, 1892-07-01
A WOMAN'S PLAN.
How She Interests Her Eastern
Friends in Olympia.

Letters and Papers Marked Hegu-
IarIy-A Novel Hut Effective
methOd--A Few Hints to the
wise.
ooh, l do wish the business men Of
Olympia and the women who have leisure
would take deeper interest in advertising
our city, among their friends in the East, ="
said an enthusiastic lady, who is evidently
faithful reader of THE TRIBUNE. "I
write letters to my friends in the East
telling them by all means to visit Olympia
when they come to this part of the country.
l also send a great many papers East, and
1 find these two methods have good effect.
People become interested at once and want
to know more about the place. think the
Olympia papers should be sent all over the
East by people now here. One friend wrote
and asked me why Olympia was not given
more prominence on the maps of Washing
ton that were sent broadcast all over the
country. She said she could hardly find
the place, while Tacoma was very promi-
nent. This, of course, has a wonderful
effect upon Eastern people, and we must
do all we can to draw attention to the
Capital City"
The suggestions of this lady offer an
easy solution to a difficult problem. AS
we all know the population of 0lympi is
largely made up of people with relatives
in the eastern and middle states who are
doubly anxious TO learn all they can about
! Olympia because somebody lives here in
whom they are interested AS a rule very
few people come here unless they have rel
atiYes or friends already established. The
writer knows of one instance in which one
man was instrumental in bringing about
twenty persons to this state within two
| years time, and they are now doing com
paratively well. None Of them had very
much capital to start with, but they had
push and energy and soon found some
thing to do. There is a general breaking
up among people who have lived in the
Mississippi valley states for years. Thev
are selling out and moving away. The
great state of Washington is the mecca
toward which many eyes are turned, and
people are selling everything they can to
get out here. Of course it may be urged
| consistently that we do not need popnla-
ton so much as we need capital. But it
must be remembered that an influx of pom
ulation always brings with it a certain pro
portion of capital-a proportion that is
ample compensation for the increase in
numbers.
One hundred persons with from $500 to
$1,000 each would do Olympia far more
good than one man worth 100000 simply
because the 100 persons would spend more
money in proportion to their possessions
than the one rich man, in an effort to gain
a foothold. The very necessity for effort
would result in the establishment of en-
terprises that would build up the town
rapidly. More houses would be put up and
a larger amount of money would be thrown
into circulation than if one or two persons
controlled the same amount of money.
The lady quoted in the foregoing has
suggested perfectly practicable plan for
/ spreading information about Olympia. In
the absence Of any special printed matter
The DAILY TRIBUNE would prove very in
teresting. People who have friends here
would be greatly pleased to get a daily
paper regularly. The special trade edition
of The TRIBUNE would be an invaluable
means of creating an interest IN Olympia
Arrangements can be made abont mailing
The EVENING TRIBUNE so that the person
sending them need not be troubled in the
least, after giving the order.
This arrangement is great deal like the
plan of keeping the streets clean by re-
quiring each man to sweep his own front
dooryard. Let each person do a little
blooming" on his own account and Olym-
pia will be well doomed before we know it.