Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-06-02
LONG CREDIT AND AT Low PRICES.
MECHANICS. FARMERS AND WORKING Nj

MECHANICS, FARMERS AND WORKING MEN.
The attention Of the enter prising industrious portion
he community directed to the following statements and lib
srAl Inducements offered them By the
ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY,
which, they will ceive will enable them, proper
y, and industry provide comfortable and per
homes for themselves and families, with, comparatively
speaking, very little capital.
LANDS OF ILLINOIS.
No Stats in Valley Of the Mississippi Offers great a.
inducemen to the settler the State Illinois There is
soil 50 admirably combine produce thoss two great staples
coRH and WHEAT, as tie Pr1lries Of Illinois
RICH ROLLING PRAIRIE LANDS.
The deep rh lean Of the Prairies cultivated with such
derfu facility that tie farmers the Eastern and Middle States
moving 70 Illinois in numbers The Of Illinois
1t will support twenty millions Of people.
EASTERN AND SOUTHERN MARKETS.
These contiguous ilrsad 100 IIes In length
which connects with other roads, and navgabe lakes and v
thus unbroken with the Eastern
and Southern markets.
APPLICATION OF CAPITAL
Thus capita and labor have appsd developing
untouched arts flourish
best where food and fuel cheapest. will follow early
raj laws and necessities OF the warrant the belief that
eAa hundred thousand people will engaged in The STATE
Of Illinois Ia the various nutscturing empoynsns.
RAILROAD SYSTEM OF ILLINOIS.
Over SOO 900 private capital expended on
the railroad Of Illinois Inamuch Of the in
lands diminish the Expenses the TAXEs ARE
LIGHT, and must csnseque atty every day decrease.
THE STATE DEBT.
The State Debt only sIlIa53g H. within the IA
tree years reduced So may
ably expect that in years will become extinct
PRESENT POPULATION.
sons having been added 1850 making present popaa
ton l,ls l0s-A ratio Of l03 cent in 10 years.
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.
The Agricultural Illinois greater than those
exceeded tuns the wheat crop Of 1850 appTosches
IS 90 0 Of bushels while the yields not sss than
FERTILITY OF SOIL.
Novhers the industrious "a such immedsers
CULTS Tor bis labor upon these prairie sOs they being com
rod Of deep re" OA the fertility Of which uRSurPssed
By any Oh the globe.
TO ACTUAL oULTIVAToRs.
Iacs s54 the iOmpG.y haze sold I 3OO,OcO acre.
They SCI only actual csiodtOrs. and ers contract
agreement cgas The rodd hds been
ID through ness LaHd' Of an espssss Of S.O,tO 90 O00
tie1 It dssss ,Oas 9.g 50 ,31s since ,Stisa 479S9S
a gain Of E43 per cent.
EVIDENCES OF PROSPERITY.
As evidence Of the Thrift OF the people tm stated tina
COO o0 ans OF fregs including s6o 90 bushels sf grain
and bari els Of four orWAaed the line last
year
Mechanics and hnd the free school system
the and endowed with large
the support Of Their children can i've IN sight Of the
leading State in the Great Ws-Isrn Empire
PRICES AND TERMS or PAYMENT.
The prices Of these lands vary from So s25 per
eOrding ts location, quality, First class iArinA lands
sell sta per the relative
subsaing prairie compared with wood
10 favor OF the former The Of sale for the bu
Of the lands will be
OEEYEAR's INTEREST IN ADVANCE
per per annum per CENT
payable respectively in two hre Our five, and
ak AMI seven years from date Of aIs the contract silva
Ang hat tenth Of the tract chased shall fenced and
cultivated each i've from the date Of
ale that the end Of Ave half should nc An6
inder cultivation
TWENTY PED CENT WILL BE DEDUCTED
the valuation for cash. the should be at I
iJllLrs per when the rice will be edOllas
Pamphlets EcriptYe Of the lands soil climate productions,
,Fices and Of payment, be had Ap eatiOnto
}. W. F0SrER. Land Commissioner
Illinois Central railroad,
Chicago, Hhnois.
For names Of towns Villages Cities upon
he Illinois Central Railroad pages 49, ss, loO, Apple
on's Railway Guide.
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