The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-10-09
County aud City Official Press.
Monday, October 8, 1875
THE LABOR QUESTION.

We publish ia another ooluma letter
from subscriber which forebi J portrays
s,mc sthe ills incident 70 the farmers
lot IN that garden district If the mon
comprised ia the states Of Iowa. Ne
hraska kansas aud Minnesota. II Is
only one of many which are continually
coming "a our notice 10 regard Ia the
gr4sshopper rayages and other trials
HAT are affecting the people Of those
States Such grieyoas accounts may
have the effect To convince our o-~'=
farmers tia. their lot is re- ,..st Ia he
worst part Of -.eatIon after all.
The .lggest at once the practical
.oad ott Of the great difficulty that On.
yirors Us on this coast-that of ooolie
iabor Fer tins gigantic evil which is
more pernicious in the future peril
which IL poFtends than in Us present
effects, the only effective preventative
il encouragement to white immigration
Meuaro working IN the East for eli aud
board per month. and for all that there
are hosts Of working men and women
out Of employment and upon the verge
OF starvation Ii some OF those poor
people could get out here, they would
be glad TO receive the wages paid here
10 Cinnamon
GA this coast the field for labor is
81 great that demand Is practically
ahead Of supply Wage nre relatively
very high. aud It is desirable that they
should continue 50 Good wages for
labor means prosperity, health. intclI,
genco and permanence IN the State
Nevertheless there are certain works
hat will bear only a certain fixed rate
II wages. beyond which they will not
pay any return on the outlay This
kind uf work must be- done within the
limit, ur remain nudone On the wave
Of this necessity the Cinnamon creep
into employment IN rapidly increasing
numbers, There arc So many demands
for men Il intelligence, skill and trus,i-
ness. So much rich land inviting set
tiers. aud 50 much advance in business
,n this Territory, that good white men
are not always ia be found here ready
to take such positions at the bottom
round of the ladder even with the
prospect OF rapidly coming up The
preferahlencss OF settling up The Terri
ritory almost exclusively with homoge
nous citizens Is felt by all our people.
aud disposition Is manifested to secure
such in all eases at the highest rates
which the exigcucies OF business and
the public good will admit
We doubt whether an addition of
scores If thousands 10 oar population
within the next few years would mate
rally affect the wages # white men,
on account of the breadth of our Terri
torial area and slarscness of popula
ton. but If such ala accession could be
effected. II would l,e blessing alike 20
the Territory and to the corners. In
this Territory where the cost of living
Is 50 low the rate Of wages received is
noi the tombstone Of suecesS, So much
- the financial skill aud thrift Of the
laborer II is possible even for the
poores, paid woFkmen IN this country
by economy and prudence without
meanness. Ia save IN short time
enough 10 assist him afterwards to
make a better living. Suciety is a slid
ing scsle-a ladder in which there is
no round SO low bnt that IT has n cor
rcsponding one as higl. 10 which. in
This free country any active man has
al equal chance 10 rlsc.