Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-05-13
IMMIGRATION WORK.


of pamphlets which are pouring in. The adj
vertisements inserted in the Newspaper Union
are bringing responses from all over the
country. Though tho advertising has only
lust begun, hundreds of letters per day are
arriving all asking for more information.
It is already demonstrated that Minnesota
only needs to advertise to secure greater
influx of population than any State in the
Union!
That the public might learn little some
thing of the work which the pittance of
$4,000 is accomplishing, Major Bonds con-
sent was obtained to copy some of the re-
sponses. Tire following were accordingly
selected haphazard:
New YORK, April 10, 1878.-S1R: Having
read your advertisement, in which I became
deeply interested, I pray you to send me fur
Their particulars about the State you represent,
as have no liking for the city any more.
There are from three to four of us who wish
to immigrate West. Yours truly,
A. E. BLISS.
BRIDGEPORT, April &c. '7S.-S1R Please send
to my address one of your pamphlets in regard
to the State of Minnesota. Not only myself
but many others in this city contemplate
the information possible before deciding which
place is the most suitable for
Yours, &c., ISAAC w. NELSON,
Bridgeport, Conn.
NORTH READING, Mass, April Is, 1878.-Your
kind offer was duly and gratefully received. I
should be happy to have such information as
the forthcoming new pamphlet may give. l
will also, at your suggestion, add few names
of parties who arc interested in this matter,
and who will make good use of the same.
Here follows a list of - names.
Yours truly, GEORGE ODER,
North Reading, Mass.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, May e. 1878.-Seeing refer
cnce made to some Of your immigration
pamphlets by one Of our morning papers,
would be pleased to receive copy. Between
Minnesota and Kansas can hardly choose.
Truly yours CHAs. A. GIVEN,
344 Liberty street, Pittsburgh, Pa.
TEcumsEH, Mich, May 6, 1s7s.-1t is my
present purpose to visit Minnesota in month
or SO, with view to locating.
should like to know from you in what parts
of the State there desirable government
lands, and on what conditions available.
I should like to settle as the southeast
corner Of the State as possible Yours sincerely,
II. K. WILLARD.
AUSTIN, Mimi, April Is, 1S78.-Please send
me one-half dozen Immigration Pamphlets"
which wish to mail to friends in Vermont and
New Hampshire.
A similar document turned my attention and
steps to Minnesota some ten years since. Yours
truly, L. r. CAMPBELL, Austin, MINI.
WARREN, 10 Daviess Co., ILL.,, April 10, 1885,
Ii the railroads running north and west of Chi
cago would inaugurate plan of giving excur-
sions semi-monthly and selling round trip
tickets, " similar to the railroads to Kansas and
Nebraska, they would increase emigration five
fold to the Northwest from this section of the
country. l lnclose a bill of the Atchison To-
peka u Santa Fe railroad, which speaks for it.
self. There has been q large emigration to
Kansas from here this spring. and mainly IN
duced by very low rates of fare and freights
Please send me pamphlets of the government
and railroad lands of Minnesota, and oblige
Also, try and interest the railroads to give ex-
cursion rates. Respectfully yours, A. l.. BRINK.
BLACK RIVER FALLS, Wis, May 9th, 1851
would like some information that would be of
service to me in selecting a permanent home
am practical miller, with some means, and
want to find good agricultural section, in
which to start small grist mill. The pamph-
let compiled by Mr.. Bond would be very ac-
ceptable. Yours Respectfully,
JOHN G.. HEAroN.
P1rTsBURG, May 3.-Please to send me what
information you can about government land in
Minnesota, as myself and a few friends are
about to start for the West in short time to
settle on government land. Yours respectfully,
THOMAS LoNERGAN.
ALLESrowS, Pa, April II, 187S.-Please
send me one half-dozen Of your pamphlets of
eighty pages which you have advertised in the
different newspapers. I want one for myself,
and the rest for parties that are going West to
aettle. Yours, ETC., F. 3. FoaEL,
Allentown, Pa.
ELa1N, ILL.,, May 6, 1878,-Please send to my
address pamphlet and map of your beautiful
country, as there a large number of farmers
wishing to go to country. Send full
particulars, and oblige
H. l. TOWNSEND Elgin, Ill.
PINE ISLAND, Goodhue Co., MIMI, April %
1S70.-If you will send pamphlet on immi-
grafton to Miss Mary s. O., at Hastings on
Hudson, N. Y, it will be read by large and
influential circle of friends. Miss c. owns
land in Minnesota. Also, please send a COPY to
me, and after perusing it I will send it to a
Mansfield. He thinks some of settling in Min
nesota. Yours, &c, r. r. GoUDY
Rector of Grace Church, Pine Island.
GRAPELAND, MIMI, May IL see that you
have the distribution Of a pamphlet setting
forth the advantages Of Minnesota as an aeri-
cultural State, and its resources generally.
Now, while living in Wisconsin, about 20 wears
ago, by chance l received the history of Min
nesota, written by J. Wesley Bond. BY read
ing it caught the Minnesota fever. The re-
suit was, sold my little hard clay farm of 80
acres, u Years ago, and purchased 334 acres in
Blue Earth county, OF as fine land as the sun
ever shone upon, and had a little means left to
begin with. BY coming to Minnesota, have
been enabled to educate my boys and start
them in life, which I could never have done
had stuck to my little farm in Wisconsin.
we taken deep interest in Nit esota since,
coming to the State. have some friends in
Wisconsin that l wish you to send your docu-
ments to. (Here follows large list of Names
Also please send copy Of your pamphlet to
me. Yours truly, M. L. LocKERBY, P. NJ.
MUsKoDA, Minnesota, April Is, 1873
l have read your able article and would like
about dozen copies of your pamphlet, to send
to my friends in the East. l have lately come
to this country to open up large farm 81
with the country that 1 would like others to
know what it really is. Yours very truly.
J. H. SwAYNE.
MAY 4, 1871 have received a copy Of
pamphlet written by yourself-an immigration
document. Please send me twenty-five comics
and l will distribute them to advantage, as the
demand for them is great as almost every per-
son contemplates going West from here. Very
respectfully yours EDMUND NULL.
NoRTHF1ELD, Mimi, May 5, 1878.-Please
send me four of your pamphlets on the new
Northwest, as wish to send them to some
families in Ohio, who are coming West. and
oblige yours truly, s. S. Stokes.
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