The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-25
A CHAT WITH MRS. HoUGHToN.
She Thinks Washington should Adver-
tise and Induce Immigration.

She Thinks Washington should Adver-
tise and Induce Immigration.
Mrs. Alice Houghton. who has been in
Chicago for a year In the interest Of the
state OF Washington, IL an ardent be-
lever In printers ink. and Is surprised
at tho apathy shown by King. xilurston
and other Washington counties in the
matter Of providing literature for the use
OF those who might become residents OF
the state
Mrs. Houghton said that the bureau
which she operated was located at 204
South Clark street. aud that 1t was wis.,
tied by about 400 persons per month.
Among her accomplishments was the in
ducing OF a syndicate Of Chicago and
New York capitalists to take hold of
Medical lake They will spend $4,000 and
At UP a sanatorium and hotel and will
bottle the water and condense the salts
and sell them in Europe and America. DR..
Thomas, an eminent divine OF Chicago.
has been induced to aid Mrs. Houghton
In colonization work to the extent of
raising a fund and loaning 1t TO certain
people coming to Washington for rpec-
lied time. or until they are able to repay
IL. Through DR.. Thomas fundamentally
Mrs. Houghten expects to interest other
churches In the same character OF work
Mrs. Houghton said the Northern Pacific
had been very liberal in supporting the
bureau. What she wanted now was
pamphlets, tablets and other printed mat
ter descriptive OF the different counties Of
Western Washington to use in the bureau
at Chicago. In addition to this she
wanted exhibits Of the natural products,
such as coal. minerals. and also man
ufactured products, such as blankets
made at Kirkland. or boots and shoes
made In Seattle. She also desired grasses
and grains. In short. she desired such
an array OF articles and products. na.i.rai
and manufactured. as would make a con-
siderable display, and such as would in
duce people 10 come TO the state. Cham
bers of Commerce and city councils can
send these articles to Chicago TO Mrs.
Houghton's address, and the railroads
will forward them even in car load lots
free OF charge. The railroads want to
Ill up the state with desirable class of
immigrants. They have promised to make
low rates to colonies and actual settlers
coming to the state.
Mrs. HouShton thinks that tfe time Is
now suspicious to induce fmrnigraaion.
After the pansc OF 1873 Kansas and Ne
b,'ssaxa proflted By the unrest TO advertise
t!,szr resources and the result was an i'm
mense Increase sn the population Wash
irgfon. tt she wiii only put forth the ef-
fort and let the rest OF the stases know
what the wonderful resources OF the state
are. viii fill with a class OF people who
Will be Of benefit to the state rYou say"
said Mrs. Houghton, that the taxes are
too high II YOU wish to tighten them
bring iu immigrants and they Will de-
yelop the country and take some of the
burden or taxation Off your shoulders"
Mrs Houghton has a baii pending before
she legislature TO appropriate $1,000 to
help maintain tho bureau for the next
two years No part OF this sum IS for
salary. as Mrs. Houghton offers her SER
vices free Of charge. The money VIII be
expended !n paying the operating ex-
YerlSes of the bureau.