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

MECHANICS, FARMERS AND WORKING MEN.
the comm unty directed the following statements and lib
sral Inducements offered them by the
ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY,
which, as they will perceive will them, by proper
y and industry to provide comfortable and
homes for themselves and families, with comparatively
speaking, very little capital
LANDS OF ILLINOIS.
Ne State in the Valley Of the Mississippi great
the settler the State Illinois There
portion Of the world where all ofhe conditions Of climate
soil 50 admirably combine to produce two great staples
CoRN and WHEAT, as the Przirieso Of Illinois.
RICH ROLLING PRAIRIE LANDS
The deep rich lean Of the prses is cultivated with sueh
derful facility that tie the Eastern and Middle State
is about equal to that Of England sod the so Is 80 rich that
It will support twenty millions Of people.
.- EASTERN AND SOUTHERN MARKETS
These contiguous railroad 100 miles in length
which connects with other roads, and navabe lakes and
thus aHOrdingan unbrOken with the Eastern
and Southern markets.
APPLICATION OF CAPITAL.
Thus capital labor have applied developing
Soil the great Of the State cea and iron ao
best cheapest. will follow early
day in Illinois, and in the Of the next ten the nata
raj necessities OF the the belief that
least Av. hundred thousand people engaged in the STAT
Of Illinois IN the various manufacturing emPloynents
RAILROAD SYSTEM OF ILLINOIS.
Over 900 private capital have expended
IN I,ds 20 "a dinsh hs stat ExpsEss the TAXES ARE
LIGHT, and mnst, Entity. day decrease.
THE STATE DEBT.
The Deb. Is only sIo,3ss "A, and within the Ia
tire years hAs reduced s2946 So and ay
ably exleet hat 10 tez years i viii become extinct
PRESENT POPULATION.
The State rapidly fl-g up With population; Sos per
cons having sd6sd I0 making the present popuia
tan 49, ratio Of laz per cent in 10 years
AGHcULTURAL PEoDUcTs-
a..
OF Any ether State The Products during past year
sxceeled 5Oo0O The wheat crop Of $50 approaches
100000 q bqss while ne corn erOP yields not ess than
FERTILITY OF SOIL
Nowhee Industrious fser saeh ined.sisrs
Su for his labor these prairie Soils they being
POSED Of Deep eo lOan the fertility OF which is unsurpassed
By any on the globe
TO ACTUAL oULTIVAToRs.
skSssos 1884 Tie t9zpasy AGrs sold 100000 aorss
1Aey ser only dHGi cEgdt and eUsy contract
tGias agreement cisdte 7AsrOad Aas6sn construct
IN 1850, the population Of Joyfynias counties through
t1lch passes og 335,59s, since tOhiss, 4T9,29S
haze been added, EpGksg ths seOke population SI4,S0I
q gain Of l43 per cent.
EVIDENcEsoF PROSPERITY.
evidence Of ihe thrift Of the gsoRs may be stated thu
and barrels Of -four were forwarded the line last
year.
Mechanics and vorkngmen will hnd free school system
encouraged by endowed with large
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 St SIS per
eordng location quality &C First class farming lands
sell fer about $40 sl7 per and the relative Of
subdung prairie land compared with wood land in ratio Of
to 10 in favor OF the former The terms Of sae for the bulk
Of the lands win be
ONE YEARS INTEREST IN ADVANCE
At six per Rnnum AMI six interest notes at six per cent
payable respectively hree four, i've and
from date sale and fsur notes for principal payable Ia ur
Ave- AMI from date Of SALE the contract Du
ang that tenth of the tract purchased shall be fenced and
cultivated each and i've from the date Of
sale that at the end Of ave one half SHOULD be fenced and
under cultivation.
TWENTY PEP CENT WILL BE DEDUCTED
from the valuation for cash, except the should be at
dollars per when the cash Price will be dollars
Pamphlets crptve Of the lands soil, climate AUCTIONS,
prices, and terms Of payment be had sPpiicatonto
j. ". FOSTER, Land Commissioner,
Illinois Csntral Railroad
Chicago, Illinois.
For the Of the towns, Villages and Cities situated
the Illinois Cenr. Railroad pages 49, lo9, lSO Apple
toni Railway Guide.
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