Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-09-15
MINNESOTA

It's Resources and Prosress-Jts Beauty, Health.
fitness and Fertility, and It's Attra tions auc
Advantages as a Home for Immigrauts-A
New Book Free Of Cost,
compiled from official sources and published by
direction of Governor Horace Austin.
In a convenient and read tble form If exhibit,
the inducements offered by MIune-oc4 TO peFspnr
seeking new homes, and includes Official statistic
illustrative Of the marvellous growth and deveI-
opment of that young, vigorous and healthy
state.
Other publication to attract Imni7rants usu.
ally deal in indiscriminate puhery aud grossly
exagerated statements. This gives a cauGtd *
hIbIt of facts, derived chiefly from the State Blu
reau Of Statistics, and otherwise supported by
scientific and dsynteTested testimony or the mos
ineOutestIble Charaet-r.
After short geographical and historical sket.f
showing the cenLra posi- ton OF the state and The
events OF its young history, lJOws a descrilsi ion
u Its beauty ana fertility ItOm the testimony ~
high military and literary authorities; al - n,
bit OF mineral resources; a description, M n.
beautiful lakes, rivers, TIMBER, gamO and f,b s
dssert alton on the climate. lllusi" .rin, n. NJ,
vellous healshfulness and sdap, .bllIry % ,t,rIc
ture; shows how the cnl,t,-ates .rss orsyy f.,
800 acres IN 1850 10 l.f 600 acre IN ISbQ ys1ff
surplus OF l4,eO0 so bushels Of wheat for *.
Pr, sNss Vfo'-s of comparison, proving OticI
any ma minnesota eEceis Iowa and Ohio IN hel
average i<IOduct Of wheat, aud all other STAPLE,
e%cepE corn; shows more ample and effective
WEIR power than all New England, and that
3 A
* ent and value of manufactures have increased
245 per cent. IN nine years.
The book also shows the valu~ and importance
of the umberIng Interest, commercial retource,
and pr gress, Navigation, railroads censtIuc. e
and projected, including the Northern Pacific
already eneTg -tlcallS pushed fOTwaTd-the amaz-
lUg development of c9InfuOn schools from thIrGeeI
districts, five school houses and 2jU scholars IL
1851, to 1921 districts, 1 939 school houses and
0S6 scholars in iS69-ptogrezs Of population IL
which the state Is shown to have OuIrLrlpp-d al
her sisters. Due attention Is gwen 70 EOlltlCa
and social institutions government, taxation.
value OF property, distribution OF wealth, i'm
proYement Of farms. exemption laws, law OF des-
tutIonz, poor, post Off ses, newspapers, religion
sunday Schools, Masons, odd Fellows Sc
1t coDeludes with a chapter on '-tublIc Lands.
hsw and where to get them," shows the amount
OF unoccupIed lands, how TO obtain "free tarfns'
gives the location of the government land Offices
describes the different classes OF public lands anc
the several modes aud cost OF Obtaining them VI
der the homestead laws, by pre-emptIon, &c,
with sugg -stiUEs as t. the manner and cost OF
starting farms, when to commence, what moue'
can do, what pluck and muscle may de-wsges
employment, and who should come 10 the State
atfordIng, IN short, all such information as emf
grants most need.
Part of the edition is accompanied with an ex-
cellent map, showing the character of The differ
ent localities, &C.
This book will be sent TO any address in Amer
lea or Europe, Tree of postage or other ense,
on application to l.. PAGE DAVIS, Commits
sioner OF Immigr atien for the state OF Minnesota
No. l56 Broadway, New York, where all infOrma-
ton IN regard to the State Will be eheerfully
given. sep2 1&wtf