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Oregon State Immigration Commission, [Published Date: 1912]. Volume I (Band I) of Publications of the Oregon State Immigration Commission, German Department. Paper covers, 64 pp; 24 cm. Text in German. With tables and statistical data, including a directory of Oregon settlements over 200 inhabitants (1910 census-based), plus an extensive preface and detailed sections on geography, agriculture, industry, health, and taxation.
In good condition. Paper covers have ight bumping and creasing to edges and light overall scuffing, aging and soiling. Binding tight (staple bound). Pages lightly aged but otherwise unmarked. Not Ex-library. This German-language volume (Band 1 of the German Department) was part of an active effort by the Oregon State Immigration Commission to encourage German-speaking immigration, offering data to prospective settlers on land, economic opportunities, and living conditions. Contents include: Vorrede; Geographie, Boden und Klima des Staates Oregon; Regierungsland im Staate Oregon und das Verfahren der Aneignung desselben; Die Landwirtschaft in Oregon; Die ubrigen Zweige des Wirtschaftslebens in Oregon; Gesundheitliche Zustande in Oregon; Das Steuerwesen in Oregon.