The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-22

Prospective Immigrants Much Pleased
With whafcosn County

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whstcxsn. Feb. 1.-Specsai,-Jer-y
Netsrer. attorney az the Eaprerswyil
Colony Company. returned Sunday from
the Esss. where he has been In consul
tation wish Rev. Father Kiswiter and
Others con-eeted with the colony move
uent. which no~ bids fair 20 reach
large proportions and prove cf very great
benefit 70 whatco-n county. Mr. Net
srer SAYS that IN ard ahou, she cities %
Duluth. Minneapolis. St Paai, Miiwau-
kee ard Chicago there are many hun
crSss % Poles ard Swiss vito are dis
satisfied for various reasons. princiHat-
~ climatic. Wits their present surround
tngs. and are anxious 20 change their
location. Strong efforts are being made
to cc,onize them sn Tennessee and Mis-
issippi. and this is the principal insSu-
eace that the leaders OF the Rsppers-
wyii colony novemeu. here have 20 COM
bat. That is largely ceanterbaianced.
however. by the great personal influ-
ence Of Rev. Father Klzwiter. who Is
said 10 be n man OF national reputation
In Poland. and ore whom Poles general
ly regard with the utmost confidence ard
respect. He Is at the head OF the move
ment To establish large colony on the
south fork of the NookSack river In this
county at the place now called Acme
The colony is TO be called Rapperswyil.
In honor of the town and colony OF Rap
perschwyi on the southeastern border OF
the canton OF Zurich. In Switzerland. cs-
tablished upon invitation of the liberty
loving Swiss after the ruthless dlsmem-
berment OF Poland by Russia. Prussia
and Austria. ard when the persistent
persecution of the conqasrorS drove
many thousand Poles to seek new homes
In other countries The Swiss colony
fiourished. town or considerable ins-
portance sprang up schools and church.
es Were established and the place Is now
said to be one OF the richest and most
substantial OF Its size in all Switxer-
land
Peter Zobrist. the secretary of the col
oiy company in this country. is Swiss
and he expects that in course of time
good many Swiss people will join the
Acme colony. The company has about
1900 acres bonded on the south fork.
and In addition has option on q large
amount of fine land on the north fork
ard In the vicinity Of Lake Terrell. The
price of the land is very low, and the
terms Of payment easy. No land Is sold
TO any person except upon satisfactory
evidence OF ahiiity to paw for 1t. and no
person is encouraged to purchase un-
less he has sufficient means 10 make
necessary improvements and live COM
fortably until some income can be de-
rived from the sale OF timber, stock
and products OF the soil.
The four men mentioned In the Post
Intelligencsr Sunday as a. committee
sent out 10 examine the land In the in
terest of prospective coIonists, represent
about fifty Polish families In or near
Duluth. They we're so well satisfied
with the situation at Acme that they
did not care to look at other lands, and
three OF them are now on their way
back to Minnesota TO report favorabIy
and get their families. having already
selected lands for themselves and some
others whom they represent. The other
member OF the committee decided that
1t would not be necessary for him to
return. and he has already secured his
land and gone TO work. Father KIa-
witer will be In Chicago In a week or
two. and win 7ot return here for about
two months