The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-08-17
INVITING MORE SETTLERS.
Real Estate Men RejOica at Develop
ment and Welcome Immigrants.

Stratton, Somerindyke & L.vermore John
L. Aver, Hill e. Whittingtoss, Harry White
d Co., J. w. Swezea, George NJ. Van
Doren, Charles r. Meyers, Carraler &
Meacham, John f. Rice, E8helman, Lew
ellyn & Co., Fred E. Sander, the German
American Investment Company, George
w. Yancey, d. A. Mckenzie g. Co., Gould
& Whitworth, Llewellyn. Ward & Hardin,
w. T. Clark, Oscar J. Treen, d. II. Gill
man. L. III. Griffith Realty and Banking
Company, Crawford & CorIover and Ed
ward BIewett. After general discussion
on the matters of special i:iterest to the
state, the county and the cify, the follow
ing resolutions were adopted:
We, as property holders interested in the well
fare and prosperity and advance meut of the city
OF Seattle and state of Washington, believe the
time has now come for us to Cooperate in proper
advertisement, development ana up-building OF
our city and county ana state.
WHEREAS, Tho rapid complexion Of the Great
Northern, with its numerous branches through
out the state, with Seattle its serminus, Is al
ready assured, AZ also the prospacts OF the early
completion OF the Union Pacific and Southern
Pacific to their Puget sound terminals: the
further extension of the Canat Pacific and
Northern Pacific railways already here, the
building of which railways and extensions will
open up to settle ment the rich valleys Of the Pu.
get sound basin aud Western ana Eastern Wash
ington; the building OF the RAILROAD to the Monte
Cristo and other mining districts, which costs
$l,5O0000, fully establishing the greatness OF the
mines OF Western Washington: the building OF
cities and villages along lines al ready construct
ed are In rapid progress uiriIs the assistance
OF our surplus labor from all SECTIONS;
WHEREAS. the building OF railways opens up
new markets for our coal supplies, necessitating
the opening OF new beds, which assures the en-
ni0Vmant NJ ~
laborers; the development of the gold and
silver mines Of Washington is interesting the
mining interests Of the country the gold. silver
and lead bricks being commodity OF
our commerce; the recent manufacturing
experiments in sarthenware and pottery
from the large beds of pottery clay
which exists in different localities
OF King aud Whatcom counties, assures the
early establishment OF extensive manufactures
in the production OF earthenwsye, the samples
of which are equal to the best Worcester or Bo-
hemian ware; also the recent exhibits OF glass
duced;
WHEREAS, the manufacturing OF lumber,
shingles, etc, is rapidly increasing. through the
opening up and establishing or new foreign
markets, the increased demand from the build.
ing of cities along the railways, lends great as
sistance, brings large returns Ia money, 80 per
cent OF which 10 distributed in labor. We note
with pride the advance taken in the use of
our fir timber in the building OF ships and
railway cals; the extensive growth OF the
hop, fruit and numerous products OF cereals,
industries employing profitable agricultural Ia
Dor; az also the rapid progress as3d utilizing OF
our iron and other native prodlcts in manu-.
featuring. The whole world II our market
With the assistance of recently established
Oriental steamship lines our large commercial
houses and our Chinese merchaHss are opening
up large avenues of trade with China and Japan
and other countries. Our Jumper merchants
are exporting spars to Norway. Our Goals find
ready markets in California. Oregon and
Eastern Washington. The demand for
our different products is RAPIDLY increas-
ing. Our fruits, which grew In abun-
dance, have found and established markets in
New York, Chicago and other Eastern cities.
We note with pride the development OF our
fisheries, the shipping OF ice-pacged salmon to
the East. As an item of our greatness We can
only cite the remark of James J. Gill, president
OF the Great Northern railroad, in his speech be-
lore the Chamber Of Commerce liz. Seattle, when
he stated that the tonnage standing on the
ground in timber alone in Washington il equal
to the tonnage of agricultural products in the
states of Iowa and Minnesota for the next fifty
years.
WHEREAS, We have in view thu early compile
ton of the Lake Washington snip canal, the
building OF the Port Orchard navy yards and
dry DOCKS the development OF TIE water power
900 horse power by electricity. supplying the
manufactures and railroads with power and
light throughout the entire county; the state
improvement OF all our rivers ard harbors, the
paving OF sixty to eighty miles of our streets the
cutting away OF Denny hill and filling in Of the
water front, the building OF more extensive
water works, extension OF sewers and other ex.
tensive Improvements.
WHEREAS, The present population IL well
employed, we invite the immig rstion of home
seekers from the overcrowded East We invite
farmers, capitalists. manufactures, mechanics,
with their capital, experience ana energy to as
sist in the development OF our uHaxcelled raw
materials aud our unoccupied latfis and other
avenues of commerce and enterprise. We
recommend that our citizens throughout the
city aud state lend q helping ha:Id that they
may develop and improve their homes. We
recommend that our county commissioners
engage actively In the improvement and ex-
tension of our county roads; that our city coun-
Gil adopt Immediate plans for tlEp replacing of
decayed and wooden walks with concrete work;
that they take immediate steps IN paving our
streets with permanent and substantial material
of home production. We recomlaend that our
merchants further extend our Commercial rela-
tions throughout the state, especially on the
new railroad lines now building, and with the
rapidly growing cities of Washington. We
recommend that our bankers lend conservative
assistance to the newly develosing sections
throughout the state.
We congratulate Everett and snf:homish upon
the Establishment and success III operation in
their county of nail manufactures. paper mills,
barge works and snelters. We congratulate
Port Blaseley upon ner ship yEsds- We con-
graduate kirkland, suburb of seattle, upon
the establishment OF her WOODEN r5ils and her
iron smeiters and wooden Ware works. West
Seattle on her Touring mill We congratulate
Elleusburg and Yakima upon tae establish
ment of her irrgatng bitches. thus opening to
cultivation so go acres of land Ne congratu-
late Spok ane upon the establishment of Touring
mills and snelters, and other n.smerous local
factories. We congratulate wal:a waiIa upon
the development of her agricultural
resources. We congratulate Fort Towns
end upon her shipping !: and ex-
ten.iye commerce We congratulate Port An
geles upon her developments OF her hasbor aud
country We congratulate Blaine =.pon her five
shingle mills. We congratulate Wenatchee
upon her water power, aud all sections OF the
state in their efforts 10 establish tse rapidly de-
yslooing industries OF Washington. We con-
cratulsts Tacoma. our sister c.ty.@upon the en-
terprise and stiek-to-!tiveness OF her citizens
We wish them we'll We belieyethe time has
now come when Seattle and the s,#te of Wash
iug.on can safely welcome l,t0o, 80 additional
population. The equable climate aai bouutiful
supplies of nature will supper. ant enrich them.
Arranging for Native Sons Banquet.
The committee appointed By the Native
Sons of California to Arrange for the
banquet to he given on September Q. in
celebration of the admission OF California
ny fao -. a..