The Osceola times., 1877-09-29
NATIONAL IMMIGRATION
BUREAU.
Circular to the Farmers. Manu-
iacturerS, Miners, etc., of
Arkansas.


by Col j. n. Smi;hce, Commissions
of State Land and is deserving OF
attention. We shall be glad to ace
the people OF Mississippi county
lahe an active interest in this mat
ter and show that they have IN
common with the people of the
state, a lively appreciation OF every
move calculated to advance their
interests:
LITTLE Rock, ARK, Sept. II, 1871.
The Fairmount Park Commits
sioncrs representing The city OF
Philadelphia, having given the use
of Machinery Hail. Farmon, Park
IA building which covers f0uricoh u
acrcs-for the establishment of Il
National Immigration Bureau, Mr..
Ice Crandall, who is highly indors-
ed by leading citizens OF Philadcl-
phia and other sccti0ns of the c ,uh.
try, has taken charge Of the same,
and invites all the authorities Of the
States aud Territories TO make con.
tribulions Of specimens of minerals.
inrm products, manufactured, work
OF art. etc. to be placed on pcrma
nent exhibition, free ot charge. The
object oiihc buroau is to foster and
encourage immigration in all the
States and Territories desiring it.
Such M exhibition OF the pro-
duets of Arkansas, where they can
constantly be seen by those dcslr.
ing homes in the South, it is be
lievcd, will be Of fIncalculablc bcne.
fit 10 our State, beng the most ei.
iecti,c wny oi advertising our re.
sources, Ms WAS demonstrated by tho
display oi Arkansas products at the
Centennial Exhibition ui 1875.
That Arkansas may have per
manent display OF her varied pro
ducts ON exhibition at this place, |
Gull upon the farmers, manuiactur-
crs, miners, mechanics, merchants
and business men generally, Of the
State, to forward TO me at Litlg
Rock or TO Gen. j. + Pagan, Sec.
retary Of the State Fair \ ssociation,
specimens of minerals, farm pro.
uucts of all kinds, manufactures
etc, first TO bo exhibited at the
State Fair, which begins on III,
22nd of October, and then to be
forwarded to Philadelphia. it /,
d sired to load, at once, one car
with these articles, Immediately on
the close OF the far, free iranspor
tation for which has already been
| lproilercd by The st. Louis Iron
Mountain and Southern railway n.
far as st. Louis. The same compa
ny, through Hon. Thomas Essex
Land Commissioner, proposes tC
transport free all articles forward
cd to tins Office, or to Gen. Fagan,
for the purposes herein indicated
With the display of Arkansas
products NV being made ai the
st. Louis Exposition and FAIR by
the st. Louis, Iron Mountaln 4
southern and the Little Rock and
Fort Smith railways, I; = togeth,
or with onr own State Fair, much
will be accomplished toward max.
ing known the advantages possessed
by Arkansas for the immigrant and
the Investment OF capital in manu-,
lacturlng, farming and other indus
trial pursuits. A permanent Expo
sition at Philadelphia, however,
where parties in ques, o! new homes
can a. all times see for themselvo.
the many varied advantages offered
by our State. il is thought, will add
greatly TO this work. Will th,
people ot Arkansas assist this en-.
terpsise ? The cost to them will be
nothing.
Put up each article securely, leave
with the railroad agent at any OF the
stations, and direct either to the
Commissioner OF State Lands, or "a
Gen. J. +. Pagan, Secretary of the
State Fair Association, Little Rock
marked for permanent exhibition,
Each article should be marked with
the name OF the donor, whero grown
where from, where mangiactured
etc, etc.
The newspapers of tho State will
confer a favor by Publishing Til.
circular and calliog attention there
10. The time being very short be-
tween this and the Fair, a srea,
service may be rendered the State
BY them in urging "peoplc to ac-
ton AZ once.
Which will b1 SSt,?
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