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Iowa Immigration Board Urged to Promote Settlement
A House debate urges immediate passage of an immigration bill to create a seven member Iowa Board of Immigration led by the Governor. Advocates cite Missouri and Wisconsin as models, note the plan to publish pamphlets about Iowa resources, and argue agents in Europe and the eastern U.S. will attract steady settlers.
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