Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1883-02-22


migration than that of the presen
year.
WORKING CONDITION or THE OFFICE
The year 1882 closes with the worl
of the Office well organized upon tn,
basis of an established and clearly de
fined policy. Experience has indicat
ed the proper limits for its functions
and has shown what il should do and
what it should not attempt. To de
ternine the exact scope of it's duties,
in the absence of all precedents. has
required careful thought and conside.
ration, bat the conclusions reached
have been confirmed by results. They
form simple bat efficient policy of
action which avoids what is inpracti-
cable, imposes upon each settler the
use OF his individual Judgment, holds
the Office absolutely free from any sug-
Sestlon of completely with private or
local interests, and seeks TO make use
.ui IN the largest degree the work
which State may properly do in Civ
ing prominence to its advantages or
contributing to the information of ev-
cry man of every race who desires to
seek home within its territory.
The material already provided for
the work thus defined constitutes a
large magazine of facts and figures,
and the machinery for its use is in ex-
cellent running order. The routine
duties of the office can be done prompt
ly and cheaply.
n library has been gathered, com
posed mostly of government and off
cial documents, which contains much
the greater part OF whatever trusty in
formation is current and has been
printed concerning the development
and resources of Michigan, AMI it has
been carefully indeXed for reference.
The office is also in possession of sew
eral valuable maps.
The particulars which have been col.
lected during the year affecting both
the current growth of the several coun.
ties, have been SO arranged as to make
them Immediately available, and facil-
lties for answering large proportion
OF the questions asked by intending
settlers are always within reach. II is
III the accumulation of such facts, n.
preliminary TO their dissemination.
that much of the labor and usefulness
OF the office consists, and il is a labor
that requires constant and attentive
persistence. The newer portions of
the State, especially, are continually
assuming new features that il is i'm
portant to know, and the field of use
fui and legitinlate inquiry covers the
entire State.
There is n considerable amount OF
material for u revision OF the pamph-
let OH Michigan and lts Resources.
which would unquestionably add to it,
value, and which it has been the in
tention TO use in n third edition during
the coming spring.
OF the English pamphlet printed for
distribution, there are on hand and
subject to future demands about 4. coo
copies. Ii will be necessary to pro
vide for an additional supply, either
OF the present or of revised edition,
at AN early day, The stock of German
pamphlets contains about 500, and of
those in the Holland language there
Remain only 400 Early provision
should be made for n reprint in both
these languages, with such additions
and revisions as may be necessary.
The Office was never so we'll prepar-
ed for effective work as at the present
time, and reference to the statistics
given concerning the distribution of
some of its publications i'm the month
Of December will furnish some idea of
its field of operations.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Without an efficient cooperation OH
the part of others, the labors of this
Office woul1 have follan ,uu,h el,o., ~