Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-08-08
TRACTS OF FORTY ACRES AND UPWARDS
LONG CREDIT AND AT Low PKIOEs.
MECHANICS, TARMIRs AND WORKING MEN.

MECHANICS, FARMERS AND WORKING MEN
The attention Of the enter psng and industrious psrtOn
the community directed to the following statements AID b
erAl inducements offered them by the
ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY.
which, sshey will perceive, will enable them By proper sner
and industry to provide comfortable and per
| speaking, very little capital.
LANDS OF ILLINOIS
No State in the Valley Of the Mississippi offers 50 great an
portion Of the world where all Ofthe conditions climate and
soil admirably combine produce those great staples
OORE and WHEAT, as tie Prziries Of Illinois
RICH ROLLING PRAIRIE LANDS.
The deep rich lean OF praries cultivated With such won.
derful facility that the farmers the Eastern States
is about equal to that Of England, and the rich that
! 1t will support twenty millions OF people.
EASTERN AND SOUTHERN MARKETS.
These contiguous railroad 700 miles In length
which with other roads, navgabe lakes and
es thus adordng an communication with the Eastern
APPLICATION OF CAPITAL
Thus capita labor been applied to developing the
sO the great resources OF the State ess and iron
best where food and fuel cheapest will follow early
day in Illinois, and in the Of the next years nsu
raj laws and necessities OF the belief that at
least thousand people will be engaged in the State
Of Illinois in the various manufacturing employnents.
RAILROAD SYSTEM OF ILLINOIS.
Over 900 OF private capital have expended on
e r.rosd system sf Linos lnasnuch as part Of the in
% % g un esS @ sta En sa1ios M P99S iqna
LIGHT, and must, consequently, every day decrease
THE STATE DEBT.
three years has been reduced go and we nav TessoD
ably expect that in ten it will become extinct.
PRESENT POPULATION,
The State rapidly hirg up with population; per
having added 1850 making present populs
ton 9496-a ratio Of lO2 per cent in 10 years.
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.
The Agricultural Products Of Illinois greater than those
Of any oh State The Products Sert during the past
exceeded 0Oe tuns The wheat crop Of 1850 approaches
Of bushels while the crop yields not less than
FERTILITY OF SOIL.
Nowhere the industrious farmer such immedster
posed Of deep rich lOsm the fertility OF which unsurpassed
TO ACTUAL cULTIvAToRs.
Saee lS54 the SOlpasy Adce sold 100000 acres.
1Aeys sell only 10 actual ciOatOrs and eUry contract
tGi,s agreement to eu0atS Tier been construct
hg 1880 he Reputation Of yogsy-EiAs cGunses through
SGce seen gdisf TSaIag 5is ,1Izs porf1t;sI sj1Saf
gain Of I43 per cent.
EVIDENCES OF PROSPERITY.
Of gh inouGng 1' 6S Bashes e ssan
and barrels Of four forwarded the line last
EDUCATION.
Mechanics and vorkngmen will End the free school system
encouraged BY the State and endowed with
the support Of schools can live in sight Of the
leading State in the Great Western Empire.
PRICES AND TERMS or PAYMENT.
The prices of these lands from 50 S25 per
sell for about $40 or s per acre and the relative expsnse Of
Eubdung prairie land compared with wood land in ratio of
! T.
Of the lands will be
ONE YEARS INTEREST IN ADVANCE
at six cent and interest cent
payable respectively in three four hve and
from date Of sale and four notes for principal payable in four
ave- SIX AMI from date of sae the contract spu
sng that tenth Of the tract purchased shall fenced and
cultivated each and for five from the date Of
that the end Of ave years should and
under cultivation.
TWENTY PER CENT WILL BE DEDUCTED
from the valuation for cash. the should be ct six
dollars when the cashp will be dollars
Pamphlets scrPtve Of the lands soi climate productions
prices and terms Of payment, had icson
J. W. FOSTER, Land Commissioner,
Illinois Central Railroad
Chicago, illinois,
For the Of the towns, Villages Cities upon
the Illinois Central Railroad pages IsS. s9, l9 Apple
toms Railway Guide.
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