The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-24
FOR THE HOME SEEKER
Aims and Methods of County
immigration Societies.
INTENDED TO AID THE FARMER.
Only Accurate Information WIN Be
Sent out-President Clark An
swers Inquiries.

AS many Inquiries are being made in re-
gard 20 TIRE purpose Of tire immigration Sc
cieties row Organizing in this state, s. W.
Clark has written 70 the pc~t-Inteliigeneer
answeEng some OF the more important
questions 80 xAT as the work at this time
viii justify. After reviewing briefly The
work OF the state immigration convention
which formed a state organization and ap-
pointed an executive committee. of which
Hon. C. l. Webb OF this city. Is chairman.
President Clark says:
County Societies as Auxiiiaries.
at was the unanimous voice OF the state
convention thai every county in the state
should form a county immigration society
10 look after the interests each OF its oSn
county and TO act as auxiliary TO the state
organization. This has been done in most
OF the counties and work promptly begun.
The King County immigration Society
was organized February Is by body OF
representative men from all parts or the
county. a constitution adopted. and the
proper officers placed in charge OF the work.
The membership fee was fixed at 81 per
year. and a sufficient amount has been
handed in 10 procure the required station
cry and other necessary expenses. and the
society IS now ready for business
No Paupers Wanted.
$50 much for the organization. and now
speak for the King county society only.
IL viii be our aim TO see to &c that the
Eastern cities do not send their paupers
To our state on free tickets. While this
particular work was not contemplated at
first. certain things of recent date justify
me in saying this matter viii not be over
looked. Nor viii empty-handed. idle men
be urged to come among us. TO swell the
already too large number OF our own Cit
liens out OF work Nor again. viii IL be
allowed TO send out in any form informa-
ton. printed or otherwise, not strictly
correct and truthful-truth, the whole
truth ard nothing but the truth, Is thu
order If the merits Of our timber, our
coal. our iron, and the great commercial
advantages. never forgetting climate. In
King county can't stand on their merits
then the sooner forgotten the better 1t Will
be for US all.
n Critic Answered.
These and subjects kindred thereto.
and on this line are as far as methods
have been adopted. and when one OF our
critics says, Il am, and believe hundreds
of farmers are most strongly OPP
posed TO the present methods being en-
ployed,' let us hope that when he is fully
advised regarding methods he VIII find
himself In full accord with the same, for
Ii is certain that the farmers IN King
county will reap larger benefit from this
enterprise than viii any otner class OF our
citizens; and II II shall not prove so. *
Will be largely their own fault The pros
parity of the state depends upon their
prosperity and success and the first detail
TO be arranged by this society Will be In
the interest of the farmers
Every One Can Aid the Movement.
'@rhe six vice presidents have been Sc
iected from different sections of the county.
Committeeman viii also be named In every
precinct, and in every school district, II
practicable, and in every way the public
spirited and enterprislng citizens VIII be
urged To aid in the work thus commenced
and to furnish this society with the needs
and wants Of every locality. Such infor-
nation Will be placed before the indus
trious, Iaw-abding and thrifty American
homeseeker throughout the Eastern and
Middle states and the correspondence
through this society between such home
seeker ana our present citizens VIII be
with a view To aid the latter. One OF our
own citizens, ID. b. Ward. has been api
pointed state agent, with residence in CHI
cago. and through his energy and good
judgment We hope 10 receive ample re-
turns.
''Citizens of King county. this work is
in every way worthy OF your confidence
and support. and the society hopes TO re-
ceiVe both"