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THE EMPIRE BUILDER TAX FREE BOND FUND
July 1, 1998
VIA EDGAR TRANSMISSION
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Judiciary Plaza
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: The Empire Builder Tax Free Bond Fund
Securities Act of 1933 Registration No. 2-86931 and
Investment Company Act of 1940 File No. 811-3907
Rule 497(j) Filing
Dear Sir or Madam:
This letter is being transmitted by means of electronic submission by The Empire
Builder Tax Free Bond Fund (the "Trust") pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Regulation S-T.
As Assistant Secretary of the Trust, I hereby certify that the Trust's
definitive Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, each dated June
26, 1998, which would have been filed by the Trust pursuant to Rule 497(c),
would not have differed from that contained in the Trust's most recent
Post-Effective Amendment on Form N-1A, filed pursuant to EDGAR on June 26, 1998.
If you have any questions regarding this filing, please do not hesitate to
contact the undersigned at (614) 470-8305.
Sincerely,
/s/ Matthew A. Constancio
Matthew Constancio
Assistant Secretary
The Empire Builder Tax Free Bond Fund
cc: Mr. John M. Loder, Esq. Ropes & Gray
