOSTER, Land Commissioner
Illinois Central Railroad,
Chicago, Illinois
For tbs tOWas Villages and Cites situated upon
hs Illinois Central Railroad pages 49, ls9, 100, Apple
toms Railway Guide.
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