The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-01


| Of inquiry received By officials. suek ]. &.
mayor and the postmaster. are frv,-s -
I IN the East and in Europe who ds~s-.
( formation a. 20 their prospects a. -
/ iug their condition" bY coming wsxs : =
/ falls 20 my lot 70 receive many surh -.
r1unicasions. ard I hope a few kins. :.
I the subject may be Of service.
Most o. these letters give no irsa~s,,-,.. VT
- to the means, experience, tastes a. ca. 8
biIities Of the writer. and I shall ss.,,r. |
that this reply IS 70 a man anywhe-s s-.~
[ q 20 IS. with or without q srusF fa,s;,~
with . 800 10 $1,000 capital. r,oss~,., ! 5.
strength aud ordinary common s@nxa e II
no particular occupation and viii sas... ~
which VIII adapt themselves 70 etrrau. | .
stances.
IL y not NY intention 20 20 very serrsv
into the opportunities Afforded hv q. "a.
branch Of business, bus I shall rathl.
attemps 20 show, on general prsncipge,
Why the opportunities are greater here fss.s y
n the oldeT-settled portions Of the rssb.
Iae one great advantage IS that tkers
plenty OF eveFything--in raw state.
Beyond that all depends uron the nsn
II he Is lacking IN individuality he "a
follow where others have gone and do a
they have done Il he IS entsrprisirg and
original he viii see opportunities SIN =
open. with more than fair chance Il =
gaining competency. The new eoansrv *
Of the West u not an Eldorzdn. ard "a
man gets any more there than he esrrs =
for himself either By hard WORK Or good u
judgment. g
The inquiries come mostly from n.n =
who don't know exactly what 90 %. IA
experienced man Is sure 10 do better ii ID
uew country like Puget sound. the sane y
IS any where else; Int there Is bet.sf ~
chance for . beginner than IN the olisy y
countries and the measure OF ais success
depends upon his grit, thrift, alertness and Fl
adaptabiiIty
One very important reason Ehy men -
succeed better in new countries than n -
those older Is that ne Is unsEzmmeElsd s.
the uuconventioaaiiEies 20 which he feels Il
bound to conform where his neighbors ds N
likewise. The West does not Afford con, II
forts TO the newcomer; be begins with ~
determination 20 practice seEf-denizI AID D
submit 20 economies OF which be would Be- -
ashamed IN the midst Of associates sho !
ara content 10 make the most CT Their -
means from year 70 year The amount q
money made in the West Is perhaps. 10
the average man not greater, bot hssits Il
thrift are encouraged by surroundings
and il does not take long TO Accumulate
surplus which soon becomes capital
Il L rot possible to advise those cuntsnr
plating emigration 10 Puget sound a. to -
what they shall do Many men have tried
their fortunes there and gone tack dissatis
Led They expected too muchs or they IS
were unwilling TO submit TO the harzshipS IA
Hundreds are making . comfortable living
upon i've, ten and twenty-afrs farms, rails
ing fruits and Vegetables. bat although that
needs very Ettss money, Is does need soma Is
experience and physical labor that Is srdE 4
Gus 20 . man unused 70 IT, A good ne
chanic finds no difficulty IN obtaining ~
employment There are thousands Of 4
acres Of the timber land, but that nesrest
lines Of transportation i occupied, and ~
newcomers must be content 20 20 farthG
IN and wait till the work Of clearing
reaches them. There IS no ROYAL road 70 n
wealth, nor Is there any difference IN
human nature. which : Just rs much en-
gagged In looking out after its OWE inferesu
here "a elsewhere.
In fact. 3 material reason why largs -
plumber OF men become independent m
fresh communities Is that those who striks n
out are men OF reader resource and more X
willing to take chances The contentsd,
methodical man settles dcKn to deliber-
atsiy follow a SET occupzEioa- Il Is the
restless. nervous. enterprising spirit which
induces Men 10 brave the Gisconsorfs q
new territory and carve oEs fortune rom
raw opportunities.
In places where the margin Of prohs1s =
narrowed By close competition one has 70
demonstrate Theoretically y hat one intends
70 prove practically, whereas in the ooun-
teousneSs OF the West one may prove prac-
tically what be intends deiucing theoret
icsIly. In other words, there being %
much material in the West. one can afon
70 waste in experimental practice xhaf N
the East would mean financial loss In
the East = man supplies demand; n tie
West be creates il.
One great advantage OF this phase Of
Western life IS It's Development Of seIf-rsii-
ance. 1t becomes the characteristic o.
neE states Is has become the national
characteristic Of the American, who has
been fpr hundred years tine pioneer %
fresh l.eIds OF enterprise. Why cannot
man n the East DO hEeWiSee may %
asked He can; he does: but che measurs
Of confidence required is greater whea
pftted against the comparatively few $40 D
possess exceptional Qualifications Mes
are successful in the East. men still naxs /
fortunes in Europe bat the pr0porti0rax
number 20 the entire mass Is inanitsly
less. and the necessity for preliminary cap \
ltal considerably greater
In the West the man who can ard VII
doanythlng can ind plenty Of anything
10 DO Not plenty Of everything: sons
occupations become oyercroxdec, bit the
best men in the crowd emerge from il and
do something else whore the competlrSon
Is less keen. Every msn does not sacceeds
OF course, there sre shiftlesS. helpless. =.
responsible men everywhere, who stand
idly 5y waiting for big chance 20 cone
along. while others are busy picking rp
every srI1e that vii help 20 sxel shsr
possessions
To man who wants 3 position win
salary secured for him before he reaches
Washington. this advise VIII be OF %
service. To the man who feels within him
self thss be coCld succeed If he had naors
room. IL means everything verT maay
men have arrived az the Puget sound
cities with very fex dollars and have SIC
ceeGed, bot 2 small nest egg Is 4 thins
2lways 70 be desired. because opportunities
are nos growing on trees along the SEA
shore, and II may need little tine %
ascertain which road to take.
Bat 10 matter whether a man comes
from an overcrowded city or an improves
Isaed farming district, II he viii bat bars
faith n his own yrD1 Qualities when -