, 1874-08-13
gu9et Sound Disvatell.


/, CHEAP JOHN ADVERTISING Some en-
terprising nincompoop has got out a
circular setting forth the advantages of
Seattle, to which he has attached the
names of number of business firms
and individuals, who thus get the ad-
vantage of a questionable publicity of
their business. The thing. is in the
style of school-boy composition, with
the characteristics of patent medicine
advertisement, calculated to give'an in.
telligent stranger ths impression that it
Is the weak invention of some village
smarty to promote the sale of lots in a
wlld-cat town site, and that Seattle is
another Eden of the Martin Chuzzlewit
description; such thing as any intelli-
gent citizen of Seattle would feel in,
suited and ashamed to see displayed
Spon the walls or the tables of any pub
lie place outside of. our own immediate
neighborhood, where it can neither do
good or harm. The day for such shall
low devices has long since passed, and
can no longer have any other effect than
to bring under suspicion and contempt
the object they are intended to promote.
The design was undoubtedly good and
well conceived, but the manner OF its
execution is most unfortunate. With
far greater ability employed to do sim
liar work, Mr.. Jay Cooke did our Terri
tory incalculabIe damage and utterly
ruined the credit of his project in the
money circles Of the world, by the full
some and high wrought descriptions of
the country and it's resources, which in
style were modelled after the advertise-
ments of Barnum's world-renowned
humbugs. and were judged by the same
comparisons. There is no doubt that
authentic and properly endorsed state
ments of the resources and statistics of
the country, with general descriptions
of the conditions Of the same, would
have good effect in attracting the at
tenflon of emigrants and capitalists,
where fash hand-bill or circular, ap-
pended to the business card of land
agents, two per cent. bankers, lawyers
and store-keepers. would only suggest
the caution, "Look out for sharpGfsr'
Population, capital and intelligent
enterprise are what is now needed to
develope and utilize the unparalleled re-
sources by which we are surrounded
and secure to Seattle prosperous and
splendid future. These are not to be
acquired by fashy circulars and cheap
advertising dodges in inveigling people
here, but by offering inducements to at
tract immigration and capital, and,
above all, by pursuing a generous and
liberal policy towards new comers, in
stead of that exclusive and repulsive
bearing which treats late arrivals as in-
terlopers, who have no rights here bat
by the liberation of old settlers. 1t is
well known that much population, bust
ness and capital has been. turned away
from Seattle by such inhospitable spirit.
Arother great incentive to immigration
would be an exhibition of public spirit
In our citizens. If our wealthy men,
instead Of holding on TO their unoccu-
pied nand, loaning their money at two
per cent. mouth, and opposing all
taxes for public improvements, would
use their means for promoting general
prosperity, the increase of wealth and
population would more than reimburse
their outlay. 1t is selfisAness and
folly to send out circulars for the pur-
pose of inviting population here unless
we are prepared to offer them some in.
ducements to remain here when they
come, beyond the contingency of falling
into the hands of land sharks and mo.
ney shavers, and after they are stripped
of all they bring with them, to be taunt.
ed with the fact that they are only new
corners, and told to dig clans.