The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-24
TO BRING SETTLERS.
State immigration Bureau to
Be Opened in Chicago.
IT WILL PROMOTE INVESTMENT.
Chamber OF Commerce Pledges Support
to Secretary Price and Agent
Anderson's Plans.

Washington will establish q creditable
state immigration bureau at Chicago, IL
the lead taken By the Seattle Chamber Of
Commerce trustees yesterday is followed
by the other chambers in the state. Al
fred Anderson. state imm. grafton agent,
was present, and addressed the meeting.
and a letter favoring the project was sub
mitted from J. II. Price. secretary Of
state. II is estimated that the cost OF me
bureau per year viii be $500. OF which
Seattle is expected TO contribute 800. The
proposition brought out much favorable
comment, and the following resolution was
adopted:
Whereas. We have examined into he
plans and purposes of the state bureau of
immigration, as presented by Mr.. Alfred
Anderson. immigration agent for the STATE
of Washington: therefore. be i
Resolved BY the Chamber of Com
merce of Seattle, that the plan Of estao-
fishing headquarters at Chicago for dis
seminating information about the state
OF Washington and directing as far as
possible a share OF the western-bound i'm
migration, meets with our unqualified ap-
prevail We respectfully recommend that
the citizens OF Seattle assist this under
taking on the part of our state officials
by contributing portion of the sum ,;ec-
essary to maintain this desirable work n
Chicago"
The letter from Mr. Price. which is d.
rected to Mr.. Anderson, says:
There can be no question that the state
will receive immense benefits through its
Eastern representative, II proper prov.s-
ion IL made for the maintenance of the
Office. II is to be regretted that our last
legislature did not appropriate the re-
quired amount. As II is impossible for the
~ b. al
able for your Office, and realizing as / do
the great advantages to be derived from
the continuance and proper maintenance
thereof. your suggestion in regard 10 Sc
curing the cooperation OF the different
commercial bodies seems to me a good
one. You are, therefore, authorized to
bring the mEter before them, and shall
do all in my power to assist you in the
good work.
However. as all portions OF the state
will be benefited by the immigratio and
capital which / have no doubt you will be
instrumental in directing to the state OF
Washington II occurs TO me that every
section OF the state would be willing TO
contribute its pro rata OF the total amount
required. You can. no doubt, from your
great familiarity with all portions of our
state and their respective requirements ar
range your schedule so that the amounts
subscribed will be equable to the bene-.
fits TO be derived therefrom.''
Chicago the Great Center.
Mr. Anderson's report to the secretary
OF state, a copy OF which is now on file
in the Chamber of Commerce, states that
the selection Of Chicago as a location for
the Office would be a wise move. Chicago
says Mr. Anderson, Is recognized as the
center for the entire western
half OF the United States. All large con-
Germs interested In the development of the
West and South have agencies in that
city. and the lands sold through them
amount annually TO thousands of acres.
one individual bureau. representing
Southern state, having sold nearly 1900
acres during 1894. The California agencies
have been wonderfully successful, and
New Mexico Arizona, Utah and other
states maint5fn fine offices and costly ex-
hibits. Even Wisconsin, with it's conser-
vative population of 1000 900, recognizes
the desirabllity OF inducing fmmigrat ton.
and having created the Office Of immigra-
ton commissioner. has appropriated a lib
eral amount of money for offices. Mr.. An
derson says:
After Desirable Immigrants.
"A large portion Of the desirable Euro
pean immigration now coming to this
is composed OF Norwegians.
Swedes and Germans. They are thrifty
and progressive people. and extraordinary
efforts are being made by agents and COM
representing nearly every
Southern and Western state 70 secure
them. 1t shall De my special endeavor to
place before these immigrants the advan-
tages of Washington. With this end in
view shall on my return to Chicago, i'm
proceed 10 New York and try
TO perfect some sort Of an agreement with
the different steamship lines by which we
can secure our proportion OF this immi-
grafton. My knowledge of the German
and Scandinavian languages will assist me
in this direction. and ! already
have assurances which lead me to antici-
pate very catering results"
The exhibition of resources and advan-
tages will not OF itself. Mr.. Anderson says.
bring about the objects for which the
bureau is created. Competition in secur-
ing Immigration is now great, and has re-
suited In the offering of special induce
ments to the people. In order to encour-
age the intending immigrant lands are of
fered az very favorable terms. the. pay
ments extending over a period OF from
seven to fifteen years. at low rate of in
terest. in many cases no payment except
interest being demanded until the third or
fourth year. This is a strong nducement
as some Of the immigrants are OF limited
means and must depend upon the land for
their subsistence.
should Bring Investors Also.
Referring to the establishment of the
Chicago agency. Mr.. Anderson says:
THE title of 'immigra ton agent des-
igrated by the la W creating the Chicago
agency. Is a misnomer, so far as the
duties OF the office are concerned. East
ern people realizing that the state OF
tTaS = haG ted ian
tative In Chicago naturally come TO the
conclusion that the officer viii. do all in
his power 10 further the interests OF The
state. whether such interests appertain
strictly 10 immigra ton or otherwise; in
fact they expect 10 use the Chicago
Office as a clearing house or medium Of
reference for everything Washington.
This IS especially applicable IN so far as
the development Of our mineral resources
is concerned But few Eastern people
realize the progress that Is now rcing on
IN our state IN asccrtaining what our
mineral resources really are. I met In
Chicago and old southern general who Is
agent for syndicate o. foreigners with
\ caD!tal 81. IS 00n 600 For the last TWEEN
tv-seyen wears he has confined himself
70 the seeking OF desirable inves.m ents
for his clients For a man OF his ex-
nerience he certainly showed the densest
ignorance. as far as this state Is con-
cerreS. by remarkinE that he had always
supposed that the territory Of Wash
fnEton contained TO mineral deposits OF
any v7lle. TIE people also expect 20 use
tNa Cnfrae1 ofire- IS n Intern diary In
other lines % investments made or 20
h>sna4e IN the STATE ~ Washington. and
VIII - certain extent place reliance
uro7 his assurances or recomn en3ations
ir regard thereto"
The whole Western country, Mt An