Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-05-19
ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD
IN THE
Garden State Of the West.
The ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD
G0MPsHY
HAVE FOR SALE
100000 Acres
RICH FARMING LANDS,
TRACTS OF FORTY ACRES AND UPWARDS
MECHANICS, FARMERS AND WORKING Me-

MECHANICS, FARMERS AND WORKING MEN.
he community is directed To the foiozsg statements lib
srHl inducements offered them by the
ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILR0AD COMPANY,
which, they will pc eeve enable them, BY proper
" and nus " provide comfortable and per
home. for themselves and families, with, mpssvey
speaking, very little capital
LANDS or ILLINOIS.
No State in the VALLEY Of the Mississippi offers grea.
uducement to the settler as the State Illinois There
portion OF the world where all conditions OF climate and
Co.'s and What, as TIE Pralriss Of Illinois.
RICH BOILING PRAIRIE LANDS
The deep rich loan Of the pras scultivatd with such
moving Illinois U1bers The Of Illinois
about equal to that Of England and the SOL 50 rich that
1t Will support twenty millions Of people ....
EAsTERs AND SOUTHERN MARKETS.
These lands are contiguous to railroad 40 miles in length
which Sih other roads, ami DaviEbs lakes and
ers aGoring with the Eastern
and Southern markets
APPLICATION OF CAPITAL
Thus far capita and labor have been sppd to developing the
soil the Of the STATE in eSal aad iron almost
best where food and fuel cheapest will follow early
day in Illinois and in the Of the next the nau
raj ASs and necessities OF the case warrant TIE belief tAatst
hundred thousand people will be engaged in the state
OF Illinois in the various manufacturing emPoynents.
RAILROAD SYSTEM OF ILLINOIS.
Over 100000 600 private capital have been expended on
the railroad Of Illinois Inasuuch Of the in
from Of these Nth valuable public fund
lands, diminish the State Expenses, the TAXES ARE
LIGHT, and must, esnseque oily. every day decrease
TIE STATE DEBT.
The State only sl,O529s ~ and within the la
tea years reduced s. 46 So and may
Gbly exect that in ten years will become extinct
PRESENT POPULATION
The State is rapidly frg with population; se O26
having been added 30 making the present opula
ton i,7l9,4s5-s ratio of lO9 per ceat in 10 years
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.
The Agricultural Products CT Illinois than those
any other State The Products cut during the past yar
35 Of bushels while the corn crop yields not less than
'''''OO'0O O1'" FERTILITY OF SOIL
Nowhere can industrious such iedaere
suits Tor his labor these prairie soils they being com
By any en- the globe.
To ACTUAL oULTIVAToRs.
JsRce 1854 tie iomPGsy hare sold I-3OOsO1O acTs&
1eys only to cEIticators. sosry confTac
tTiss an Ggrstt caoate he roqd 6as bean construed
Ell through these lambs or an ezpeas6 Of O.bOO QUO
15IieS Z bases cd, o1g 81 SOS, sine ts1ica, 4T9 IS
haze been added, making ne rhole population S18sS0I-
a gain Of I43 per cent
EvIDENCEsOF PROSPERITY.
evidence Of thrift Of the people Be stated tha
6OOOOO freight including ESQ go bushels 81 grain
and banes Of four we're forwarded over the line ss
year.
Mechanics and workinzmen the free school system
the support children live sight Of the
church and houses snd grow up with The prosperity f
leading State in the Great Western ESpIre
PRICES AND Terms OF PAYMENT.
The prices Of these lands from &c TO s2j acre, as
cordrg te location, quality, sc first class arminA lands
sell Sl0er s3 per an the relative Of
suDlung prairie land compared with wood land ratio Of
to 10 favor Of the former The terms OF sale for tie bulk
Of the laads will be
ONE YEARS INTEREST IN ADVANCE
six percent annum ami six notes At sir cent
payable respectively two, hrse our ave. and
from sale aud four To- ocps payable Ia four
ave- six from date Of sale; the contract stipu
ang hat tenth Of the tract purchased shall fenced and
cultivated and every var for five from the date Of
the end Of five Oneha should be enoi and
ander cultivation.
TWENTY PEA CENT WILL BE DEDUCTED
from the valuation for cash. except the should be at X
dJILrs per when the cash rce will be edOliars.
Pamphlets scriptve u the lands SOIL climate, productions,
prices, and or payment. be had LEGATION to
j. ". FOSrER, Land Commissioner,
Ii1Ois Central Railroad,
chicago, LIMOS.
Of the towns, Villages and Cities situated
Illinois Central Railroad pages l55 le I9O, Apple
tons Railway Glide.
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