Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-07-12
TRACTS OF FORTY ACRES AND UPWARDS
LONG CREDIT and AT Low PRICES.
MECHANICS, FARMERS AND WORKING MEN

| MECHANICS, FARMERS AND WORKING MEN.
The attention Of tire prising and industrious portion Of
/ .eEal iEd1csleEts offered them By the
ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY,
which, they will pc cve will enable them by proper
and industry to provide comfortable and
homes for themselves and families with comparatively
| speaking, very Itle capital
LANDS OF ILLINOIS.
No STATE in the Valley Mississippi offers 50 great an
ndnceent to the settler as the state NJ Illinois There
portion Of the EoTd where all Ofth conditions Of climate ana
! CoEH and WHEAT, as the Praries Of Illinois
RICH ROLLING PRAIRIE LANDg.
The deep rich lean Of the prates cultivated with such
deru facility that TIE farmers the Eastern and Middle States
equal thai Of England, ard the sol that
it wall support twenty millions of people.
EASTERN AND SOUTHERN MARKETs.
These lands contiguous railroad miles in length
which with other roads, and nsvigsbe lakes and
thus sfoTLg unbroken with the Eastern
and southern markets.
APPLICATION OF CAPITAL,
Thus far capita and labor bsen applied developing the
soil the great OF the Staten coal asd iron are almOs
best where food and fuel are cheapest will oloW at esr
day Illinois and the Of the next ten years the
huaied thousand people Will be engaged In hs sta
. Illinois 10 the various manu- acturing employ sents.
RLLgOAJ SYSTEM OF ILLINOIS.
Over SIOOO Of private capital have expended
the sen Of ino, I3aHach as part Of The in
in lands, 20 T. Diminish the State EEps"se the fA8ES ARE
LIGHT. AID DEss. cSnseque utiy day decrease.
TIE aTATR DEBT.
' y S S:1s 0 Tpee 5 a96 S T nav 'H sa ia
4bly expect tha. in zen years It VIII become extinct
PGESENt POPULATION.
The State rapidly aIiEg ap poppstioa; 6Gs per
sons having s0 making the present popua
don !I9,zgi-s ratio Of luz per cent il 10 esTs.
AGRICULTURAL PEODCCTS.
The A,ui:7ri rgcdas Of Illinois greater than thost
u any oe- STATE TIE Prcd1c out d1rug he past
ceele5 l5U0 The wheat crop o iS5O sPproschs,
IS q bushels, while the crop yields lo sss thar
''0'''O Wv 0-'lS-' rvrTr777rv IF sorT
SoEhsrs TIE adusu us tanner scure such irnedsters
fus for his ls5r upon these praie soils they being
rosd q dp c loa1 the fertility Of which is unsuTPassec
TO ACTUAL oULTIvArogs.
76egSsR 625 to gc,zGi etS0aso end srs coasact eSs
tsgs agrseasgfO clcLts IAOTotd hgs 6es construct
~ ~ sS tts TT =, y yys ~ I ~ -. 81
Iohc@ Pas3. re 90: - stt5 tLs, 4aSS95
gain gf sI3 per cont
EVIDENCES OF PRosPERITy.
6OJ0U tzrs Of g ilelglinE eGO4 O5 bushels Ct gram
and go $40 o. focr, for arsl tie Ike last
year.
Mechanics and ao-nzasE Gi fai tAs iss SCHOOL system
the sapet Or ssoa TheTCidreu n live in sight Of the
church and syho2 houses and gro" up win he prosperity efthe
es5ing State IN Ire Great Wester1 Expire
PRIGES AND TEENS OK PAYMENT.
The prices Of these S7d5 from s. to s5 acre. sc
self T sSoa: 81 per- cr AM the relative sx snse Of
ubdung prairie lard as compared with wood land sn ratio Of
to 10 fsvar Of the toFsE The terms Of sale for the bulk
Of the lands EIl be
oNEyEAR's INTEREST IN ADVANCE
per En1u AMI notes a. per cent
payable respectively one three, four, fve and
frc and four notes principal payable in four
and yeas from date OF SALE the contract sDu
anS tenth Of the tract purchased shall be fenced and
cultivated sch and foT Eve yers from the date Of
GALE eeBd OF Ave ers nehs should be fenod and
under cultivation.
TWENTY PER oENT WILL BE DEDUCTED
trcl the vsuson cash. except the should be at six
GollLrs per acre, when the price will be dollars
Pamphlets crptve OF the lands SOIL climate predictions,
prices cf payment, be had applieatonto
). ". FOSTER, Land Commissioner,
Illinois Central Railroad,
Chicago, Illinois,
The tie towns, Villages Cities situated upon
tbs Illinois Central Rrosd paEes Iss 49, I9, Apple
tons Railway Guide
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