Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-04-11
HAWK FOR sALE
100000 Acres

Upvard on Long Credits and Loo Prices.
IHE attention ofthe enteprng and rdusou portion OF the
community directed the following statements and liberal
Inducements offered them by the
ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY.
Which, they Will per i've will enable uem by proper energy
and Industry to provide comfortable homes
selves and families with, comparatively speaking very little CAPT
al
LANDS OF ILLINOIS.
Nc State IN the Valley the Mississippi offers so great an
the settler the Illinois There no portion
the wrri where all Of the conditions climate
by combine produce these great staples CoRs aud WuSr
as the Prairles Illinois.
EASTERN AND SOUTHERN MARKETS.
These are contiguous to railroad miles In length
which With other nsvgsbe
thus aarng uubrOken communication with the Eastern and
Southern markets.
RAILROAD SYSTEM OF ILLINOIS.
Over sOOO0oO private capital have expended
railroad system Illinois Inssmucr as part Of Tie income from
several OF these works with valuable public fund ia lands 70
diminish the expenses the LIGHT and
quenly every day decrease.
THE STATE DEBT.
yerr1a been reIaas' s29o73G So 1a3 n,ay yeaoa}y
srgsc, adt in ten yeirs 70 ,eiv 5aaaa,e ss1nct.
PRESENT POPULATION.
The State rapidly nng up with population; Sos O2s persons
having added since 1854 making the present population
I,Ile,49O. ratio OF io2 per cent In ten years
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.
The Agricultural Products Of Illinois greater than those Of
any ether The products during The past year
seeded 500 GOO The wheat crop Of 1850 approaches IS
900 bushels while The crop yields less than 100000
bushes.
FERTILITY OF THE SOIL.
Nowhere can the Industrious farmer secure such immediate re-
his labor upon csc prairie Soils they being composed
OF deep Ioa the fertility which unsurpassed by any
TO ACTUAL CULTIvATORs.
Sncs 1854 ne Company hare olf 100000 acres Teys5v on
% % octtl cjr5'ar md ere,y coatr coatirs agree
,ssut cras TIE roa7 rs been constructed through nss
'rps &C a eDsse ~ tOUo0Oo IN 1870 ne p0puiIt0n u
rtyripe c,ru,ies through '-'iri passes oly $685.
bioi 40 298 hare been aGdd making ne trloe pcpa-
ton Sl4,s9l, gain er148 per esat
EVIDENCES or PROSPERITY.
an evidence ofhe t OF people, may stated that
s0looo Of freight including 100000 bushels OF grain and
200 o. Hour forwarded Tie r last year
PRICES AND TERMS OF PAYMENT.
The prices vary Soto S25per acre according
to location quality &C. first class farming lands sell or about
80 % s2 per acre. aad the relative vpere Of suhlug pr'e
land compared viii wood land H a s ratio q 60 lu 10 favor
former The oisae 'or the bult Of these lands will be
ONE YEARS INTEREST IN ADVANCE,
per per souu and six interest notes at six per cent
payable respectively in one two three FOUR five and six years
from date ci,e sel Our notes Tor principal pay able In fou
eve six seven from date o. SALE he strua
ting than ouerub Of p-r,hse shall he fenced cu
vstsi each ami az 10y FIVE ya-s from D. ia'c osa
he end OF years mali shall b. feaoed snd under
cultivation.
TWENTY PER CENT. WILL BE DEDUCTED
cash The should De six doisrs
per acre, when the cash price vl be I've dollars
Pamphlets descriptive o. TIE lands so, climate, production
prices and Of payment can be had application
W. FOSTER
LdHd Commissioner H'iaoi. CsgtrI' RIH,o1d
Chicago, illinois.
For name ofthe Towns Villages and Cities situated upon the
Illinois Central Railroad see pages ls ls9 100 Appe:ons Rail
way Guide. jsi+-diw"m