New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-02-27

RICH FARMING LANDS,
IN
TRACTS OF FORTY ACRES AND UPWARD.
LONG CREDIT AND AT Low PRICES.
MECHANICS, FARMERS AND W0RKINGMEN.
The attention snteprisng and industrious portion Of the
community directed to the following statements and hoefs h
ducemeDts offered them by the
ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY,
Which, they will perceive. viii enable !hem by proper
~ perseverance, and industry to provide comfortable ana per.
Speaking very little capital;
LANDS OF ILLINOIS.
No State in the Valley Of the MPPi offers 50 great an In
ducenet to the settler the State Of Illinois There no po
admirably combine produce those great staples and
wheat, IS the p-aifies Of Illinois.
RICH ROLLING PRAIRIE LANDS.
The deep rich lo.m Of thc pae cultivated with such
wonderful facility that the farmers Of the Eastern and Middle
States moving to Illinois In great numbers The area Of M
nois about equal to hs Of England and the 'o rieh that
hTin'upPoat" 1t twenty millions OF people.
EASTERN AND SOUTHERN MARKETS.
These lands contiguous Railroad 700 miles In length,
which with other roads and nysa5e lake, and Ve
southern markets.
APPLICATION OF CAPITAL.
Thus far capital and labor have been applied developing the
,o the srest resources Of the Coal and Iron
uniouched the nvsabe that the mechanic arts
early day IN nno and the Of the next ten years the
y' and Hsss-; p e case n warrant hs belief % n s'.
gagged in the State Of Illinois In the various manufacturing EN-
plOymenis.
RAILROAD SYSTEM OF ILLINOIS.
Over slOo of private capital have been expended
the railroads system Of Illinois nasmuch part Of the income
and. 90 diminish expenses light, and
must consequently, every day decrease.
THE STATE DEBT.
The State Debt Is only solos oss u, and within the
la, three yesr il hA. been reduced 81 co. and may
reasonably eIpec, that Ia years viii become extinct.
PRESENT POPULATION.
Ths f, b.s .dsrS ca aps 3 p wR s
i,iI9,4so-s ratio Of lOz per cent In ten years.
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.
Tie agricultural products Of noi. greater than those Of
ersdsd 10000 .uns The wheat crop OF iSO spProaehe.
IS 900 o bushels, while the crop yields not les h.s
FERTILITY OF SOIL.
Nowhere tho industrious farmer such immediate
results for bis labor upon thee prairie soils they being COM
posed Of deep rich loan the fertility Of which unsurpassed
Since 1854 as COnpoEy hare 'Oi4 ], 100000 acre,
.........--
0grasal e!rats. Ths read Ia, been eOnIHed through
he'eiar6. at an epeH'seJ $3.50. 100000. In 165O,as
population ef ns yoytyaias counties through rhh TaIos
OILY 335,50S IiAe trhiah, 40 293 hare been aided
making he rhoe population Sid, ,S91-a gain Of 143 per
cont.
EVIDENCES OF PROSPERITY.
Asan evidence Of the th Of the people may be stated
aud 2ooo barrels Of four forwarded over the line last
EDUCATION.
Mechanics and Working Men will find the FeeSehool system
encouraged the State aud endowed with large for
the support Of schools Their children live In sigh. Of the
The leading State in the great Western Empire.
PRICES AND TERMS OF PAYMENT.
The prices Of these lands from sc to SIS acre
eoTdlns to Location quality 1c fir.telas. farming land. sell
dnE prairie land compared With wood Land Is In the ratio Of
these lands WILDE
ONE YEARS INTEREST IN ADVANCE,
per per annu and SIX interest notes at SIX per cent,
payable respectively one two three four Eve and six
I've .I and years from date Of sle the contract spula
tns th1, 'nsS o the se1 @ @ 1 @ oe sSseS I & s1a
Sole that at the end Of e years ehaf shall be fenced and
under cultivation.
TWENTY PER CENT WILL BE DEDUCTED
ars per acre when tho cash price Will DO FIVE dollars
Pamphlet. descrPtye the lands climate production
prices and terms Of payment be had application to
j. w. FOSTER, LAND COMMISSIONER,
ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD,
Chicago Illinois
For e Of the Towns Villages end Cities situated upon
the Illinois Central Railroad pages 1885, 1885, lo AppeionS
Railway 0uido
miscellaneous.
A LEXANDERs SILAMEAU, for RESTORING
~ Tie NATURAL COLOR Of The HAIR. without STAINING
the SKIN, and without PREPARATION.
simple application producing shade OF color, from brown
beautiful black dependent the number of applications
producing lanent and natural COLOR and beautiful soft,
SILKY and glossy appearance.
THIS article Is OF the rdnary discoveries OF
science dispensing entirely with all preparations.
troublesome other Dyes leaving stella smut
on the skin, and free from any peTnicious effects
al. IVA ha.