Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-03-05
HOMES FOR THE INDUSTRIOUS,

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| ally ja26 ALEX. HILL co.
HOMES FOR THE INDUSTRIOUS
GARDEN STATE OF THE WEST.
ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY
HAWK FOR SALE
100000 Acres
Of Rich Farming Lands in Tracks of Forty Acre, dnt
UpOard on Long Credits and Lon Prices.
NHE ofthe enerpng and lndusous portion OF ,h
community following statements and liberia
Inducements offered them by the
ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY.
which IS they will perceive will enable them by proper enOrgy
Industry provide comfortable homes for them
and families WITH comparatively speaking, little CAPT
tai
LANDS OF ILLINOIS.
No State 10 tbs Valley Mississippi great Induce
nent TO the settler Illinois here IL portion
the where all OF The conditions % omge and soil admir-
bly, produce these great sapes CoAS And WaE,r
as the Prairies Of Illinois.
EASTERN AND SOUTHERN MARKETS.
These lands are contiguous railroad miles In length
which with roads and naygAo lakes and rivers
thus aGordng an unbroken communication with the Eastern
Southern markets.
RAILROAD SYSTEM OF ILLINOIS.
,Je5o ,b,
system Illinois Inasmuch OF the income from
works. with valuable publ fund In lands
diminish the expenses the uGHT and must cone
| quently every day decrease.
THE STATE DEBT.
The state debth only sOlO6a9s H. and within ne last hr
been reduced s2s59 46 So and may reasonably
expect nat in Ten years ,oiH become esti"ct
PRESENT POPULATION.
The State rapidly filling up with popuon s6sO25 person
having been 1885, making the present population
l,Tl9,49O. ratio OF 1902 per cent In ten years.
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.
The Agricultural Products Of greater than those
any The products ont during the past
ceeied 600 crop 1860 approaches
bushels while crop yields less than
| bushelS
FERTILITY OF THE SOIL.
Nowhere can the Industrious such immediate re
suits for his labor a, upon these prairie Soils they being
Of deep rich osm fertility which unsurpassed by any
the globe. -
TO ACTUAL CULTIVAT0RS.
Since 1854 he Company hare sold 100000 T7eysH o.
" 10 actual cirdtor srery contract contains dgre
nent cuudte The road his been constructed through he'
lands at an expense Of s9OOOOOOO IN 1850 he population
rtyhine through 'oIicA passes 'odS only 3355s
,cic 1893 hare been aided making tie 'ehOle oo
| ton s14 s9l, a gain orl4S per cent
EVIDENCES OF PROSPERITY.
As an evidence Of the thrift Of the people, be stated hS
eOOCO Of freight including 100000 bushels OF grain an
900 barrels forwarded the neast
PRICES AND TERMS OF PAYMENT.
The prices lands vary from soto s25per acre accodr
cation quality &C. FIRST class farming lands sell for abo'
$40 sQ per relative Of subduug prsr
land as compared land In the ratio Of to 10 In sv
Of the former for the bulk Of these lands will
ONE YEARS INTEREST IN ADVANCE,
a, six per cent per snnu and six per
payable respectively one three four Ave and six ca
from date Of sale and four for principal payable
FIVE six and seven yesrs from Of sale the slip,
ting than onetenh Of the purchased shall be fenced and
yated ca h and every year. ave from the date Of sal
so that at the end Of years onea shall be fenced and und
cultivation.
| TWENTY PER CENT. WILL BE DEDUCTED
for the valuation for cash. except the should six dos
per acre. when the cash price will be Ave dollars
Pamphlets descriptive lands soil, climate production
prices and terms Of payment can be had on application to
| wv. POSTER,
| Land Commissioner, Illinois Central Railroad,
| Chicago, Ilino g.
For the name Of Towns Villages and Cities situated
Illinois Central Railroad see pages 1ss 49, 9O AppetOr
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