Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-03-22
CuLrNArInH OF coTrnr

Tie experiments ~ Cotton culture are Of
geFv great pT01lsss. Commencing IN latitude
SO deg. 80 min. Gee Nation on ne BrGlcS,
and AssumD5fOn on tie Main Lac. tie Com
PaRy OlgRs thousands Of acres q0slt Gdaptedfo 20
The perfection Of this fJrs. 4 settler AGgfng
a family Of young children, c1R turn their
youthful labor 70 a most p7OftIbis dccOuntfa
he gT0tgth and perfection ef ais plant.
The 5igOT0us eserfi0Rs HOl0 making @ Ob-
fGis a suppiV of relid5is eesd suited o he
reQHfremelis Of tis 50ifof Ifiinots, tcill, q =
hoped, speedily give a SUFFICIENT amount to
plant q graqf 5rsadtA Of land.
MINING AND MANUFACTURES.
The great resources Of the State, in Goal, Iron,
Lead, Zinc, Potter's Clay, Limestone, Sandstone,
&c, &c, are almost untouched; they await the
arrival Of enterprising and energetic men, aecus-
toned 70 convert then into gold.
RAILROAD SYSTEM OF ILLINOIS.
Railroads intsrsect the Whsle staie. s115.-
O05, 900 have been invested In completing the
great network that links every part Of the State
into Immediate connection with the surrounding
States and the direetest thorougbiares Of con-
merce.
THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD
FraTerses the Whole length Of the STATE, fron
the banks Of the Mississippi and Lake Michigan
to the Ohio. As It's name imports, the Raiifbad
runs through the centre OF the STATE, and on ei-
ther side Of the road along its whole length lie
the lands offered FOR sale.
TO ACTUAL SETTLERS.
From fhe unprecedented advantages this Com
pany of4rs, Il is not surprising that Il should
have already disposed Of ,390, 900 acres oflard-
Il is now selling At the rate Of 3 600 aeTe1 per
week The population along the line has trebled
In ten years, and is now sl4. ssl. The Company
sen % ac1ual cultTators, and every contract con
tains an Agreement 70 eultiTGte.
CITIES, TOWNS, MARKETS, DEPOTss
There are Ninety Eight Depotz on The eonpa-
nyls Railroad, giving about one every seven
miles- Cities, Towns and Villages are situated
AZ con7eniens distances ihr01ghout the whole
route, iEhere every desirable commodity nay Be
found as readily IS IN the eldest cifies or the
Union, and where buyers are 70 be met far al
kinds of farm produce.
EDUCATION.
Mechanics and working men win ind the free
school system encouraged BY the State, and en-
dowed With a IargereYenue for the support Of fthe
schools Children can live IL sight q the school,
the college, the church, and grew up with The
prosperity Of the leading State in the Great Wes-
tern Empire
No one who has visited this splendid region Of
country can doubt that Il equals the most favor
ed descriptions that have ever been given Of Is;
but let any careful observer visit IT, and he vii
inform yeu that the half has not been told Of the
advantages Il oilers for immediate occupation
and INN kdiate returns. The farmers Of the East-
ern and Middle States, and Canada, are moving
70 Illinois In great numbers; and Il Is believed,
that Il these surprising advantages were made
known to the farmers, mechanics, manufacturers
and working population OF oTer-c-oEded Europe,
thsy would promptly aTaR themselves oi the
knOEledge.