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built, and hence the title is perfect. The company are 

 selling their lands now, and thousands of just such men as 

 your correspondent seems to be are availing themselves of 

 the liberal terms to secure to themselves homes, and thus 

 avoid renting lands, or in other words, becoming landlords 

 instead of being tenants. Their terms are as follows : 



&quot; Say Mr. B. buys a farm of 40 acres, at $5 per acre 

 $200. If paid in cash down, a reduction of 20 per cent, 

 will be made $160, which will be the entire cost. If the 

 purchaser choose to avail himself of the time given, it 

 would be thus : $200 at 6 per cent, for four years, $12 per 

 year ; at the end of said time one quarter of the principal 

 comes due $50, which amount comes due annually until 

 the principal is paid ; thus enabling Mr. B. to make the 

 price of his new home from the land itself. According to 

 an act of our State Legislature, all their lands are exempt 

 from taxation until paid in full, which is of itself consider 

 able inducement at a time like the present, when high 

 taxes stare every man in the face. 



&quot; I have thus endeavored to give the outline, hoping it 

 may lead those who are laboring so hard to become lords 

 of the soil, to examine into the matter, at least. I would 

 say further : This is a healthy place ; good pure water is 

 abundant ; society is good. Now, gentlemen, let me ad 

 vise you to quit renting lands in New York, or any other 

 place where you have such hard taskmasters, and where 

 the lords of the soil ask double what the lands are worth. 

 Should you happen to ever be able to buy yourselves homes, 

 come West ; we invite you to no mean country, but to the 

 garden of the world. This is admitted on all hands. 

 Illinois is but an infant in years ; still she is the fourth 

 State in population, and in the amount of grain raised, and 

 the amount of cattle and hogs, the first in the family of 

 States. We will welcome you with open arms to our 



