Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-07-30
Near Markets Schools Railroad Churches and all the blessings Of C7zfaa
600 Acres in Farms 60 2O 100 Acres upwards
in ILLINOIS, the Garden State of America. as5
CULTTYATIoN OF coTToN.

Tie experiments IN Cotton culture are Of
gerry great Dgo1ai8e. Commencing tl Ldiftsds
80 DEG. 80 EaiH. (sss AdttOOB on The BrdlcbB
and ASslfngD DtioR on The Ndtn Lt8e)5 ll6 Con-
pday o3oHs thousands OF acres cell GdapIeqso %
the perfection Of fhis Ji6rs- a settler hdgtRg
a family Of g0isHc eAfldrss, can turn tAelr
gOlfthfifk labor 70 most z1Tg7ltd6ts dee0llt -
the GTOIDA and perfection Of fhfs plant
The 0fg0r0tis eEerti0zs nOlg Hiatslg @ %
tain supply Of reiiG5ts sesd suited % sae
requirements Of tie SOL Of Hlfnots, aCilt, q q
hoped, speedily gtge slsBielelst o1aouhs 10
Plqaf a great breadth Of land.
MINING AND AIANUFACTUREA
The great resources Of the State, In Coal, Iron,
Lead, Zinc, Potter's Clay, Ilmestone, Sandstone,
&C., &c, are almost Untouched; they await the
arrival Of enterprising and energetic men aeeus-
toned to convert them into gold.
RAILROAD SYSTEM OF HLUOE5.c
Railroads intsrsect the whole State. S115,-
900 900 have been invested In completing the
great network lhat links every part of the State
into immediate connection vita the surrounding
States and the directest thoroughfares Of com
merce.
THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD
FrSTersss the whole length Of the State, from
the banks OF the Mississippi and Lake Aichigan
70 the Ohio. As It's name imports, the Railroad
runs through the centre of the State, AID On el-
the lands offered for sale. .
TO ACTUAL sETTLERs.X
From the unprecedented advantages this Com
pany offers, It Is not surprising that Il should
have already disposed Of S00, ,O00 acres Of land
Il IS now selling al the rate Of 1000 aare55per
week. The population along the line has trehled
in ten years, and is now sl4, S91- The Company
sell to actual cultivators, and eTgrY contract coz
tains an agreement to cultivate
CITIES, TOWNS, MARKETS, DEPOTs.
There are Ninety-Elght Depots On the Compa-
ny's Railroad, giving about one every seven
miles. Cities, Towns and Villages are situated
at convenient distances throughOut the whole
route. where every desirable commodity may be
found as readily ss In the oldest cities Of the
Union, and where buyers are 70 Be met for all
kinds of farm produce @
EDUCATION
Glecnan.es and working men WIN ind the free-
school system encouraged BY the State, and en-
doEed with large revenue for the support % the
schools Children cen live In sight Of the school,
the college, the church, and grow up With the
prosperity Of the leading state in the Great Hes-
tern Empire.
No one who has visited this splendid region Of
country can doubt that Il squalls the most favor
ed descriptions that have ever been given q iti
but let any careful observer visit L, and ne VII
inform you thai the half has not been told Of the
advantages 1t oilers for immediate occupation
and immediate returns. The farmers Of the East
ern and Middle States, and Canada, are moving
to Illinois In great numbersi and i Is believed
thai II these surprising advantages were made
known to the farmers, mechanics, anuf1ciurers
and working population Of oYeF.croWded Europe,
they would promptly avail themselves Of the
knowledge.