Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-07-31

MECHANICS, FARMERS AND WORKING MEN.
The attention Of the prng and industrious psrion
the community is directed to the following statements a5d lib
ersl inducements offered them by the
ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY,
which, they will perceive will enable the by proper ener
g and industry to provide comfortable and
! speaking, very little capital.
LANDS OF ILLINOIS.
No State in the Valley Of the Mississippi offers 50 great an
nducement to the settler as the State Of Illinois There
portion Of the world where all ofthe conditions Of climate
soil admirably combine produce those great staples
Cox and WHEAT, as tie PraiTies Of Illinois.
RICH BOILING PRAIRIE LANDS
The deep rich lean Of the prairies is with such von
deru facility that the farmers the Eastern Middle States
about equal that of England soil is so rich mat
1t will support twenty millions Of people.
&c.. EASTERN AND soUTHBRN MARKETS.
These lands contiguous railroad miles in length
which connects with other roads, and naYgabe
es thus saOrdng with the Eastern
and southern markets
APPLICATION OF CAPITAL
Thus cspts and labor have been applied to eyeopue the
soil the great of the state iron are almost
untouched The varble rule that mechanic arts flourish
day Illinois, in the next ten years the pat
raj laws and necessities OF the the
OF Illinois in the various manufacturing employments
RAILROAD SYSTEM OF ILLINOIS.
the railroad system illinois. as part Of the in.
from several Of these works, with valuable public fund
in lands 60 t. diminish the State Expenses, the TAXES
LIGHT, and must, entity, every day decrease.
THE STATE DEBT.
three years has been reduced 45 go and We NAV
ably expect that in ten will become extinct.
PRESENT POPULATION.
having been added since 1885, making present popua
ton l,7l9 496-a ratio Of lO2 per cent in 10 years.
AGRlCULTURAL PRODUCTS.
The Agricultural Products of Illinois greater those
Of other state The Products during the past year
excled 5GO9 tunG The wheat crop 1860 approaches
IS goo Of bushels while the crop yields less than
i'O'00O''O' ONSNS' ppprYY ry1, On sorr
Nowhere the industrious farmer mmedatere
suits for his labor these prairie soils, they being
BY any on the globe.
TO ACTUAL oULTIvAToRs
Fnce ls54 the doH9pasy AaCe sold 100000 acres
They sell only 10 actual ciUaOrs and e0ery contract
td an agreement to cuti0Gts ZheTOdd has been
m 1850 Tie DoEtttioa OF JoTFyitiae counties through
5ohtch At passes lOas o 33js59S, since 1oAjGa 4T9,29S
haze been added, making ne ScOIs population Sl4,s9I-
a gain Of l43 per cent.
EVIDENCES OF PROSPERITY.
evidence Of The thrift Of the people msy be stated tina
bOOON tuns o. freight including sGOON bushels Of grain
and OJ barrels OF -four forwarded over the line
year
Mechanics and workaCmen will find TIE free school system
encouraged By the State and endowed with large fer
me support Of schools Iherchildren can live N oht OF the
leading State in the Great Western Empire
PRICES AND TERMS OF PAYMENT.
The prices of these lands from S. as per
cordng location, quality, &C, farninh lands
Subdung prairie land compared with wood
to 10 in favor q the former The Of sale for the
OF the lands will he
ONE YEARS INTEREsT IN ADvANoB
st six per cent
payable respectively in one, ree years
from date Of sale and our fer principal payable four
Ave- six and from date Of ss the
stnE that tenth Of the purchased shall fenced and
cultivated each and eYcry year. orve years from the Of
sale so that ct the end Of FIVE should be fenced and
under cultivation.
TWENTY PEa CENT WILL BE DEDUCTED
the vauR0n fer cash. except the should be at SIX
dol!Lr per when the cash price will dollars
of
prices anC Of pa meDt, had spplicatonto
:. ". FOSTER, Land Commissioner,
Illinois Central Railroad
Chicago Illinois,
For the o. the towns, Villages situated upon
the Illinois Cerrh Il Railroad pages sg, 49, Apple
tons Railway Guide.
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