Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-03-17
200 900 Acres Farms Of 4o 20 100 Acres and upward
inlLLINolS, the Garden State Of America. - -
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Hoped, speedily 0frs a SUFFICIENT 18t0diaf %
plaBt a great brsezsb ef land. u
MINING AND MANUFACTURES s
The great resources Of the STATE, IN Coal, fror,
Lead, Zinc, Potters Clay, Limestone, saudzs11e
&c. &e.. are aiIncgt untouchcd, +, they aEait eno
arrival Of enteTprsing and energetic mens accu1-
toned to convert them Into gold. .-
RAILROAD SYSTEM OF ILLINOIS.
Railroads lntsFseet the whole STATE. s1i5,-
000, 900 have been invested il cnmpleiing ths
great network that links every part Of the stats
Into immediate connection with ths surrounding
States and ne dlrectest thoroughfarel of ca11-
nerce.
THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD
Traverses the whole length Of the state, from
the banks Of the Mississippi and Lake Michigan
to the Ohio. As Its name imports, the Raiitoad
runs through the centre Of the State, and on ei-
theF sae Of the road along its Fh9ls length li'
TO ACTUAL SETTLERS.
From the unprecedented advantages fhis Com
pany ofers. Il ls not surprising that j lhould
have already disposed or ,3oo, 900 acres o. land
Itil nav selling at the rate Of 5. 600 acres per
week. The popnlation along ths line has tfehled
In ten years, and is now Sl4 Sol, The Company
sell to actual enltvaiors, and every egutraci con-
tains an agreement 70 cultivate. f..-
CITIES, TOWNS, Markets, DEFoIS.
There are Ninety Eight Depots on he Conuss
nyiI Railroad, giving sb0ut one every sven
miles. Cities, Towns and Villages are si.ulls1
route. where every desirable comm cdi,y mag Be
found as readily as 10 the Oldest cities % iae
Union, and where buyers are % Be met f1r ail
kinds of farm produoe. grs
"a 81 -.-s e EDucATION
Mechanics and working men Sill dad the lre1s
school system encouraged by the Slatei and ~
schools Children can live in sight Of the school,
the college, the church, and grow up Win The
plasoafity Of the leading state in the Grai Nes-
tern Enpire.
~ one who has visited MS splendid u Of
country can doubt thai e equals the ullst Tor-
ed descriptions that have ever been given oiit;
bat let any careful observer visit Il, md be VIII
Inform ron that the half has not heen toldD The
advantages Il offers for immediate Occupation
and immediate returns. The farmers Of the Eeet-
err and Middle States, and Canada, are moving
70 Hlinoi8 In great numbers and 4 is helisFed,
that Il these surprising advantages Fers made
known 20 the farmers, mechanics, manufacturers
and working population Of over-croWded Europe,
they would promptly svsn themselves Of ths
knowledge.