Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-07-18
LONG CREDIT AND Ar Low PRICES.
MEoHANIos, FARMERS AND WORKING

MECHANICS, FARMERS AND WORKING MEN.
The attention of the snterprising and industrious portion
the community directed to the following statements and lib
era inducements offered them BY the e 81 gH5.g CT
ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY,
which, they will perceive viii enable them, byprope
gy, and industry provide comfortable per
homes for themselves and families with comparatively
4 speaking, very little capital. '. '7
= -s-i VI - G.. LANDS OF ILLINOIS.
No State in the Valley Of the Mississippi offers 80 great an
nducement to the settler the State OF illinois, There
soil admirably combine produce those two great staples
Coax and WHEAT, IS the PrAries Of Illinois. - = (
RICH ROLLING PRAIRIE LANDS.
The deep rich lean Of the praires With such won
aerfnl facility that the farmers the Eastern Middle States
moving to Illinois great numbers The of Illinois
about equal to that Of EngAnd and the soil 30 rich that
it viii support twenty millions Of people. .-g.r.
- EASTERN AND SOUTHERN MARKETS.
These lands are contiguous railroad miles in length
which connects with other roads, and navgsb lakes and
thus adordng with the Eastern
and Southern marketG r.. ..---.,
APPLICATION OF CAPITAL
capita and sbor have applied developing the
untouched The nvabie rule that The mechanic arts flourish
best where food and fuel cheapest will follow at early
raj necessities the warrant belief thatAt
least ave hundred thousand people will be engaged in the State
RAILROAD SYSTEM OF ILLINOIS. -.--
Over 500 Of private capital have been expended
come from several Of these works With valuable public fund
in lands, diminish the State Expenses the TAXES ARE
s THE STATE DEBT. -1- 90.
The STATE DEBT . e only = and within the
ably expect that in ten years II will beeome extinct .
PRESENT POPULATION.
The State rapidly nrg with population sos Os6 per
sons having been added since ESQ., making the present popu
ton ,495-A ratio Of lO2 per cent in 10 year,.
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.
The Agricultural Products Illinois greater those
exceeded $500 900 The wheat crop OF 1860 approaches
IS OO0si Bushels while the crop yields not less than
FERTILITY OF SOIL
Nowhere the industrious such immediate re
cults for hI labor upon these prairie sols they being
posed Of Deep ce osm the fertility Of which unsurpassed
BY any on the globe.
: TO ACTUAL oULFIyAToRs.
A.Sincs 1854 the fOnpGRy AGve Sod 100000 acres
1aeysH only to actual clfrdtOrs. and e0ery contract
ed Through these lands Of epenss Of $4,000 600.
n 1850, he 2oPuqtson e LSrfniAs c91esie. through
AdUe been added making The tsoe population S14,S91-
a gGtH Of l43 per cent.
EvIDENoEsoF PROSPERITY.
Az evidence Of the thrift Of the people, tsy be stated tina
100000 uns Of freight including S60O00 bushels sf grain
and barrels Of four we're forwarded over the line last
year. -
Mechanics and worngmen will md the free school system
encouraged the State and endowed with large
the support OF schools live night Of the
leading State in the Great Western Empire. '-l
PRICES AND TERMS OF PAYMENT.
The prices Of these lands vary from So S25 per
eordng to location quality &C Prsclsss farming lands
Se for about s0er S9 per acre. and the relative expense Of
Gubduing prairie land compared with wood land IS ratio Of
to 10 in favor Of the former The terms Of sale for the bulk
Of the lands will be .--.
ONE YEARS INTEREST IN ADVANCE
x and int notes six cent
payable respectively in TO three four i've, and
from date Of SALE and four notes fer principal payable in four,
i've six and seven years from date OF sae the contract sp1
snR that tenth Of the tract purchased shall be fenced and
cultivated each and every year. for I'VE from the date Of
SALE nst st the end OF i've half SHOULD be fenced and
under cultivation pr ...
TWENTY PER GENT WILL BE DEDUCTED
from the valuation for cash. except the should be st six