Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-05-15
ILLINOIS cENTRAL RAiLRoAo.
In TIE
Garden State OF ihe West.
THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD
COMP ny
HAVE FoRs SALE
1900, 900 Acres
RICH FARMING LANDS,
TRACTS OF FORTY ACRES AND UPWARDS
LONG oEEDrT AND al LOW PRICES
MECHANICS. rAnaERs AND WORKING MI

MEcHANICs, FARMERS AND WORKING MEN.
The attention Of the psng and industrious portion
The Community directed the foosiEg statements and lib
srzl inducements offered them by the
ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY,
which, they will pc eve, will enable he proper
g and nfusy 70 provide comfortable and
homes for themselves and families with, comparatively
speaking, very little sapital-
LANDS OF ILLINOIS. ---
Nosas tie Valley Of the Mississippi offers great
udueement the settler the state illinois There
ad11iraDy produce great staples
CoRs and WHAT, as tie Pr2iriesOf Illinois.
RICH ROLLING PRAIRIE LANDS.
The deep ri lean OF the prares cultivated such Won
derfu facility that farmers the Eastern Middle
moving u Illinois great unbers The Of nnoiu
is equal that OF England, the SOL rich
it Will support tWeaty millions of people.
EAsTERS AND SOUTHERN MARKETS.
continuous to railroad 20 miles in length
which With other roads, navisbe lakes
and .hern markets.
APPLICATION OF CAPITAL.
Thus far capita and labor have been app developing
1il the OF the Staten coal aid iron almost
untouched The nva0e RUE Lht the mechanic arts flourish
whore food and fuel cheapest. s follow early
Illinois and ia the course Of the next ten the ratu
raj Law and necessities the case warrant tse belief that al
Eve hundred thousand people vii be gagged in the State
Illinois in the various manufacturing emgl"yasnts.
RAILROAD SYSTEM OF ILLINOIS.
Over goo private capital we been expended
the railroad system or Illinois. Inasnuch part of the in
Of these With valuable public fund
LIGHT. and must, csnssque aty. day decrease.
THE STATE DEBT.
Toe ssts Debt ony 81 nus 99s 4, and within the Ia .
re years reduced So 9 75 op and may
s1ly expect that 10 years it viii bee m- extinct.
PRESENT POPULATION.
The State is rapidly allicg up h popu4tiOR $50 O6
sons having added 1850 the present popals
ton - 49j-a ratio tf lO2 cent in 10 years.
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.
The Agricut iraI rrodu,ts greater thoss
of any ther sts The Products during The past
exelei 5OtO tuDs The wheat crop o. oO sPs reaches
IS no Of Bushels while tine crop yields not less than
FERTILITY OF SOIL.
Nowhere the ndustr ia such immedasre
for his labor these prairie sOiis thsy beng
roe des, oa tbs fertility Of which is unsurpassed
by any the CLONE.
To ACTUAL oCLTI7AToRs.
Snes 1854 the tsnpG, q hare sold . $1,000 o acres.
7As eel only actui cai5dt0rs. and egery contrgct
ID through these tlnas Of espeass If D.. ~ o.
IN iSat the PoPuI mon Of J0Tt me c0thtie8 through
Aace been aded naksRg The LAos popaIsi1D SI4,S9I-
G gain Of .43 per cent
hvIDGNCEsoF PROPERTY.
As an evidence Of s thrift Of tbs PEG pie it m ~ be stated tina
60OO includ ns r.6l0 90 bushels sf grain
and $50 bar els Four or~aseed oser the line asf
year.
Mechanics woru viii fnd Tie free school system
encouraged the ard euoR with fOI
church ana s. usss nd e1ov % with The proEe at IN
leading STATE in the Great We EGP.rs
PRICES AND TERMS Os PAYMENT.
The prices Of these lands from So s25 per acre,
coriiug iti0I, quality, tiTs class aTmDL lands
sell fcI sge- SIJ per aa the relative
subd1ing rse lad compare With wood land is in ratio Of
10 Of the former The OF sAs fOF the hulk
OF the lads VAL be
ONE YEARS INTEREST IN ADVANCE
at six AZ SIX Interest notes at six cent,
payable respectively hre, ave. ard years
from and l-jp4l- psyabls il sUrr
ave. six an from date Of sale the contract 81
ng tenth Of the tract purchased shall fenced and
cultivated AMI ar, Tor i've from the date Of
that At end Of Ave should be fenceI and
snter cultivation.
TWENTY re CENT VIII BE DEDUCTED
from the valuation cash. except he shOod be x
dJLrs per when the cash rice vii! be dollars.
Pamphlets srptve Ut the LANDS soil climate, productions,
prices sud terms OF payment, be hal sp ieafiont
;. y. EOSTEs. Land Commissioner, =
Illinois Central Railroad,
chicago ILnois
For the names the towns, Villages and Cities situated upcn
the Illinois Cent? Railroad pages 49, is9, 49,, Apple
toms Railway Guide.
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