The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-14
HOW TO GET THEN.
Plans For Bringing Settlers TO
the State.
COUNTY ORGANIZATION FORMED
ssraburiou OF Reliable Literature,
Cheap Transrcrtar on and Earn
est Organized Effort.

The King County immigration Associa-
ton net yesterday afternoon IN the Cham
Der OF Commerce and formed a permanent
organization. Joseph Shipper had pre-
pared a constitution which he read. bat
Immediately afterwSrd he was unexpect-
ealy called away. This constitution stated
that the object OF the association shall he
70 serve as an auxiliary branch OF the lnl-
migration society Of the state OF Wash
Iagton in promoting desirable immigration
To The state. and especially 10 King coun-
~. Membership Nigh. be acquired by any
citizens 81 the state ay signing the roll OF
membership and paying annual dues Of
not less than 81 for each member.
Mai. 5. ". Clark was elected president.
Herbert :. Upper secretary. and E. +.
Van olin6a treasurer. The following
were elected 70 serve as vice presidents:
Julius Horton. E. .. Anrud. Louis Data.
F. Q. Nixon. Q. w. T1bnetts and JOAN 7.
Blackburn.
Among those present at the meeting
were E. Z. Van olinda. Julius Horton.
Joseph Shipper. I. A. Nadeau. u. Z. Ward.
q. s Bailey. VI. NJ. Baker. III. l.. West.
Fred Jenkins. +. Berrum, Louis Digs.
r. A. Anderson, A. II. EshClman. III. l..
Thmm and Harry White.
President Clark said the first thing 10
do Was for each man TO pay his dollar and
get his name down, but they wanted as
many names as possible. dollar or no dol
lar. Before this part of the business was
proceeded with. however. number 81
addresses were listened 20. and the sign
ing took place at the close of the meeting.
and a respectable roll for first meeting
vas the result
]. c. Hun of St Paul who was the first
gentleman called upon. said he had merely
stepped in 10 gain Information. He was
preSepr 8 tbs rsaya can
vention held in his city, and since had
kept himself 4 pretty close touch with
the moyemerf. He thought Il was an op-
perfume time, for several reasons and
among those he drew attention 10 was the
Grand Army encampment TO be held III
ST. Paul. which would AFFORD specially
good opportunity 10 get some of those
who came to the encampment to come out
and see this country. He was sure from
his own experience that people had only
To see II for themselves 10 be Immediately
struck with its advantages. IL seemed 70
him that especially in the light OF a fruit
growing country should it's advantages be
pointed out as the people of New Jersey.
Delaware and Florida were weary of try
ing 10 cope with disastrous frosts and
would be glad to move 10 a country where
so superb a climate for fruit raising. with
no risks at all from frosts. could be Sc
cured As TO the Kind of immigration that
was needed. he said the association might
take il for granted that the poor would
come unlimited. but the people able To
make investments would also flock here
If they were properly invited. that Is. IL
the advantages offered by the state were
properly brought 10 their notice.
William b. Walker said he came here
from Mississippi soon after the fire and
was so impressed with the country that
he determined 10 cone here 70 settle The
yearning grew upon him and last fall he
packed up and came on. His people
thought he was going near the Arctic re-
gions and would not believe that the peo-
pie Of Seattle rarely saw an icicle. His
friends were continually writing for i'm
formation about the country, and he had
stepped into the Chamber of Commerce to
see If he could get any pamphlets Now
he should become member OF this assoc
citation. He should write no boom letters
home. but should send the authoritative
facts prepared by the association. He
then Illustrated how the immigration
business was managed In the South the
railroad companies getting up the printed
matter and running special trains out Of
the Middle states, of parties to see the
country AT less than il would cost man
10 stay at home"
Harry White read a paper fun of sug-
gestions as TO immigration methods. the
most important point I'm which was that
the railroads should put up cash for liter
allure, and give free Transportation.
n. r. Ward. the state agent at Chicago.
told Of the working OF the bureau there
and also what other states were doing. the
moral of what he said being fifty put i'm
his last sentence: IF we want immigra-
ton we must work for it, just as others
are doing