The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-12-30
THE WAY TO ATTRACT IMMIGRA.
TIoN TO OREGON.

There is said to be just now through
but Of all sections Of the East an i'm
rnense revival OF interest in the Pacific
coast. Thousands are anxious to emf
Erate from their present locations and
make their permanent home in some Of
the undeveloped regions west Of the
Cascade mountains Many OF these
people have means and are fairly well
n&ed where they are now. but openings
for employment are limited and for
eJery position that becomes vacant
there Is an Overwhelming army Of ap-
pltc1nts For young people, therefore,
an IA for parents with families Of chill
dren who have got some day TO make
thkir own way lin the world. the Pacific
oosls is being looked forward to as the
grsAat Mecca Of the country. The mid
dIelWest states have had their day, and
the tide Of future immigration win pass
ovef these sections to spread over every
spot OF desirable territory beyond. What
are the people Of Oregon doing to at
tradt these people 10 their state? There
is ND portion Of the whole Pacific coast
thad offers 50 many advantages to the
Industrious immigrant with a little
MONEY as Oregon. but it is to be feared
there is hardly any section which can
show any real inducement to the set
tiemknt Of strangers about which so
littlelis generally known as Oregon. The
state has. or used to have. an immi-
grafton society; but II It is still in ex-
istende 1t does not seem to be doing
anything. There never was so propi-
tious D time in the history OF the state
for the PRONUNCIATION Of the right kind
Of information about Oregon. 1t would
be comparatively easv matter 20 ct
tract one million pso2le 10 Oregon IN
the next ten years. The way to Go this,
however, is not by the mere mailing Of
pamphlets Of descriptive matter to the
popuIo4J centers and cities on the At
lantic coast. In the first place II is
not the scum and poverty-stricken ele-
ment Of eastern cities that the state
wants. And secondly. the day for ad-
vertising country after the fashion Of
the circus and transforming theatrical
company is past The class OF people
most needed in Oregon is the small
capitalist, the skilled mechanic, the
thrifty tradesman. and the economical
and intelligent farmer. There is room
IN Oregon for millions Of that class OF
people; everyone Of whom could make
more money and make it easier. and
live more comfortably in Oregon than
in perhaps any other portion of the
ed this class Of people cannot be reach
ed by bill posters, nor by florid and ex-
aggerated statements OF advantages to
be found in a new country. Sensible
people pay no attention to that class Of
advertising in these days. They have
the experience Of Kansas and Nebraska
before them and are not to be caught
with the specIous and highly colored
accounts OF a country's resources such
as the great Hand grant railroads flood
Cd the world with few years ago. The
day to reach the most desirable class
Of emigrahts Is TO send special emisranI
agents into Jfected localities, supplied
with first-claAs credentials and enough
money to make a respectable appear
aace and pay their bills. and to have
these agents there make personal ap-
peals and deliver set lectures on the
advantages oft the localities they rep
resent with the exhibition Of maps,
Illustrations, and other data which can
be made ineligible. One good, con-
scientious agent Of that character can
do more good Tor Oregon than many
tons Of literature SO far as known
this scheme has never been tried, but
there can be little doubt that It is en-
tirely practicable and would be emf
nently successful The cost of trying
such plan would not be great, and
there ought not to be any difficulty
whatever in raising enough money to
at least make trial of the experiment.
viii the Oregon Immigration Society
If there is such an institution. take hold
Of this suggestion. or is II a work that
Like so many other public movements
must be performed IL at all. by the
newspapers?
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