Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-08-07
TRACTS OF FORTY ACRES AND UPWARDS
LONG CREDIT AND AT Low PRICES.
MECHANICS, FARMERS AND WORKING NEl

MECHANICS, FARMERS AND WORKING MEN
the community directed the following statements and m
erAl inducements offered them by the
ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY,
which, they will perceive, will bem by proper enc,
perseverance, and industry provide comfortable pei
nanent homes for themselves and families WITH cOmparaVe
\ speaking, very little capital.
LANDS OF ILLINOIS.
No State in the Valley Of the Mississippi oders 80 great
nduoement TO the settler the State Illinois There is n
admirably combine to produce those two great spsS
ooRH and WHEAT, as tie Prairies Of Illinois.
RICH ROLLING PRAIRIE LANDS.
The deep r lean Of the prsires cultivated with such won
serfu facility that the farmers Of the Eastern Middle State
moving to Illinois in great Plumbers. area Of noi
about equal to that Of England and the h 20 rich a
1t will support twenty millions Of people.
EASTERN AND SOUTHERN MARKETS.
These lands contiguous railroad 700 miles in length
which connects with other roads, and nsvgAble v
thus Anoring Eastern
and Southern markets.
APPLICATION OF CAPITAL
Thus far capita and labor have been applied developing
so the great Of the State iron are amo
untouched The nvarabe rule that the mechanic arts
best where food and fuel cheapest. will follow early
raj laws and necessities the warrant the belief that
least five hundred thousand people will engaged in the STATE
Of Illinois in the various manufacturing empoyents.
RAILROAD SYSTEM OF ILLINOIS.
Over OOO Of private capital have been expended
in lands, s diminish the State Expenses TAXES ARE
LIGHT, and must, eSnSeque nty, every day decrease
THE STATE DEBT.
The State Debt is only SIUO5S9s a. and WITHIN the Ia 81
three years has been reduced 81 U may reason
ably expect that in ten years will become extinct
PRESENT POPULATION.
Ths state Is rapidly hEg up with popaStiOsi per
ton lsilsi4S0-A ratio Of lU2 per cent in 10 years.
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.
The Agricultural Products Of Illinois greater than those
Of other State The Products during
exceeded GOO9 tuns The wheat crop OF 1860 approaches
S 1 81 bushels while the corn crop yields not leGs than
FERTILITY OF SOIL.
NoEhere the industrious f. such immediate
TOsd Of deep rich osm the fertility Of which unsurpassed
BY any on the globe.
10 ACTUAL oULTIvATORs.
7Ae Se oiy caiuafors and every co,tract CON
tGis Ggreeett 10 eDate The road has been construct
ed through these lands Of an epease Of $4,000 600
IN 1850. The population Of Jorynias counties through
1e a passSs 0as Ghg staeS 1AtsI, 47SS9S
a gain Of l43 per cent.
EvIDENoEso OF PROSPERITY.
COO CO tuns Of freight including 6OOO bushels sf grain
and barrels OF -FOUR forwarded the line last
year.
Mechanics workingmen the free school system
the SupPOrt schools Their can live in sight Of the
church and and grow with the prosperity efhs
leading statei in the Great Western Empire
PRICES AND TERMS OF PAYMENT.
The prices Of these lands from 50 to S25
cOrding location quality &C Frstelsss farming lands
Iubdung prairie land compared with wood land is in ratio Of
to 10 in favor Of the former The ermS Of s for the bulk
Of the lands will be
ONE YEARS INTEREST IN ADVANCE
six per and crest notes per cent
payable respectively in two hree four, fve and six
from date Of sale and four principal payable four,
Eve six ana from date Of sse the contract pu
aR that tenth Of the tract purchased shall be fenced and
cultivated each and year. for ave from the date Of
sale that st the end Of hvs should be fenced and
under cultivation.
TWENTY PER GENT WILL BE DEDUCTED
from the valuation for cash, except the should be at six
dollars per when the cash price will be dollars
Pamphlets scptive Of the lands soi climate productions,
pTiceS and terms Of payment be had application
J. W. FOSTER, Land Commissioner,
Illinois Central Railroad,
Chicago, UinoiG
Ror the OF the towns Villages and Cities situated upon
the Illinois Central Railroad pages l66. 69 100, Apple
ton Railway Guide.
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