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49l surveyed acres are 81, 900 farms, of which,
as above stated, 2,8l6, 413 acres are under til !
lage, from which have been produced during
the past year the results which are presented |
in the foregoing table, showing an actual pro-
duct from agriculture alone of nearly thirteen |
dollars from each cult vated acre, the area IN.
der tillage being less than five and . half per
cent OF the lands comprised within the boun-
daries of the State, or a product OF about six
tty'one dollars to each man. woman and child
in the State.
regret that the limitations to which the oc-
casion restricts this paper precludes more
STATIONS Of our prosperity. They show what
results can be compassed under the providence
of God, by an Industrious people upon scene
of action which, when they entered upon their
!abors only twenty five years ago, was an un-
then esteemed an act of hardihood.
THE FIVE PER CENT FUND.
By the act of Congress admitting Minnesota
into the Union, the United States stipulated to
pay the State five per cent. upon the sale of
public lands situate therein. Large bodies OF
these lands were afterwards disposed of by the
apart for permanent Indian reservations or for
other purposes, tor which the United States
has hitherto declined to pay the five per
centum Minnesota, in common with several
other Western States, deeming this position
an erroneous one, has endeavored to secure
recognition OF this claim by the general gov
eminent.
By joint resolution of the Legislature, ap-
proved March 8, 1874, the Governor was au-
thorizad to appoint an agent or attorney to CO.
operate with the agents or attorneys Of other
States in presenting and prosecuting this
for reasonable compensation, payable only in
case Of successful issue of said prosecution
and only out OF the moneys realized.
l ascertained by correspondence with the
governors Of the States similarly situated that
Wisconsin had agreed to give the agent five
pute by the United States and fifteen per cent.
fall disputed amounts collected.
The governor of Michigan made contract
which embraced only matters not deemed to
he in real controversy and agreed to pay the
agent OF that State ten per cent. on the first
$4,000 collected; five per cent. on the second
$1,000, and two and one-halt per cent. upon
the remainder.
The State of Iowa agreed to pay the agent
thirty-three and one-third per cent. OF all
sans realized on account OF land; which had
been taken by warrants and twenty-five per
cent. on account Of lands disposed OF as reser-
vations. 49,
The State Of Nebraska agreed to give the
agent one-third OF all that should be realized.
accordingly, on the 9Th day Of November,
1874, signed a contract with Gen. John B. San
born, of St. Paul, obligating the State to paw
realized and collected as the result of his ser
vices, to be paid only in the contingencies ex-
pressed in the resolution. Upon further re-
Election became dissatisfied with the contract
and requested Of Gen. Sanborn modification
to the advantage OF the State, with which re-
quest he readily complied. The contract was
accordingly modified on the 9th day OF No.
vember, 1875, and by its terms as it now stands
the State agrees to pay Gen. Sanborn fifteen
per cent OF the sum actually realized and COL
lected as the result Of his services in Ill cases
which are disputed or contested by the United
States. and five per cent. only of the amounts
actually realized and collected as the result of
his services in all cases not disputed or contes-
ted. This contract also contains stipulation
that the rate of compensation may be modified
by the present Legislature.
HOW TO SECURE IMMIGRATION.
Minnesota is now in the eighteenth year
her existence as State. Within that period
she has grown from mere outpost Of civiliza-
ton to be populous, powerful and wealthy
commonwealth. She possesses two thousand
miles OF railroad. She holds as tributaries two
great water systems, the one bearing her pro.
ducts to the gulf, the other carrying them over
the great lakes to the sea. Her school system
is admirable, both in conception and operation
Under the influence of a salubrious climate
the people are wholly exempt from many dis
eases which in other regions form a part of
the daily ills Of lite. More wheat is raised in
Minnesota than in any other State. The fail
ures of crops which make the occupation of
agriculture hazardous one elsewhere have
never occurred here. Such visitations here
are local, comparatively insignificant, and at
feet very, little the grand and certain aggregate
OF annual prosperity. Hitherto no ADEQUATE
effort has been made to bring these facts to the
attention of those who, both in the old world
terial condition. We have suffered the tide of
immigration to pass US without any serious ef-
forts to defect it.
While we have been thus inactive other
States have not.been idle. They have been
wisely liberal in setting forth their advantages
by pamphlets and advertisements judiciously
distributed and by personal representation and
Michigan employs one agent at a salary of
$4,000 per year to reside in Germany and the
6overner is authorized to expend IS 900 per
annum to pay his expenses in travelling and
printing and distributing circulars. The State
has also local agent resident in this country,
with the foreign commissioner
The State OF Kansas has always displayed
exceeding energy in this matter and with most
fruitful results. The Governor, with two COM
missioners appointed by him, constitute
board Of immigration, whose expenses are pro-
Vided tor by an annual appropriation OF 5000.
braska by the constitution Of bureau Of I'M
migration, consisting OF three commissioners,
one Of whom is the president of the board and
its executive officer. He receives for his SER
vices 81 200 year and $500 for incidental ex-
penses. The other members of the board re-
ceive only their travelling expenses. An
Agent G Tod in oo1,