Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-07-23
100000 Acres
RICH FARMING LANDS,
TRACTS OF FORTY ACRES AND UPWARDS
LONG CREDIT AND AT Low PRICES.
MEoHANIcs, FARMERS AND WORKING Nj

MECHANICS, FARMERS AND WORKING MEN.
The attention of prising and Industrious portion Of
the community directed to the following statements and lib
efsl inducements offered them BY the
ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILRoAD COMPANY,
which, they will perceive will enable them, BY proper
manent themselves and families, with comparatively
speaking, very little capital.
LANDS OF ILLINOIS.
No State in the Valley Of the Mississippi offers so great an
inducement to the settler the State of Illinois There
portion Of the world where all Othe conditions Of climate and
CoRN and WHEAr, as the Prairies of Illinois.
RICH ROLLING PRAIRIE LANDS.
The deep rich loan Of the prsires 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 lands contiguous to railroad 700 miles in length
which with other roads, and nsvigsble lakes and
thus afordng an unbroken with the Eastern
and Southern markets.
APPLICATION OF CAPITAL
Thus far capita and labor have applied developing
so great Of he State in and iron almost
St Sa ,J IA f.si ,rs cbsast iIi SoIIoS a. an sar
day in Illinois, and the Of the next ten the nau
raj laws snd necessities OF the case warrant the belief that at
Illinois in the various manufacturing employnents.
RAILROAD SYSTEM OF ILLINOIS. ...
Over 500 600 Of private capital have been expended
the railroad system illinois. Inssuch part Of
come from Of these works, With valuable public fund
LIGHT, and must, Consequently, every day decrease.
THE STATE DEBT. -.
The State Debt is only o052S5 a. and within the las
sby expect that in ten years it will become extinct
PRESENT POPULATION.
sons having been aided since 1885, making the present pua
Gon ,4gj-a ratio Of I02 per cent in 10 years.
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.
Of any The Products sert oat during the
exCeeIed 900 The wheat crop OF 1860 approaches
1da
FERTILITY OF SOIL.
Nowhere industrious fsmer such immedater
for his labor upon these prairie Soils they being com
POSED OF deep cn ca the fertility Of Whchs unsurpassed
by any the globe.
TO ACTUAL cULTIvAToRs.
Since IS5i The tOHnpdSy hare sold 100000 acres
tGts an dgTeet TO cDate 7Aeroad has BEEN c2nstraet
ed through these lands of epe5Ge OF fOsuOO QUO.
toaici Il passes t0ds or 5 SOS since tc6isa 47926S
hQ0e been added aIbHg fhe s5k0e population SI4SSSI-
gain Of I43 per cent
EVIDENCES OF PROSPERITY
evidence Of the thrift OF the people tmay be stated ths
SOC of freight including S0OOO0 bushels Of grain
and barrels Of four we're forwarded over the line last
year.
Mechanics and Eorngmen will fud the free school system
encouraged by and endowed with large revenue for
the support schools Their children live in sight Of the
leading State in the Great Western Empire
PRICES AND Terms OF PAYMENT.
The prices Of these lands vary from s. to s5 per serG s
sell for about $40 per ami the relative Of
subdung prairie compared with wood land in ratio OF
10 favor Of the former The terms Of ssle for the bulk
Of the landsvill be
ONE YEARS INTEREST IN ADVANCE
six per nnum and interest notes t six cent
payable respectively two hree four Eve, and
sale and feur notes for principal payable in four
ave six years from date OF sale the contract Uu
atng hs one tenth purchased shall fenced and
cultivated and year. for ave years from the date Of
e the end Of fe half should be fenced and
under cultivation.
TWENTY PER GENT WILL BE DEDUCTED
from valuation cash, except the shoUd be at six
dollars per when the cash Price will be dollars
Pamphlets scrptiVe Of the lands soil climate productions,
prices, and terms Of payment be had app pcatonto
J. ". FOSTER. Land Commissioner,
Illinois Central Railroad,
Chicago, Illinois
For the of the towns Villages and Cities situated upon
s Illinois Central Railroad pages lS8 ls9 I9O, Apple
tens Railway Guide
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