Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-05-12
Garden state of the West.
TRACTS OF FORTY ACRES AND UPWARDS
LONG CREDIT AND AT Low PRICES.

MECHANICS, FARNERs AND WORKING MEN.
The attention Of the prsng and Industrious portion
the Community directed to the following statements A2d lib
sral inducements offered them By the
ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY,
which, they perceive will enable hen BY proper ener
and industry to provide comfortable and
manent homes for themselves and families with comparatively
speaking, very little capital.
LANDS OF ILLINOIS.
State the Valley Of the Mississippi offers 80 great
inducement TO the settler the State Illinois There
portion Of world where othe
soil 50 admirably combine produce those two great staples
CORE and WHEAT as the Prares of Illinois.
RICH ROLLING PRAIRIE LANDS.
The deep rich Ioa the prairies cultivated with such won.
derfu facility that the Of the Eastern and Middle States
is about equal to that Of England, and the soil ch that
it Will support twenty millions of people.
EASTERN AND SOUTHERN MARKETS.
These lands contiguous railroad 200 miles in length
thus aordng unbroken with the Eastern
and Southern markets.
APPLICATION OF CAPITAL.
Thus far capita and labor have applied developing
so great the iron are almost
untouched The invsabe rule that the mechanic
best where food and fuel cheapest will follow at early
raj laws and necessities OF the warrant the belief a al
least five hundred thousand people will be engaged 10 the State
of Illinois in the various manufacturing empoynents.
RAILROAD SYSTEM OF ILLINOIS.
Over 900 Of private capital have been expended
the railroad system Of Illinois Inasnuch Of the ia
from several Of these WORKS, With vauaoe public fund
ands 90 diminish the State Expenses, the TAXES AIRS
LIGHT, and must, consequently, every day de,rease.
THE STATE DEBT
The State Debt is only sIOO53sS A. and within the Ia
tree years has been reduced 946 &c. may
ably expect that in ten years it viii become extinct
PRESENT POPULATION.
The State rapidly nlirg up populations per
sons having 1850 making the present popaa
ton ,49j-a ratio Of lO2 per cent in 10 years
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.
The Agricultural Products CT Illinois greater than those
any other State The Products er during the
exoezed tuns The wheat crop 1860 approaches
IS Of bushels while the crop yields net less than
FERTILITY OF SOIL. -..t
Nowhere industrious srmsr such mmediaters
suits for his labor these prairie soils, they being
by any on the globe.
TO ACTUAL oULTIVAToRs.
aSince 1854 tie company here sold 100000 acrss.
tais an agreement civats 7Bs road Aas BEEN consrHcs
ed through these lands Of expense Of Sso,OOOOOO.
aoie6 & passes ods oEIg ,59s since sOica 4792Ss
AGrs been added, dHg 'As tcaos population SI4,s9I-
EVIDENCEsOF PROSPERITY.
an evidence the thrift people, itmay stated
800 of freight including S6OO00 bushels 81 grain
and barrels Of hour were forwarded over the line last
EDUCATION
Mechanics wOrkngnsn will find free school system
encouraged BY the state and endowed with large reyenue for
tbs support OF schools Their children can live in sight the
leading State in the Great Western ERPire-
PRICES AND TERMS OF PAYMENT.
The prices these lands vary from So to SIS per acre.
eordng to locson quality &C First class farming lands
sell fer about $40 s3 per AMI the relative expense Of
subdung prairie land compared with wood land in 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
at six AMI notes at
payable respectively two hree four ave, and
from date Of sale and four notes for principal payable Ia four
FIVE AMI from date Of sas the
ang tina. tenth of the tract purchased shall be fenced and
cultivated each and Eve from the date Of
sale that at the end Of i've should be fenced and
under cultivation.
TWENTY PER CENT WILL BE DEDUCTED
from the valuation for cash. except the should be ct six
dollars per when the cash price will be dollars.
Pamphlets scriptve Of the lands soil climate productions
prices, Of payment, be had applications
J. W. FOSTER, Land Commissioner,
Illinois Central Railroad,
Chicago, Illinois
For the Of the towns, Villages and Cities situated upon
tho Illinois Central Railroad p4ges 1885, lss 100, Apple
tons Railway Guide.
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