Handbook of the United States of America; and guide to emigration giving the latest and most complete statistics of the government, army, navy etc. ... for the settler, the business man, the mer

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1883 Excerpt: ...new immigrants must aid in building a church edifice of some kind, as well as in supporting a pastor, and this, while still straitened in regard to their own means living. After a few years this will be easy, but meantime they cannot with safety dispense with the church or clergyman. If the clergyman has any spare money he will do well to buy some land, or at least to secure the title of it to himself; it may be very convenient by and by. In most instances the Home Missionary Societies, of the different denominations, in the East will grant aid to deserving churches and ministers, till the churches are able to stand alone. LAWYERS AND PHYSICIANS. Lawyers and physicians are plenty enough, but they fare rather better than clergymen. The lawyers find a great deal of business in the abundant litigation in the mining districts and in conveyancing, and most of them have an additional resource in politics, which sooner or later bring them into official positions. The physicians, beside their professional duties, are mostly either chemists, metallurgists, or botanists, and find employment which is profitable, either in connection with some of the mining, assaying or smelting companies, or in a professor's chair. ENGINEERS AND ARTISTS. Engineers are sure of constant employment, whether mining or ciril «ngineers, if they understand their business. Artists generally come as visitors, not immigrants, but are often employed by the wealthy mine owners very profitably. OPERATVES AND EMPLOYES IN FACTORIES, ETC. Employe's and operatives in manufactories may find employment in soms kinds of manufacture in the States nearest the Mississippi, for there is a large amount of manufacturing in Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, and Kansas, and manufactures are increasing in...