Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-06-02
CULTIVATION OF COTTOV.

ne eEperin1eRfg fH Cotton culture arc 97
oery great prOBii86. CoRinaencia0 tn 1afitadS
80 deg. so min. Dee AqtfooB on the BraHch,
and Assumption on the AfdfH 4tne), the Com
PlRg Oa0ns thousands Of acres Ggsgt adapted %
tie perfection Of Gbfs G6r6. a settler hQgiag
a family Of young children, can turn tAsir
youthful labor to a most profitable account n
s;groa9tA eHd perfection Of fhfs Ptant.
Tie e4Gor0Us eserfiORs R0i0 Bidking % ob-
tain Q supply Of rslic6ls seed suited % the
requirements Of The soil Of IEliROis, a0ill, Il e
hoped, speedily Qf0e a Sufficient amount %
plant a great 6regdfA or land.
MINING AND MANUFACTURES.
The great resources THE State, In Coal, Iron,
Lead, Zinc, Potter's Clay, Limestone, Sandstone,
&C., &C., are almost untouched; they await the
arrival Of enterprising and energetic men accus-
toned to convert them into gold.
RAILROAD SYSTEM OF MINOEa
Railroads lnierseet The whole State. s115,-
900, 900 have been invested In completing lie
great network that links every part Of the State
Into immediate connection with the surrounding
States and the direetest shoroughiares of COM 5
meres.
THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD
Fraverses the whole length Of the State, from
the banks Of the Mississippi and Lake Michigan
70 the Ohio As its name Imports, the Railroad
rms through the centre Of The State, and on el-
theF side Of the road along It's whole length lie
the lands offered for sale. =
E ~ TO. ACTUAL sETTLER8.N
From the unprecedented advantages thls COM I
pany oilers, It Is not surprising that It should
have already disposed Of 800 900 acres Of land.
Il Is nov selling ct the rate Of 200 acres per
week The population along the line has trebled
IN ten years, and Is now sl4, ,S91. The Company
sell to actual cultvatOrs and every contract con-
tains an agreement 70 cultivate.
CITIES, TOWNS, MARKETS, DEPOEs.
There are Ninety-Eight Depots en- 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 desifahle commodity may be
found as readily IS In the Oldest cities Of the
Union, and where buyers are 70 Be met for all
kinds Of farm produce. o.
s e-f EDUCATION.
Mecnan.cs and working men Wil hnd the free
school system encouraged BY the State, and en-
dowed with a large revenue for tie support Of the
schools. Children can live Ii sight Of the school,
the college, the church, md grow up with the
prosperity o. the leading State in the Great Res-
tern Empire.
country can doubt that L squalls The most favor
ed descriptions that have sFer been given q it;
but let any careful observer visit Il, and be VIII
inform you that The half has not been told Of the
advantages it offers for immediats occupation
and immediate returns. The faTmeFsof the East
ern and Middle States. and Canada, arr uoEiug
70 Illinois In great numbers; and it ig belieTeds
that II these surprising advantages were made
known to the farmers, mechanics, rnan1ll illrera
and working population Of oyer-croFded EUROPE
they would promptly sTail themselves oI ne
knowledge. Fl7 ~ ldl n--- i1ss7 = D..