Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-08-20
MEcHANrcs, rARMERs ANp woRKIfNe MEN

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= MECHANICS, FARMERs AND WORKING MEN. :.
The attention Of the entPrislng and Industrious portion
! srs Inducements offered them BY the 49, q
| : 81 ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY, q
which, they will Psceive will enable m proper sner
and industry to provide comfortable per
nsnsnt homes fSI and families WITH comparatively
s.T LANDS OF ILLINOIS. Ts.-4 E
No Satsin the Valley Of the Mississippi offers great an
ndueement to the settler the State OF Illinois. There Is
portion Of the world where all Ofthe conditions Of climate
Coax and WHEAT, as the PraireS Of Illinois. ~. =
--a H RICH ROLLING PRAIRIE L1NDs o.
The deep riC lean Of the Pres cultivated With such vOn-
are moving 70 iqois in great plumbers The Of Illinois
/ 1t viii support twenty millions Of people. b..
H-.lf EASTERN AND SOUTHERN MARKETS.
Thea cengueus to rsilroad zoo miles in length
which connects with other roads and navigable lakes
thus aOrdingan unbrUken Communication the Eastern
APPLICATION OF CAPITAL
Thus s capital and labor have been applied developing the
so the great resources Of the State IN cea and rOn are almost
best where food and fuel Are cheapest will follow at early
raj laws and necessities OF the the belief mat at
least five hundred thousand people will be engaged the
OF Illinois In the various manufacturing employmentE.
= RAILROAD SYSTEM OF ILLINOIS. 6
Over sioG Of private capital have been expended
Tie rsroad system Of Illinois Inasnnch as part Of the in
come from several Of these works, With valuable public fund
in lands, diminish the State Expenses, the TAXES ARE
LIGHT and must, consequently, every day decrease
TIE STATE DEBT. "a
The State Debt Is only $40, los 39S a. within the Is
res years reduced 5O and We may reason
ably expect that in ten years it will become extinct.
PRESENT POPULATION, a- -.-.a
Ihs @ m sP ag & gg with msES1S PGRnii0n r. SOS @ Pc.
ton ,7is4s6-s ratio Of lO2 per in 10 years. a..
~. AGRlCULTURAB PRODUCTS .--.---- III.
The Agricultural Products Of Illinois greater thsn those
exceeded 1900 tuns The wheat crop Of 1860 appTosche
IS Of bushels while the corn yields not less than
-'''''''''' WV y '''D- FERTILITY OF SOIL. ~ ;a--z
Nowhere the industrious farmer rch immediate
CULTS for his labor these prairie soils, they being
POSED Of deep rich los the fertility Of Shchs unsurpassed
3 8. TO ACTUAL oULTTvAToRs. lI -,a
S7ce s54 the aoEgQagy ha0e sold 100000 deTes
They seu Oaly 70 actual cDasOrs and eVsy contract
GrOHg6 these 7aEds Of an espenss of $4,000 600
Ls 1850, The pGptatioH Of forfyiae eoaAsiss through
A1oe Deer GaGed making ne tO@oSo population sl4,ssI-
- =as EvIDzNcEsoP PROSPERITY. +
As evidence OF the thrift of the people, tmsy be stated tbs
600 tuns of freight including $500 300 bushels eE grain
and OO barrels Of four forwarded over the line last
year. -. .-a- {
Mechanics and workngmen will fnd the free school system
encouraged by State with large
the support schools Their chldrencan sight the
leading STATE in the Great Western Empire.
s..s PRICES AEDTERMs OF PAYMENT.
The prices Of these lands vary from So to S25 per acre.
oordng to location, quality, &c Frstclass farming lands
sell for about SO S2 acre. and the relative Of
Bubdung wood
10 favor OF the former Theerns OF sale for the bulk
Of the lands will be -sE -s.at ..E-
ONE YEARS INTEREST IN ADVANCE .--
and six int notes cent
payable respectively in two, three four, hve and
from date Of SALE and feu notes fer principal payable in four
Ave- six and seven years from date Of sae the contract spu
lsng that tenth Of the tract purchased shall be fenced and
cultivated each and every fOT 1--WE years the date Of
e that the end Of FIVE years should be fenced and
under cultivation. ID .- 81 ---t .-.-. s - .-. ~
TWENTY PER CENT WILL BE DEDUCTED
from the valuation for cash. except the should six
dollars per when the cashprice will be dOsrs
Pamphlets descriptive Of the lands soil, climate prod Gcon
prices and terms Of payment, be had app lcaon
-.-z b. J. W. FOSTER, Land Commissioner,
..-. LIS ra. Illinois Central Railroad
r. ...r .. Chicago, Illinois.
For the OF the towns, Villages and Cities situated upon
Illinois Central Railroad pages 1873. I69, 1885, Apple
toms Railway Guide. .' .- #.-t ....
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