Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-04-25
CULTIVATION or COTTON.
hur.hes. anl an the BIsssingg b CiTiIilat8I.

ne espsrinssnts IN Cotton culture are Of
Uery great proBlfss. COD.Hs7scing ta l1fitElss
80 deg 80 saiH. (ses Afattoon OF re Br9Ileo'
and Assumption on tis 1fdfn Ltasl, fhs Con-
pang OlBns thousands Of acres s0slt adapts1lto
fhs perfection Of fhis fore. a setfLeT heriFg
a Hdntiy Of young children, can tnT7l thelf
gOlff65Bt labor to Q most prQfltd5ls dccol,ilsen
ths 0f0l0th AID pegfecffon Of fhfs ptQnt,
Tie Ot0orONs esertiOH8 n0ls n5Gkiag 3 90
tain a sspply Of reliable sesd suited g tas
rsqufre1lents Of the SOL Of LtiROts, t0itt, . %
Hoped, speedily gS1e a SUFFICIENT Gat0ant 70
plant a greet breadth Of land
MINING AND MANUFACTURES.
The Rrea. resources Of the State, IN Coal, Irgn,
Lead, Zine -Potter's Clay, Limestone, sandgionei
&C. &C., are almost untouehed; taay await the
arrival Of enterprising and eneTgetic men aeeHs-
tened to convert them into gold
RAILROAD SYSTEM OF ILLINOIS.
Railroads intsrseot the whole STATE. s1l5,-
O00, 900 hare been invested in completing the
great network that links every part Of the state
inso immediate connection with the s1lIo undI1s
States and the directest thoroughiarea OF cen
meree.
TEE ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD
Traverses the whole length Of the state, rom
the banks Of the Mississippi and Lake Michigan
to the Ohio. As its name imports, the kairoad
runs through the centre Of the state, and On e.
thsr dde OF the road along It's whole length He
the lanQs QlereQ lof slle-
TO ACTUAL sETTLEHs.
From the unprecedented advantages this Com
many offers It Is not surprising that i should
have already disposed Of 500 900 acres Of land.
Il is now selling at the rate Of 5 900 aeres per
week The population along the line has trebled
In ten years, and is now sl4 s91. The Company
sen to actual cultvators, and every contract con
tains an agreement to cultivate.
CITIES, TOWNS, MARKETS, DEPOTS
There are Ninety-Eight Depots on the Compa-
uv's Railrosd giving about one every 5efen
, miles. Cities. FoEuS and Villages are situated
| at convenient distances throughout the whole
/ route. where every desirabls commodity may be
found As readily as ln the oldest cities q the
Union, and Whers buyers are 70 5e net ioz al
J kinds Of farm produce.
4 EDUCATION.
Neenan.cs and WORKING men Ein fnd he lrss-
-.hooI sTsteuns encouraged by the StgtH, and en-
dozed with a large revenue for the support Of ne
schools Children can live 10 sight Of The schu1ls
the college, the church, and grow up Vith tne
prosnerity Of the leading STATE in the Greas IVES
tern Empire.
No ons-Tho has visited this splendid region Of
country can doubt that It equals the most lazoz-
I ed descriptions that have eTsr been gwen el lsi
but let any careful observer visit il and he VII
inform you that the half has not been told q ne
advaatages L oilers for immedlata occupation
and immediate returns. The farmers Of the East
ern and Middle States, and Canada, are noflng
10 Illinois in grea4 unulbers; and lt Is believed
u that n these surnassing advantages we're made
known 70 the farmers, mechanics, Inarni t1refs
ana u5fk Ing popuIdtiol q over-oroUds Li.ro ,es
they would promptly sTah themseiFes o. me
knoEledge-