WHEREAS, The construction of a Railway is contemplated on a line which, as now located, crosses the land hereinafter described.

Now, Therefore, To aid in securing the location and construction thereof, and in consideration thereof, and of ONE DOLLAR to me in hand paid, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, I DO HEREBY COVENANT AND AGREE, for myself, my heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, to sell to the Western Railway Co., a corporation, etc., and assigns a strip of land two hundred feet in width, being one hundred feet in width on each side of the center line of said Railway, as located across my land in Section 18 of Township 12, North Range 10 West, in Washington County, State of Illinois, hereby giving full power to the Western Railway Co. or assigns, on the definite location of said Railway, to enter upon the land and premises of the width aforesaid, and occupy, use and control the same and construct said Railroad thereon.

And I Further Covenant And agree, for myself, my heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, that upon the demand of said Western Railway Co., or assigns, at any time within six months after the line of said Railway has been definitely located across said land, I will convey to the said Western Railway Co. or assigns, by Warranty Deed free and clear of all incumbrances and liens, the said strip of land; and will in and by said Deed or by some other good and sufficient instrument, release and discharge said Western Railway

Co., or assigns from all claims for damages to my land by reason of the construction, operation and maintenance of said Railway, all for the sum of four hundred dollars to be paid to me upon delivery of said Deed.

And any land alongside of and adjoining said strip, which shall (at the option of said Western Railway Co.) be taken, used and appropriated in the construction, operation or repair of said Railway, shall be conveyed upon demand, and paid for in like manner, at the rate of one hundred dollars per acre, for the quantity so taken, used and appropriated, outside of the strip aforesaid within four months after the same shall be taken, used and appropriated as aforesaid.

Provided, That this agreement is upon the express condition that the said Railway shall be built across my said land.

Should said Railway not be constructed across my said land, then this agreement shall be null and void.

Witness my hand and seal this 10th day of June, A. D. 1908.

Charles J. Martin. (seal.)

State of Illinois,

County of Washington, ss.

I, Edward Leach, a Notary Public, in and for said County in the State aforesaid, Do Hereby Certify, that Charles J. Martin, personally known to me to be the identical person..........named and described in, and whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument as

(seal.) grantor......., and who executed the same, appeared before me this day in person and acknowledged to me that he signed, sealed and delivered said instrument as, and that the same is his free and voluntary act and deed for the uses and purposes therein set forth, including the release and waiver of the right of homestead. Given under my hand and seal, this 10th day of June, A. D., 1908.

Edward Leach,

Notary Public.