Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-06-23

MECHANICS, FARMERS AND WORKING MEN.
The attention Of the prisiag and industrious PARTON
the community is directed to the following statements and Lib
ersl Inducements offered them by the
ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY,
which, they will ceve will enable Them by proper
and industry to provide comfortable and
| speaking, very little capital.
LANDS OF ILLINOIS.
No State in the Valley Of the Mississippi Offers so great ar
portion OF the world where all efthe conditions climate ans
soil 50 admirably combine produce those two great staples
Corr and WHEAT, as tie Pr2iries Of Illinois
RICH ROLLING PRAIRIE LANDS.
The deep riSh of the prares cultivated With such won
derfu facility that tie farmers Of the Eastern Middle State
equal England and the SOL is SO rch hs
1t will support twenty millions OF people
CASTERS AND SOUTHERN MARKETS.
These contiguous railroad 200 mes in length
thus sdOrdngs with the Eastern
and Southern markets.
APPLICATION OF CAPITAL,
Thus far capita and labor have applied to developing tn
soil great the Staten iron are ao
untouched The nysrabe rule that the mechanic flourish
where food and fuel cheapest will an early
day Illinois in the the years
raj laws and necessities OF the warrant the belief that
least Eve thousand people wills be In thu STAT
OF Illinois inthe various manufacturing emplOynents.
RAILROAD SYSTEM OF ILLINOIS.
Over 100000 600 Of private have expended
from several Of these works. With valuable public fund
in lands t. diminish the State Expenses the TAXES ARE
THE STATE DEBT.
The State Debt is only slnO5,s9s "A, aud within the la
TREE years reduced So So may reason
ably ex,eet that II ten years It will become extinct
PRESENT POPULATIONS.
The State is rapidly frg up population O1s per
sons having 1850 making present popuIa
ton 1,7l9 49a-a ratio Of IOl per centin 10 years
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.
The Agricultural Products Of Illinois greater than those
OF Other State The Products ser out during The past
5O0Oug The wheat crop 1860 approaches
IS oogos bushels while the corn crop yields not less than
FERTILITY OF SOIL.
Nowhere the Industrious such immediate
quits for his LABOR as upoa these prairie soils they beng com
By any on the globe.
TO ACTUAL oULTIvAToRs.
Since 1854 tie io97papy haze sold 100000 acres
They sell only cupdtors and eoey contract
tis agreement to ciUdts. 7AeToad has been construct
n 1886 Tie polaz i.ion Of JoTtgniae eout;es through
toAich 1t passes o So ,59S, since 7oAsa, 41929S
haze been added, nsakg he sooLs population Si4,s9I
gain Of I43 per cent.
EVIDENCES OF PROSPERITY.
evidence Of he thrift Of the people be stated tina
OoO of fregh including $500 $50 bushels 81 grain
and barrels OF four forwarded the line last
year.
Mechanics and workngen viii End the free school system
encouraged the state and endowed with large for
the support Of schools Therchdren live sight of the
leading State in the Great Western Empire.
PRICES AND TERMS OF PAYMENT.
The prices of these lands from So s25 per acre.
cording location quality first class farln1 lands
sell for sta per sa the relative Of
subdung prairie land compared with wood land in ratio Of
10 in ayor Of the former The terms Of sale for the bulk
Of the lands viii he
ONE YEARS INTEREST IN ADVANCE
ct x annu AMI six interest nOtes a. per cent
payable respectively two, three, Ave- and
from date Of sale and sur notes fer principal payable in four,
Eve. sx AMI years from date of SALE the contract spu
atnR ha tenth of the tract purchased shall fenced and
cultivated each and ave years from the date Of
sale thst at end OF half koEd be fenced and
under cultivation.
TWENTY PER CENT WILL BE DEDUCTED
from the valuation for cash. except the shoud six
dollars when the cash rice will be dollars
Pamphlets scpVe Of the lands, SOIL climate productions,
prices and terms Of payment be had app
}. ". FOSTER, Land Commissioned,
Illinois Central Railroad,
Chicago, hnois.
For the Of the towns, Villages and Cities situated upon
the Illinois Central Railroad sec pages 1885, 1885, le, Apple
toni Railway Guide.
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