The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1867-09-26
Immigration to WISCONSIN.

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The Madison Journal says last winter
! a law was passed authorizing the appoint
\ ment of State Board of Immigration,
| consisting of the Governor. Secretary of
State, and three persons to be appointed
| by the Governor, to be assisted by a
county committee appointed for each
county in the State, whose duty it shall
| be to enhance and encourage immlgra-
| ton to this State from the older States
Of the. Union and from Europe The
State Board, composed of Gov. Lucius
! Fairchild, Gen, Thomas s. Allen, Secre-
I tary of State, Capt Bernard Domschke,
of Milwaukee, Edmund Sweeney, of Wa
tertown, and John A. johnson, Of Madi-
son, will represent the different rationali-
ties, German, Norwegian and Irish, from
which the bulk of our foreign imnligra-
.io,, oon,os. anh is well constituted with a
view of promoting its objects. 1t hoo
made choice of q most efficient Secretary
in the person of Col. John G. Spooner,
the Governors private Secretary.
This board has authority to provide for
the collection of statistics and useful in
formation concerning the climate, pro-
ducts, population and resources of Wis
cousin, together with statement Of the
best routes to this state from the large
cities of Europe, and for printing the
same in pamphlet form in the English,
German and Scandinavian languages in
such numbersas they shall deem expedi
ent, aud s2,000is appropriated to defray
expenses, none of the, commissioners
however to receive any pay. The county
committee is to make out duplicate lists
Of the names and postofice address of
such friends and relatives of the inhabi-
tants of the county as are living in the
East or in Europe, and to send one of
these lists to the State Board Of Immi-
grafton. The state board will then send
to the county committee sufficient num-
Der of pamphlets to supply all the per-
sons named III the lists, with postage suf-
ficient to carry them to such persons hv-
ing abroad and it is the duty of the
county committee to forward the .panph-
lets by mail =
In accordance with the provisions of
the law, the board of Immigration have
had pSep ared and printed, several thou
sand copies Of pamphlets, ac ;ompa MED
with Maps of Wisconsin, III the Scandi-
navian, German, Welsh and English
languages, respectively, setting forth. in
plain and comprehensive terms, the ag
ricultural, mineral and manufacturing ad-
vantages of the state, political and social
statistics, and such other information Of
reliable character, a. would attract the
attention of those who are seeking homes
in the West. They request the county
committee 10 furnish lists of names and
to give such information as they can III
regard to the Inducements offered to IN
migration In their several localities TO Col,
Spooncr. Secretary of the Board, that he
may forward the pamphlets and supply
information in regard to the different
sections Of the State, I'm compliance
with circulars issued, several lists have
already been sent to the Board, and
pamphlets have been sent abroad.
By this inexpensive method it is
thought such information as will be OF
value to those desiring to come to this
part of the country. and as will be likely
to. direcf their steps to this state, can be
disseminated, and the influx Of popula-
ton from abroad be very considerably in
creased - -tssa1s s3As4a ~f2
The following gentlemen are named as
the COMMITTEES for this county. Jos. vi
las, Chas. Ialng, O. Torrison p. ~ 81