Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-09-08

Its Resources and Progress-Its Beauty, Health
fulness and Fertility, and Its Attractions aut
Advantages as a Home for Immigrants.-A
New Book Free of Cost,
compiled from official sources and published by
direction of Governor Horace Austin.
In a convenient and readable form it exhibits
the inducements offered by Minnesota to persona
seeking new homes, and includes official statistic
illustrative of the marvellous growth and devel
opment of that young, vigorous and healthy
state.
Other publications TO attract Immigrants usu
ally deal in indiscriminate putfeTy and grossly
exagerated statements. This gives candid eX
hIblt of facts, derived chiefly from the State Blu
reau of Statistics, and otherwise supported by
scientific and dislnterested testimony OF the mos
incontestible character.
After short geographical and historical sketch
showing the centra' position of the state and The
events of its young history, follows description
of its beauty and fertility from the testimony Of
high military and literary authorities; an exhi
bit OF mineral resources; description OF Its
beautiful lakes, rivers, TIMBER, game and fish; 6
dissertation on the climate, illustrating its mar.
vellous healthfulness and adapGability TO agricul
ture shows how the cultivated area grew from
900 acres 1850 10 So, 900 in 1869, with
a surplus of l4000,O00 bushels of wheat for ex-
p.rt; gives tables of comparison, proving offici.
ally that Minnesota exceis Iowa and Ohio in heI
average product of wheat, and all other staples
except corn shows more ample and effective
water power than all New England, and that
while not a thithe of this power Ii yet used, The
ex- ent and value of manufactures have increased
245 per cent. IN nine years.
The book also shows the value and Importance
of the numbering interest, commercial resources
and progress, navigation, railroads eenstfuc &c
md projected, including the Northern Pacific
already energ atically pushed forward-the amaz
"A g DEVELOPMENT of common schools from thirt eer
districts, five school houses and $50 scholars in
1851, to 2,52l districts, 929 school houses anC
lO2 066 scholars IN S69-progress of population IL
which the state Is shown to have outstrlpppd al
her sisters. Due attention Is given TO politica
aud social INSTITUTIONS, government, taxation
value OF property, distribution OF wealth, i'm.
provement OF farms, exemption laws, law of des
cent leg al practice, statistics of charita BILE inst
buttons, poor, post Off les, newspapers, religion
sunday Schools, Masons, Odd Fellows. &c.
1t copclufes with a chapter on ''PublIc Lands
hew and where to get them" shows the amount
of unoccupied lands, how to obtain "free farms >
gives the location OF the government land offices
describes the different classes of public lands anc
t. several modes and cost OF Obtaining them un
der the homestead laws, by pre-emption, &c.
with Suggestions To the manner and cost o.
starting farms, when to commence, what none,
can do, what pluck and muscle may de-vapes
employ ment, and who should come To 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
emit localities, &C.
This book will be sent to any address in Amer
lea or Europe, free OF postage or other ex ense
on application to +. PAGE DAVIS, Commits
sioner OF immigration for the State OF Minnesota
No. l56 Broadway, New York, where all intorma
ton III regard to the State viii be cheerfully
given. sep2d&wf