Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-04-25
THE TOURISTS ARE COMING

In his recent visit to the Puget sound
country in the interest Of his road,
General Immigration Agent P. b.
Groat, of the Northern Pacific railroad,
is reported as follows with respect to
the tourist travel to this region for the
coming summer:
am looking for an immense influx Of
immigrants and tourists this summer, and
am preparing for 1t. | think that the
immigration to this state the coming
summer and fall will be fully satisfactory
to the people of Washington. We have
been receiving more inquiries at the land
department in st. Paul in regard to this
state during the past few months than we
have ever received before. 1t is not I'M
usual to answer as many as 800 letters per
day from intending settlers who are seek
ing information. These letters are from
the better class Of farming communities
In the Western and Central states. The
inquirers are composed mostly Of farmers
who are seeking locations for homes, and
are very desirable class OF people.
The tourist travel, which has been in
creasing from year to year, is going to be
excessively large the coming season.
Thousands OF foreigners will come from
Europe to the Worlds fair, and while
here vast number OF them will be sure
TO take the opportunity of visiting the
entire continent In addition to the
tourist travel from the East to the West,
Washington can count on large number
OF visitors from China, Japan and the
other Oriental countries. 1t is my opinion
that the steamship service now estab-
lished between the Orient and the Pacific
coast will be found inadequate to carry
the large influx OF visitors from Asia dur
ing the coming season.
We are doing all we can to promote
settlement to the belt of country trav-
ersed oy the Northern Pacific railroad.
We have just issued an edition Of 100000
copies of a very reliable publication in the
interest of immigration to the state Of
Washington. 1t is publication In the
shape Of a newspaper entitled Letters
from Washington Farmers" and contains
upwards Of 100 letters, written by farmers
in Washington and Northern Idaho, Civ
ing their practical experience in making
new homes In the Pacific Northwest.
The letters show that small acreages OF
timber land, when once cleared and put
under cultivation, furnish a good living
for family. The demand for the publi-
cation is so great that the first edition Of
100000 copies has already been exhausted,
and we intend to duplicate that number
with a similar edition in the near future.
We are also advertising in 400 news
papers in the states east OF the Rocky
mountains, and shall continue to do so
during the Worlds fair. Washington
will undoubtedly receive more notice dur
ing the coming season than ever before in
its history.
Three Of the letters published in the
bulletin referred to by Mr.. Groat were
written by farmers in Whatcom county,
and were subsequently published i'm
the HERALD. They SPEAK well for
the soil and possibilities of the county,
and are already producing good results
in securing correspondence, and
inquiries from eastern farmers who are
looking to Washington as their future
home. Not only Is the Northern Pa
cific, but also the Canadian Pacific,
whose terminus is on Bellingham Bay,
and Great Northern are in daily receipt
Of letters containing urgent inquiries
concerning the advantages of location
here. There can be little doubt Of the
fact that Of the many visitors who will
come to the Sound country q large per