Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-01-28
HOMES FOR THE INDUSTRIOUS,
GARDEN STATE OF THE WEST.
ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY
HAVE SALE
100000 Acres
Of Rich Farming Lands.in Traeksof Forty Aeres and
UpUdrd on Long Credits and Lou Prices.

HE attention Ohe enispring portion Of the
community directed the FLOWING and liberal
Inducements offered them by the
ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY.
which, they Will perceive, will enable them by proper energy
and Industry to provide comfortable homes fer them
Slve and fsmies With, speaking very little cap
tai
LANDS OF ILLINOIS,
No State in the Valley Mississippi so great
aen to tbs settler the State of Illinois The.e portion
TIE World where all Of the conditions climate soil sdmrs
y combine produce these two great staples Coax and WHEAT
90 the Prsiries OF Illinois.
EASTERN AND SOUTHERN MARKETS
These contiguous railroad 10 miles In length
Which with other roads and nsvgable lakes and rive
u rlng unbroken Communication with the Eastern and
Southern markets.
RAILROAD SYSTEM OF ILLINOIS.
800 private capital expended
rail- osi system Of Illinois, Inasmuch part Of the income from
Of these works. with valuable public fund in lands go
diminish he state expenses the LIGHT must
qi-rtly every day decrease.
TIE STATE DEBT.
The ats debt s only 80 IO6s9S H. ,cia tie last three
acpeet net IN ten years Il ,oiH become sstincs.
PRESENT POPULATION.
The state rapidly filling up with population; s6'5 persons
ang ,ince 1882 making the present population
1890. ratio Of lO2 per cent In ten years.
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
TIE Agricultural Products noi, greater
any The product, during the past year
ceee The wheat crop 1860 approaches
cC bushels while the crop yields less than 40 OO
bushels.
FERTILITY OF THE SOIL.
Nowhere can industrious such Immediate
IBIS labor upon these prairie Soils they being composed
Of deep ch losm the fertility Of which unsup issed by
Nc rooe.
TO ACTUAL CULTIVAT0RS.
4.s 1854 NJ Company hare soil 10000 TzsysH on
1ciq' cprctors and erery contract contains agree
cHxaa6 The road his been constructed through hest
'f5 al ca efyease # s30OO0OoO In 1850 he population
nins c,iates through clich passes only SS5s9s
as m c 10 hare been added making The Aoio opuid
iea sil,'9i, a gain cf1is per cent
EVIDENCES OF PROSPERITY.
A. an evidence the th Of the people, may be stated tina,
m GO tons freight including 900 90 bushels Of grain and
go barrels Of -four forwarded the line las,
PRICES AND TERMS OF PAYMENT.
Ta picss oese lands from s6to i95 according
cld,n qs,iy &C. FIRST class farming lands sell for about
M per and the relative Of sbduirg prairie
d with wool land the ratio Of TO 10 In favor
h The terms Of sale for the bulk Of these lands will be
one YEARS INTEREST IN ADVANCE,
ger per annum and six interest Noes at six nt
payable respectively in one two three, four Ave and SIX
ON sae and four notes for principal payable In four
ry elk date Of the spula
THAI oneenh Of the tract purchased shall be fenced and cul
yt each and for I'VE from the date OF sale
cad Of years oneha shall be fenced and uader
cult Ts;lon.
TWENTY PER CENT. WILL BE DEDUCTED
valuation for cash. except the should be six dollars
rer ac.e, when the cash price will be Ave dollars
PsupAts descriptive OF the lands SOIL climate, productions
prceg and Of payment, be had application to
wv. FOSTER
Lgad Coal,ais5ioaer Illinois Central RriToad,
Chicago, Illinois.
FOR ofhe Towns Villages aud oss situated upon the
ua7 Central Railroad pages l 49, 1870 APpletcnS Ran
I way qlide jal4- dc&w9m