02055cam a22003371 4500 9620564 830106s1878 mnub 000 0 eng 20260518134518.1 08009183 (DLC) 08009183 DLC CarP DLC n-us-mn F606 .M644 Minnesota. State Board of Immigration. Minnesota, the empire state of the new North-West, the commercial, manufacturing and geographical centre of the American continent. Published by the Board of Immigration for the State of Minnesota ... Secretary: John W. Bond. St. Paul, Minn., H.M. Smyth & Co., Printers, 1878. 88 p. front. (fold. map) 22 cm. text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier This 1878 pamphlet addresses itself to laboring and landless men, as well as to those of moderate means, who are seeking to escape the "tyrannies and thankless toil of the old world" and the overcrowded conditions and limited opportunities of regions in the eastern United States. It praises Minnesota's healthful climate and its network of railroads, its mineral resources, educational facilities, and demonstrated potential for agricultural production. There is specific information about the amount and location of public lands as well as the costs involved in homesteading. At the front of the book is a map of Minnesota townships and railroad routes. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Minnesota Economic conditions. Minnesota Description and travel. Bond, J. Wesley (John Wesley), 1825-1903. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gdc/lhbum.09183 View online content for this title. 7 cbc premver u ncip 19 y-gencatlg LCAP batch update 2025-06-02-04:00: LCAPM-644 gc/lhbum ammem pmpull c-GenColl F606 .M644 00020919668 Copy 1 PREM