Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-10-27

It's Resources and Progress-Its Beauty, Health
fitness and Fertility, and Its Attractions and
Advantages as a Home for Immigrants.-A
New Book Free of Cost, - ...... ...
compiled from official sources ard published by
direction of Governor Horace Austin.
In a convenient and readable form it exhibits
the inducements offered by Minnesota to persons
seeking new homes, and includes official sta tistics
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 puffery and grossly
exaggerated statements. This gives candid ex-
hiblt of facts, derived chiefly from the State Bu-
| reau of Statistics, and otherwise supported by
scientific and disInterested testimony OF the most
incontestible character.
After a short geographical and historical sketch
showing the centrai 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; eXhi-
bit of mineral resources; description OF It's
beautiful lakes, rivers, timber, game and fish a
dissertation on the climate, illustrating its mar
vellous healthfulness and adaptability aRricul-
ture; shows how the cultivated grew from
1900 1880 to ,69h, 600 III 1863, with
a surplus of $4,000 0oO bushels oF wheat for ex-
port; gives tab com parlsU.I, y wing ottiei-
ally that Minnesota excels Iowa a..d Ohio In her
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 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 censtruote ed
and projected, including the Northern Pacific
| already energetically pushed forward-the amaz-
ing development of common schools from thirteen
districts, five school houses and $50 scholars IN
1851, to 1881 districts, 1923 school houses and
lO2.O S6 scholars in lS69progress of population in
which the state Is shown to have outstrpped all
her SISTERS. Due attention is given 20 political
and social institutions, government, taxation,
value OF property, distribution OF wealth, i'm
provement of farms, exemption laws, law of des-
cent, legal practice, statistics of charitable nst-
buttons, poor post ices, newspapers, religion,
Sunday Schools m asons, Odd Fellows, &c
1t copclu les With a chapter on public Lands,
hsw and where TO ct Their - shows the amount
of unoccupied Lane how 10 OOGsIn ''free farms,
gives the location OF the government land offices,
describes the different classes OF public lands and
T. several modes and cost OF obtaining them IN
der the homestead laws, by presumption, &c,
with suggestions as tt the manner and cost OF
starting farms when TO commence, what money
can do, what pluck and muscle may do-wsges,
employment, and who should come TO the State
atfording, IN short, all such information emf
grants most need.
Part of the edition is accompanied with an ex-
cellept map, showing the character Of tbs differ
emit localities, so.
This book will be sent to any address in Amer
lea or Europe, free of postage or other ex ense,
on application TO Z. PAGE DAVIS, Commits
sIoner OF immigration for the State of Minnesota
No. 156 Broadway, New York, where all informa-
ton III regard to the State will be cheerfully
given. sep2d&wtf