Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-06-21

MECHANICS, FARMERS AND WORKING MEN.
The attention of the prisng and Industrious portion Of
the community directed to the following statements aad LIB.
eral Inducements offered them by the
ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY,
which, they will perceive will enable them, by proper
and industry to provide comfortable and per
manen homes o themselves and families with, comparatively
speaking, very little capital.
LANDS OF ILLINOIS.
No State in the Valley of the Mississippi offers great
inducement to the settler the State Illinois There
soil admirably combine produce those two great staples,
OoRs and WHKLT. as the PralriesOf Illinois.
RICH ROLLING PRAIRIE LANDS
deep rich lean Of the prares cultivated with such won
facility that the farmers Of the Eastern and Middle States
moving Illinois great numbers The Of Illinois
it will support twenty millions of people.
EASTERN AND SOUTHERN MARKETS.
These lands contiguous railroad miles length,
which connects with other roads, and naVgabe lakes and
ers afordngan unbroken with the Eastern
and Southern markets.
APPLICATION OF CAPITAL
Thus far capital applied developing
untouched The invarable mechanic arts
food and fuel cheapest. will follow at early
raj laws and necessities the belief that
thousand people will be engaged in the State
OF Illinois in the various manufacturing empoynents.
RAILROAD SYSTEM OF ILLINOIS.
Over 900 private capital have expended
the r.irOad system of Illinois Inasmuch part Of the in
come OF these works, With valuable public fund
in lands 90 ia diminish Expenses, the TAXES ARE
LIGHT, and must, cOnseque ntly every day decrease
THE STATE DEBT.
The gtae Debt in only S1I05393 a. within the
tree years hss been reduced So may
ably expect that in ten years it will become extinct
PRESENT POPULATION.
rapidly E ling gp With E PGgqs s s per
ton 7I9, 49e-a ratio Of l02 Per cent in 10 years
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.
The Agricultural Products of Illinois greater than those
of any other state The during the
aIad inns IL
IS 900 et bushels while the corn crop yields net eas IMAM
i4O'OOOOOO bushels FERTILITY OF SOIL.
Nowhere can the industrious such mmediatere
CULTS these prairie soils, they being com
posed Of Deep rcp loam the fertility OF which Is unsurpassed
BY any on the globe.
TO ACTUAL oULTIvAToRs.
jsincs 1884 the company AGve sold 100000 acres
Xxx an, Sgrsnst cioate lie road has BEEN construct
cd through these lands Of expense Of $4,000 600
tOie4 & passes Gas org SOS since s01isa, 479e5S
been added, making fas schote population Sl43S01-
gain Of i43 per cent.
EvIDENcEsoF PROSPERITY.
As evidence Of the thrift people, tmay stated tina
600 600 of freight, including s6OOOO bushels OF grain
and barrels Of four were forwarded over the line LAST
year
Mechanics and workingmeD end the school system
encouraged the State and endowed With large revenue for
support schools Their children live in eight OF the
church shoo and grow up with the prosperity OF the
leading State in the Great western Empire
PRICES AND TERMS OF PAYMENT.
The prices vary from Sc S25 per acre,
cordng to location, quality, first class farming lands
sell for $40 per and the relative Of
subdung prairie compared with wood land is in ratio Of
Of the former The of sale for the bulk
Of the lands will be
ONE YEARS INTEREST IN ADVANCE
q. Iix percent per annum per
payable respectively hree four ave, and
from date of sale and feur notes for principal payable in four
fve years date Of SALE the contract spu
ang that tenth Of the tract purchased shall be fenced and
cultivated each and year. for i've from the date
that at the end Of i've one half should be fenced and
under cultivation
TWENTY PER CENT WILL BE DEDUCTED
the valuation for cash, except TIE should be at S1
dollars per when the cash price will be dollars
Pamphlets scrptive of the lands soil climate productions
prices and terms Of payment can be had ap?lcaonto
j. W. FOSTER. Land Commissioner,
Illinois Central Railroad,
Chicago, Illinois.
For the names the Villages and Cities situated
the Illinois Central Railroad pages 1873. la9, 100, Apple
tons Railway Guide.
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