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pushing its way in that direction. With our extensive tracts of magnificent 

 hard-wood timber, our pine lumber and salt industries already well developed, 

 to which will soon be added our expected oil find, Manistee county looks for- 

 ward with cheerful heart to a promising future. 



With a climate equalized by the waters of Lake Michigan, a protection 

 against untimely frosts afforded by numerous inland lakes and ponds, a soil 

 varying from pure sand to unmixed clay, our county offers to men of enter- 

 prise and some capital chances that are of the best. 



Our transportation facilities by lake and rail are also good. 



Land can be bought on very reasonable terms, at fair prices, and induce- 

 ments are held out for all who come to remain with us. 



The annual reports sent to this branch are placed where it is thought they 

 will do the most good. They are appreciated highly by all who receive them. 



