The Osceola times., 1888-02-18

In a matter OF such vital impr-
tance to our entire county, our peo-
pie cannot afford to be behind or
Indifferent ia this matter.
A State Bureau of Immigration
has been organized, with some OF the
leading citizens Of the state as its
officers, to induce immigration with.
in our borders, to assist in develop
ing the rich and varied resources of
our state, by united, earnest and
systematic advertisement of the ad-
vantages and Inducements which is
here to be found in our climate, soil,
timber, minerals, etc.
In order to meet the inquiries of
those seeking new homes, it is first
necessary to organize County Imni-
grafton Bureaus throughout the state,
whose duty it will be to compile
maps of their respective counties,
gather statistics, showing the amount
Of improved and unimproved lands
within the boundary lines of each
county; the character and quantity
of timber, produce raised, minerals,
soils, and all other aAcesssry infor-
nation concerning the several coun.
tics, and transmit such information
to the State Bureau; to show need.
ful attention to all seeking locations
with the view Of settling, or making
purchases.
For this purpose, "the sum Of
$5O,OOO shall be raised, by subscrip-
rion, in the various counties Of the
State, each county to furnish its por-
tion of such sum, according to its
taxable values, as compared with the
other counties of the State, based
upon a schedule prepared by the
Secretary Of the Bureau, and trans.
nitted to each member thereof"
"The sum to be raised by Missis-
slppi county, thus ascertained, under
the ninth resolution, as shown by the
records in the auditors office, is
$459,S9."
"Onc third of this amount is to
be transmitted to the State Bureau,
t : be expended by it III advertising
the advantages of the State at large
and paying the expenses of the Sec
retarys Office and its employees, and
the other two-thirds to be retained
by the County Bureau to be expend-
ed in advertising their own counties.
1t is hoped the people of Missis-
sippi county will realize at once the
Importance of this move, and the
necessity for promp: and energetic
response to this call. The paltry
and insignificant outlay, if equally
sustained hy the voters and tax-pay-
ers, will scarcely be felt, and like
q" bread cast upon the waters" will
soon return with ten fold interest in
the way Of increased population, in
added wealth by the cultivation OF
our now idle and waste lands, the
clearing Of our dense forests and
converting the now useless timber
into valuable and marketable build.
ing material.
The world IS mosing, and Arkan-
sas with it-well up in the front
ranks, and we of Mississippi county
must more with it. We can't af.
ford to get left. II we read the signs
correctly, it is only a question OF
time, and a very short time at that,
when our entire river front will be
protected from overAows, then every
acre of our rich bottsm land will be
susceptible to cultivation; and with
an INCREASING population which in
variably demand improved appli-
ances and transportation facilities,
which 10y reason Of the knowledge
conveyed by advertising the adsaJ-
tages of our fruitful soiI aud genial
climate, the iaad will be made to
blossom as the rose, and peace and
plenty will overflow the land, instead
OF the Mississippi river.
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