Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-08-04
THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD
COMPANY
HAVE FOR SALE
100000 Acres
RICH FARMING LANDS,
TRACTS OF FORTY ACRES AND UPWARDS
LONG CREDIT AND AT Low PRICES,
MECHANICS, PARMERs AND WORKING MEs

MECHANICS, FARMERS AND WORKING MEN.
The attention of the prsng and industrious portion
the community directed to the following statements and Lib
era inducements offered then by the
ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY,
which, they will perceive, will enable them by proper ener
y perseverance, and industry to provide comfortable and per
speaking, very little capital
LANDS OF ILLINOIS.
No State in the Valley the Mississippi offers so great an
in6uceent TO the settler the Illinois There ia
portion Q: the Eord where all Ofthe conditions Of climate ana
sell admirably combine produce two great saplea
CORS Bnd WHEAT, as tie Pr2iries Of Illinois
RICH ROLLING PRAIRIE LANDS.
The deep rich lean Of the praies cultivated such won
derfu facility that tie farmers Of the Eastern Middle States
about equal to that Of England the rich that
| it Till support twenty millions Of people.
EASTERN AND SOUTHERN MARKETS.
These Iaris contiguous railroad miles in length
which connects win other roads, and nsvgabe nv
ers thus adord an unbroken Communication with he Eastern
! and southern markets.
APPLICATION OF CAPITAL
Thus far capita and labor have applied developing the
oi the great of the State cea and almost
best where food and fuel cheapest will follow at an early
day il Illinois and in the next ten years the nat
least se hundred people will be engaged in the ste
oi uinois in the various manufacturing employnsnts
RAILROAD SYSTEM OF ILLINOIS.
Over 500 OO) cf private capital have been expended on
the railroad system Of Illinois Ina,nuch part Of the
in snds go State Expenses the TAXES ARE
LIGHT, and must cSnseque nty, every day decrease.
THE STATE DEET.
The State Debt is only Slo053!5 "A, and within the Ia
te yeas has been reduced s299746 So and We may reason
ably expect that in ten will become extinct.
PRESENT POPULATION.
s3 Ba St4 @ Is y 2 aag Ba o gP E Pop Rop1l105 M s6sG5 per
ton l,7ls,ly-a ratio Of lO2 Per cent II 10 years.
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
The Agricultural Products Of Illinois greater than those
exceeded 5UOUue tunz The wheat crop OF 1850 spTrosce
Of bushels while the crop yields not less than
FERTILITY OF SOIL.
Novheye The Industrious irer such nnedsters
I1l5 for bis labor as upon these PsaTie soils they being
Tosed Of deep cn losm, TIE fertility Of which unsurpassed
10 ACTUAL CULTIVAToRs
lhsy se only to act aai cuva0r md e0s5y ooatrcc
tains az Ggreet to c7Ets ne road Ias been construct
ed through tses5 &7ads of an ospsRss of $4,000 600
H. 1850, tie reputation q Joryi7s oolsltisS through
104!a5 passes 5as 2g SOS, since g5haa 4G929S
ha0e 6scg C55 AJAX ay ;e sc0hs population SIiss0I-
a gain OF IE3 per cent.
EgTDEECEsC OF PROSPERITY
"a ar evidence o The thrift OF Tie people, nay be stated hs
GCuaO TONS OF freight, including S,Gg3 bushels grain
aaa 25Ooo barrels -four, oaaree1 line
EDUCATICN.
Necsl.ss an- l VIII IN. ne nee school system
encourage TIE state .LG endowed large revenue for
The supoft q SCHOOLS ThsrcEld5a live in sight Of the
le-Gng Staten tie Great Western Empire.
PRICES AND TERMS or PAYMENT.
coTiiz5 to I5cs5a, quality. e 1irstclass f5rmi5E lands
sell r about ei0 % s2 per acre AMI the relative eEpenae OF
suo3lng pae Land compared ata wood land in ratio Of
to 10 IN 4Tr = ;2 former The terms Of sale for the
Of the lands viii &c
ONg TEARS INTEREST IN ADVANCE !
At six percent per and per cent
payable respectively rse four, five, years
fro date osale aad or principal payable in fouT
ave SIX an from date Of SALE the
ianC at tenth Of the racvPuChased shall fenced and
cultivated each aai every year, for FIVE years the
sale at at the cad Ct Ave years Onea should be fenced
uuizr cultivation.
TWENTY PER GENT WILL Be DEDUCTED
from the valuation for cash except the at sY
Gollsrs per when the cash price viii be dollars.
Pamphlets crpVe lands, soil climate productions
prices, and terms II payment, app Iczion to
!. ". FOSTER. Land Commissioner,
Illinois Central Railroad,
Chicago, Illinois
FOR the OF the towns, Villages Cities situated upou
the Illinois Cenr Railroad p4gcg I, l59, g0 Apple
tons Railway Guide.
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