Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1870-09-15
M I N N j. s o T A !:
Its Resources md Pr0gress-iis Beauty,
Henithfniness and Fertility. and Its At
tr;.rtions and Advantages ms II
Home for Ininiigrants.--A New
Book Free of Cost.

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Book Free Of Cost.
Compiled from oflcial sources and published by |
direction Of Governor Horace Austin.
In a convenient and reliable form 1t exhibits the |
Inducements offered BY Minnesota to persons seek
trative Of the marvellous growth and development
Of that young, vigorous and healthy state.
Other publications to attract Immigrants usually
deal in iniiseriminate ruifery and grossly eSage-
rated statements This gives a candid exhibit of
facts, derived chiefly from the state Bureau of sta
tis,cs and otherwise supported by scientific and
dsintcrested testimony vi the most incontestibe
character.
showing the central portion 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 exhibit of mi
neral resources; description of its beautiful lakes,
rivers, timber game and fish a dissertation on the
adaptabilty 10 agriculture: shows how tile culti-
waited area grew from 800 acres in 1850 to ,69o0O0
in 1869 with surplus Of 900 900 bushels of wheat
for export gives tables of comparison, proving OIL
cially that Minnesota eXcels Iowa and ohio IN her
average product of wheat, and all other staples
cept corn; shows more ample and effective water
power than all new England, and that, while not
1.-THE of this power is yet used the extent and value
of manufactures have increased 2i5 per cent. in nine
years.
The book also shows the value and Importance Of
the numbering interest, commercial resources and
progress naygation railroads constructed and pro-
ected, including the Northern Paciiic-already en-
ergetically pushed fOrward-the ainaz.ng develop
ment of common schools from thirteen districts,lv
school houses and $50 scholars in ISL to 2,52l dis
tricts, 1929 school houses and l02,US5 scholars i'll
1sG9-progress in population in which the State is
shown to have ontstripped all her sisters. Due at
tentiOn is given to political and social institutions,
government, taxation, value OF property, distrihn
tion Of wealth, Improvement of farms, exemption
laws, law of descent, legal practice, statistics of
charitable institutions, poor post Offices newspapers,
religion, Sunday Schools, Masons Odd Fellows, Nc.
il concludes with chapter on "Pubc Lands,
how and where to get Them" shows the amount OF
unoccupied lands how to Obtain free tarns,' gives
the location Of the government land Offices describes
the different classes Of public lands and the several
modes and cost of obtaining them under the homie
stead laws presumption, &e, with suggestions as to
the manner and cost of starting farms, when to
commence, what money can do what pluck and
muscle may do-wages employment and who
should come to the STRENGTHENING, IN short, all
such Information as emgrants most need.
Part OF the edition is accompanied with an excel
lent map showing the character of the different To-
Caes, &c.
This book will be sent to any address In America
Europe, free of postage or other expense appi
crtion to E. PAGE DAVIS, Commissioner Of Inni-
grafton for the State Of Minnesota, No. 1866 Broad
way, New York, where oil information in regard to
the State will be cheerfuly given. sept5,iw
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