The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-17
MANY NEW CITIZENS.
Frugal Colonists Coming From
the Eastern States.
The HOLLAND Panty ARRIVING.


Imnigranss OF an ersfn&nsiy Desirable
class ars cuzasrx Into the Puget Sound
country In great numbers most Of snsm
from the Dakosas. Minnesota, Wisconsin
and Michigan Eighteen weii-eo-do farm
ers arrived last eseufaw from GRAD Rap
s1Ss Mich. and viii take land on WILDLY
fsiand from the area held by the Holland
CoiOny Company near Oak harror. They
WIZ leave this morning for that place on
the steamer Idaho The new ccraerx were
n enarEe OF r. A. Workman. manager OF
the company. and one of the most assfd-
nous workers In his line in the United
States.
Mr.. Workman said that fin about
month shtrty-hvc families VIII come to
Join the colony from the Dakosas. and by
May about nifty more families will start
west Tor the same purpose from Miehi-
gan. Many OF them have already sold
tner farms and ssock, but are waiting
untu the advance guard. which arrived
last evening. can send hack q report Of
what the country II really like. Mr..
workman says that he expects Loo or
i.s1 families win Be In the colony before
the year ~ ended Many farmers In the
states mentioned, TO Mr.. werkman's per-
sonai knowledge. are only waiting for =
chance 20 sell out at 4 fair price and
come West. Most OF those who are al
ready here Will 50 into cairying and fruit
raising.
All Of the nsn who are joining the coll
ony are weii-to-do ana several OF the IN
disidual members can command from
Nuo TO 81. coo. while none have less than
E.sW An impetus 10 the WILDLY island
colony project was given o few days ago
where there arrived from Massiand, Meth
eriands. Simon Huismzn, an experienced
eheesemaker. He was sent to this coun-
Try from Holland to pick out site for q
C04oHv- IA Is hon
twenty well-to-do Dutchmen. all Of whom
arc only waiting for Mr.. Huisman. when
they VIII sell out and emigrate. Dir. Huis-
man has met those Interested In the HoI-
land Colony Company and Is 80 impressed
with the country and the project that he
VIII write his friends that he has found
an ideal country.
Farmers from the East are also flock
Ing Into Whatcom and Skagit counties.
and. as the railroads. both the Great
Northern and the Northern Pacific. are
onerinG Inducements to all good immi-
grants, tho chances are that before an
other winter sets In there will be a gen.
eral movement of desirable Fasteners to
the Sound. 1t Is estimated by some per-
sons who are familiar with the spirit pre-
vailing In many of the rural districts OF
the East. that the year will witness an
increase Of population In the state OF
from lo.ooe to 900 desirable new people.
The Happerswyil colony. In the Nook
sack valley. In whatcom county. viii
eventually develop the agricultural re-
sources OF that rich valley and benefit
not only the members of the colony. but
the county as WELL 1t Is related that even
now the little town OF Acme. OF which the
colonists have changed the name to Rap
perswyH. and where they have purchased
3a.ooe acres OF land. Is a fiourishing place
and several houses are being built One
10 In Of
which viii be utilized as hotel an the
coionists arrive. Later the farmers viii
build their own houses on the land al
lotted to them.
Another colony company which Is
handling good many immigrants. is the
Whatcom Colonization & Manufacturing
Company, OF which Charles G. Scott, OF
this city. is secretary and treasurer. This
company has been doing much for What
com county and especially certain por-
lions OF the Nooksack valley. The COM
pany has four whole sections at It's dis
posal on which 1t has already located if
teen desirable farmers of the East A
gentleman from Duluth was out here a
few weeks ago. and looked over some OF
the land held by this company and was
SO impressed with the character of the
soil and the climate that he returned to
his Eastern home with glowing account
of what he had seen. He wrote TO Mr..
Scott few days ago that during April
or May colony OF fourteen farmers with
their families would be on their way West
TO settle on the land. Most OF the farmers
already have holdings In Minnesota. but
they viii sell out az soon as possible and
most OF them have already offered their
farms Tor sale. Two carloads or colonists
from that section arrived last week as
the advance guard OF the immigrants.
Farmers In drouth-stricken Kansas and
Nebraska. are also looking towards the
West, with Puget Sound as the objective
point. and. It Is said. several farmers
representing about thirty families will
arrive here before the summer begins to
look over the country and see what In
ducements can be offered for their i,nmi-
gration.