Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-02-05

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ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY
NAVE FUk SALE
5000 ACRES
or nicu FARMING LANDS IL TRACTS OF FORTY
ACRES AND CpWAED on LONG CREDITS
AND Low PRICES
fglHE attention 81 the rncrprisinr and lpd Lion, FOR
l. lion OF Inc community IS directed 20 the following
statements and liberal nduceme,; offered thea by the
ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COM.
piEY.
which, Il, tfy will perceive will enable then by prcp-r
sersy perseverance, and Industry to provide comic able
nomcs for themse!se. aid families WITH comparatively
speaking, very little capital.
LANDS OF ILLINOIS.
No State in the Valley Of the Mississippi Oilers 10 great
al lEeuc=men 10 the settler, -, The State ut nos There
i. portion OF the world where ell o. The condition.. Of
climate and svl saadm!!aty couLze 10 produce those
great .,Gpesr Corn aud Wheat n. he Ira!ris= Of H.
liaols.
EASTERN AND SOUTHERN MARKETS.
These lands are contiguous to railroad 100 milo, IL.
lcusth, which connects With other roads uad nari-abe
likes and rivers thus aGord!ng unb rnkeu comruca.
ton with the Eastern ADD Southern markets.
RAILROAD SYSTEM IN ILLINOIS.
c"cr iuooorg'o o. private capital have heen ex2rud.
ed the railroad System Of luo, lnasruch s pa-t OF
The income from several Of the. works with valuable
putc iaad III lands, dula:.h the State rxpcn,rs
The 1Ax.s ALs L'alr aud ma.; consequently every day
decrease.
TILE STATE DEBT.
Tie State debt 10 only si0 GsS H. and within the ast
three Years has been reduced T.. IG So aai We may
Reasonably expect The, 10 yeats will! become extinct
PRESENT POPULATION.
The STATE is rapidly hliinS up with populations; Sc: Q2G
persons having been added since l>! making preset;
population .y,i90; ratio Of ~! per cent ia Lei years.
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.
TIE Agricultural Products OF Illinois are greater ,laI
,nne .! the other State The products sent ou during the
pas: year exceeded 200 The wheat crop OF 1850
approaches 81 100 OG0 bushels while the crop yield.
les, tksa l;u Uv0 900 bushels.
FERTILITY OF TIE SOIL.
Nowhere the nduslriou. farmer secure such ime.
date results for hs labor upon these prairie .oi- they
brlnS composed uf deep rich loam the fertility o: wh!.!.
Is unsurpassed by any IN the globe.
TIE ACTUAL CULTlVATORS
Since s the Company have sold 800 G9 They
sell only actual cutvaeEs aud every contract contains
agreement cuiiYs:e The road he's been
through these lands expense Of 800 u0t OG0 IL $50
the population Of {? counties through which passes
only 81 U.S. since which i9 29s have been added making
the whole population sl.s9 gain OF l43 per cent.
EVIDENCES or PROSPERITY.
AZ evidence Of The Thrift VI the peopIe may be
sailed that dpDU0V TONI OF freight, Including SUGosJO
br,hel, % grain and 25NoGo barrels OF Goar tor
warIed owe. the line last year.
PRICES AND TERMS OF PAYMENT.
The prices Of these and- vary fem So ~; per acre.
according location, qualify trst-cass farming
lands rii for about sV 20 Sl2 per acre and the relative
rxeie q: ouLdulns prairie Land Is compared with wood
land Is IN kr ratio OF 10 in favor Of the former. The
OF sale FOR the bulk OF these lands will be
ONE YEARS INTEREST IN ADVANCE,
six per per snaun, and six interest notes - Xix
per cent, payable respectively In une two hrer four Eve
and rx years from date Of sale aud four no;rt for pn
cpgl payable E four eve, six, and years from date
OF sac c STIMULATING that onctuh OF the tract
purchased shall he fenced and cultivated each and cTGr
year. for FIVE years from tn date Of safe, that al the end
Of Eve years onrhalf r ircrd and under cultivation
TWENTY PER CENT WILL BE DEDUCTED |
rom .ton for caa except the should he 4,
.I dollars per srre, when the cn.h price viii be hre
dollars.
Pamphlets descriptive Of tic lands, SOIL climate, prsduc
ons, prices. and :erras Of paynsh can be had app.
car,outo J. ". FOSTER,
Land Commissioner, Illinois Central Railroad,
Chicago, Illinois.
For the names Of the Towns, Tages and Cities situated
upon the Illinois Central ka.uad page lSs 49, 100
APPLETON. kasay Guide. Jan Il dc.iWen