The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-04-20
sxArTLK. sATUaDAr. ARM go
rnyIous or Our PROSPERITY.

The Mandan fionse4 has the ioiio.-
Ing to say regarding Washington Ter
itory:
a large number Of wholly dislnserested
rers0ns assure nsthAt tbs outlook In Wash
ington Territory II anything hat good for
the seftIers that are pouring in. In the
Wateffon tosrfer Nezs We read the follow.
Ing:
&C. 4. Daniels, who n representing the
WATERFOWL Fire Insurance Company 10
Warrington Territory. writes Col Fahue.
stock that there Il great influx Of people
into that section; that large number arc
enable 10 get work. aud that many are
herring on the streets Of Tacoma for
bread. There are many ether reports TO
thc same effect, hence Washington Terri
tory doe2 NOT seem very desirable place
70 20 jnat now"
This Il sss commentary on the enor-
NOUS immigration that Is going 10 the far
West. There Ia every reason 20 believe
dat the reaction must come speedily. and
then Dakota viii get the immigration that
shc II entitled 10.
The above would certainly be sad
commentary. II IL were true. Ar-
parently, The only reason for publish
ing such stuff II that Dakotans, after
having seen thousands OF immigrants
pour into their territory for some
years past. cannot reconcile them
selves TO the truth that there are faireF
lands farther on. Consequently, they
do not see why people should care TO
pass their praifies BY. However, bun
dreds continue TO pass through daily,
and in order 10 interrupt the fiew and
induce some OF the new arrivals 10
stop of and go 10 raising wheat. tho
newspapers appear TO have started In
publis hing false reports abonf our ter
risoFy being oyercrowdsd and the
people suffering from hunger and
almost every other sort OF distress.
The influx has no doubt been large
during the last two years, bat the
greater part OF the new corners h=vc
found comfortable homes, have settled
down and are happy and coatented.
Many Of them have taken up farms in
the splendid agricultural districts OF
Eastern Washington. others crossed
the mountains and are lahcring in the
cities or hewing ont home in the
forests OF Western Washington. AS
yet there have been no signs
OF distress. and If times remain good,
and there is every indication that they
viii, there Is no likelihood of there
being any such sort of suffering as the
WATERFOWL Gbuisf Neas would lead It's
readers 10 believe.
There never was growing city in
which many idle men we're not 10 he
found In Minneapolis and Ss Paul
during their busiest and most prosper.
Gus years there were hundreds OF men
10 be found lettering in the streets,
and yet few reports went forth te the
eiIecs that starvation aud restitution
were staring immigrants ia the iaoe.
There viii always be- begging on the
streets, for prosperity sa town al
ways draws worthless characters to
the place, and they always find 4,
more profitable To play the professional
asndicant In cities that are growing
rather than in slow and sleepy eoni-
mnnlsiez.
As rule men have been able to
ind work In Seattle a. easily as In any
other city which Is daily receiving
additions 10 It's population. The fact
that men are hanging ahous street
corners is no indication. il has been
proved. that the labor mAgke; Is over.
stocked II Is not many months since
railroad contractors were calling Tor
men at good wages. and yet 81 thai
very time II was easy 10 fluid attractive
onrhstonss where FROM two O. twenty
Individuals were always 20 be found
dreaming of tature prosperity, but
rreferring 10 haSk in the epngcnlal
rays of the afternoon sun rather than
earn living by little honest Toll.
There are yet thousands al acres q
good farming land g. he had In FaSt,
ern Washington aud great dead OF
rich land in the sound country which
after clearing viii prove more psott.
able TO the acre than almost any other
land in the United States - long 81
this condition os affairs exists. limit
grants can come 10 Washington Ter.
ritory and feel sure that there wlll be
an opportunity of maintaining them.
selves. The spring intiax Invariably
means the temporary eFowdlng OF
sosne lines OF work in the cities, ha,
the demand qaiekiy comes up 70 the
supply and with the growth 81 trade
and the expansion OF the towns. new
opportunities are offered where
strangers naAy come ia and advantage
oasls locase.
II j. rather amusing Ia hear Dakota
people talk about taeir territory get,
ting the immigration she : entitled "a.
Since isss pertees stream - isnmi-
grants have been entering that serrs
tory aud settling sherv. and aerlns
the lass nine years her InerxAse IN
population, because q ghis snfsax. has
esen more than ihsi If all sAe ether
seven territories eusaeIresi. Am8 ali
THIS notwithstanding she fact sli&s she
territory i ppiis ap eA a ssssse sss.isss.
trs~shai q fszsaiEss To ~ an.
rfvlaslesd e1sssaes Is wenld apraAv
thai Dakota hsa haa sAesv shsn aks
share. ard immigration n Other rssA
SECTIONS iasiicstes sAan an sveasmss al
process i tAksng ptaee.
Washington tasyssosy II ssAsss
= vsry good plaee % - 4